So Handsome!

I just had to share this picture of Jacob. He is so handsome. His eyes sparkle and that sweet smile just melts your heart.

Called Out

Ok friends, I have been called out by many of you for not keeping up with my blog. I apologize and will try to do better. However, I would like to see you keep up working full time and raising 2 young children. Things are a little crazy around here. I wouldn't want it any other way but I am just a bit on the slow size. It does make me feel good though to know that people do read our blog and are interested in our family. It gives me incentive to be a little more efficient. I will try my best. Love to you all. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Holiday Lights

Our local zoo has an incredible light display. Actually lots of light displays. We went with Kyle's parents a couple of weekends ago and it was so fun. There is also lots of trains running thru little cities and villages. Andrew would have stayed all night if we let him. It was a good time and memories that will last forever.

"Well I guess if you are going to give me candy you can't be that bad." Andrew is not the biggest fan of Santa. Well at least not the meeting him in person part.

Fun light displays. Andrew, Timberly & Jacob

Andrew was fascinated with the trains.

Jake checking out the trains and lights.

Cute family!

Jacob 5 & 6 months

Here are a few updated pictures of Jacob. He is already 6 months old. My how time flies. He is rolling all over the place and crawling now. We have hit mobility. It is so cute and fun to watch him getting around. And he is drooling like crazy, there must be a tooth or two on the way. He is also eating solids now. My how he likes to eat. He really wants whatever the rest of us are eating and sweet big brother Andrew loves to share. While I am not so happy about it Andrew has tried to share marshmallows and pickles and probably lots of things I haven't caught. Good thing kids are resilient.

Jacob 6 months old


Jacob 5 months old


Jacob 5 months old

Jacob 5 months old

Thanksgiving

Here it is. A few pictures from Thanksgiving. We stayed home and had some close friends over for a marvelous meal. Great to be married to a chef. Unfortunately we spent the rest of the long weekend all taking turns with the stomach flu. What are you going to do?


Heather & Mikey

E.V. & Andrew


Kyle & Jacob


Chef Andrew checking the turkey.

Halloween 2007

Well we just made it thru Halloween. It was a great time. We spent it with family. Andrew got to go trick-or-treating with his cousins. We had a bonfire, lots of yummy food and just hanging out. Jacob was a Tootsie Roll. However he got sleepy quickly and was only in costume for a short time. Andrew had fun. In fact instead of knocking he would just try to open the front doors of peoples houses and walk in. He is quite the forward little guy. He was so cute dressed up in his Angels baseball uniform. He didn't want to keep his hat on though. Andrew was having such a good time that he was upset when it was time to head home. But he crashed quickly and slept very well that night. Enjoy our cute boys. We sure do.

Disneyland

OK, I could probably post pictures all day but I will stop with what I have. We took Andrew to Disneyland the day before we had his birthday party. Jacob stayed home with grandma in the morning and we ran around. We went on Peter Pan, the carousal, and the Story Book boats. Then we spent a lot of time in Toon Town. There were lots of things for Andrew to climb on and play with. He loved it. We also got to meet Pluto, Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, and Goofy. We went home around noon for naps. That evening we took both boys back for fireworks. Jacob's eyes just got big and he stared at them. It was a great show. We wanted to stay a little longer but it started to sprinkle so we decided to head home. All in all it was a great trip and so much fun. We sure wish we still lived close enough to go more often.

Andrew, Kyle, Jacob, & Timberly. If you look close you can see the castle in the background.

Goofy, Andrew, & Kyle.

Timberly, Mickey, Andrew, & Kyle.

Andrew cruising.

Andrew loves music. It was neat because the piano played music when he pressed the keys. But he did get annoyed that he couldn't turn the pages for the music. Apparently he wanted different options. I am going to have to foster this love for music.

Now this is a pumpkin.

Kyle & Pluto, they must have been up to no good to land themselves in jail.


Andrew & me in line for Peter Pan.

Fun with Friends

We had some friends visiting from Arizona a couple of weeks ago. I am finally getting a chance to share. My friend Britany I met thru an online adoption group. We have met in person before and have become good friends thru e-mail. She was in our area so we got to visit a couple of nights. She has 2 little ones like we do, Maya and Kenyon. If was great getting to finally meet Kenyon and show off Jacob. We enjoyed chatting and catching up while Andrew and Maya ran around playing. Here are a few pictures from the visit. Aren't they all just so cute together?

Hug, Maya & Andrew

Not sure what Andrew and Maya are doing here but it is pretty funny.

Jacob & Kenyon.

Timberly, Jacob, Andrew, Maya, Kenyon, & Britany.

4 month & 2 year Check ups

Today both boys had check ups. Jacob had his 4 month. He is 24 inches and 14 1/2 pounds. He is in the 25th percentile for both. Andrew is 35 3/4 inches and 30 1/2 pounds. He is in the 75th percentile for both. They are both healthy little guys. I did find it interesting that Jacob is the same size as Andrew was when he was 2 months old. They are definately growing at different rates. But I guess that is what kids do.

Happy Birthday!

Wow, today is Andrew's 2nd birthday. I can't believe that he is already 2. I have been quite emotional today as I have been thinking about the past 2 years. Especially the day I witnessed his birth and met my son. It still feels like yesterday. What a precious gift he is. I am truly blessed to be his mother. And I can't express enough the gratitude and love I have for his birthmother. She truly is an amazing woman.

This weekend we held birthday festivities. Friday we took Andrew to Disneyland. We all had a blast. He loved running around the park. I will post again later about the day and share some fun pictures from that adventure. On Saturday we had his party at grandma and grandpa's house, THANKS! It was a blast. There lots of family there and a few friends. Andrew's highlight was probably the cupcakes. He devoured his first and then went diving in for more. Presents were fun. He was better at opening this year than last but still had more fun running around. I think Kyle ended up opening most of them. However, Andrew is really enjoying playing with them all. It was a great time.


On his way to becoming a sports star. Thanks grandma and grandpa.

Here is one of Andrew's favorite things to do. Close his eyes while doing anything. It is the funniest thing to watch him wandering around without sight.


YUMMY!!!

Andrew's new ride.

Alright here is an update. It has been quite awhile since I posted. So goes life. I started teaching again this month and time just seems to get away from me. Anyway, the boys are doing great. Andrew continues to be an awesome big brother. He loves Jake so much and always wants to be with him. Sometimes it is rougher than we would like but Jake is tough. Andrew still wants Jake to do everything with him. Like ride his bouncy zebra, dance, jump, roll around. You name it and Andrew thinks brother can do it. We are enjoying being parents to 2 little guys. They are the light of our lives and we love everything about them. We are so grateful to be a family. Here are some pictures that we have taken recently.

California Adventure

Here are a few pictures from when we took Andrew to California Adventure. Jacob stayed with grandma and grandpa for the day so Andrew got some individual time. We had a blast. Our friends Christopher and Andrea also went with us. It was a lot fun.

Little Flirts

Here are our Little Flirts. Aren't they cute?

2 months

Jacob is 2 months old now. He is growing so much and getting so active. He loves to smile and "talk" to you. He is also getting more mobile. He uses his leg to push himself around. Jake doesn't get real far but he sure tries. At his check up he weighed in at 10 lbs. 12 oz. and was 22 inches long. He is only in the 25th percentile for both weight and height. We are not used to such a small little guy. He will take off one of these days though. He sure is eating more. Jacob loves to watch Andrew. You can just see him thinking, "wow I can't wait until I can do all that fun stuff with my big brother". It is so cute. Andrew wants him to play now. Andrew tries to get Jacob to dance and jump with him. It is really fun to watch. Well I just wanted to give a little update.