Vampires and frankensteins and bears and lambs... oh my!

Okay, okay... I know I have been M.I.A. recently so I'll make it up by posting two posts... the second is MUCH longer. HAHA

Saturday, a group of us went to Springs Preserve for their Halloween Trick or Treat event. The kids all dressed up. It was pretty dang hectic and more for older kids, but it was still entertaining.

Here is Jake the vampire hanging with his buddies, Jake the Bear and Emily the Lamb


Jake and Jake saying "what's up"


My handsome boys... Jake already having a little bit of his candy. He was cranky so this helped HAHA


There were the cutest little figures all over and these were sooo cute and hilarious I had to take a picture

He's waiting for an unsuspecting person to walk by so he can suck their blood...

Our Family... (grump boy!)

Justin, Stephanie and Frankenstein Jayden

Nick, Jennifer, Jake and Emily

Buddies hanging out on the grass eating some snacks

On Sunday, we took a drive around the lake (not totally around, just to a couple places HAHA). During the drive Jake got fuss so I gave him from pringle sticks and mid-chew, he fell asleep! HAHAHA I had to get a picture of it. Do you see the stick still in his mouth!

Patty came along for the ride. Here are our babies!

SOOOOOOOOO keep reading on to the next blog and hopefully I have caught up. HAHA

Our life continued...

Last Monday, Jake had to go to the doctor for an infected finger. I noticed it the Friday before and it just looked a little swollen and red to me so I figured he had smashed it in a cabinet somewhere (which he always does!). By Saturday, the redness was going further down his finger and by Sunday, there was something green under his nail. So I took him to the doctor to find out the green stuff was puss under the nail and it was definitely infected. Poor baby! The dr. popped the puss and gave us a prescription for antibiotics.

Here is a picture of the finger before the doctor's appt. ***WARNING*** It is a little gross.

The weekend before that, us Belangers went on (what we didn't know was) our last boating trip this year. The day was perfect and the water was nice, though a bit chilly. We actually decided to beach the boat and walk on the shore.

Here are my boys walking around...

Little stinker boy wanting more snacks...

Daddy in his goggles (haha)

And me hanging out in the boat.

Fun day!

Since the weather has been cooling down here, it has been really nice to go outside... well this week is windy, but last week was nice. So Jake and I headed to the park. We got some chicken sandwiches and has a little picnic.

This duck walked RIGHT up to us... notice our shoes, so close!

Then we fed the other ducks Jake's bread since he only ate the chicken.

I thought we were going to get eaten. Once all 9000 of them showed up, I threw the bread on the ground and ran away. Here they are going to town on the bread.

Swing time!!!

And then Jake took a little "ride" in this car...

Now I wonder- is it breed into men to automatically put their arm on the seat behind them... guess he's just waiting for some cute little girl to come sit next to him.

Slide time was last!

That night was an Angels vs. Yankees game... so I made a pizza (a little silly shape)

And we watched the game. Jake had his thunder-sticks! WOOO!!

Too bad we lost the series and now the dang Yanks are going to the World Series. WHATEVER! HAHA

Well until next time, have a good one!!

And they are finished!

This past week has been pretty busy with all the crafts I did.

I made a "Beware" sign...

"Eek" blocks (instead of "boo" blocks)...

A hanging goblin...

Vampire candy jar...

And Jake's halloween bag.

I still need to do Jake's costume and didn't make the spider frame... but I figured these were good. I'm happy with how everything turned out. I'm sure some could have been a little better but whoop-dee-doo! They are just fine and I like them. HAHA Hope you do too!

Well, until next time, have a good one!! And watch for those spooks.

Eeeek!

Tomorrow starts my HaLLowEen CraFts! I will be making...
- "Beware" sign
- "Boo" blocks
- Goblin hanging guy
- Spider sign
- Jake's trick or treat bag
- Part of Jake's costume
- Vampire candy jar

As soon as I get them done, pictures will be up.

But after a long day and all of us covered in grim and dirt, I'm off to bathe Jake. OH! And one of the fish we bought on Friday had 16 babies today. Insane!!!

Well until next time, have a good one!!

Jacob is One!!!

After the birthday party and little man turning one, I finally have time to blog about it all. FIRST thing is first. Jake is one!

This past year has gone by so fast, I can't even believe it. I swear he was just this tiny little yellow thing that would just sleep all the time. But when I look at him after blinking for a minute to focus back on reality, I see he is a walking, jabbering little guy who either wants to play completely by himself, or just cuddle with you for a minute. So sweet.

We got his 1 year pictures done and they turned out so great.

On other blogs, I have noticed at milestones parents list the things their kids are doing... so I thought I'd hope on that bandwagon.

Now that Jake is one, he...

- Can walk totally

- Barks like a dog

- Is completely obsessed with dogs

- And music (and will dance)

- And Balls

- Will walk right up and kiss and cuddle with you

- Waves all the time

- Flirts like crazy

- Knows when he is funny and tries to keep people laughing at him

- Likes to brush his own hair AND teeth

- Loves his slide and will go down by himself

- Is obsessed with water

- Loves his fruits and likes his veggies (Wooo!)

- Moody and cranky and has started throwing fits... HAHA

- Has a couple very distinct "Jake" looks

- Is so much like his father, it's insane!

- Somehow knows to be more gentle with girls than with boys

- Will sleep completely on top of me if given the chance

- Knows how to turn on Jimmy's alarm clock so he can listen to the music

- Knows how to turn on/off the computer

- Knows there are certain buttons on the printer to get a piece of paper out

- Does "Smooches" if you ask him too (puckers up lips)

- Says some words, but not a ton

And a million other things. Every day he gets smarter and more entertaining to watch.

On his birthday, Jake and I went over to my aunt's to swim, followed by lunch at Wendy's and then a nap before Daddy got home. Once he woke up from his nap, he opened his gifts from us.

Then off to Olive Garden we went. He flirted with everyone, I swear! Then it was cake time at home. It was pretty late by that point that he didn't really enjoy his cake at all.

Saturday was his birthday party. It was finally here. I worked on the decorations for that dang party since July!!!! Here is how it was set up. The theme was "Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails"

Photo Banner

Centerpiece

Table with Food

Snakes for the doors

"1" photo holders

Cake Table

Desserts (Snakes and Snails brownies, and Puppy Dog Tails cupcakes)

And now some photos from the party.

It was such a great day and our little boy got so spoiled! Thank you all for coming!

And thanks for reading this extremely long blog. Until next time, have a good one!