Happy 4th Birthday Jake!!

Well the party of the year is now over, and our little Jakie is another year older, which by the way i do not like! I am really trying to stop Jake's growth, i want to freeze him in time. He is so much fun right now and i enjoy everyday with him. He is such a good little boy and we get compliments all the time on how well behaved he is. He does have a naughty side that most don't see so don't think he's without flaw. But for the most part he is very sweet, loving and a bundle of energy. 

He still loves anything John Deere. He is recently into toy story, super hero's and anything that his brother likes. He is still a little mischief maker, he is very sneaky and when something turns up broken or missing it usually ends up being his fault but he's so cute he usually doesn't end up in much trouble. 

Our lives would not be complete without him and we thank God everyday for bringing him into our lives. Happy 4th Birthday Jakie, we love you all the way to the moon...and back!

 Here are some pictures from the Jake and the Neverland Pirate Party we threw for him and his friends yesterday. It was a lot of fun. We have made some really great friends during our 4 years here and we are grateful that they were able to come and share this special day with us. 

Walking the Plank!

Boats on water snack.

Digging for Gold!

And a few more diggers..

Pinata time...

And the mad dash for candy after the pinata broke...

Yep, he totally asked for batteries!

His BIG surprise from us.....

He has pretty much been on it ever since he got it!

WE LOVE YOU JAKIE!!

Easter 2012

We had a wonderful Easter again this year. We enjoyed spending time together as a family. Here are some pictures of our fun weekend.... 

Easter Morning....

Money from the bunny...

Cars pancakes for Breakfast...

Soccer Monster Jake

Last Saturday was Jake's first day of Soccer. He has been waiting for this day for so long. He has patiently watched his brother on the side lines for a while now and was very ready to get out on the field. The program that he is involved in is more like soccer classes than games. It's a great introduction to soccer and will teach him the skills he needs to be able to be a great little player as he gets older.

He has two of his best buddies from school on his team so he was happy about that. Cody even got to go out on the field and be Jake's helper on a few drills, they both liked that.

Here are so pictures i took on his first day of classes.....

Him and his buddies...

And i think this smile tells it all.....

He had fun, whether he admits it or not!

Spring Break fun - the zoo

The week before last was spring break here. It was a absolutely beautiful week. Sunny and almost 80 every day. Unfortunately me and Jake were sick most of the week. I felt so bad for Cody having to hang around inside with us most of the week. Towards the end of the week me and Jake were finally feeling up to getting out. Robert took Friday off and we went to the zoo. We hadn't been there in quite a while so there was a lot of new things going on there.

We got to see how big the polar bear had gotten. He use to be snow white when he was just a little guy (well as little as a young polar bear can be) his fur now has a lot more light brown in it. He is still super cute and so much fun to watch. He is definitely a show off, he loves to swim and do flips in the water for his admiring viewers. I could honestly watch him all day.

Here is Cody waiting in line. There were so many people there!

Love this Hippo!

Coming back for a second look at the polar bear. Glad we saw her swim when we got there because she was done with her "pool time" by the time we left.

And here is a cute picture that i took today. Jake and Robert sure are glad that it's lawn mowing season again. I am pretty sure Jake would ride that mower all day with Robert. He loves it!

We are definitely looking forward to the warm weather that is coming, we are ready to get outside more!