First Steps!

Jacob took his first steps today! What a sweet and happy boy he is, it's so fun working with him and watching him play because any time you make a noise or look at him, he smiles or busts up laughing! What a joy he is in our lives! He's learning so many new "tricks," and learns things so quickly now...I love the older our boys get--most of the time...haha

I had to add this picture, I think my dad just took it while playing with his new camera one night, but Jacob just looks like a whole different (fat;) baby...so cute. He's going to love me when he's older and looking at his scrapbooks!

What is this?

I'm not really sure what this face is, but it's so funny! Jacob loves watching the trains go around the train track and gets so excited when one comes down the hill...it's so cute! The boys are loving their train table and all the trains! Thanks Grammy and Mom Mom! This is a battery operated train that Jacob watches go all around the track and waits for it to come by him...it's so cute as he's learning so much!

A little class

Last night we went to a wine tasting over at some of our friends from our small group's house. Neither Andrew or I are really all that into wine, but we had 3 reasons we wanted to go. 1.) To be educated for entertaining properly and at dinner parties knowing the no no's to avoid and the proper things to do. 2.) To try to find some wines that we really enjoy, and 3.) To have a fun and different night out! It turned out all three things were taken care of! The lady who lead the tasting did such a good job of educating, as all the couples who were there were very young, I think there were about 6 young couples? And no one was really that into wine, so we were all new together! We both founds atleast one wine that we actually enjoyed, though we got to try seven! I tend to like the whites better, though I wish I liked red better because they are so good for you, I'll work on that. And three, we did have a great time doing something new and different.

After the tasting was over, everyone left and there were just three couples left from our small group, we ended up staying til almost 1:00! It's so funny because other people are age don't think of that as that late, but to us it's sooo late! I got up with the boys at 7:30 and let Andrew sleep until 9:30, then I went back to bed for an hour and we still made it to church at 11:30!

The girls: me, Karen, and Anne. The guys are above: Andrew, Nate, and Ben
Andrew and I at the end of our evening...tired, but we both had a blast! We started Dave Ramsey as a small group on Thursday so are looking forward to that new adventure together!

Finally...a hair cut!

Finally, I have gotten a hair cut! My wonderful husband surprised me with one for Valentines Day! I'm not going to lie, this was way overdue...in fact, the last hair cut I have gotten that I can remember was back in March before our trip to Hawaii. I got it cut and colored, and I didn't even like it that much...actually, I think I might have got it done in July before Kiawah and Colorado, I can't really remember though. Now, 7-10 MONTHS later, here it is. I'm still getting used to it...but it was such a great gift! I decided after much deliberation to not get new color and to try it through the summer and see if my hair lightens enough on it's own. I don't like the blond in the front on the bottom, but in the back it's pretty well blended already. Thanks Andrew!

Oh, and it's official, I'm a loser, I took these pictures on our photobooth on our Mac, hence the blue face;) Can you get the whole effect Hannah? And yes, those are bangs...can you believe it? I thought I would never go back.

Swimming

We woke up and went straight to the aquatic park this morning. I'm feeling a little better after having mastitis yet again...the doctor said after I'm completely over it this time I need to stop nursing. Guess that means I won't make it a full year, almost 11 months though...still much better then last time.

Jacob liked just sitting and splashing in the water, and Noah enjoyed running/swimming all over the place. He actually wanted to wear a life jacket today, normally he likes water wings, but we forgot them, so he just went without in the kiddy pool and used the life jacket in the big pool. Although Andrew and I were freezing by the end of our time, we enjoyed seeing our boys have so much fun and being all together as a family! This really hardly ever happens, normally Andrew is home with the boys on Fridays while I'm working, but there was no school today! It was so nice to be able to be together, but I forget how much work going to the pool is for 4 people, there's no way I could take both boys by myself! Yay for being together as a family!

Zoo Trip Again!

Here are some pictures of our day today...we went to the zoo on such a gorgeous day with one of Noah's little buddies, and got to enjoy the beautiful weather! The polar bears and penguins were the highlight as they were so active, I've never seen them play so much!

Fire Proof

We watched Fire Proof last night, which we really wanted to go and support in theaters, but never made it. We loved it, it was really well done, and I was so pleased to see in Blockbuster that there were 5 shelves and only one movie left...I got the last one! It had more shelves then Eagle eye right next to it, which was a good movie too (atleast the hour I saw before I fell asleep).

Anyways, I have posted before about my heart and how I just need a heart change with my attitude towards those I love the most, and I got re-inspired last night. I can be such a jerk to those I love most, and it's just not right! So, it seems as though if I blog about something I feel more accountable...imagine that, so here I go. We already had the book from the movie, Love Dare, and I'm starting it--again, but hey. It's 40 days and I won't give you an update every day...don't worry, but I'll check in, and that way I will have some accountability. You can support me through prayer if you think about it, I really do want to change, but I know as I have often been reminded that it's God who will be doing the changing of my heart, not me!