Beautiful Boys....

I can't help but smile and be proud when I see this picture. I'm not sure how I did it, but I got the boys to look at the camera at the SAME TIME. Do you know how hard that task really is? Nearly impossible! I DID have to take about 12 pictures to get this shot. I might have to enter this picture into the fair because I really think I would win a prize. Ok, now I'm just being an annoying bragging mom. I can't help it. I think these kids are pretty darn good looking!

Laundry Day....

I took this picture of Jakey a couple of weeks ago while I was doing laundry. He still has a little trouble sitting up on his own. He had his 6 month Doctor's appt. last Friday. He weighs 17 lbs. 10 oz. and he is 27 1/2 inches long. He is of average weight and he is in the 75th percentile in height. Let's hope he keeps his height!

Our Little Baker....

We made some cupcakes for Aaron's poker party last weekend. Garrett loves helping in the kitchen. He loves making maccaroni & cheese and he especially loves helping mommy bake. Whenever I say I'm going to bake something, Garrett says "I wanna help". He runs to get his step stool and he joins me in the kitchen. I love that! I hope that he enjoys baking with me forever and ever.

Little Jumper.....

We finally set up Jakey's little jumper in his doorway. My dad has been asking if he's used it yet. It's actually from when Garrett was a baby. It's still in brand new shape. We only used it a few times for Garrett. Jakey got the hang of it really fast. He had a good time jumping around in it. The only problem is that he's almost too big for it now. It's almost set at the highest setting which means when Jakey grows a couple more inches, he will be too big for it. That makes me kind of sad. Oh well, it will be fun while it lasts.

Play Time.....

Here are the boys having some quality brotherly play time. Garrett loves playing with Jake under his toy gym. He talks to Jake and tells him he's such a "pretty little baby". He hears mommy and daddy telling Jake this and he repeats it. We always have to remember that Garrett listens to and repeats everything we say. He's like a little mocking bird. This really makes us "think" before we speak!

Mommy's Rocking Horse.....

This was my rocking horse when I was a baby. It's a good 30+ years old. My parent's couldn't bare to part with it so they kept it with the hopes of their grandkids using it. We've taken pictures of Garrett in it and now it's Jakey's turn. He seems to like it. My mom keeps threatening to sell it on ebay. I told her the shipping cost would be too high! Hopefully our grandkids will get to ride it someday.

Starting Preschool....

Garrett started Preschool on Monday. It was VERY traumatizing (FOR ME). Garrett, on the other hand was ready and willing to go. He was so excited and happy to be starting preschool. It was so easy to get him up in the morning! He is going 3 days a week and he loves it. He loves it so much that on the first day he didn't want to go home! I can't believe how old he looks in the pictures. Where has the time gone?

Playing with Jake...

Garrett can't wait until Jake gets a little older and bigger so that he can REALLY play with him. He still manages to play with Jake even though he can't do much. He loves talking to Jake and serving him "coffee". Garrett definitely got the hang of the big brother thing pretty fast.

Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere....

Garrett got a bubble machine for his birthday. He had a blast playing with all the bubbles. You can see the sheer delight and happiness on his face. It makes me smile just looking at these pics.

Halloween in March?

I know Halloween is long gone but some of you did not get to see our boys in their costumes. I just had to dig out these pics to share with you. Garrett really enjoyed the whole experience. Jake was only 1.5 months old in his pic and it's the first pic that he smiled for.

The Hummer.....

Here's Jakey in the "Hummer". We call it the Hummer because it reminds us of the car (hummer). It's big, bulky, and loud. It originally belonged to Garrett when he was a baby and of course we kept it for Jake. Even though it's big and bulky it has been a life saver, actually a sanity saver. Both of the boys loved jumping up and down in it and playing with all the gadgets on it. It's always good for giving us a few minutes to do what we need to do (like take a shower!) A very handy contraption indeed!

I need my sunglasses...

If it's sunny out Garrett will say "I need my sunglasses, it's too bright!" Here he is riding his "trike". He still doesn't quite have the hang of it but I'm sure he will soon. We got this trike at a yard sale for $3.00. Maybe he needs an upgrade!

Sleeping through the party.....

Here is Jakey sleeping through Garrett's party. I can't believe he actually slept. It was pretty loud at Chuck e Cheese. I guess he got pooped out from all the partying.

Daddy & Garrett

Here's the annual pic of Garrett and Aaron.

Mom & Garrett

It's a tradition to take pics with Garrett on his birthday so we can see how much he has grown from year to year. Here is Garrett with Mom in the back yard posing for the annual pic. I don't think I will be able to hold him next year!

Happy Birthday to me......

Here is Garrett at Chuck e Cheese singing to himself. He had so much fun that day. We celebrated with his grandparents, his aunts, uncle, mom, dad, and his best friend/cousin, Marissa. They ran around like little monkeys. They even danced with Chuck e Cheese. He can't wait to go back!

3 already?!

Here is Garrett on his actual 3rd birthday. We celebrated his birthday the day before at Chuck E Cheese. We actually celebrated his birthday on 3 different days. He thought his birthday lasted all week long. He had a great time at all of his celebrations. When we sang "Happy Birthday" he joined in and sang too. He was so funny. I can't believe he is 3 already! The time has just flown by. He has grown into such a caring, friendly little kid.

About Jake...

This is our Jake. We call him Jakey. He's 5 1/2 months old. The time has gone so fast. He's so different from his brother, Garrett. He's such a little chunk. He's always been on the chunkier side. He's so lovable and squeezable. He looks like a little gerber baby.

I know every parent thinks their kids are the cutest. But I really think we have the cutest boys in the world. He is at the age where his whole face lights up when he sees his mom or dad or brother. His mouth opens up in a big old smile. I love it!

He's also at the age where he knows he can make noise and get attention. He loves to scream. I mean really scream. High pitch screaming. It's really funny.

Jake can't sit up by himself yet but his legs are really strong. We think he might start walking before he starts crawling.

Looking at this picture makes me want to wake him up, squeeze him, and kiss his little face.

Our Profile Pic....

This is the picture that we are using (temporarily) for our profile pic. It's the only pic we have where we are all looking at the camera. Well, ok, not all of us. Jake looks a little funny - a lot funny! He was only a month old in this picture.

This was taken at the Fair in October 2005 in one of those photo booths. It's a tradition. Every year we go to the fair, we have to take a picture in one of the booths. It always gives us a good laugh.

I was thinking that blogging would be a good way to journal the kids lives as we go through our daily lives. Kind of like a digital scrapbook. Hopefully blogging will be around a while and when the kids get older we can show them the blog we started when they were small.

Our goal is to update the blog at least 3 times a week. I would like to try for more.

So this is our entry for today. We will try to make this more enjoyable for you as time goes on.