Big Boy Haircut

Despite my desire to keep Jake's baby curls forever, it was time to get a trim! Jake had been called a "cute little girl" on more than one occassion, and it was starting to wear on Greg! So we took him for his first hair cut this afternoon. Jake did GREAT! He was smiling ear to ear for most of the hair cut and LOVED all the women in the salon flirting with him.

BEFORE THE CUT....

FIRST HAIRCUT...

Wonder Place

Greg and I decided to skip the lake this weekend and just hang out around the house. So, we planned to go to Little Rock on Saturday and do a little shopping. Well, first - Jake slept until 9:50 am! (we woke him up -- no telling how long he would have slept!)

At the last minute, we decided to check out The Wonder Place. My friend, Tabitha, had given it rave reviews. Well - Jake LOVED it! He was climbing on everything and making new friends. Of course, as I have mentioned in other blog entries, Jake is socially agressive! He likes to just crawl right up and put his hands all over other babies--mostly their faces! I have to stick pretty close so that I can pry him off them when they start screaming! :)

Here are a few pics of our little guy having a blast at his new favorite spot! The first few are of Jake playing with a new friend. When we first arrived there were three ladies there with their kids. One was a little girl 2 months older than Jake -- but you can see here, Jake is twice her size! She was a little, petite asian baby!

Here is their first meeting. This is before Jake squeeled with delight and scared her to death!

Here's Jake flirting with all the women....he LOVES being the center of attention!

She's warming up to him here...but at a safe distance! :)

So, these pictures are in reverse order...but you'll see they show him climbing through a little hole in the play area. He was so proud of himself for getting through it!

Right before we left, Jake made another friend. This little boy is just days younger than Jake! They hit it off pretty good....see below!

We had a wonderful Saturday....hope you did too!

Oh, the blessings He brings!

Last year at this time, right before I gave birth to Jake, I felt so blessed. I knew motherhood would be wonderful. Now, a year later, I realize just how blessed I am! Jake makes everyday better than the last! God has truly blessed us beyond measure! Praise Him!

Memorial Day Lake Fun!

Hopefully everyone enjoyed the long weekend as much as we did! Friday night, we had a cookout at home with our neighbors. Greg grilled up some good burgers and my neighbor, Stephanie, made an awesome dessert! Saturday morning, Greg and I took Jake to Riverfest to see his nieces, Morgan and Madison, dance. These girls are incredible dancers and always impress me! After Riverfest, we went to Hot Springs and hit the lake!


Jake slept for a while on the boat and spent about 15 minutes in the water. He liked it okay, but definitely wasn't crazy about it! Sunday, we spent most the day at the pool. Jake was still a little hesitant, but by the end of the day he was loving it! I'll admit - I had about 18 layers of sunscreen on the little guy!


We left in a hurry Sunday around 6 p.m. We were trying to get home in time to get Jake in the bath and bed. So, as usual, when you're in a hurry - things always go wrong! About 30 minutes into our drive home, Jake had a MAJOR diaper blowout. #2 covered his carseat, clothes and legs! UGH! So, Greg and I had too pull over on the interstate and clean him off. We were OUT of baby wipes! So, we made do with beach towel, antibacterial wipes and bibs! The funny thing is...Greg and I were both stressed and grossed out - Jake, on the other hand, was laughing the entire time! I'm sure the cars passing by got a nice little chuckle out of the situation.


AHHH...home now and waching a movie! Fun, but very busy, few days!