Jump for Joy

Abby and Jacob have been fortunate enough to have been invited to two parties at Jump for Joy in the last four days. One was Alison's birthday party and the other was Sarah's back to school party. They had so much fun. Nikki (Sarah's mom) ordered tomato free pizza for Abby, so she was very excited to enjoy pizza with the other kids (Thanks, Nikki). Abby's going to have her party there next month. She can't wait.

Abby bouncing on a ball at Alison's party.
Jacob making his way through the obstacle bouncer.
Princess Abby sliding down the big slide.
Jakey having fun!

Sweet Jacob Ryan

Jacob always does such cute things and by the time I sit down to blog I forget what he did. Tonight the kids were eating and Abby threw a fit because her chicken was spicy. I told her to drink her milk and she did not want to make it spicy. Well, hurriedly Jacob said "Drink mine, drink mine." She took it and as she was drinking he said "Hurry, hurry." It was so sweet.

Abby has invented a new color: English Green. Last night she was telling me a story about a new Super camera that you do not have to hold because it has little wings (such a great imagination) that hold it up to your face for you. Then she said "It comes in lots of colors; blue, red, orange, pink, and English green." I don't know why but that just tickled me and I could not stop laughing.

Both Abby and Jacob have been such a riot lately! Last night, Blake had his music up loud and Jacob was standing outside his door dancing. It was very cute!

Air Force 60th Anniversary Ball

Last night Steve and I went to the AF 60th Anniversary Ball. We had so much fun. The chef from the television show "Dinner Impossible" made the dinner and it was very good (they made steak, chicken, brisket, pork and several yummy desserts, too). A bunch of our friends from work were in the kitchen cooking with the chef. The show will air eventually on the Food Network. Since it was our 60th birthday, some people were dressed in vintage AF uniforms and the music played was from the 40s. After dinner there were some people who entertained us with swing dancing. We had a very nice night out with our friends celebrating the AF's 60th Birthday!

Of course, a big thanks to Blake who watched Abby and Jacob for us. They went to the park, went for a walk and played games. They were very well behaved for Blake and had a great time.
Today, one of Abby and Jacob's friends has a birthday party. The three of us just made an egg-free cake to take with us and then we're off to Jump for Joy. Steve and Blake are heading out to a friend's house to watch the games.

Mom and Dad ready to go... Abby wanted to put on her fancy clothes and go with us.

Mommy and goofy girl Abigail!

Orange Crush and the kiddos

Tonight Blake and his friends are going to their high school football game and it is Orange Crush night. They painted themselves orange and wore orange. When they left Steve was trying to keep the orange body paint from getting all over the car. You don't get the full effect with these pictures but Blake had on orange shorts, flip flops and socks, too! Go Bulldogs!

Abby has been working on coloring in the lines and here she is showing her little "Bubba" how its done. So far Abby can spell (and sign) yellow, brown, blue, red, in and out! Of course, she already spells her name as well as all of the immediate family's. Very smart girl!

Jacob is still on his puppy kick. It is cute, but we're ready for him to stop answering questions with "wuffy-wuffy." Today was pj day at his school and he did NOT want to wear pj's. He said "PJs are for naptime and I just woke up." Too cute!

Georgia Bound

Well, we found out today we will be moving to Robins AFB which is in Warner Robins, Georgia. We are so excited that we will be closer to Dylan. Now we will be able to see him more often (and Blake will be able to see his mom, step-dad, Dylan and baby brother more often, too). I have already started researching places to live, schools, and distances to everyone's houses. We will be there in January and can't wait.

The only downside is we will be leaving all of our good friends here in Texas. Abby is so well adjusted to her new school and Blake is in his freshman year. I hope it won't be too hard for them to get started in a new place.

We will keep everyone posted!

Weekend Pictures

Almost all of the kiddos!
Abby going for a big slide!
Jacob being Jacob! Mommy and Abby making cake (cookies).

Nice Weekend

We had a very nice weekend. Saturday, Abby and I had a Mommy/Daughter shopping day. We went to Stride Rite, Kohls and finished off the day with our weekly grocery shopping. Blake spent the day hanging out with his friends while Daddy and Jacob watched college football.

Sunday, we had the Parker's and the Hughes' over for a cookout. We had the big water slide out and the Parker's brought their rocket ship sprinkler. We had burgers and dogs and our friends brought all of the yummy sides. The kids devoured Nikki's watermelon. I made Meemaw's crescent roll cheesecake and it was a hit, too. Naturally, Kara brought her homemade salsa... always my favorite. We had such a nice time with our great friends... what could be better?
After the kids wore themselves out with the water toys, they decided they should play pirate ship on the Little Tikes slide. Jacob kept screaming "I'm a pirate" and "Get into the shadows." All of the kids were have such a good time playing. Ethan, Nik and Jacob were watching out for a monster and Abby even acted like a one and screamed, "Rooooaaaarrrr!!!" Finally, she said "I don't want to be a monster anymore." It was so cute.

Today we had a nice, quiet day at home. Abby and I tried to bake a cake, but I must have made a mistake on the recipe and ended up making some delicious egg-free cookies. Tonight, as Jacob was coming into the bathroom to brush he teeth, he said to me "Mommy, I have a skateboard and you need one, too." Then, he pointed at me and made a noise as if to grant me a skateboard. It was too cute. Of course, he is still our puppy and now he likes to show me all of his paws (as he shows me his hands and feet). He really is Mr. Imagination and we never know what he will come up with next. We hope everyone had as wonderful a weekend as we did.