Playing with Jacob

I found this neat storyboard on MCPactions today and thought I would share some pictures of Jacob in the playroom. He loves to play with his sister, but when she is sleeping he gets all the toys to himself! Including the doll house! Enjoy some sweet pics of our little cutie...




(**and as a side note I'm just now seeing that I need to make sure I fit the pics in the storyboard a little better next time...oh well!!)

Little Ballerina

Our little Taylor started ballet lessons last week. Here's some pictures from her first day. I was trying so hard just to get her there and into her class, dressed appropriately that I forgot my camera in the car. Luckily I took one picture of her on my phone and then took some more at home in her ballet clothes. After her class she came out with a balloon, a bracelet, and a sticker, but when I asked what she did in class all I got was, "I don't remember." Ugh! When we got home she conveniently "remembered" and told Daddy all about it!

Alarid Cousins

Since we had all 6 of the Alarid cousins together at once, we had to take some pictures! Here they all are...

Jacob at 13 months

Here are some pics Jess of Frugal Fotography took the other day. They turned out great and we had a wonderful time!

At 13 months Jacob is still crawling, though he likes to walk if you hold his hands. He is starting to try to say some words like banana, Tay Tay, night night, and bye bye. We are all having such a wonderful time with him. He is a real joy to have in our lives!

Cousins!

The kids' cousins are in town this week and we had lots of fun in the pool last night. Here's a pic of them enjoying their popsicles after wearing out Uncle Eric. (btw, popsicles are a great way to lure kids out of the pool! Thanks Christina D. for that trick!!)

A couple of cuties

It is so miserably hot in Texas right now. Probably in other places, too. So, what did I decide to do yesterday? Take my kids out into the hot, late afternoon sun and take pictures of them! To be honest, we spent exactly 20 minutes outside. I know this because I was cooking dinner at the same time and that's how much time I had on the timer for our Chicken Spaghetti. When I walked back into the house the time had less than a minute left, so I think I managed the time well :) Anyway, we've let the grass grow high in our "field" (approx. 1/2 acre of our lot that we don't use). This makes for a good backdrop for some photos and I've been dying to try it. So here are a couple from that session:

Happy Birthday Jacob!!!!!

Jacob celebrated his 1st birthday on the 22nd, while we were at the lake! He's getting to be such a big boy. We had his party at the lake house with a lot of our family. Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures, but here are a few of him with his cake and new four wheeler (courtesy of his super excited daddy!)

At a year old Jacob is standing up on his own, cruising around while holding onto furniture or hands, and loves to play with his sister. He has three teeth (one on top and two on bottom), he's 21 lbs (25%) and 30 inches(50%). Jacob is drinking out of a cup now and loves to eat...anything...and lots of it!

He is such a sweet boy and we are all having so much fun with him!