More from Jake's First Birthday Party

Jake just took it all in as everyone sang happy birthday! He felt so special!!!

Mommy made him his very own Cupcake Cake! Jake just dug right in...why get your hands dirty when you can just take a big ol' bite yourself! Boy was it yummy!!!

Jake's First Birthday Party was wonderful! It was a VERY hot and humid 96 degrees and sunny but Grandpa and Daddy set up tents and misting fans to keep the company cool! Some people went swimming too! Everyone had a lot of fun eating, drinking and being merry. The kids had a blast and Jake had a GREAT time! Thanks to everyone who made his day special! It's hard to believe it's been a whole year since he was born!

Jake's First Birthday Party!

Jake had a blast hanging out with all of his friends at his first birthday party!

He posed with his pooh party hat!

He went swimming in his kiddie pool with his friends!

A party isn't complete until you spend some time playing on the swings!

All the kiddies had a blast!

What fun having friends over to play in his log cabin! It was a first birthday dream come true!

Nicole's Wedding

My Cousin Nicole got married this weekend...Congrats to Nicole & Scott! She looked fabulous and the wedding went off without a hitch!

Jake made his studdly wedding debut wearing a mini tuxedo!!! All the ladies loved him!
He even smiled for the cameras several times over!!!
Here he is with the apple of his eye...GiGi! He lights up every time he sees her. She was spending some quality time with her two boys, Jake and Connor!
Jake was up way past his bedtime but you wouldn't know it...he was dancing and eating french fries well into the night! What a party animal!

Dog Days

Jake went to visit his cousins Ann Marie and Connor and wound up in the dog house!

Some days we wonder if we are raising a child or a dog...Jake plays fetch very well....he brings you the toy and goes to get it again when you throw it! We think that he is learning from his elder siblings, Tiki (our dog) and Ellie (His Grandparents' dog). He has on more than one occasion tried to drink water from a puddle on the deck, he loves when Ellie licks him from the opposite side of the screen door so he now tries to do the same, and as you can see from the picture he likes getting in the dog crate....we need to get him around more kids!!!!

Mr. Clean

A Boy after Gi Gi's (aka Great Grandma Marcy) own heart Jake has already started to have a flare for cleaning! He LOVES the dust mop and actually does a decent job dusting the floors! He even mopped up at Grandma's house too! And when you take the mop away from him watch out! The first time he cried for like 20 minutes and wouldn't play with anything else!!! We'll have to use this to our advantage and put him to work at an early age!

What's up with Jake these days?

These are just a few of Jake's Favorite things:

Riding around in his big red car indoors or out...he also does his fair share of pushing it around. We tried to put his cabbage patch doll in it and he just took him out and threw him..."this is my car!"

He loves swinging and clapping hands so why not do them at the same time!
His yard stick...what every child needs. He loves carrying it around! Future engineer in the making???
He loves playing at Grandma & Grandpas Yard...he has the big pool, a little pool of his own, a log cabin and a swingset! Can we say SPOILED???

So for those of you who haven't seen us in a while I thought I'd give you an update in the goings ons in the world of Jake. As many of you know Jake is walking around like a pro...running at times, especially when chasing Tiki (the dog) or trying to elude diaper changing time. He loves to scream especially when he wants to get a reaction out of people. He isn't really talking just yet. The occasional "Mama" and a lot of babbling going on but no "real words" as his Dad likes to say. Jake has a temper...many people say he is "too much like his mommy". He is a generally happy little boy who loves to laugh and play and is always up for nonsense but if he doesn't get his way watch out!!

He loves to play "boo!!" with mommy...he actually likes to be scared with a big "boo!" the more mommy makes him jump the harder he laughs! He is just starting to take an interest in other kids. He loves watching them play and has even started to interact with them which is really cute.

That's about it for now....Hope you all are enjoying the blog!!!

Rutgers Day @ the Bronx Zoo

On June 14Th, 2008 we went to the Bronx Zoo for Rutgers Day!

It was excruciatingly hot and humid but Jake had a blast!

Jake & Daddy checking out the groundhogs! Jake's face says it all!

Jake, Daddy & a real live Billy Goat!

Jake got to pet a sheep!!! He was grinning ear to ear!!

He road the bug carousel which he found fun and exciting for the first 2-1/2 trips around and then freaked out and climbed off into mommy's arms!

Jake and Daddy enjoyed their pre-father's day trip to the zoo together!