Well look what we have here!

Party Pictures

We got our pictures today from the photographer that took pictures at Jake's party. She took a ton of pictures and these are just a few (there are more on facebook).

In the car daddy made

Jake's loot

Snowed In

Well not anymore, but for 4 days we were! So Jake got to hang out with daddy Tuesday through Friday since school was canceled. I made it to work Tuesday and Thursday but it took forever getting there and home. My normal 40-55 minute commute (depending on traffic) was almost 2 hours Tuesday afternoon. It at least got me out of the house for a little bit. But poor Josh was stuck in the house from Tuesday afternoon until yesterday afternoon (although I think I would have rather been stuck inside than driving on the crappy icy roads).

We didn't take Jake out in it much because it was so cold! But we got one cute picture in the snow. Wednesday and Friday we all stayed in our pj's all day. It was nice to sit at home and not worry about running errands or anything else. But I am so ready for warm weather! The roads were finally thawed out this afternoon and the snow is all starting to melt. Hopefully we don't have to deal with this weather again this season. Everytime we get this kind of weather our Hawaii plan gets closer!

After the ice on Tuesday

 Silly boy uses his mouth to carry stuff

 Eating daddy's apple

 Talking to Grams on the phone

 Plowing the driveway!

After the snow on Friday...you can see the bump from where the flowerpot in the first picture is

One Year Check Up

Jake's one year appointment was today. So we braved the icy roads to get there.

The doctor said he is doing great! She said he is talking at an 18 month old level. She was really surprised at all the words he has, she said normally it is a fight to get one word from boys at a year old. And combined with his verbal skills she said his walking is about where she would expect a 15 month old to be. (Kids typically focus on verbal and physical skills at different times so while they do one, the other takes a backseat). She was also impressed with how friendly and outgoing he is with strangers. And then she told us what we already knew...he's perfect!

So one year stats:

Height: 29 inches      26th percentile
Weight: 21lbs 4 oz    24th percentile
Head: 18.5 inches     68th percentile

He has really slowed in growth but the doctor said that is normal and she expects him to start catching back up in the next 6 months or so.

And a few pictures playing with his birthday presents from us and Grams.

Yea slide!

Reading in his chair

Cuddly baby

The kid loves ballons!