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Jacob and James at 7 months :)

This is a pic I took of Jacob at 7 months old...

And here's James doing the same thing at the same age. Just thought it would be fun to compare!

Jacob is 3 today!

My little boy is 3 today! We started our morning out with Paul, James and I going into Jacob's room singing "Happy Birthday to you..." He immediately started crying and told us that we scared him. So sensitive that one! Once he calmed down we proceeded downstairs to open up presents. He opened a tractor from James and then opened his present from us which was a small water tank with 2 mini African Frogs in it. He totally loved them! We told Jacob he should name them and he pondered for a little bit and then said "Pants." We said, "Okay, should the big one or the little one be named Pants?" He said, "The big one." So, then we asked what the little one should be named. He said "Little Pants" Paul said, "Little Pants, so do you mean shorts?" Jacob said, "Yes, Shorts." So, we now have our two little frogs, Pants and Shorts. LOL!
Next, we had Pancakes for breakfast (I'd been asking Jacob for weeks what he wanted for his bday and every time he said pankcakes). So, today I made them special by adding sprinkles to them and of course, 3 candles on top! What a fun morning. Tonight, we're going to take Jacob to see a movie. Fun fun. I can't believe my little baby is 3!

Jacob's been making us laugh so much these days. He's so silly and is always trying to get a laugh. Here are a few things that he's said lately...

* When he goes to the bathroom, he tells us, "Don't play with my trains while I'm going potty."

*I've been telling Jacob for the last couple of weeeks not to touch the potty because of germs. The other day, I told him again to not touch and he said "why, because of worms?" :)

* Every time Jacob "toots" he says, "excuse me" And not quietly or discretely but super loud and multiple times. It doesn't matter where we are. The other day he shouted across the whole pool at swimming lessons, "Excuse Me!" So embarassing!

(How bad is it that the first 3 things all have to do with the bathroom or going potty)?

*Jacob loves the shower so much that lately every time he takes one, he takes it until the hot water runs out.

*I always call Jacob "Sweetie boy" so he now calls me "Mommy boy"

*He also thinks it's so funny when he gives James a ride on his shoulders!

Happy birthday to my silly and adorable little Jacob!

BVI's

Here's us on our latest adventure to the BVI's. We chartered a boat with our friends, Kirsten, Ryan, Natalie, Ryan, Sandra and Taylor. Below are just a few of my favorite pictures. It was so beautiful it was hard to choose just one or two. It was a trip we will remember forever! This was the view from the top of Marina Cay. This was our view at Jost Van Dyke.

This was our favorite beach on Prickly Pear Island.

We hike to the "bubbly pool" on Jost Van Dyke. Us in front of a cute beach bar and restaurant called the "Happy Arrrr Bar" on Marina Cay.And, finally a beautiful sunset on Norman Island. Ahhhhh... I want to go back. So relaxing, so beautiful and sooooo much fun!

James is 6 months old

James is 6 months old today... I can't believe it. We had his 6 month check up today and James weighed in at 16 lbs (between the 25-50%) and was 27 inches long (75%.. whhhhhaaaaat?) LOL! I looked back on Jacob's stats at 6 months to compare and he weighed 13 lbs 12 oz (25%) and was 25 inches long (50%). Looks like James is going to be the "big" little brother :)
James is such a little sweetheart. He's so mild tempered and all you have to do is make eye contact with him for him to give you a huge smile. When James is tired, he'll just melt into you and lay his head on your shoulder. James absolutely loves Jacob. Jacob can make him belly laugh so hard. Jacob just does something silly which makes himself laugh which in turn makes James laugh. It's so contagious because then I laugh and Jacob thinks what he did was even funnier and again James laughs. It's the best sound in the whole wide world. And I know it will only get better watching the two of them grow up together.

Fire Station

Jacob and James has their first visit to a fire station last weekend. Bryan Bingham was working at the station right by our house so he kindly invited us and the boys over. Bryan first showed us the trucks. Here's Jacob sitting in the driver's seat...
Then, Bryan took all of us on a little ride around the block. Jacob was quietly taking it all in. Then he showed us around the station. Jacob thought everything was "cool" What a fun morning! Thank you Bryan!