Who is ready for Christmas!!!!!!

Sure this beard isn't as full or luxurious as Santa's, but Jacob can sculpt his anyway he wants. He is also opening up an advent square every day and seeing what is behind them. We recently purchased a Little Peoples nativity set and he knows all of the people and who they are and the animals associated with them. He also has Mary kiss baby Jesus good night which is very sweet.

Random pics

The family picture at Thanksgiving

Whew, tough day at the office. I now understand why daddy has a beer sometime.

This is how real men camp. Don't worry I am secure enough in my manhood to wear this super cool hat.

This hat also doubles as a chef's hat in the kitchen when I help mommy.


The Sock Hand Monster is going to get you!!! Not as scary as Freddy Krugger, but he knows how to make you smell stinky socks.

Halloween

What child doesn't like Halloween? Dressing up in a costume, getting candy, and looking cute. Jacob didn't know what to make of halloween mom and dad made him get into a dog costume and then I wore a Michael Vick jersey, you know to take a sweet and innocent costume to the other end of the spectrum. We went to the local mall and trick or treated around a few stores and called it a night. All in all it was a good time had by all, and mommmy and daddy especially liked eating the candy.

A day in the life...

Here are some random pictures of Jacob playing and hanging out. He is super into "WEGOS" (Legos), hiding things under the couch and finding them, running in and out of the tent, and of course playing with his trucks and cars.
This first picture is Jacob trying to look out the window for "Dadoo". He spends alot of time looking for Marc to come home from work. It's very sweet, he waits by the back door calling his name and he brings me the phone and asks for "Dadoo".

Pumpkin Patch

Jacob's Aunt Becky was here for a visit and we ventured to a near by pumpkin patch! We really lucked out with the weather, it was sunny and even got warm. Lucky for us Becky brought her camera and she got so many great pictures!
Jacob liked his first visit to the pumpking patch but wasn't so fond of having to hold still for pictures. He wanted to go where he wanted to go when he wanted to go there. Mostly he wanted to walk in the muddiest places and touch all the pumpkins. We also went on a tractor pulled hay ride which he liked because he is really into tractors and trucks.

Bubble Bath

Baths have turned into a major activity lasting 30 to 45 minutes with bubbles and tons of toys. If we would let him I think he would stay in all day and night. Marc takes a beer in and sits on the floor by the tub while Jacob splashes and plays (OK maybe once or twice he has taken a beer in).

First Birthday!!

We are finally getting around to posting Jacob's first birthday. His birthday fell on a Saturday so we were able to party on his actual birthday. We had a big BBQ birthday party at Grandma Carole and Grandpa Mark's house. Jacob's California Grandparents came up to celebrate and we had lots of friends over as well. Jacob had a GREAT time at his party eating a cheeseburger, destroying his cake, and opening presents.











I made the balloon cake and Jacob ate his own small balloon.

Beach Vacation

We headed out to Moclips, a small "town" on the Washington Coast. Marc took 4 days off of work and this was our big summer vacation :) We really lucked out and had SUNNY weather the whole time, a miracle really in Washington at the beach.
We stayed at a "resort". Really it was a hotel with an indoor pool across the road. It sits high up above the ocean and we could hear the waves from our apartment. We also had a pretty good view of the beach.
Jacob had a blast! He was covered in sand most of the time. He also liked putting his feet in the water and splashing. There was no shortage of attention since my parents came with us for 2 nights.