Fall in the Mountains

Jake got to visit with his Nanny this past week in the Mountains of NC. We stayed in a nice cabin at Beech Mountain outside of Banner Elk, which is near Boone, NC. Here are some pictures we got from our trip- this was the perfect place to enjoy Fall:





It was so beautiful during our visit- it was peak leaf season while we were there. All of the Fall colors were absolutely breathtaking!

Nine Months Old

Jake turned 9 months old on October 4th (wow) -the time has gone by so fast. He had his 9 month check up today and his stats are:

Weight: 23.2 lb (90th)
Length: 30.0 in (95th)
Head: 18.0 in (95th)

He wore an 18 month old outfit to his checkup. So in case you haven't realized by now how big he is, now you know!! And he is still cute as anything! Here are his 9 month pictures:



Jake has been trying to figure out how to crawl, which until recently I thought he was going to skip altogether. But lately he stays on his tummy for longer periods, pushing up and reaching for toys. He could roll from room to room if he wanted to, but he definitely prefers his walker. And he is in to everything these days, reaching out for and grabbing anything in site (which has mommy running around after him all day). He babbles mama and dada frequently and it sounds like he says "uh-oh" when he drops something. And the cutest thing of all....when we give him a blanket, he covers up his face with it and we say "where's Jake" and then he throws down the blanket so that we can see him, at which point we say "there he is" (and then we all laugh and do it again!) Too cute! He is growing so fast, the last 9 months have been so special for us.....we can't wait to see what the next 9 months have in store for us!! We love you little guy :)

Fall Festival

We had a great time walking around the Fall Festival this weekend. Jake loved checking out all of the people and getting to enjoy a couple of bites of funnel cake!




Here we are on the first day, which was much hotter than the next day at the festival. Jake was so funny when we took his shoes off- he stuck both of his legs way out of the stroller so he could feel some air on his feet!

Parade

The Fall festival is going on this weekend, which is always a good time. Here we are at the parade on Friday night that kicks off the weekend. Jake had such a great time looking at all the people and cars that drove by in the parade. He did great up until the very end when he got scared from one of the truck sirens that went off (not to mention he was super tired!) But he loved all the activities and the glow wand his Pops got for him!

Walk with Pops

Jake loves going for walks in his stroller! Here is enjoying one with his Pops:



Catfish was so glad he got to go too:

VW Van

Jason has been busy fixing up a 1984 VW Vanagon. Here are the boys after working hard on it all day:

Bath Time

I got some really cute pictures of Jake during and after his bath the other night. He is just too cute!! And has sooooo much energy! He practically runs around in his walker now while clapping and waving his hands in the air (and screaming)!! And I can't forget to mention....his two front teeth are starting to come down!