Jake's 4th Birthday - #1...

AT THE FARM........

Today is Jake's actual birthday - and he is having a party at school... then we are headed to the beach soon, so he'll have another celebration there with Opa and Ernie! Spoiled kids!!! ;-)

But first, here is a recap of our weekend at the farm...
Jake and Sam both LOVE the farm - and it's really all they want to do for their birthdays!!! Soooo... here we are for another farm weekend!!!!

Jake on 'his big green tractor'...

Emma posing for her 5 month photo shoot...

And Jake having fun in the pumpkin too!

Present time!!!!!!!

(It was a little chilly)...

This looks like it needs to be put together....

Undies!!!!! But they're SPIDERMAN!!!!!

He got everyone working on unpacking and putting toys together!!!

Everyone!

Sam had a few 'prizes' to unwrap too!!!!

It's Aero and Eric... "MY FAVORITE!!!!!"

Our own camping chairs!!! (Jake couldn't take his eyes off of his train!!!!)

Time for CAKE!!!!!

I'M FOUR!!!!!

Sam had to show Jake how to use a lot of his toys... and he's a good aim... or is he!?!?!?

There were plenty of four-wheeler rides - and yes, Emma comes along... just like Sam and Jake did when they were babies!!!!

And then the big boys showed us what to do with old, un-needed pumpkins...

Yes, that is lighter fluid...

And a lighter...

And a flaming pumpkin...

But that's not enough...

Bye-bye pumpkin!!!!

And that was Jake's first celebration of his fourth birthday!!!! I am very sad that my littlest guy is growing up so fast, but I must say - I am enjoying them more and more the older they get!!! Except for this school thing - it gets in the way!!!! LOL!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAKE!!!!!!

Catching up...

Surely I'm not the only one with a million pictures on my camera phone? That tells the stories of day-to-day life... right???? Please????

Well, since I've been depriving the blog for a few weeks, I have a build-up (again) of pictures that warrant sharing!!!! So here we go with the camera phone back-up-of-pictures....

First, though... an update on school - Sam loves it (I'm not surprised - he's a creature of habit... once he gets into a routine, he is GREAT!).  Jake likes school... he just won't admit it.  Or he just likes hanging out with mommy better!? He doesn't cry, but he has been known to throw himself onto the floor in an effort to not go.  That never works. ;-) He is adjusting to going three days in a row!!!!  He really liked having a 'home day' in between his school days!!! hahaha!!! I usually get, "Do I have to go to school today, AGAIN???? AWWWWW MAN!!!!" But I think he likes it - he just won't admit it!!!!

OK - now, for pictures....

Jake wearing his bookback to the bus stop - because the big kids do... he's not in school yet, here...

Jake and I kept pretty busy those few weeks it was just the two of us... we visited Nanny a lot... which she loved too!!!!

Sam and his creativity... LOVE it!!! These were made from his 3D glasses he got at the World of Coke during his visit with Opa and Ernie...

I took Jake for ice cream...

We visited Sam at school for lunch (a few times ;-)...

Sam using his dad's shoe horn to get his tennis shoes on... imitation... :-)

Jake and I went to the grocery store... a lot...

He played trains (a lot)...

We babysat Emma...

See? More trains...

We painted pottery for a good cause (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta)...

Cutie...

We went to FroYoLo... at least it's better for you than REAL ice cream!?

Mimi and Pop Pop went on vacation...

They thought this was the coolest thing - maybe we can go next time!?!?

More cutie...

More cutie playtime...

Silly cutie playtime...

Cutie...

More FroYoLo...

Mimi and Pop came home... bearing prizes...

More FroYoLo (we had to introduce Mimi and Pop Pop... they are now hooked too)

Spiderman suit only comes off to eat and sleep (only because we have spiderman jammies)...

Captain America's prize...

Ready to walk to the bus stop...

Sam too... he can web with the best of them!

Jake's 2nd day of school... he wasn't a fan of going... he thought he should have a day off in between - like last year!!!!!

Yes, they still hang out in their undies... and Stormie isn't any less modest...

BJ's lost coffee cup.... he left it on my bumper one morning - it made it halfway out of the neighborhood before it met it's fate... he called me THREE TIMES to remind me to get it... the third time being as I was walking out the door.  Oops...

Sam and Jake's other prize... Croc tennis shoes... they are AWESOME!!!!

OK - think the blog is up to speed on those random pictures laying around!!!!!