It's been a while....

So it's been a while since my last post but we have been really busy lately.  I have been working every wednesday night to earn some extra money which makes it hard to keep up with house work, Liam, and all the other busy work I need to do.  Jake celebrated his 26th birthday since my last post and I will post some photos of the homemade coconut cream pie I made.  Jake is still training for his big race in Nashville.  It is going to be October 16th and he is really excited.  I have decided to throw Liam a small party here in Memphis to celebrate with our friends down here.  I really wish we could have one big party with everyone together but the distance just won't allow it.  I have been working on little crafty projects for his party and hope they turn out great.  


Liam is standing on his own and increasing the distance between the things he walks to and from.  His latest thing he does is screaming!  He thinks it's hilarious if you scream and then he screams back.  He throws his head back and cackles.  He thinks he is hysterical!!  It is so funny to watch him.  He also has his fang teeth on top.  It looks ridiculous and I try to take a picture of it but he is too busy and won't cooperate.  I will try to wrangle him and post one soon.  As of last week, he has decided he likes PDO.  Last week when I dropped him off, he crawled down and played with the toys and went to his teacher.  I am glad he has warmed up to it.  

Yummy! Notice the beer candles!

I know this is a short post but I will hopefully post another one by the end of this week.  Enjoy our post!!

Happy Birthday Jake!!

Blowing out his "beer can" candles

Looking at the Meerkats at the zoo

 

Hanging out with his pal Luca

Trying to scoot Luca closer to him

Ultra weekend

My favorite picture of Jake that I took that day

I am pretty sure Jake would have been mortified to ride home in the window!

Cheering on my daddy!!

We decorated the car but it rained so Jake never got to see this

This Saturday was Jake's first ultra marathon.  I am so incredibly proud of him and blown away by what he did.   I have to say I am in total awe of him.  He just takes my breath away.  I am so thankful of what an outstanding role model he is for Liam and for me.  He may absolutely drive me crazy some days but I just absolutely love and adore him.  We started the  morning by dropping him off at the park at 6:30AM.  Liam and I watched the race start and then we left shortly after that.  Liam and I went to the store to get some last minute things and then met up with tripper at 11:30 and drove back out to the park.  Tripper joined him for the last 10 miles of the race.  Liam and I were there from 12:00 to 3:15.  He was a little trooper and did great.  He watched everyone and played in his stroller and then took a little nap and then got up to see the end of the race.  The race was a small race and didn't have lots of crowd support.  Liam and I cheered "YYYAAAYY" and he would clap his hands (sometimes) when we would cheer.  Jake finished with a time of 7 hours and 59 minutes which put him in 3rd place out of 9 seasoned ultra marathoners.  He did great getting 3rd considering he was a novice.  He was so happy to see Jake each time and was definitely excited to go home and get down and play with his toys.  Jake was pretty sore.  He came home, took a shower, ate, and then fell asleep by 7:30!  He was worn out.  I know we were all pleased with how the day and the race went.   His next race is 5o miles and it is in Nashville October 17th.  

Other family news.  Liam is getting more teeth.  We noticed his top teeth are coming in.  The 2 front and 2 teeth immediately next to the front teeth are coming in.  He has done pretty well with teething and just likes to nibble on everything.  He is saying Dada all the time now and is busy into everything.  He is getting brave and occasionally stands on his own and is increasing the distance he will move from object to object.  He loves hiding and then when you come and look for him he won't move a muscle until you make eye contact with him.  He loves screaming and screeching loudly!!! He thinks the dogs and his daddy are funny.  He is giving kisses now and hugs you occasionally. 


Tomorrow is Jake's 26th birthday.  He has always been hard to shop for.  He always knows what he wants and it's hard to keep anything a surprise.  I got him something small but it's something he has been wanting.  We don't have any big plans but, I am making him a birthday dessert and Liam promises to give him 50 kisses!!  Hope you enjoyed the post!!  

Parents Day Out and great finds....

Well parents day out went well.  Liam and I arrived a little early and while we were waiting, we met some of the other moms and their babies.  Most everyone in his group is around 10 months old. Liam was immediately excited and squealed out loud!  He reached for every baby that was near him and was thrilled to be around people his size....that didn't have fur(sister and brother dogs)  
 Two moms said they thought Liam was big....which really to me he doesn't seem bigger than their babies.  I am not just saying that because he is mine but, he really isn't that big.  Now if he was a 28lb 10 month old, I would be a little concerned. Anyways....We all just chatted waiting for the teachers to get there.  I figured out that I was the only one that worked and everyone else seemed to be around 28-32.  I was thinking in my head....so I am 24 and the only one who works, not in workout gear or a dress and heels.....feeling a little awkward.  The most important part was Liam seemed to have a great day!! They sent home his little report of his day and at the top they wrote, "Sweet Boy!"  I will post a picture of it on here.  I told Jake it was like his first report card : )  Jake just looked at me, in a nice way,  like I was a little overexcited weirdo am way overdoing the piece of paper. Not to mention I hung it on the fridge.... : ) I am really excited for him to go each week and get to be around other babies his age!! All and all a great first day for him. 
I on the other hand, cried after I got in the car and pulled out of the parking lot.  I of course immediately called Jake. As soon as he picked up the phone I said, " Say something to make me laugh because I am about to cry".  He was very sweet and asked me why I was crying, of course he knew why...I left Liam with someone I had never met for the first time.  I talked to him for a minute and then stopped crying and felt better so we got off the phone since he had a patient coming.  I really didn't know what to do with myself. I kept looking back at his empty carseat.....feeling like I forgot him or something.  I went to Old Navy, Party City, the bank, and a few other places all in about an hour.  Normally this would take me a lot longer with Liam.  So then I went home and cleaned, did dishes, and called Jake again.  I tried to take a nap since I was gonna work that night, but couldn't.  I was so excited to finally go pick him up! We got home and he was so happy and played and then took a little nap.  It was a good day!!

Today, Liam and I went to look around at Garden Ridge.  It is one of my favorite places to go shopping for holiday decorations. They have anything and everything, frames, furniture, rugs, luggage, baskets, home decor, party supplies, etc.   One of the things that I really love are their books.  They have really awesome cook books!  I found Jake this book about spicy cooking and he really likes it!! Today, I found 2 books about healthy baby and kids food which are great!  I also found an early birthday gift, a book about pizza, his favorite food.  Jake is obsessed with Turoni's Pizza, this is a local pizza place back home in Indiana.  He says it is the best pizza he has ever eaten!  I hope he will enjoy this book as much as the last one.  Each book was $5.99.  They are really reasonably priced.  Jake is the most traditional eater, he doesn't like a lot of traditional meals like most guys do.  Sometime it's a struggle to find meals he like, are really healthy, and I like too.  I am going to start buying more of these fabulous cook books with recipes Jake and I both will enjoy.  Well, now it's time for Liam and I to head to the grocery store... Hope you enjoyed reading!!