A Toy Story Birthday

Sunday, we got ready for church and we had a couple of minutes to spare before we needed to leave.  A true miracle!  Like, that NEVER happens.  Normally, when we sit down in our chair in Sunday School, we finally take a deep breath and congratulate ourselves for making it to church with everyone dressed!  Anyway, I used those extra minutes to document this miraculous event in the Jacobs' family.

After church, we headed to Tripp's 3rd birthday party.

The kids played some games.

digging in the sandbox for Mr. Potato Head's parts

Grace gave up and decided to swing.  She would rather swing than just about anything else!

Tripp playing "There's a Snake in My Boot!"

And then the birthday boy defeated the Evil Emperor Zurg.

Grace decided to give the whole "playing games with the kids" thing another try.

Then it was time to open presents...a soccer ball...pretty awesome gift!

Happy Birthday, Tripp!  We love you!

Grace and the infamous Jesse cupcake.  The one that sent the entire cupcake tower crashing.

Lily and Bullseye

After cupcakes, the real fun began!  The kids played Toy Story.  I love Grace's face...she was really playing!

To infinity and beyond...or maybe just home!

Nine Months Old

Carter, at nine months, you...

• still like to be held, but you don't have to be
• love to be talked and sung to
• love to play in Grace's room with her and her toys
• love playing in the water in the bathtub
• say "da-da", "ba-ba", and "ma-ma" (sometimes)
• love to growl and yell
• can wave bye-bye, but you don't do it often
• play with toys (balls, Noah's Ark, piano) 
• are very ticklish
• laugh out loud a lot
• play pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo
• are crawling everywhere
• pull up on everything
• are very grabby especially love grabbing jewelry
• have 2 teeth
• are riding in a rear-facing car seat instead of the carrier
• are so hard to change because you are always rolling over and trying to go 
• love your puppy "lovie"
• absolutely love your sister
• want your Daddy all the time
• like being outside and going on walks
• sleep at night and take naps in your bed
• sleep through the night
• eat 8 ounces every 3-4 hours
• eat cereal for breakfast, and stage 2 baby food for lunch and dinner
• snack on puffs, crackers, bananas, and pizza crust
• can feed yourself snacks
• drink juice from a sippy cup
• wear 9-12 month clothes
• wear size 3 diapers 

nephews

First, I would like to introduce you to Jett Daniel Taylor.  My little brother, Daniel, and his wife, Julie, just had their second baby.  Jett was born on September 20th at 11:22 am.  He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 21 inches long.  I can't wait to meet this little guy!

Last, I would like to ask you to pray for Andrew.  He had just had surgery on his feet and will be in cast for 10-12 weeks.  Please pray for his pain and his understanding of this situation.  His mommy and daddy could also use some prayers as they handle Andrew's recovery. I'm so glad to see his smile!

fall is in the air

Fall is my absolute favorite season and I love making our home feel all warm and cozy and fun!

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I can't wait to take the kids to the pumpkin patch and pick up some pumpkins to put by the front door and fireplace!

Fall is so fun!!!

in the blink of an eye

How did this happen?  All Carter wants to do now is pull up!

A couple of weeks ago, he wasn't even crawling.  Now, look at him!

Time goes by so fast!!!