Jake's First Birthday Party!!

This past weekend we had Jake's First Birthday Party, one week before his actual birthday. My sister, nephew, and brother-in-law were very nice and flew out for the party - Jenny & Drew came out a few days early so we headed up to Keystone, CO for a few days to relax before the big party! We had a great time in the mountains, and even found a nice park close by for Drew to run off some energy at. :)














The party was a lot of fun, we had a lot of great friends show up to help Jake celebrate. Jake had his own special cake, which he throughly enjoyed! He also received some really great presents, he couldn't decide which was more fun - opening them or playing with them once they were open! :)











There are lots more pictures from the party, copy and paste this link to check them out:
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Stayed tuned next week for more details and pictures of his actual brithday on 10/20!!

Lots & Lots of Football!!

This past weekend was a fun-filled football weekend, including Jake's first football game!! CSU was playing Cal, and we were hoping that Jake would bring the team good luck since Cal was ranked in the top 10... The luck was there, but not quite enough to bring the big upset - but CSU only lost by 6 points, which is pretty darn good!!



Jake did great (and I promise he did have pants on for the game) - he loved cheering and all of the people watching (just like his Mom)!! Jake's teething pretty bad right now, so anything to chew on really helps! :)



Then of course on Sunday was the first season game for the Broncos, Jake again cheered on the team from home with Dad. This one the Broncos pulled out a win at the last minute, Go Broncos!!



Jason and Jake even took at break at half-time to head out to the park, and go down the slide for the first time!! And then of course the swings are still a big favorite...












Looks like we know how our weekends are going to be spent for the next few months...

Labor Day Weekend!!

We had a very busy weekend last weekend, starting bright & early Saturday morning for the Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado State University vs. University of Colorado) at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. Jake stayed at home with Aunt Rachelle and Grandma & Grandpa...but he made sure he got into the football spirit before Mom and Dad left!!

So then we got to the stadium to begin tailgating at 7am!! Our good friends Jace and Doug came back to CO from Arkansas just for the game, and so the "gang" was back together again...Taryn, Jace, Doug, Jason, and Kelly!!






And to make the game even more fun, Taryn got field passes for some of us...so Jason and Doug thought they were coaches and ran up & down the field with the team the whole game. Very fun for them!!






























Kelly and Jace hung back a little bit, and even hung out with "Cam the Ram" under the stands. Unfortunately, CSU didn't quite make it and lost in overtime...very big bummer for us. But, every year this is a great game and close down to the wire. Next year, watch out for CSUI!!!


























Meanwhile, back at home Jake is advancing by the day! Not only is he crawling at lightening speed, he has also found out that he loves to climb things (stairs, chairs, ottomans), but also went on the neighborhood swings for the first time - and loved it! Jason and I fear that we have a big dare-devil on our hands, as he never is scared of anything new! Jake also loved walkng in his Jeep through the neighborhood, and even just hanging out with daddy on "Bubba the Bear" is pretty fun!












Very hard to believe that Jake will be a year old in just over a month!!

Lots of fun little friends!!

This past weekend we had our third baby class reunion, at our house!! So, we had lots of cute little kids walking, crawling, and rolling all around our house! :) It was very fun to see all of the adorable little kids, who were all born within a month of Jake, & they all played really well together. Even Harley "tolerated" more annoyance than normal. :)

Fun Trip to Portland!!

Mommy and I went to Portland to visit Grandma and Grandpa Walsh, and what a fun (and busy!) time we had!! Here's just a few of the things we did while there:

Had so much fun playing with Grammy Molly, she always makes me smile and laugh!!


I also got to show off all of my new "skills", like how fast I crawl, pull-up on all the furniture, and my two teeth!!


I even spent my first night away from both Mom and Dad, while Mom went to the beach with all of her high school friends. I missed Mommy, but Grammy entertained me and took such good care of me the whole time!!


I got to see my Great-Grandpa Harold, who loved to give me high-5s!


Another special treat was that I got to see Great-Grandpa Harold be the "King" of the Multnomah Days Parade. He rode in a carriage with lots of big horses!!


And the nice police officers at the parade let me "test out" their motorcyles, but made me promise to never have to be pulled over by one. :)


Grammy also bought me my first pairs of shoes at Nordstroms, I had to have my feet measured for the first time! I will probably be walking soon, so these will really come in handy...and also for when the weather starts to get cold here!



And of course, I also got to spend lots of fun time with Grandpa Steve.


I can't wait to go visit again, and hopefully then I will get to stay in Grandma and Grandpa's new house - which should hopefully be done in a few months!!


What a fun trip, though I was glad to see my Dad when we got home! :)

GGG: Great-Grandparents are Great!!

This past weekend Jake was lucky enough to get to spend time with four of his great-grandparents (Jason's grandparents)!! We all had a great time visiting, and Jake is lucky to have such wonderful great-grandparents in his life. We wish we lived closer so we could see them more often, but they are always in our thoughts!

Busy Weekend w/ lots of friends & family!

Jake had a very busy weekend, including a very fun playdate on Saturday! We went over to Jenette & Ryan's new house (which is beautiful), and Jake played with Austin Scheich (middle right & 10 months old), Christian Mirenda (middle left & 8 months old), and Talley Westerberg (far right & 2.5 months old). All the kids did great, and are sure to grow up to be great friends! :)



He also got to spend a lot of time with Grandma and Grandpa Lessman, which was a lot of fun. He showed them all of his new "tricks" that they hadn't seen yet - crawling, pulling up, his two teeth, and eating lots of "people" food!



Then he even got to meet Mommy's good friends Erin & PG Decker who were in town for a wedding and were able to stop by for brunch on Sunday. It was great to see them, we just wish they lived closer!!