Birthdays!

We had two birthdays this month!

Jacob turned 7.

and Little Joe is now a year old!!!!

Time really does fly. I have very mixed feelings about this.

November

I am determined to get caught up on photos!!! So here's November in pictures. :)

Jayla lost another tooth. This one has been loose for a while, and it is the first one she pulled completely on her own!

Some dear friends gave me a baby shower just before Joe arrived! What fun!

The dirty diaper game! Too funny!

Jacob and Jack LOVE trains. They had a close-up view one day while Jayla was in dance class!

Jacob turned 6 on the 10th!

This lady at CiCi's gave him a dollar and a balloon. :) He talks to anyone and everyone, so he just melted her heart and she wanted to do something for him. I don't think she even spoke English very well!

His main/big gift was GeoTrax. He doesn't like "trains with faces" anymore, so we got TWO TUBS of these (about 5 sets) for a great price, and he LOVES them!

Homeschool Thanksgiving & Talent show dinner

 

Jayla and Jack! Haha!!

The chicks are growing fast!

Happy Birthday, Jacob!

My sweet Jacob is 6 years old today!!!

Jacob and  his cousin.

Happy Birthday, Jacob!

My little man is FIVE today! Where does the time go? Jacob has sure been a huge blessing to me. He's my guy, my little toot (and he loves to express that too!). He is such a sweet boy. In fact, the other day he wanted to share his strawberries with everyone "because the bible says to share". And I have to say, he has always been the least likely of my kids to say something like this, so all this "bible thumping" I've done is paying off! Hehe! :)

Jacob loves to play with others, whether it is riding bikes, wrestling with his daddy or brother, jumping on the trampoline, playing with his trains or playing the Wii (which he is VERY good at!). He just loves life and loves to share his joy with others.

A few of his fears that I don't think I've put on the blog.....He has always been scared of loud noises, the dark and being left alone (like in the back bedroom or outside). He is learning to manage his fears and when he feels "safe" he will just giggle, but he has always had these fears since he was tiny. I just think it is interesting because Jack doesn't seem to be scared of anything! I think Jayla was the same way, and I can't remember about Jonathan. My brain won't go that far back!

He is NOT, however, scared to talk to strangers! I still have to watch him carefully and am constantly reminding him that it is okay when I am with him, but he can't just run off and talk to anyone! He loves to tell anyone who will listen about his pets, his family, his toys......whatever he is excited about at the time. Jayla was like that too but is much more reserved now, so he may grow out of it a bit as he understands people more.

This is my friend Mandie's little boy, Josh. He just turned 3, and he and Jacob love playing together!

This is becoming much more common. They love to wrestle, and surprisingly they do not get hurt as often as I expect! (Thankfully!) I hope these two always have a close bond.

Happy birthday, little man! You are SO loved and appreciated! And thank You God for blessing us with him. We are not worthy, but we are so grateful.