Thanksgiving in Iowa

Here are some pictures of Jake helping TomTom with the flag pole, Jake helping Aunt Barb and Ava clean vegetables, and Jake giving Scooter a hug under the blanket. It was pretty cold and Jake learned to love his new coat, hat, and mittens:





We had a really nice time at Aunt Barb and Uncle Marv's house for Thanksgiving. We were able to see Great Grandma Sue and Great Grandpa Gary AND Great Grandma Weezie. Grammy Kris, TomTom, and Aunt Heather were there, too. We saw Adam, Kelly, Jacob, Luke, Katie, and Ava as well as Uncle Dan and Aunt Renita. It was a great, restful weekend. Here is a video of some Wii play:

Happy Birthday Jake

Jake had his birthday party today. We had a few firends and their kids over for dinner cake and presents. Thank you to all who have sent things for Jake, even the ones that make loud noises. Jake learned to open presents and blow out his candles as you can see. mandy took him for his 2 year appointment yesterday and he was 36 inches tall and 33.5 pounds (yes he has a lost weight from the week long gastroenteritis) I think this is the first time his height in inches exceeds his weight in pounds since he was a few months old.

The Nanny search is on...

Scott and I are finally at the end of our daycare rope. Jake has been sort of sick for the last 5-6 days and they've rejected him twice. Well, rejected is a strong word, I know, but still he is not wanted when he is sick. Understandable, yes. We're using Sittercity.com and we've found some good candidates, but the interview process is just beginning. We have a few friends who have Nannies and they've had good experiences so we're hoping for the same and not some scary person. If anyone knows of a Nanny in Georgia or wants to move to Georgia to become a Nanny, please let us know!

Happy Halloween

Courtesy of Grammie Cuda we had a new costume for Jake this year. Unfortunately the pumpkin was too small and Jake wasn't willing to squeeze into it. With some convincing we were able to get him to wear the superman costume. It took some more convincing to get him to go and knock on a random door and ask for candy but after he found out how simple it was to get free candy for mommy he was readlly excited. I even let him have a few pieces of chocolate.