Happy Birthday Jake

Yesterday was the official 3rd birthday for Jake even though we had a party for him last week.  It was a beautiful day outside so we took a trip to the zoo.  They have a nice kid zone with a petting zoo, Carousel, and train that runs around the whole area.  He got an unlimited pass and we spent 90% of the time just doing the rides.  Add a cheeseburger and cotton candy for lunch and you have a 3-year-old's dream day.  Sam was great the whole time and they both took a good nap once we came home.  Tom-Tom expect a binky coming in the mail, Jake will miss it but it had to be done.  In other news the little scooter that he got a few months ago is now one of favorite outside toys.  I figured it would be a while before he would develop the coordination to ride it but he is so far doing well.  I included the video to show grandma since he remembers who gave it to him.  Thank you to all who sent presents, we hope to get cards out soon.

Sam is close to rolling over from back to front, I expect the event to happen soon so stay tuned for video updates.

Who is this Kid?

Jake and I went for a haircut on Sunday and after I brought him home I couldn't help but noticec how different he suddenly looked. Kind of like after his first haircut when Mandy came home. I decided that I would not cut his hair while Mandy was in Afghanistan so she could be home for his first haircut. He immediately went from looking like a baby to a toddler. This one seemed almost as dramatic where he truly seems more like a little boy.

He also figured out how to take a picture with my blackberry without putting his finger over the camera lens or pointing the camera in the wrong direction. Yes the picture of me (taken by Jake) is a little blurry but blame the camera not the operator on this one.

Sam is 4 months old!

Sam is 4 months old this week, which is tough to believe! He's been so cute lately and reminds me of why I love the 4-6 month age. He does this cooing/talking/smiling/laughing thing that is so cute. He also grabs and rakes toys or your finger with his hands. We'll post a video sometime soon! He also is sleeping more and on a relatively good schedule. He's very portable and doesn't try to escape from anything. We are very thankful for him! Jake is just excited that he'll have someone to wrestle with! Happy 4th month, Baby Sam!

The Halloween Post

Jake and Sam had their first Halloween together and both were spooky bats.  Sam stayed home to hand out candy to the trick or treaters while Jake and I and a couple other neighbor kids went out for the halloween loot.

Actual quote from Jake:  "Look at me I'm a bat I'm really cute!"

Yes it definitely scored him some extra treats last night and he filled his bucket after only one street.





I couldn't decide whether to do the scary tree or bat this year so I put one of

each on either side







The tree on the back