Happy Birthday, Matt!

Today is Matt’s birthday. His 34th, to be exact. (Nevermind the fact that I thought it was his 33rd all day. I kept thinking I was only 31 so that meant he had to be 33. Then I realized that I’m about to turn 32 . . . GULP . . . and therefore Matt [...]

Jakob Eliot’s First Christmas

Before January is over and gone, I thought I should probably get around to writing about Jake’s first Christmas. 
Christmas is always such a magical time of year, but this year was extra special. Having Jake has brought so much joy into our lives and made celebrating Jesus’ birth even more meaningful. 
It’s an amazing feeling to [...]

Cousins are the Best

So far, Jakob only has two first cousins, Micah and Meagan. Unfortunately they live in Texas and we’ve only seen them once since Jake has been born (when he wasn’t quite 3 months old). But we try to stay in touch and we already show Jake their pictures, so hopefully he will feel close to [...]

Jake’s Big Top Birthday

Jake’s Big Top Circus Party was on Saturday and we had everything but the flying trapeze. We invited many of our close friends with young kids and our family. We all had so much fun and I can officially announce that I did not lose my mind in the party details and planning.
I began planning [...]

A Fun First Birthday

Jake turned one on Monday. And what a fun day it was.
After Matt left for work, Jake and I pretty much played the entire day (minus a few naps and lunch). We hung out in the sun room (aka the play room), and Jake went from toy to toy, playing to his heart’s content. 
And I [...]

JAKOB ELIOT IS ONE!!!

Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday, dear Jakob.
Happy Birthday to you!

 
I really didn’t mean to take a blogging hiatus for over a month, but life has been pretty busy around here. We’ve been party planning, Christmasing and New Year’s Eveing, traveling to Ohio, getting the house ready for the party, and trying to [...]