we will miss you jane

Jacob and I have been so blessed to have Jane live with us this past year. We are sad to see her go but will always cherish the memories we have with her living with us. It was so fun to share Jacob's first year with Jane.

We will miss you everyday but are so excited for your next few years in Illinois.

dinnertime

we ate a really good dinner tonight with Jacob sitting at the table with us and feeding himself for the first time. It was really fun to watch him.

a fun summer day!

Today we had a great day. Jane, Jacob and I went to the beach this morning and then Steph and her kids and Mary came over and we went to the sculpture garden. The day finished off by having a great summer dinner at Mom and Dad's.



jane and jacob enjoying the lake, so hot out, even at 10am.






jacob loves the water and exploring in it.




I love this picture because of the reflection but also because Mary was pretending she was a mermaid.




jacob playing in the water



walking away from the kiddos on the sculpture to his stroller. He thought the stroller was more interesting here because of the wheels.

the weekend

We went to Aaron and Elizabeth's farm for the weekend. It was so fun and relaxing. We enjoyed our time with family, food and chickens. Jacob had fun playing with all of my cousins' kids.

the kids playing by the barn.

Jacob loved playing on the lawn mower with Elizabeth. Hopefully soon it will be a tractor he is riding with her!

Uncle Bob and Grandma came to see the farm for the day on Saturday. It was so good to see them both and enjoy an afternoon with them.

I am in awe every time I visit at how beautiful this place is. This really is God's country.

no camera

Life without a working camera is no fun. I sent it in to the warranty place and they said I should be getting a gift card to Target to replace the camera that just stopped working soon. Seriously, warranties are a good thing. So, while I anxiously check the mail to see if the rebate has come in you will have no new pictures of the boy who loves the lake, driving his new car, walks a ton, stands up with no help, eats all sorts of new food, loves life and loves his momma. But I can assure he is excited to see his auntie tomorrow home from Hawaii and that he is happy, healthy and only has a couple of bruises from falling.

until then sign up to win a free set of bum genius cloth diapers over at baby cheapskate. If you win and have no kids or no kids in diapers you can donate them. either to me or even better to someone in need.

im walking

summer is fun

the ball could not be thrown enough for the dogs.




Jacob loves biking but hates wearing a helmet.




I loved the lake.

























We had a really fun and relaxing vacation a couple of weeks ago. It was so nice to get away for almost a week.

Jacob and Emelia had so much fun playing and singing together.

There was paddle boat rides, bike rides, swimming, freezer paper stenciling, food, walks around the lake, family and dogs.






Jacob has started walking and today he was walking through the kitchen and was really picking up speed. Scary for the mama because I know running is coming soon! He can also stand up now without grabbing on to anything.