He's a STAR!

So, today was Jacob's very first performance at Mother's Day Out! HILARIOUS...by the way! The theme: "Join Us at the Luau", very cute!

People there to watch our performer: Mommy, Daddy, Justin, MeMe, PawPaw, DeDe and Pop! Yep, we were all there to capture this moment....but the question is,

Did Jacob perform??

If this video didn't sum it up for ya, the answer is NO! Here's the play by play-

We arrived and immediately I was asked to come to the back room to see Jacob because he refused to put on his cute little shirt-once he saw me, he decided he'd put it on (Oh and a bribe to take him to the park to play afterward:) ) He walked up on stage and stood there like a deer in headlights-he pretty much looked like he wanted to puke all over the stage! I totally missed a good picture of the finale where he decided he'd pick his nose...AWESOME!

But in our eyes, out little man is a STAR! We are SO proud of him for going up there and looking so darn cute for his very first performance!

Good job JACOB...we love you "way up the moon and back" sweet boy!

Take me out to the Ballgame

pretty soon it'll be time for tee ball, which may not be the smartest idea for our very active, mind-of-his-own, 3 year old...but who cares, it'll be fun to watch and take pictures, right?

Check out Jake in action...

"Ladies Man"

A.K.A-Justin Cole will be turning ONE in just ONE, short month!

This kid is HILARIOUS!

Your "baby talk" sentences melt my heart all day long!

...and baby pics of you and your Daddy-you can't tell them apart! and if I haven't said it enough-THOSE BABY BLUE EYES! You sleep like no other baby I know! Two, yes TWO naps a day, plus 13-14hr. nights!! You love your crib, right when we lay you down, you crash-

it's precious :)

Mommy's also having a hard time letting go of the ONESIE. I feel like letting go of them, means you're not my baby any longer?! Sad, but true. So, for Mommy's comfort, you'll wear an occasional onesie until I'm ready to let them go, k? Thanks for your understanding!

P.S. Your Daddy can't stand when I put you in them, but I think you look just as precious as can be!

Your big brother loves you SO much! You two are so fun to watch-especially when he's not taking your toys away:(

We keep telling him to watch out, because pretty soon you'll be able to hold your own! LoL!

Love you sweet little man and can't believe at this time last year, I was on bed rest (as much as I could rest while chasing Jacob all day long!) waiting for your big arrival!

Happy 11 Month B-Day, sweet boy!

Strawberry Pickin'!

Froberg's Farm had THOUSANDS of strawberries just waiting for us to pick and eat! Yum! Today was a perfect day, I think we were the only ones there...

...and when we got home, we had a DELICIOUS fruit salad with all of the fresh fruit we bought! Nothing beats FRESH fruit! We may have to make another trip here very soon!

P.S. What is up with Jacob's pathetic smile in this bottom pic? Ha! That boy cracks me up!

Here's a HINT

So, this sweet boy will be ONE YEAR OLD on May 11th! Although I am super excited about his birthday party, I am also having a hard time dealing with the fact that my "baby" will soon be turning 1. Yikes!! Justin is the sweetest little cuddler, who loves his Momma so much, and his Daddy and brother too! He is So funny and he doesn't even know it yet. He makes us laugh all the time, whether it's that hilariously, cute crawl of his (yes, he's still doing it!) or the way he'll shout at you if you're not feeding him fast enough!!
SO, in honor of the soon-to-be birthday boy, our blog background has changed to give you a HINT about the birthday theme for this little man!
...so come on, what do ya think it'll be??!!

This little boy has changed our lives SO much this past year and we can't imagine life without our little family of FOUR!

Love you JUSTIN!!

Some EASTER Fun!

Just wishing you and your family a very, hOppy Easter!

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt with Jacob's buddy, Parker! These two have SO much fun together!

Look at little Justin, enjoying his first Easter Basket full of Gerber Graduate GOODIES!

Dying eggs was super fun this year, Jacob cracked about 6 eggs, just from dropping them as hard as he could into the cups...oh, gotta love these boys! and I sure do!

Happy Easter 2010!
Mommy is secretly hoping that the Easter Bunny brings her one, small bag of Reese's Pieces :)

WILD about the ZOO

So, we decided that this weather is TOO perfect to not take advantage of a ZOO trip! So, we packed our lunch, and headed out...

I have a love/hate relationship with my husband's shift work!

LOVE: when he's off during the week and we can do fun things like this as a family!!

HATE: when he works nights and the sound of ANYTHING, makes me hold the phone close just in case the police need to be notified :( Pathetic, I know! Sad, how all of our fun day pictures involve Justin, strapped in his stroller and NO SHOES! Why, you ask? Well, he takes his shoes off NO MATTER WHAT..this kid is good too, he can get flip-flops off in one good tug, tennis shoes-he has it down to an art form!
Happy Boy LOVED the train ride...his favorite part for sure!

Jacob's favorite...the playground, baby!!!

Oh how I wish this was a better pic to capture this super, hilarious moment! Justin LOVED the animals, was cracking up when they'd come over to him, then he'd grab one by the ear and giggle! PRECIOUS! And where was Jacob? Not liking the goats at all. hands in his pockets the whole time!

Taking a trip down the slide with Big Brother...I love these boys! Just in case I haven't mentioned that in this post?!

and can you see the barefoot baby again??...wow, we sure looked classy at the zoo this time, huh?

Two of my three boys...this is a 100% daddy's boy, but I think he has those Momma moments too...at least I hope so :(

Jacob wouldn't go near the "real" peacock, but this big 'ol plastic one was too much fun!

Very entertaining!!

Jacob loved the reptiles and I assured him that there will be NO reptiles in our house, EVER!
Even when he's 15 and begs...absolutely NOT!

And a few pics of the animals...the whole reason we were there. right? I am convinced that Houston is too hot for these animals, so usually they are off finding shade and nowhere to be seen...but on this particular day, they were loving the not-so-humid weather, which made it a great day for us!

Think it's safe to say, the McClellen's were WILD ABOUT THE ZOO!