The BIG Snow

We did get hit with a lot of snow, especially by Seattle standards. The roads were bad, Marc worked from home, and Jacob and I were stuck in the house. Jacob had a hard time walking in the snow/ice and kept falling and crying. I tried to pull him around the block in the sled then thought that at 7 months pregnant that might not be the best idea so we had to wait for Daddy to take a short break from work to pull the sled.

Yes we did let Jacob ride in the sled alone down a small hill...
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Step stool, playdough, and fingerpainting

What do you with a 17 month old when you are stuck inside for a week???

Well first we found out that the step stool is really fun and a great way for Jacob to "help" Mommy in the kitchen. Who knew the step stool would be such a big hit? "Step stool, OK!!!!" all day long. When Jacob follows a request with "OK" then you know he is serious and really wants it!

You can also make homemade Playdough. This was really fun and Jacob stood on the step stool to help me measure, pour, and stir the dough. It has kept up really well and we play with it often. "School bus OK!, uh-oh smash it, nother school bus" "ok Mommy will make you another school bus ". Gotta love it

And you can also make finger paints. Who knew that sugar, corn starch, and water would turn into gelatinous, goopy finger paints when cooked on the stove? Jacob sure did love that he could grab a handful of paint, squish it around, and then "paint" on the paper. He did a series of five flower paitings. Every time I asked him what he was painting he told me they were flowers...

Snow and Super Jacob

Ok so this is the snow before the week long snow/ice storm. We got a bit of snow and it melted over night. But we dressed warm and walked around in the backyard for a bit. It was Jacob's first time in the snow.



Marc yelled for me to bring the camera in the bathroom while he was giving Jacob a bath. I walk in and see BOTH of them wearing "capes". Marc had put Jacob's washcloth on his shoulders and told him he was superhero and Marc also had wrapped his towel around his own shoulders :)

Too Many Pictures!

There were way too many pictures takes on and around Christmas in Monterey. It has felt really overwhelming to try and compile them so here are a few.

The new train track and trains were a big hit and Aunt Becky was so great to play with Jacob so much!!



"NICE PANDA" was said over and over by Jacob who loved his pillow pet panda!


Jacob loved the deck at Mimi and Grandpa's! They had toys for him to push around and he also liked to help sweep.




Oliver is a wild blue jay that comes to eat peanuts from Mimi's hand! Jacob loved Oliver and looked out the window for him all day and asked for peanuts to put out for him. Now we hear this all the time "Oliber, blue jay, peanuts, flew away" over and over. He is also sure that "Oliber" takes the peanuts to some babies :)

MOON JELLIES!! AQUARIUM!!

While in Monterey we went to the famous Monterey Aquaruim. Jacob had a great time and fell in love with MOON JELLIES (a kind of jelly fish). He STILL talks about moon jellies, it goes something like this " moon jellies at aquarium, moon jellies pretty". He brings them up at random times like first thing in the morning or while we are eating dinner. The touch tank and splash area were also favorite- really anytime Jacob can splash in water he is a happy boy.

Carmel Beach!

I know we are WAY behind so here we go...
We went to Monterey for Christmas and did so many fun things! One of our favorites was going to Carmel Beach. The weather was nice and sunny and Jacob LOVES the water and sand. He was soaked but didn't seem to mind. We had to make a few quick grabs so he didn't get taken out to sea!