more birthday pics

just thought i'd send these along... grammy just gave these to me today... i actually took most of them, but i used her camera ;) thanks grammy.

excersaucer fun!

jayden found the excersaucer the other night and she did really well. big brother decided he'd try to help her experience the fun. he actually wanted to get in it himself, but i tried to explain to him that it is a baby toy and now he's a big boy, but he still tried taking sister out so he could get in. last night he was trying to show sister how to turn the handle on it. he put her hand on it and turn it with her. he's such a good big brother!

our big boy is 2!

it's hard to believe that 2 years ago today i was in the hospital giving birth to our beautiful son. he's such a big boy! jacob is really into thomas, cars, tools and football. he is a great big brother, a big helper and such a joy! it's so fun to watch him as he grows and learns and tries new things... like fixing "stuff" for us and trying to imitate us... sometimes that can be scarry too. ;) tonight we'll be going out for dinner at pizza hut, per jacob's request, and then we will have his party on sunday after church, in the afternoon. i've ordered an icecream cake, per my request, and we'll have a few friends and family join us.

week in michigan

well, we're back from our michigan trip. it is bitter sweet, but more bitter than sweet. we had such a wonderful time in michigan, well i did anyway, that i wanted to stay longer and i didn't get to see ruth ann but for a couple hours. we did a lot when we were there. we had a couple parties, thanksgiving, christmas, jayden's dedication, my dad's birthday, 2 year old pictures, dinner with the halls and soooo much more. it was a BUSY week! overall a good time was had. however, reality calls and we had to get back to work and responsibility, so we are "back and in business".