Jake's New Toys

Jake received some new toys this week, courtesy of Grammy & Papa, and he has been fully enjoying them!

Loves his walker!

Bumbo!


What a happy boy!

It's Time for Cereal!

Well, it's about that time to start giving Jake baby cereal & then baby food. These pics are from the first time I tried to give him some. He wasn't sure at first, but he got the hang of it pretty quickly. By the second time we tried a cereal feeding, hardly any cereal was coming back out & he was opening his mouth waiting for me to put the spoon in. What a big boy!

Fun in Florida

Here are some pictures from Lily's week in Florida with Grammy & Uncle Doug.

On the plane - not looking all that excited...

Playing at Uncle Doug's house - looking a little more excited

She was so happy to see Uncle Doug - she attached herself to his leg & I'm not sure if she let go her whole visit :o)

Luckily they missed a direct hit from Hurricane Fay - but they did get a good amount of rain the first few days they were there, limiting their outdoor activities... It did clear up for a little while the first day, so they were able to shop & see some sites.

DAY 1

City Walk at Universal Studios



Eating her dessert out of a martini glass at Hard Rock Cafe - what are those people thinking?!

Day 2

Chuck E Cheese

Day 3
Universal Studios

Home for the day - showing off her new accessory


Day 4
Disney's Animal Kingdom

Watching the Lion King show with Uncle Doug
Daisy Duck
Goofy
Brother Bear (I think)
Mickey

Minnie
Donald
Safari Ride

Behind Lily & Uncle Doug is "Mt Everest" where the abominable snow monster lives - there is a roller coaster that runs through the mountain & the monster tries to get them at the end - Lily says she loved it (she loves all roller coasters) and said she wasn't scared, but I have a picture that betrays her bravery...she looks absolutely terrified in the picture! (I will try to scan it in)

Day 5
Gator Land

Getting ready in the morning - Uncle Doug was on the other side of the door playing with Lily

It looks like he's trying to pull her under the door!

Petting a baby alligator - you couldn't get me near that thing!

Petting a snake! EW! She is far braver than I

Playing at the waterpark

Their last night in Florida, they went to Downtown Disney for dinner & a little shopping
What vacation is complete without dinner at Rain Forest Cafe - Lily's favorite!

This chocolate cake is as big as she is!!!

Lily has a great time visiting Uncle Doug in Florida. She was having so much fun, Brian & I barely got to talk to her all week! She would get on the phone, yell (because of her excitement) a few sentences about her day and then say "Okay, here's Grammy!", throw the phone at Grammy & get back to her fun. She was far too busy to talk to us. I'm glad she had such a wonderful time - it was a great way to end her summer. Thank you Grammy!!

Our Lonely Week

Well we made it through our week without Lily...she is coming home tomorrow - finally! We've been going a little crazy without her. The house is so quiet when she's not here! Brian even tried to call her down to dinner last night! Although we missed her terribly, it seems she did not miss us too much. She's been having so much fun, she's barely talked to us at all! Every time we call she says she's too busy & we barely get a few sentences out of her before she is running off again to do something more important. When I asked her if she was excited to come home she said she wishes she could just stay there "for six months or something". The last time I talked to Grammy, she sounded pretty exhausted, so I don't think she could do another 6 months with Lily - haha.

While Lily has been off having her fun, we've been having some extra fun time with Jake. He loves when we sing to him & he's developed this little belly laugh that's pretty cute when we can coax it out of him. (He doesn't give that one up too easily.) He's getting so big so fast & we're enjoying every minute of it. :o) I'm not sure if he's going through a growth spurt or what, but he's been waking up more in the middle of the night for the past few days - which he hasn't done since he was 6 weeks! Hopefully this won't last too long, because I don't know how much more sleep deprivation I can take. Especially since Lily is starting school next week and there will be no "sleeping in" options!

Here's my one & only picture of him from this week - I guess this week was more about quality than quantity - cause this is a pretty darn cute picture :o)

Isn't he just to die for?!