Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Valentine's Day!

Jacob was so excited to celebrate Valentine's Day that he started the day earlier at his friend Natalie's house. Natalie had a bunch of her friends over to play, eat, and do crafts. Jacob was so excited to see his friends and get in the holiday spirit!

Momma and Jacob ready to party!

Jacob and his friend, Beau, loved making shakers at the Valentine's party!!

What Jacob really wanted to do was eat the heart stickers, which Momma had to discourage!
After completing his shaker, Jacob moved on to the other craft of the morning, which was to make a hand print. This was only the second or third time he had attempted such a craft and was much more interested in playing with the paint on his hands

Tada! The finished product, which is now hanging proudly on the refrigerator.

Jacob with his friends Beau and Natalie
Jacob had such a fun time at his party that we decided to continue the celebration and give him his Valentine's Day gift a day early. We have noticed lately that Jacob has a love of giraffes. Perhaps it all started with his friend Sophie (some of you may remember her!) but now if a toy includes a giraffe (be it a puzzle, ark, or toy at church), it is almost always found in his hand! Momma found this unusual giraffe that is made in Germany and thought it'd be fun to tote around. Jacob was instantly drawn to it and loves flinging it around! That's a little boy for you!!