Jacob's First Church Craft

Today was promotion Sunday at church, which meant that Jacob got to go to a new classroom. He has become such a big boy! So big, in fact, that he didn't even look back when we dropped him off, he just took off towards the toys and blocks. When we picked him up after service, we learned that he had gone outside to play and also had played in the playroom. This is the first time he's been able to do either of those things and we're so glad that church is beginning to be more fun now that he's out of the "baby" rooms! It wasn't until later this afternoon that it really hit me how big he's getting... I was going through his bag and found this, Jacob's very first church craft!! It truly touched my heart that this period of time has begun for him. A time that he will hear Bible stories and truths and hear from people other than us how much God loves him! What a blessing!!

Wordless Wednesday

A Lazy Afternoon and a New Trick

Daddy had a meeting at church this afternoon, so Mommy and Jacob decided to do a few fun projects at the kitchen table.
Jacob loved decorating a shaker filled with pasta with crayons and colorful stickers. He had even more fun marching around the house using his shaker to make beautiful music!!

He looked like such a big boy sitting at the kitchen table working on his craft!

Next, Jacob got to play in some flour that Mommy put on a cookie sheet. He wasn't so sure about it at first, but really got into it after Mommy showed him what to do! He loved squishing his hands in the powdery flour and really made quite a mess!

While Mommy was cleaning up the kitchen, Jacob decided to show her a new trick. He's always been quite a climber, but had never climbed into his highchair before. It usually has the tray attached, but since he had been sitting at the kitchen table, Mommy had taken it off. Each time Mommy took Jacob out of the seat, he just crawled right back in, faster each time! What a silly little boy.

Happy Birthday Brady!

Jacob helped celebrate his cousin Brady's second birthday yesterday. Brady is exactly four months older than Jacob and will be 2 on the 22nd. Brady's party was a beach theme, with all sorts of fun activities for the kids to participate in! Jacob just looooves going to his cousins' house and playing and had so much fun with everyone!

One of Jacob's favorite toys at his cousins' house in the roller coaster. He loves it!!

Splashing with the big boys.

After a little bit of warming up, Jacob got brave enough to try out the water slide. He loved it and wanted to go down it over and over again! Luckily Poppa was there to catch him because he wasn't so sure about ending up in the pool of water.

Boys will be boys...

Jacob loves to swing with Mim!

Sitting at the table like a big boy, Jacob enjoyed his very first juice box!

The birthday boy after a long afternoon of fun in the sun!

The whole gang.

Little Drummer Boy

Trip to the Zoo

On Friday, we braved the heat to visit the Dallas Zoo for the very first time. It was such a fun trip because Jacob got to go with his cousins! Mim and Poppa were taking care of Drew and Ben for the weekend while Sam and Levi are visiting for several weeks. The boys looked so adorable in their matching shirts and we got many compliments throughout the day!

Jacob is in that weird stage where he needs to be in his stroller because he's too little to walk all that distance and too heavy to hold the entire day. But, he's old enough that he wants to actually see and watch the animals, which can be difficult from his stroller. So, it was a day of in and out, in and out! We had so much fun seeing animals we've been reading about, especially the giraffes, elephants, tigers, and gorillas!

By lunch time, the weather was heating up (we were smart and arrived soon after the zoo opened at nine) and it was time for the drive home! Jacob and Levi fell asleep almost instantly, they were exhausted and frankly, so were we!!!

Cousins 1-6 (unfortunately, we were missing #4!)

Levi and Jacob enjoying the children's zoo from the comfort of their strollers!

I think Jake could have stayed on this butterfly seat for hours!

After seeing live gorillas, the boys got to hang out with the statues.

Watching one of the trainers with a chimp, they even got to help out!

The end of a long day, getting a ride from Poppa. I bet it was much cooler up there!

Jacob the Builder

If you read the "Favorite Things" post a while back, you probably noticed the huge bag of blocks Jacob recently got. These have become (along with any sort of truck) an obsession for him! As soon as he gets in the playroom he goes right over to where the bag is kept, grabs the handle, and drags them to wherever I am! He can't quite get the zipper to work for him, so he still needs a little help! When he first got the blocks, he would just take out each one as he needed it, but as time has passed he started dumping out the entire bag to start building. He loves to sit and build and is just so content doing so.

Caught in the act-surrounded by blocks in his jams!

Building towers takes lots of concentration! (notice the laundry basket, one of this other faves!)