Another Trip!

Well, we just got back from another trip, Jake's 6th trip in 9 months!! This time we went to visit our good friends Jace and Doug Toben who moved a few months ago from Denver to Arkansas. Our other good friend Taryn came too, and the 6 of us had such a fun time - just like the old days! During this trip Jake went on his first boat...Jace and Doug live close to Beaver Lake, which is absolutley gorgeous. At first Jake wasn't quite so sure about "boating", but after only a little while he decided it was pretty fun - especially after he didn't have to wear the life jacket and got to be in the water.



Not only did we visit Arkansas for the first time, but the guys played in a charity golf tournament in Tulsa, OK - so we all went down there and Jake & the girls shopped while the guys golfed.




All in all, such a fun weekend and we wish we got to see The Tobens more often but look forward to hopefully another trip sometime soon.

9 Months Old!!

9 Months Old - Hard to believe that in just three months we will be celebrating Jake's 1st Birthday! Jake had his 9-Month Check-Up last Friday, and is doing great. He weighs just over 20 pounds (45th percentile) and is 28 inches long (75th percetile), looks like he is going to be tall - Jason says perfect for him to become a star basketball or football player. :)



And in honor of turning 9-months, Jake decided that he was finally ready to crawl! He's now off and running... Check out the link below (copy & paste the link) for a video of only his second day of crawling:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=os4K4VIQaZk

In the last week he has also learned to pull himself up, and he finally cut his first tooth!! Last weekend the baby gates went up, and we had to replace our coffee table with a leather ottoman. So many new things in only a matter of a few weeks, guess we better get used to it.

HOT, HOT, HOT...Trip to Arizona!!

Well, we survived the heat (about 115 degrees each day) and had a GREAT trip to Arizona for about a week. We had a very relaxing time, but also did a lot - besides hanging out in the pool to stay cool. :)



Jake loved having his own pool to share with just his cousin Drew - who is already a great swimmer at 2 years old!





Jake also had a great "First" 4th of July, we went to a BBQ then headed home where we played Uno Blast for a few hours - great game if anyone is interested.






Then I had a great birthday, we went to my favorite Mexican food restaurant in AZ. Jenny spoiled me and got my favorite for dessert - white Costco cake!! I made sure to enjoy this one before the big "3-0" next year! And thank you to everyone who called and sent cards, I really appreciate it!!




And Drew even made sure that Jake got to experience his first trip to Chuck E. Cheese, he loved watching his cousin play skeeball.




All in all, a great trip - we were very sad to come home.



Can you tell we are sisters? :)