Blake Update & A Few Pictures

We are all very proud of Blake... he finished the school year with all A's!!! GREAT JOB, Blake!!!As soon as we know how Dylan did we will update the blog! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of Blake :-(

Here are some pics of the little ones:

Abby's end of school year ice cream party... Jacob & Abby on the way to Jacob's graduation...

Abby Loses Another Tooth

Well, Abby lost her top tooth last week. She kept working it loose and we were just standing in the living room and heard it drop on the floor. She was very excited especially for the Tooth fairy's visit. The next morning she made Steve look up what the Tooth fairy looks like on the computer. She told him that was not what she looked like because she saw her in her room. Apparently, the Tooth fairy woke Abby up when she "swooshed" by her.

Orlando

Abby, Jacob, Blake and I went down to Orlando to see Steve at the end of his TDY. We had a great time. We played putt-putt, went to the Imaginarium and then spent a day at Sea World. It has been SO rainy lately, we got very lucky that we managed the whole day at Sea World without rain.

Blake and Jacob on the crab...


Shamu

Mommy, Daddy & Abby on the "water" roller coaster... it was FUN!

Abby & Jacob in the aquarium (see Nemo?)

Jacob's Graduation

Sorry it has taken me so long to post these pictures. Jacob had his pre-K graduation on the same day as Abby's Field Day. All of the kids wore red, white, and blue and their graduation had a patriotic theme, which of course I loved. The kids each said facts about the United States. Jacob's line was "We pledge allegiance to the flag because we promise to be good Americans." He was very shy and it took him a minute to get going. Once he said his lines everyone in the audience started clapping. It was very cute.

Just bein' Jacob...

Notice his certificate is upside down...

Abby's Field Day

Today was Abby's field day! I took the day off of work and Grandma and I went up to Abby's school. Abby did a great job in all of the events... some of her favorites were the water relay, pitch & fetch, and the sack race (which Abby calls the baked potato race because you look like a baked potato w/ the bag on). The only bad thing is that it was freezing and very windy today. All of the parents were wrapped up in blankets and sweatshirts. The kids were pretty pumped up and did not seem near as cold as the adults. After Field Day, Grandma, Abby and I headed to lunch at Applebees. Then, Abby and I went to Books-A-Million to buy Jacob a pre-K graduation gift (he graduates tonight). We've had a great day!

Abby doing the water relay... Go Abby!!!!

Waiting for the next event.

Having a snack in the classroom (and warming up).

Some Pictures

Well, it has been a long seven weeks while I've been away in Alabama, but I am HOME! Here are a few pictures taken over the past several weeks.


Abby's Easter basket...
Jacob's Easter basket...

One weekend we went and picked strawberries. We had a lot of fun.
Here is Mr. Jacob when we went to pick strawberries...

and the Princess...

Here they are posing on a 1947 John Deere tractor...

Abby and Jacob at the Montgomery Zoo...

Jacob and Dylan when Dyl came to visit for Spring Break...

Pics of the Little Kids

Blake has been teaching Abby and Jacob to jump off the swings in the backyard. Here are a few pictures he has taken of them jumping...


This is Abby's Spiderman pose!
Here is Jacob's Superhero pose!
Abby and Jacob racked out after a long day of playing...
Jacob while playing with Blake (not sure what game but they had fun)!
Princess Abby using her tub paint as make-up.... so beautiful!

Snow Day

Saturday, it was 70 degrees and we woke up Sunday to SNOW! The kids were so excited. We let them out to play in it while it was still kind of a rainy snow. Blake took Abby and Jacob for a walk and by the time they returned there were big, beautiful flakes! I guess snow is very rare for this part of Georgia. The poor kids thought it was going to snow like it did in NH! Oh well, they had a great time!

The snow falling outside our house!
The kids!

Jacob trying to catch snowflakes on his tongue.

Wonder if he caught any???

Blake pushing the kids on the swingset in the snow!

It Has Been A While...

since my last post. Things here have been busy as usual. Steve and I are still going to school (it seems never-ending). Dylan came to visit over Valentine's weekend (and Blake went up to S.C. for his winter break). Dylan was sweet and watched Abby & Jacob so Steve & I could go out on a date. We had a great time and it was great to see Dylan... if only he had a winter break and could spend some more time with us.

We've all been a bit under the weather for the last few weeks or so. Abby had her follow-up pulmonolgy appointment and her chloride-sweat test (to rule out cystic fibrosis... which was negative). She is doing great and her medicines are improving her asthma and also helping her sleep through the night! Jacob is doing well, too! He has been learning a lot at school and continues to make us laugh with all of the silly little things he does. I am afraid we will have our hands full when he starts Kindergarten. He is ALL boy! Blake is great, too! He stays busy with school and I just can't believe how much homework he has. He got contacts a few weeks ago and he is doing well adjusting to those.


Tonight Blake watched the kiddos so we could go out to eat. Steve and I went out for appetizers and dessert (the two best parts of a meal in my opinion). Here are a few pics of things happening over the last month:




Dylan, Abby and Silly Jacob!

My beautiful "European" bouquet from Steve.

Abby & Jacob fell asleep in our bed watching a movie... such angels when they're sleeping!

Abby's Pulmonology Appointment

Last Thursday Abby had her pulmonologist appointment up in Macon. We had a really good appointment and learned Abby does, in fact, have asthma. Abby was very nervous (we've had some pretty traumatic appointments in the past) but she was such a big girl during her x-ray and exam by Dr. Logan. He gave her lots of medication (Pulmicort, Nasonex and Singular) to help with the asthma. He also gave her some prescription ointments for her eczema. Hopefully, this will help our little Princess live more comfortably. It is so hard for us to watch her suffer. She has slept better the past few nights, so that is a good sign. Unfortunately, she has been fighting a fever so she still isn't up to par. Here is a picture of Abby getting her first treatment of Pulmicort (her mask is a little fish face... very cute).

Happy Birthday Jacob!

I cannot believe that Jacob is 5 years old. It seems like just yesterday he was a cuddly little baby! We had a great birthday part for him at Monkey Joe's and a bunch of his friends from school came. After his party he said "Am I 5 now Mom?" I told him not yet. So, on his actual birthday he looked up at me and said "I am 5 now, aren't I?" Of course all day long everything was better for Jacob because he was 5! He really is growing and changing. He is doing really well with his "target" words at school and identifying which words begin with which letters. He has also become more inquisitive (catching up to Abby and her million questions a day). Here are a few pics of Jacob's party and actual birthday. I think the highlight of his birthday was when we got home from dinner and he had several birthday messages on the machine. He kept trying to talk to everyone on the answering machine. It was very comical!

Jacob opening one of his gifts (He got lots of hot wheels and he was thrilled about that)!

Jacob and all of his friends!

Abby's face plant on one of the slides!

Jacob ON his 5th birthday... so EXCITED!

One of my favorite pictures of Jacob when he was 4 months old!!!

Christmas in Georgia

On our way back to Georgia we picked up Blake and Dylan from S.C. and then we had Christmas here. It was good to have all four kids together. Last night was New Year's Eve and we just stayed home and played video games, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and watched a movie. It was very relaxing and the perfect way to ring in the new year. Happy New Year!!!!

Christmas in New Hampshire

Steve, Abby, Jacob and I drove up to New Hampshire for Christmas. We wanted a white Christmas and boy did we get one. The kids loved the snow. Jacob really loved it and we had a hard time getting him inside. We had Christmas eve with an ornament exchange, then we had three Christmases on Christmas day. We opened gifts until 9 at night. It took us a long time driving up and back but we had a wonderful time!

Christmas morning opening presents from Santa!

Abby, Caitlin and Jacob playing with their new DS's.

Jacob playing Santa!

Abby & Caitlin after sledding (it was freezing).

Jacob getting ready to sled down the hill (he knocked me off my feet on his way down the hill).