Conversations with Sarah

Sarah has really taken off with her vocabulary! It's so much fun. She's copying everything (especially what Adam says) and now she's starting to put words together. We have had some cute little conversations with her. She nods her head and answers our questions. When she tries a food that she doesn't like, she takes it out and says "don't like!" When she sees pictures of herself, she says "baby." After we went swimming I put a picture of her in her swimsuit as my screensaver. She loves to look at the picture of the "baby." Now when we ask her about swimming she says "baby, splash!" One day this week we ate lunch with some friends. Our friends got some ice cream & Sarah started looking everywhere, saying "spoon!" She just knew they wanted to share with her. Once she found a spoon she started saying "ice cream." I had to buy her some of her own! It was too cute! The other thing she loves right now is watching Elmo! We let her watch it one night before bed & now every night when we put her to bed she asks for Elmo. She asks all day too! When it's on she smiles and points to the screen and says "Elmo." It's so much fun watching her learn and seeing her little personality coming out! Here's a picture of the cute "baby!"

Splash Day!

Yesterday was the last day of preschool. It was splash day! The kids got to play in the water, in the sand, and with shaving cream! They had a blast! Then they went back to their classrooms for a party. It was a fun day! We've had a great school year there!

Sammy's Preschool Graduation

My adorable nephew Sammy graduated from preschool last night. It was fun to celebrate that milestone in his life. He is a sweetheart & he makes us all laugh. He and Adam are best buds- Adam loves Sammy so much and asks everyday when he will get to see him. I can't believe he will be going to big school next year! We are very proud of him!

The Proud Graduate

Mother's Day Party

With all of the birthday fun I forgot to mention the Mother's Day party Jenn & I had with some of the moms from our family. We had lots of fun! We made a notebook craft, visited a lot & had dinner. Jenn made petit-fours for dessert! Sarah was excited to join the fun! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother's day! Mine couldn't have been better! We went to church last night & heard a nice message about mothers. Jacob got me a new video camera & the kids made cute little gifts at school. We had a lazy morning at home. Jacob & the kids made me breakfast. We relaxed & played with Adam's new toys & games most of the day. This afternoon we hung out outside, Jake grilled hamburgers & the kids played in the little pool. Now he's giving the kids a bath & getting them ready for bed! I love Mother's day! :)

Daddy Time!

Jake has been on vacation this week. That's two whole weekends and the whole week in between! We've had such a great week together. We had lots of fun family time. We celebrated Adam's birthday & Mother's day. I got to have a few kid free Starbucks/shopping trips & lunches out! On Friday night our church hosted "date night." They kept the kids while we went out to dinner. Then we met back at the church for dessert & a funny video about marriage. We had a fun night with our friends! We watched a few movies & caught up on our recorded TV shows. It's been great! None of us want him to go back to work tomorrow!! :)

Peter Pan Party

Adam had a blast at his birthday party this weekend. My mom made him a Peter Pan costume & got a Tinkerbell one for Sarah. They were so cute! His friends were all invited to dress up too! Our friends let us borrow a bounce house, which was a huge hit! The kids had so much fun playing in it! We also had a pool set up where they could "walk the plank!" Jenn made the cutest cake with a Peter Pan scene on it! He got lots of fun new toys. It was a great day! There are lots of pictures on the slideshow to the right. Click on it to make the pictures bigger!

Happy Birthday!

My sweet boy is FOUR years old today! He is so precious! We had a wonderful day today. It started with Parent's day at school. So, his daddy got to come have breakfast with him at school. The rest of his school day was fun too. When we got home, he was so excited because he got lots of mail- several cards & a package from Grandma! Then he got to open his presents- Star Wars toys, a little computer that plays games & a Slip & Slide! After that we went to Putt-Putt then had dinner at McDonald's! When he put on his new Spider man pj's tonight he said, "these are so comfy, I even want to go to bed!" :) I think he was worn out from a busy, fun day! I have lots more pictures to share, I'll have to make a little album after his party this weekend!

Birthday Countdown- Day 3

Third birthday...tomorrow's the big day!

Alien trouble

My creative & quick thinking (almost four year old!) son has been having some trouble with aliens lately. A few weeks ago we heard a crashing sound coming from the room where Adam was. We asked Adam what it was & he said an alien did that. Jacob said "tell the alien to come in here." Adam thought for a minute and then said "he left."

Well yesterday Adam got in trouble because he snuck some cookies, a lot of cookies, actually almost an entire package of cookies. When I told him that wasn't okay and that he had eaten way too many cookies, he said he didn't eat all of them. He shared some with the aliens, because "aliens like cookies too." I guess a talk about honesty is on it's way, but when he's not looking, I do have to laugh at that boy!

Birthday Countdown- Day 2

Here's my cute little cowboy on his 2nd birthday!

Counting down to the big 4!

I can't believe that in a few short days my little monkey will be FOUR years old!! I know every mom says this but I really can't believe how fast the time has flown by! Four years ago this time, I had no idea how much my life was about to change! Being a mom has been the best experience of my life! Here's a picture of my little birthday boy when he turned one!

So sweet, but kind of funny

Today Jacob was up in the attic doing some wiring. The kids & I were in the living room and Jake was talking to us through the air conditioner vents. The kids weren't sure what to think about that. After a minute Adam said. "I'm not scared, he's up there, like Jesus, I can't see him, but I can hear his voice."

Also today, my sweet husband gave me the day off. I went to the Y, garage sale shopping, out to lunch & shopping with my friend. Then while Jenn & I were getting some things ready for our Mother's day party tomorrow, he fed the kids dinner, cleaned up after them & put them to bed! Thanks Jake!! :)