Jake's 4th Birthday Party

On Saturday, we had Jake's birthday party. A while back Jake told me he wanted a Thomas the Train birthday party, so that is what we had. It was a very busy day. First that morning we went to another little boy's party. Jake's friend Owen from school had a party that morning and his birthday is the same day as Jake's. We had snacks, cake, colored some Thomas coloring pages and played pin the whistle on Thomas. THe kids seem to have fun and it was great to see all of Jake's good friends, even some from his class.

Thomas with his whistle after the game

Presents and cake

Thomas without his whistle

Jake and his friend Ian

Owen pinning the whistle on Thomas

Cole is one of his friends from school

Ian

Jake playing

Anna and Joshua playing and eating

Blowing out the candles

Having some snacks

Ben enjoying some cake

Jake and his cousin Cole

Jake and his cousin Dylan

Opening some gifts

Jake and Emma

Nana reading Jake's card to him

Jake and Jack checking out the neat train book he got from Owen

Ben checking out Jake's trains

Jake and Thomas

Jake with Mimi and Papa.

I completely forgot to get JAke's picture with Mommy and Daddy and any other posed pics.

I guess that is hard to do with 4 year olds.

Happy 4th Birthday to Jake!

Jake turned 4 years old on February 16th. He came into our life 4 years ago at 3:50 pm weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces and 21 inches long. He is such a sweet boy and we love him so much. He is a shy boy that loves to play with cars, trains, and loves throwing the ball. I enjoy staying home with him so much and I am so lucky to be able to attend things at his preschool and I even made cupcakes for him to take to school last week.

This is was on Jake's actual birthday. I made a small cookie cake for him.

THese are the cupcakes I made for his class

Snow Jam 2010

Last Friday, it snowed in Georgia and we actually got ,about 4 inches, which is a lot for us! It was so beautiful! I took the kids out while Lee was at work to play in the snow and we made a little snowman. Jake wanted to have a snowball fight and I told him he could do that with Daddy. Well, Lee had to work until 6 and it was dark when he got home, so we went out the next day and played some more. It was great snow! It wasn't icy, but very soft fluffy snow and it melted away the next day. Jake loved playing in it and Ben could care less. He just walked around in it for a bit and then said he wanted to go inside.

Here is our snowman or snowkid the next day

I got this free snowman kit from the children's place.

It came with everything from the corn cob pipe to the cute red scarf.

Although his mouth is bigger than his head, it was cute!

This is the backyard on Friday while the snow was coming down

Jake and the snowman

Ben was in the middle of eating a sucker when

we went out and would not let go of it!

Me and the kids the next day. THe snow was already starting to melt

THis is between our house and the neighbors

THe lake out back

Ben going inside!

Valentines Party!

Jake's preschool had their Valentines party last Thursday. They passed out their valentines to each other that morning and then we partied that afternoon. They ate hot dogs, chips, and applesauce, played a game, read a story, and made a craft! I am so blessed that I stay home with my boys and that I can attend these functions at Jake's school. He loves going to school!

THe tables were all decorated!

Here they are getting ready to say the blessing and wash their hands

Here is Jake's heart filled with his valentines

The other side of his Valentine heart

Cousin Dylan's Birthday!

A couple of weeks ago we went over to my cousin Candice's for her son Dylan's birthday. We had food, cake, and fun! After my grandparents both passed away last year, it is rare that I get to see my cousins. It always meant a lot to me to see my extended family, especially since I am the only child. It is important to me for Jake and Ben to know their cousins. Candice called and asked us to join them to celebrate Dylan's 4th birthday. He is the same age as Jake, so I really want them to know each other even though we live a little far. Dylan loves Transformers, so he had a Transformer cake and even received several for presents. Jake had a great time playing with all of Dylan and Cole's toys. He always enjoys seeing them! Happy Birthday Dylan and thank you for having us over to help you celebrate!

Dylan and his cake

Jake checking out the snacks

Opening presents

My little Picasso!

I have been telling Jake we would paint on the easel Nana gave him one day while Ben was napping. Those of you that know Ben, know why this is. While Ben was taking a nap today and it was snowing outside, Jake did some painting. His preschool teacher told us he loves to paint! He had quite a few creative stories to go along with his paintings.

Working on the first masterpiece

He is pointing out that in this picture there is Mommy (the green),

Mommy's friend Gina (in the red), and Daddy is the blue.

Here is more of the same picture.

He also told me that I am a little girl in this picture

playing with little girl toys.

A snowy day in Georgia!

We don't see too much snow here in Georgia, but when we do, it is a big deal and we love it! Today we started seeing some snowflakes fall around 2 or so. Jake and Ben went out on the back deck to see it. Later around 5 before it got dark, we bundled up and headed out to play in the snow. I told Jake last night it was going to snow today. I picked him up from school today and he looked out the window and said "Mommy, there isn't any snow". He loves it! Ben didn't get to see it last year, so he enjoyed it today too!

This is the lake behind our house

Jake kept sticking his tongue out to catch some flakes



Jake and Ben heading out
Blue Bear joined us too

Ben

Me and the boys

Daddy didn't get to play since he was at work

and doesn't get home until dark