What Do You Feed a Baby Dragon?

According to the above picture, you feed him rubber duckies. And possibly lots of Halloween candy! These pictures are from our church's Fall Festival, which we look forward to every year. As you can see, we also have a crop of babies ripening for the harvest! Our church has had a new baby born every month since August and this will continue through January. I get to be next!

My Baby Shower!!

I remember looking at my countdown clock on this blog when it read "80 days till due date" and "50 days" and how far away that seemed. Now it says 13 days and I can't believe it!! It really does go by fast the second time around. Here are some pics of my awesome baby shower that my sweet friends, Angie and Shelley threw for me on October 18th. As you can see, they are VERY talented and I was very lucky to be honored by them!!

Jacob Learns to Eat with a Spoon (sort of)

Hallowe'en is coming. Mmmm....candy.....

I'm really happy with how this picture turned out. It's from October of 2007. I'm trying to figure out a way to top it, but I'm coming up short.

A Day at the Beach!

Rocks don't taste as good as they look.

Contemplating God's creation.

She told him it was ice cream.

The sad thing is, he kept eating it!

We took Jacob to the beach for the first time this year. I wasn't sure how he would take to it, but he absolutely loved it. He chased waves and tried to eat rocks and ate about two pounds of sand. Sand has lots of nutrients, right?

Happy Greetings

One of Jacob's favorite times of day is when Daddy comes home. His face lights up and he bounces up and down, giddy with excitement. The video below isn't one of his best reactions, but it is still pretty good.

Finally Walking!!!

Okay, I know a lot of you have over-achiever babies who are walking well before 17 months of age. Our son just happens to be a of a more laid-back temperament. Plus, why walk when you can have someone carry you everywhere you need to go? But I am happy to announce that Jacob has finally started walking!! Unfortunately, we haven't caught it on video yet. He seems to prefer practicing under low-pressure conditions. But he's using his legs more and more. As much as I want him to walk (and need him to walk because he just keeps getting heavier and heavier), I will miss his happy crawl as he comes to greet us. Here is a sample of it: