Jake's Jokes

They're not really jokes, per se, but cute things Jake says. I've said for awhile now that I haven't been as good about writing down Jake's funny comments as I was Will's. So I'm trying to get better, I haven't caught everything, but a few here and there. I think I've misplaced some too.

1/21
Jake: Hey dad, this is my...
Daniel: Bag?
J: No, box
D: Oh, it's your box?
J: No, it's my bag
D: Oh, so now it's your bag?
J: No, it's my bag box
D: That sounds very official
J: Yep!! It's official!
-- Mr. Contrary here

5/9
Jake was wrapped in a blanket as a raccoon and I find him,
Me: Hey, how did this raccoon get in here? I don't want a raccoon in my house!
Jake: (laughs and laughs)
M: Go back to your raccoon house!
J: I don't sink soooooo!
-- turns out he got this from Minions, I thought he made it up. Still cute, though :)

On a pretty regular basis: "Mom, can we talk?"

My cutie baker wanted some pictures taken yesterday and was posing like a natural. These were all his idea.

The game where Will scored

FIVE TIMES! At his last game, he scored his very first goal ever in soccer and even scored two. Then this weekend he was on fire! I'm not sure what had him so pumped and focused but he just kept scoring. The ref finally asked the coach to take him out of the game. So excited for him!!

 Maggie hanging out with Craig & Lisa

Strawberry picking!

I've wanted to take the kids strawberry picking for awhile now but the season is so short I usually miss it. Not this year! We went with our MOPS group for a 'play date'. But I was mostly busy with the kids picking berries, so we didn't really spend time with the moms or play with the kids. Still we had such a great time. Hated our Will had to miss but sometimes you gotta go when you can go.

Maggie walking

Maggie gets a lot of walker practice inside but not much outside. The changes in terrain and the less-than-soft ground in case of a tumble makes me nervous. But it's time to move up, try a new challenge and being able to walk outside is a necessary skill. So that's what we've been doing. Maggie loves it and is pumped. Here's our barefoot Tennessee girl!

I love these guys!

I just cannot get over how adorable these littles are sometimes! You'll see what I mean...

My precious little sweet pea Allie loves to find unique places to sit and this just had me cracking up. A Barbie car. And not only that, it was mine when I was little.

 She's saying "cheeese"

And then there's this cutie who needed his picture taken too

And this beautiful model

Love you guys! Will was at school and missed the photo shoot. :(

A baby shower

So I have a lot of cousins. If you've been reading for a while I'm sure you've gathered that by now. We were all very close growing up and managed to stay that way for the most part even after moving away from St. Louis. My cousin, Alex, and his wife are expecting a baby this summer and my aunt (his mom) asked if I'd help throw a baby shower.

This past weekend the kids and I went to St. Louis for said baby shower. They're having a boy with a sports theme so Stefani, Trina & I decided to host a baseball themed shower, sticking with one sport. A few items were requested of me: invitations, letters for the room, a banner, water bottle labels, iced sugar cookies and a diaper cake. I also made a baseball cake, baseball cake bites and the centerpieces. Stefani & Trina did food, drinks, tablecloths, paper products, games and prizes. We were a great team and everything came together really well!

 The centerpieces- cute but still functional after the shower :)

 The fondant didn't wrap quite the way I wanted it. I carved the cake to be an actual ball, but I couldn't get the fondant to tuck all the way under, so it just looks like a dome. 

 Letters & iced sugar cookies I made

 My cousin, Kevin, passed away a couple months ago. He was Alex's oldest brother and my aunt Rose's son, so the baby being named Kevin Silas is extra special. Being able to celebrate the arrival of this baby has also given my aunt and her whole family something to look forward to- a joy amidst all the pain- so it was a special baby shower indeed.

 The hostesses above and ladies playing games below.  Can you name your baby poo?This one is figure out which chocolate is melted on the diaper (which of course looks like baby poo)

 My mom and grandma above, Maggie coloring below. She colored the entire time- except when she was eating of course :)

 At Alex's request, we all signed a baseball that will be nursery decor