Happy 4th and yes, I am terrible at updating the blog...

Hello Everyone!

Okay, I honestly cannot remember the last time we updated the blog. So, in an apology, I tried to post as many pictures as possible. I should say that the blog is often not my friend. The last time I tried to post, it froze on me. I got mad and shut it down and didn't come back to it! Until now!!

I will try to start from where I think you all should know about....

We have been in our new house now for about 3 months. We are doing our best to make this new house a home. Which will mean some of Adam's favorite things to do, like paint! We have settled in nicely and are adjusting to our new jobs.

Jake is doing great! He has adjusted very well to the new house and is doing an amazing job with potty training. I can almost officially say that he is almost trained. He has not had an accident for a while now. He is also excited that he is going to be a big brother!!

YUP, that's right! We are expecting our second bundle of joy in early December! We are working on the baby room and we have our 20 week ultrasound on July 21st. Adam really thinks that we are having a girl, I am pretty certain that we are having a boy. Right now the majority say girl! We are not sure yet if we want to know. We didn't with Jake and it was a lot of fun. I guess you will have an update in a couple of weeks!

I tried to get the pictures in order of date, but like I said earlier, the blog is often not my friend! So, I will give you a little caption of each!

Jake and his friend Clare enjoying a tootsie sucker!

Jake's first experience with sparklers!

Washing mommy's car! And he got to control the hose!

And control of the sponges!

Jake was not satisfied with the amount of bubbles! So he took it upon himself to make more!

Baby bump at 17 weeks!

Jake broke out the Handy Manny tools and had to fix his lawnmower just like Daddy.

Getting everything ready to make Banana Crumble muffins!

Breaking in the new stand mixer!

Got the measuring spoons!

Ready to bake!

We are having a blast being closer to our families. We certainly miss MN and all of our friends! We hope everyone is enjoying summer and we will certainly keep the blog updated more so everyone can keep up with our new adventure!!

Smiles!

California King

Finally I am starting to get some respect around here... after waiting to move into my new special house, I am moving up in the world to a new bed. It's my equivalent of a California King and let me tell you - life is good. Below you'll see exhibit A (or at least I'll call it that in court) a picture of me in that converted little person crib.

Exhibit B - my big boy bed. It's crazy cool. I'm chillin with an infinite number of dinosaurs and stuffed animals and the best news, Duncan cant even jump up and bother me. Now you tell me after you look at the pictures if you don't see a difference in my comfort. I'm suing my parental units for a lifetime supply of jelly beans, I hope the judge rules in my favor and agrees I've been caged like a wild animal. OK, maybe I need to work on my courtroom drama. I'm a happy man.

Everything is going really well in my new house, except the weather. I had to take my tee ball game inside the house the other day - we had a rain delay that I was getting impatient with.

Mommy had a birthday this last week, it was fun to sing to her! She's a few years older than me, but she's beautiful - I tell her that each day. This weekend I will be chasing bunnies to find their candy filled eggs. Maybe there will be some coins like last year, I'm building up my piggy bank to put a home theatre system in my room - you know, now that I have the space, have to make it my own.

Much love and chocolate bunnies,

- Jacob

Not much going on...

Ok, so maybe that's not entirely true - it's been pretty busy around our camp for the last several months. I turned 2 years old, had 2 separate parties (oh, yeah!) and celebrated Christmas with my Grandma Jan, Grandma Karen and Papa and my cousins. I'm a BIG guy, pretty soon I'll be old enough to get a job and start paying for my own things. That's at least what mom and dad say. I am adding pictures for you all to take a look at, but I am sure my family will be seeing more of me around... you'll have to read on. That's what they call a teaser in the business you know.

Below - My cousin Grace and I wait for my special cupcake on my birthday. Chow down!


For Christmas, I got some Buzz Slippers - I can fly like Buzz and even defeat Zurg.


When I am home in GB, I love to play with my cousins - they are a blast. We run outside, get special treats and play with toys. Rumor has it Grandma Karen fixed up the basement... all for me to go in and make a MESS. When will they ever learn?



After a hard day of play, a little cuddle time is perfect!



I'm going to get a lot more TLC and time with my family from now on. Wait for it... we're moving! (I know the suspense was killing you!) We found a special new house for me near Milwaukee, WI. Mom and Dad wanted us to be closer to our family and after a long talk - we made a tough choice to leave our family and friends in Minneapolis. We made a lot of good memories there... including mom and dad graduating college, making some money starting their careers, making friends and making me (no details please). We've been very blessed. Mom was able to transfer to another center where they had a director position open and dad went from Target to Kohls. I think it's funny he's in the handbag buying office. Hahaha... he was in the big apple this last week for work. I like apples.

Below is a quick pic of our send off from MN. Our house sold in 10 days. Amazing!

Drumroll please... we've bought a new special house (I think all my piggy bank money will cover it) that I get to move into in a few weeks. It sure beats this temporary housing nonsense that I've been cooped up in. It's got a nice big back yard, room for Duncan and I to run around and space for all of my toys. Rumor has it there is even extra rooms that I could get a little brother or sister. No plans yet, dad says chill. :) I am so excited. My big boy school is just down the road! So cool! I took a few pictures of the house for you.

It's called the cookie house, because when we went in for the showing - they had cookies waiting for us. Yahooo!

Special thanks to Grandma Karen and UMD for helping us house hunt, we saw 9 houses in 1 day. Also, a shout out to Grandma Jan - not only did is she taking care of my puppy, Duncan - but she also took care of me when I had the poops for a week... I will NOT explain, but it was nasties. Grandma Jan also sold her house too! Lots of exciting things going on!

I can't wait to settle in and explore all the city has to offer. Yes, still a Twins fan / Packer fan / Gopher fan. We can cheer for the Brewers too as long as they aren't playing my Twins - they are in different leagues you know.

Love you, miss you, see you soon

-Jacob