Family pics

Well, we hadn't had any professional family pictures done since Jacob was 6 months old, so we decided it was about time! We are going to have more done when Addison is about 8 weeks old, and again at 3,6,9,12 months. You guys will be tired of all the family photos!!! Here are a few that we really liked -- if any family member wants any of these, let us know - we do already have some set aside to send to you, but there may be others that you'd like.

Fall Festival 2008

We had a great time at the Fall Festival this year. It was a gorgeous day and we sat outside and ate lunch - then we ran into some friends so Jacob ran around for a little while with Ainsley.

Then he got to pet a cow and climb into a real firetruck. He was fascinated - he asked the firemen about 100 questions about what everything was!

Then we did some crafts - his favorite was making a Cat in the Hat hat.

Then the real fun started - there were a lot of bouncing things to play on and even a Haunted House!

Then we played lots of games - Jacob did a great job and won some prizes!

It was a really fun day for all of us!

Jacob's Pre-K photo

When I got to the school to pick up Jacob's picture for this year, all the kids pictures were laid out on the table and I could not find him. I kept looking all around and saw all of his friends photos, and could not find him - I figured maybe his was somewhere else. Then I remembered he was wearing a blue plaid shirt that day and spotted him right away - I apparently don't know what my son looks like anymore b/c I still think he looks like this:

October 2007

But, he actually looks like this!

Where did my baby go?!? He looks so grown up in this picture - I don't know where the time has gone! When I was walking out of the school with his pictures, one of the little girls in his class said -"oh, can I see Jacob? Wow, he's very handsome!" Yeah, I think so too!

7 months!!!!

Nana's Birthday

My mom and dad came for a quick visit for my mom's birthday - We had a nice Itallian dinner and chocolate cake and ice cream! Of course, no one can come to visit without volunteering to help with Addison's room, so the guys put the crib together~

Addison's room is really coming together, and I'll be sure to post pictures as soon as it is finished. We're way behind where we were by now with Jacob's room - I think his was done when I was about 29 or 30 weeks along. I'm already 32 weeks and little Addie's room is not really even close yet! I guess as long as it's done before she arrives we'll be okay!

Soccer

Jacob is now old enough for youth league soccer! He's still on the young side of the group, so he's not ALWAYS paying attention, but he's doing pretty well and having fun. He has practice once a week and a game every Saturday. It's been really fun - we have 3 more games left for the season, so I may post some more photos before it's over. Here are some from his first practice and first game:

We're all really enjoying the games - it's getting us ready for real sports to come later on!

Crazy Illness

Most of you know that Jacob got really sick in early September with a virus that caused all sorts of problems for him. He ran a fever for 5 days even on an antibiotic, then had coughing fits that we could not control. He ended up in the ER because he just could not stop coughing one evening for 45 minutes straight. He couldn't talk or catch his breath at all the whole time. It was pretty frightening. They took great care of him at the hospital and within no time he was back to happy, silly Jacob - flirting with all of the nurses. Jeff and I missed a lot of work during the illness, and I had just started my new job - so we were quite stressed. Well, a couple of days later, Jacob broke out into a bizarre rash that would come and go and move to different places on his body (I'll spare you the photos) - unable to send him to school, and unable to miss any more work, we called for reinforcements! Jeff's mom was able to come and stay with us for a week so that Jacob could recover at home and not get exposed to any more viruses while his immune system was so weak. It worked out that she was able to be here for Jeff's birthday as well as Hurricane IKE! She was stranded here for a couple of extra days, so she decided to paint the kids' rooms!!! Thank you Mimi for all of your help!

Here are my 6 month photos of Baby Addison. She is growing right on track - and seems to be VERY active and healthy. Keep us in your prayers for the next few months!

First Day of School

Jacob is now officially in Pre-K! We cannot believe how quickly he is growing up. He is one of the tallest in his class even though he is the youngest. He has matured so much over the past year and is just such a little grownup now (with the occassional tantrum thrown in). Here are a couple of photos from his first day of Pre-K!