...until we have to worry about Jacob being on the road!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Dinosaur Party!!
We enjoyed a great morning with friends and family celebrating Jacob's 3rd birthday. While his birthday is almost two weeks away, it's such a busy time of year and great to have his party a little early in the month.
Jacob is obsessed with dinosaurs, so it was only natural that we have a dinosaur party. Nathan and I had been working on party details for months and the work for me began Thursday. We decided to do a brunch party, so I was able to make practically all the food (which I love to do!). This year, I even decided to try my hand at making the birthday cake!
It was a wonderful morning, filled with yummy food (if I do say so myself!), fun with friends, and lots of presents! Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate Jacob's birthday!
The food: Sausage Balls, Classic Cheese Omelet, Sausage and Cheese Strata, mini muffins, Christmas Fruit Salad (a family tradition for over 80 years!) and the kids food which consisted of pretzels, Goldfish, and granola bars
Festive balloons
More party favors: dinosaur grabbers and dinosaur masks
The dinosaur centerpiece
The adults enjoyed visiting inside, while the kids played outside...
and upstairs
Jacob's favorite place!
Jacob loved being sung to and blowing out his candle!
Our sweet boy!
Jacob is obsessed with dinosaurs, so it was only natural that we have a dinosaur party. Nathan and I had been working on party details for months and the work for me began Thursday. We decided to do a brunch party, so I was able to make practically all the food (which I love to do!). This year, I even decided to try my hand at making the birthday cake!
It was a wonderful morning, filled with yummy food (if I do say so myself!), fun with friends, and lots of presents! Thank you to everyone that came out to celebrate Jacob's birthday!
The favor table:
A close up of the invitation and a picture of Jacob from Halloween:
The food: Sausage Balls, Classic Cheese Omelet, Sausage and Cheese Strata, mini muffins, Christmas Fruit Salad (a family tradition for over 80 years!) and the kids food which consisted of pretzels, Goldfish, and granola bars
Festive balloons
More party favors: dinosaur grabbers and dinosaur masks
The dinosaur centerpiece
The adults enjoyed visiting inside, while the kids played outside...
and upstairs
Jacob's favorite place!
Jacob loved being sung to and blowing out his candle!
Our sweet boy!
Friday, December 10, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Jacob's Christmas Tree
Jacob was so excited to get his very own Christmas tree this year! We decorated a small, 3 foot tree with small red ornaments hung with ribbons and larger baseball ornaments. It looks so cute in his room and he loves leaving the lights on at bedtime to act as a nightlight!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Favorite Ornaments
Our family Christmas tree in the living room is filled with special ornaments. Each year growing up, Courtney received a special ornament from her parents and we continue that tradition with Jacob. It is also a tradition to buy an ornament when we travel. It is always so fun to unpack the ornaments and hang them on the tree because it reminds us of special times and fun trips! Here are a few of our favorite ornaments hanging on our tree.
Jacob's 2010 ornament from FAO Schwarz in NYC
Jacob's "Baby's First Christmas" ornament, 2007
Scotland, March 2006
Mother's Day Out 2009
Courtney 1983 (Jacob's age!)
A bulb from the lights on The Plaza in Kansas City (a Christmas tradition)
Courtney's "Baby's First Christmas" ornament, 1980
Sweet little Nathan!
Southfork Ranch (location of our rehearsal dinner) 2005
Our first trip to London together, December 2003
Babymoon to Hawaii, June 2007
Jacob's 2010 ornament from FAO Schwarz in NYC
Jacob's "Baby's First Christmas" ornament, 2007
Scotland, March 2006
Mother's Day Out 2009
Courtney 1983 (Jacob's age!)
A bulb from the lights on The Plaza in Kansas City (a Christmas tradition)
Courtney's "Baby's First Christmas" ornament, 1980
Sweet little Nathan!
Southfork Ranch (location of our rehearsal dinner) 2005
Our first trip to London together, December 2003
Babymoon to Hawaii, June 2007
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Recap
Seriously...where has this fall gone? I can't believe it's only a few weeks until Christmas (gasp!) and several weeks since I've posted. Where shall I begin??
Thanksgiving this year was extra special because Nana (Courtney's grandma) is in town for several weeks leading up to Christmas. We spent the afternoon at Mim and Poppa's enjoying a delicious meal and fun playtime with the cousins. While Thanksgiving may be one of our favorite holidays, it's not necessarily important to Jacob since it centers around food. He enjoyed playing on the piano, having tea and basically just enjoying family!
The tradition in our little family of three is to spend the day after Thanksgiving not in stores, but at home decorating for Christmas. This year was particularly fun because Jacob is older and loooves the Christmas decorations! He was so helpful decorating the tree in the upstairs playroom and loves having is very own little tree in his room (I'll have to post pictures of that later).
On Thursday, December 2nd we met up with the Pascuzzi family at church for a Miss PattyCake concert. The concert was performed to benefit Three Trees, an event our church puts on each year to bless local families. Each year, families are bussed to our church where they receive gift cards to Walmart or Target, Payless and then toys for their children. It's incredible to see the toys stack up in the worship center throughout the weeks and know that we are a part of such an amazing body of believers!
Kisses!
The one and only picture we got of Jacob and Miss PattyCake!
Thanksgiving this year was extra special because Nana (Courtney's grandma) is in town for several weeks leading up to Christmas. We spent the afternoon at Mim and Poppa's enjoying a delicious meal and fun playtime with the cousins. While Thanksgiving may be one of our favorite holidays, it's not necessarily important to Jacob since it centers around food. He enjoyed playing on the piano, having tea and basically just enjoying family!
The tradition in our little family of three is to spend the day after Thanksgiving not in stores, but at home decorating for Christmas. This year was particularly fun because Jacob is older and loooves the Christmas decorations! He was so helpful decorating the tree in the upstairs playroom and loves having is very own little tree in his room (I'll have to post pictures of that later).
Cousin Brady has been coming over a few times a week to play and Jacob has had such a grand time with him! We usually do some sort of craft, spend time playing with trains and all things "boy", and even get to eat lunch together. It's definitely a highlight of Jacob's week and is so much fun, in fact, that he gets worn out and takes a fantastic nap in the afternoon!
On Thursday, December 2nd we met up with the Pascuzzi family at church for a Miss PattyCake concert. The concert was performed to benefit Three Trees, an event our church puts on each year to bless local families. Each year, families are bussed to our church where they receive gift cards to Walmart or Target, Payless and then toys for their children. It's incredible to see the toys stack up in the worship center throughout the weeks and know that we are a part of such an amazing body of believers!Instead of purchasing tickets to see Miss PattyCake, each family that attending was asked to bring a toy to donate. What a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season!
Jacob has such a great time sitting with his friends, PJ and Katelyn. After the concert, he wanted to meet Miss PattyCake but promptly changed his mind when it was his turn! Ahhhh...life with an indecisive three year old (almost!).
Kisses!
The one and only picture we got of Jacob and Miss PattyCake!
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