The Third Kid's "Nursery"

With Noah, I labored over decorating the perfect nursery for his new home. New paint, bedding set, pictures, stuffed bears, furniture, his name in letters, the works! Then, Ryleigh came along and inherited the same nursery, but we exchanged the bears for some dolls and angel pictures and got her name in letters too. Jakie . . . well, he gets his name in letters and some hand-me-down bears, but his "nursery" is in the hallway!!! What can you do???!!! We plan to eventually move him in with Ryleigh for a while until he is out of a crib, but for now, we are afraid she'll climb in bed with him and crush him!

My First Shoes

Jacob wore his first pair of shoes last week--I couldn't resist taking a picture of those cute little feet! He also found his hands and often sits there clutching them together like he is plotting something!

Big Brother and Big Sister

The kids love to sit by Jakie in Ryleigh's little blue chair. They beg me to take pictures of them and then want to see themselves in the camera viewer, always exclaiming, "How cute!!!"

Mommy's Jakie and Daddy's Jakie

Daddy's Jakie!!!!

Mommy's Jakie!!!

In honor of tonight's matchup between the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns, Jakie sported his best clothes to make BOTH Daddy and Mommy happy!!!

The Annual Trip to Harvest Farm

The kids enjoyed a hayride, the corn maze, the corn box and petting the animals. I think Ryleigh's favorite part was the hot chocolate and kettle corn by the campfire! It sure was cold!!

Jakie Continues to Grow BIG!!

Jakie is getting even bigger these days and loves smiling at himself in the mirror. His little coos are so cute, and the other kids still continue to smother him with their love and attention, sometimes until he cries!!

A Visit from "Uncle" Colby and "Aunt" Rachel

Ryan's buddy from Florida and his wife came for a long weekend to visit with us and the kids. Our kids were their charming selves and sure loved being with their "uncle" and "aunt"! We spent some time at the corn maze/pumpkin patch, the guys went fishing (and caught nothing!) and we took them up to Estes for a close glimpse of the Rockies. We also watched the Buckeyes and Penn State, but we aren't talking about that!