August 11th, 2012: Jacob is 1!

The very day Jacob turned one was pretty uneventful.  Since we had already partied in GA, we just hung out with the three of us that day.  I was not super great about getting the "monthly" pictures (sometimes it was the 1/2 month by the time I took it. . . sometimes I skipped the month).  However, I really wanted a picture of "the day" he turned one.  So, that evening after his bath, we set him up with his jammies on.

He was very interested in the sign, so we tried to set it above his head. . .

He thought he would still explore it, so we decided to just take pictures with him holding it :)

and tearing it. . .

And eating it. . ..

And throw it in the floor. . .

Mimi arrived on Thursday night to help us pack for our move to GA (more to come on that).  Jacob was so excited to see her and really wanted to help her eat her pizza.

He has become such a little beggar. . . .

Mimi loves you sweet boy and we do too!!!!

Paddy Cake & Water Table Fun

After I begged, Brett figured out a way for me to get to have Jacob's water table in NC.  Nana and Papa could bring it up a week later!  Jacob loved it in NC like he did in GA!  He was really into splashing at this stage and would get himself soaked in the process (along with anyone else!)

Here he is watching the animals slide down their water slide.  Soon enough, he wanted to start tearing apart the water tower and would throw it on the ground.

Here I am getting some sweet boy snuggles!  How on earth can you love someone so much after having only known them a year!?  Jacob--your daddy and I adore you!

Playing paddy cake with mommy and making her hands clap!

Boxes and Tunnels

The mall in Raleigh had this super cool children's place,  so Brett and I would take Jacob down once or  twice a month this summer to play.  He loved it!  The other kids were a little rough at times, so we had to stay really close.  Here he is trying to crawl up a slide.

We realized quickly that this boy loves tunnels as he crawled back and forth through this tunnel.

So proud I did it!  Eventually, we got tired and went home.  But, we didn't want the fun to end so we created a little play place for Jacob with the boxes that we had for moving.  Check it out below:

He thought it was AMAZING!  He burned off some major energy in the first five minutes by going through it a million times!

He just realized that it is not a seamless tunnel.  It takes a tongue out to figure that out :)

So, I put blankets on top so he wouldn't see the light and try to break out in the middle.

Daddy had to try. . .

And then mommy. . . . You can see Jacob behind me on my legs.  He was so excited that I was going to go through the tunnel.

Still so happy mommy is in the tunnel. . . .

half way through. . .

Brett thought it would be funny to lock me in once I got to the end.  Haha!

I'm free!

Tickle fun with daddy!  It was a super fun 30 minutes :)

Library Story Time!

North Carolina had GREAT public libraries (especially Wake county) so we would attend 1-2 story times every week!  We especially got in the habit of going to story time in Rolesville with our friends the Perrys and the Smiths.  Jacob loved getting to hang out with the other children and would crawl around yelling "hey!"  Here he is in Jenna's arms looking for me.

He loved crawling over to the shelves and pulling the books off.  I had to be right there to pull him away or he could clear off an entire shelf in seconds!

So proud I can cruise around the room now.

Giving Parker a hug at our last story time of the summer.  They had been good buds each Tuesday.

That sweet tongue still hangs out when he is soooooo happy!  He loves story time with mommy and friends!

Water Table Fun

Jacob woke up the next morning and as you can see, his lip didn't look too bad! We had to watch him so closely at this stage because he really wanted to walk around by himself, but wasn't quite steady enough to do it.

Getting a hug from Daddy!

Taking a nap in Nancy Baskin's arms while mommy and daddy talk to people.  He looks as big as she is!

We decided to get the water table out and going so that Jacob could check it out!  Brett said that it wasn't going to make the trip back to NC since we were just about to come back down again.  He LOVED it!

Family shot. . . but you can see Jacob is not taking his eyes off the water :)

He kept lifting his leg up and grunting while beside the water table.  It took just a second to realize that he wanted to get in!  He has always loved baths, so I guess he thought this was just another way to get a bath.  However, the water was a little cold since it was coming from a well-fed hose.  Sweet pumpkin!