Two Years!!

Lance & I had our two year anniversary on November 27, 2006. Lance had to work (night shift) so we didn't get a real chance to celebrate.

But, Lance gave me a very nice gift. He gave me a new digital camera with all the bells & whistles (Sony DSLR-A100K). I love it and have been experimenting a little with it - maybe you'll be able to tell a difference in my pictues.

Here's the camera that I got.

Here are some of my first pictures with it.

Jacob likes mommy's new camera also

Jacob & Sophia - Christmas 2006

We had pictures made of Jacob & Sophia together.

That wasn't easy - Jacob smiled in the beginning and was fine, but we couldn't get Sophia to smile. Then Jacob got bored and just wanted to crawl around and play with everything.

They share secrets sometimes

Black Friday

We love Black Friday. This year the outlet mall in Foley opened at midnight Thanksgiving night - we had plans to be there at midnight, but that didn't happen. So, instead we went early Friday morning. Jacob did so well all day shopping.
Then that evening, Jacob & Sophia took pictures together - I'll post those as soon as I get them.

After pictures, we went to Bellingrath Gardens with Leon, Karrie, Sophia, Tony, Leah, & all of Leah's family to see the Christmas in Lights. http://www.bellingrath.org/
It was really beautiful and Jacob loved it. But, he fell asleep about 45 minutes into the walk around the gardens, he tried to stay awake as long as he could.
I got a couple of pictures before he fell asleep.

Leon, Karrie & Sophia

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving morning - Nonna & Pop gave Jacob a present to kick off the holiday season.

Here he is looking like - "what do I do with this?"

"Hmmm - do I play with the Grinch or Max?"

For Thanksgiving, we went to Tony & Leah's house. Leah did a wonderful job with Thanksgiving dinner and we had a really great time. I didn't get any pictures while I was there. I just completely forgot!!

Winter Day

Last Sunday, Nov. 19, my neighbors were out in the cul-de-sac playing, so Jacob & I went outside to join them. It was like a winter day here - weather in the low 50s but windy, so it felt mucher colder. I wrapped Jacob up and put him in the neighbor's wagon - he absolutely loved being outside especially since he's been sick and stuck in the house.

Jacob & Sara

Jacob looking at Hannah like she's crazy!!

9 months

Sorry I haven't posted in a while.

I was out of town for 4 nights - the first time I spent a night away from Jacob.

It was really hard - but thanks to Nonna (my mom) for keeping Jacob over that time period.

It wasn't easy, especially since he got sick (cold and now ear infections).

On Nov 16, Jacob turned 9 months old!!!

It's getting harder and harder to get him to sit long enough for a picture so there are very few.

Here are his 9 month pictures with Pluto.

Happy Halloween

Jacob has started attending the watermelon patch (www.thewmpatch.com).

It's a play school for children 0 -5 years of age.

He loves it. He has a scheduled class on Wednesday morning where they have activities for his age group. His nonna takes him to class. They also have open play through out the week and they go play just about every day. He can play by himself and climb on stuff.

Last Monday (Oct 30), they had a Halloween Party.

We took Sophia with us also.

Here are some pictures of them.

Jacob as Yoda

Yoda (Jacob) and Hermione (Sophia)

Check out Jacob's feet!! He did that on his own - I didn't cross them. That is how he sits now.

The party was Sophia's first visit to the patch. As soon as we got there, she started taking off her costume - there was just too much to do and her costume was in the way. Jacob sat around for a little while - there were tons of kids every where. Then he wanted to start playing also, so I took off his robe, but left on the head piece. Here are some pictures.

On Halloween night, we went to Tony & Leah's house for trick or treating. Jacob ate pizza for the first time and had a lollipop also. (It was Halloween - what could I do)

He wasn't very happy Halloween night for some reason - every time I put him down, he cried. So, it was really hard to get any good pictures of him, but I tried.

Pumpkin Patch

Sunday afternoon, Jacob and I went to the pumpkin patch to get some pumpkins.

Jacob loved the pumpkins.

First Step

Friday evening, Jacob and I were playing in his room before his bath.

Jacob pulled up on the changing table and let go - he stood there for a few minutes to make sure he was balanced. Then he took a step and fell.

Oh course, I didn't have my camera - but I'll get that picture soon, I'm sure.

Here are some pictures from Saturday.

He was wearing his Monster Mash shirt he got from his Aunt Lindy and climbing on everything.

8 months

Oct. 16, Jacob turned 8 months old.

He is so BIG!!!

Here are his 8 month pictures

This time it was hard to get his picture just sitting there with Pluto - because he didn't want to just sit there.

Sitting on his knees

Climbing off the chair

Mouth wide open as normal!!

Playing with Daddy

Went on down to the Audubon Zoo

...I went on down to the Audubon Zoo

And they all axed for you

They even knew alot about you

They all axed for you

The monkeys axed The tigers axed And the elephants axed me too....

Saturday, Oct 14, we went to the New Orleans Zoo.

Jacob, me, Nonna, Aunt Karrie, & Sophia.

We had a really great time.

Karrie kept singing the Audubon Zoo song (above) for all of us.

I will have more pictures to post as I get them from Karrie, but here are a few

Jacob loved feeding the giraffes. They were so close and he thought it was the best thing. Sophia I think was a little scared of them. It's hard to see him in the above picture, but it was really hard to get a good shot.

Karrie & Sophia feeding a giraffe.

They loved the petting zoo - Jacob loved touching the animals!!

Jacob was acting like the hippopotamus that he was riding. He looks just like the hippo!!

The wheels on the bus....

Go round & round -

JACOB LOVES WHEELS

- any ride on toy he has, he flips it upside down to play with the wheels

Hmmm -the future Galloway race car driver

Here's Jacob playing on the back deck

A few pictures from our last trip to VA - Jacob on the race car

And it's only appropriate to have some pictures of him in his "8" jumper

Here's Lance & Jacob on race day (Talladega that is)

Dinner Time

If you haven't noticed, our son, Jacob, is very serious about his food (like his daddy).
He doesn't normally try to feed himself (except snacks) because he wants to make sure it gets to his mouth and not on the floor. But, last week, I cooked a lasagna (in case anyone was wondering - it was as good - if not better - as nonna's - sorry mom - but I'm getting really good at this).

I cut it up into bite size pieces on a plate with some peas.

Jacob fed himself and loved it. And, the majority of it did go into his mouth. The rest, in his hair, on his face, on the floor (which Abby ate), in the chair, in his diaper, etc.

Eating dinner

After dinner

Boys will be Boys

Jacob loves to climb on everything - including the brick fireplace step.

So, it was only a matter of time before his first real accident. Friday, he was crawling by the fireplace and turned to sit and slipped and hit his face on the brick.

And yes - I have put a fireplace cover so this won't happen again.

Not a little baby anymore

On Sept 20, I heard Jacob in his crib playing as he normally does in the morning.
Then he started making this little noise he makes when he wants someone to come get him.

I went into his room and this is what I found (I ran and got my camera)........

He was standing in the corner of his bed laughing at me. That night Lance & I lowered the bed down. He still pulls up, but now he won't be able to climb out anytime soon.

He is growing SO fast....

On his last doctor's visit (Sept 19) he weighed 20 lbs 12 oz

He is crawling sometimes, but still scoots around to get places fast.

He is pulling up on everything

He can go from his belly to sitting up - he thinks that trick is fabulous, he does it over & over again

He is eating just about anything we give to him - he loves spaghetti, rice, and cherrios

He has 2 teeth (see previous post)

His Nonna takes him to the park every day now for lunch (if it's cool enough - it was in the 90s today - not October weather) and then a walk around - he loves this - he loves seeing all the people

He is developing his own little personality

I love watching him change every day

First Tooth

We came home from VA on Monday Sept 18 and Jacob had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday Sept 19.

When we went to the doctor's office Tuesday, the doctor said a tooth had cut through.

Last night (Oct 2), his second tooth cut through.

I don't have any pictures of his little teeth right now, so here are some other pictures I have taken recently.

Jacob hanging out with his daddy

I'm Back

Okay - where was I - since my last post
On Sept 15, we went to VA for Walt's 60th Birthday Party

Saturday is race night.

Here is Jacob at the race track.

The track was too wet to race. Once they canceled the races, we decided to go race each other at the indoor go-cart track. Here are a few pictures from the night.

The hair net crew

Jordan "Tim" Galloway

We weren't sure if Virginia would make the height requirement to drive the go-cart....