One of Many Snow Days in 2011

Snow, Snow and More Snow! We got about 8 inches in Cabot yesterday, so we HAD to get out and enjoy it today. Besides, one more day of being trapped in the house all day and all three of us would have gone nuts.

Greg, Jake and I bundled up and drove across town to Brad and April's house (our cousins). They have a handsome four year old, Jack, that my son adores! We had a blast playing in the snow and letting Uncle Brad pull us on the sled with his four-wheeler. I wasn't sure how Jake would do in the cold snow, but he loved it. No fussing at all!

Next year, we'll have another little bundle of joy to play in the snow with! April and Brad are welcoming Ben to the family this summer!

First Golf Lesson

Jake got the cutest little golf set for Christmas, so we decided to have our first lesson tonight. Of course, it was too cold to go outside and test it out - so we opted for a little indoor golfing!




After we got bored with golf (about 20 seconds later), we decided to ride our truck!

"Jake, how old are you??"

"Jake, show me your belly!!"

Just another fun-filled Monday night at The Veazey's!

18 months and counting

Jake will be 18 months old on Friday, so I thought I would do a quick "just for my record keeping" post!

Jake, you are a complete joy! You are learning something new every day and love, love, love to run and play. Here are a few of the cute and funny things you are doing these days...

*You call the Hogs with us all the time now and look so, super cute doing it!

*You know how to identify your head, nose, ears, mouth, belly, elbow, knees, foot and toes. I can teach you a new one in no time and you love learning!

*You love to "gallop!" Your Dadoo taught you this and you do it all the time.

*You sign "more," "please," and "all done" everyday - I need to teach you more, I just haven't gotten around to it.

*You prefer to be ON THE MOVE all the time! You are all boy in that regard. I try to sit you down to read a book,etc- and it lasts all of about five seconds.


*You LOVE to see babies and then say "Baaaby" 1,000 times! You will also say, "Bye Bye Baaaaby!"

I could go on and on, because - frankly, everything you do is precious. You're still a great sleeper and love your teachers. You're becoming a picky eater, but I guess that is the norm for toddlers.

We love you sweet baby and can't wait to see what the future holds!

Kicking off 2011

Well, for us, 2011 if off and running. New Year's Day, I cooked dinner for Greg's parents and sister's family. I made homemade spaghetti and the MOST DELICIOUS BREAD! Its a Pioneer Woman recipe (so, of course, its yummy) called Olive Cheese Bread. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/olive_cheese_br/

Obviously, the obligatory new years diet started AFTER this meal!

Greg left on Monday for the Sugar Bowl and I went back to work. Jake is back in the groove of day care and has officially given up the Paci during the day! Woo Hoo! We're still taking the paci at night and naps, but hey - baby steps, huh?

Sugar Bowl 2011 - Hogs lost to Ohio State, but I'm still excited they went!

I leave next week for Las Vegas. I have a week long meeting, and while some people think its exciting to go to Vegas for a week, I think its a terrible idea. Don't get me wrong - I wouldn't mind going for a few days with friends, but five days of Vegas with 1,000 co-workers isn't a blast. Especially since we spend 12 hours a day in a conferenc rooms. BUT - I do have a job and I'm grateful for that.

We're expecting some snow in the next few days, which will be fun. If it does snow, I hope it sticks around long enough for Jake to play in it - and possibly delay my flight to Vegas a day! :)

This part is mainly for my "record keeping" on Jake...

Jake is "talking" more and more everyday and his favorite word - BY FAR- is "uh oh." He sounds absolutely precious when he says it, but then again - I am his mother. He also sounds super cute when he says, "baby" (it actually sounds more like babieeeee) . He LOVES to play with his Mickey Mouse music books and will say EAT really loud when he is hungry. He is doing really good at daycare, but still falls apart EVERY morning when I leave. I am hoping he grows out of that pretty soon.

At 17 months old, he knows how to unlock my iPhone, click on YouTube and start a Mickey Mouse video. He can even adjust the sound. CRAZY. His deep affection for remote controls has been lost and he know has a love affair with cell phones.

As stated earlier, he is now daytime paci-free, but still takes it at night. It was actually a pretty painless transition- thank you, Mrs. Dottie (preschool teacher). I love this child with all my heart and cannot believe he is already 17 months old. Time flies!