Happy Halloween

Jake got to enjoy his first Halloween! He helped give out candy to 2 of the 3 groups of kids we had come by the house. He didn't even get scared- I don't think he even looked at the people, he wouldn't take his eye off of the bowl of candy! Here are his 3 costumes (including the bumble bee previously posted), all of which he had already outgrown :)

Portraits

We had some professional portraits taken of Jake recently. He did really well during the photo shoot, but he was wondering who the lady was taking his picture and why she was making all those funny sounds and faces! We should be getting the prints in November, but here are a few of the really cute ones for you all to enjoy in the mean time!!

Cute As Can BEE

Jake has already outgrown his Halloween costume (imagine that), so I had to stuff him in it anyways to at least get a cute picture! Here he is......cute as can bee...



And just some other cute pictures I had to add:

Almost Crawling

Jake is soooooo close to crawling. He is pushing his bottom all the way up, and starting to get his middle section off the ground! He is able to push himself backwards and can still get around by rolling.....but I believe crawling could be any day now!


Also, he has been practicing pulling up- he is grabbing on to my arms and pulling up with my assistance. He is starting to pull up on furniture too, which he did for the first time when his Nana and Papa were here- he pulled up on the side of one of his toy bins (with just a little help)....and it was so exciting, we were all cheering him on and clapping- which made him very proud of himself!

Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned yet.....Jake went for his f/u helmet appt last week and he did so well that he gets to wear it less often now (only while sleeping and in his carseat/stroller). He will get it off for good in December!

Barbecue Festival

Jason's brother Aaron came over on Saturday with his family and we all went to the Lexington Barbecue Festival, which is supposed to be one of the top ten food festivals in the country. Jake had a great time hanging out with his cousins!




Look at Jake checking out this person dressed up in a dog costume....aren't kids supposed to be afraid of things like that....not Jake- he is the most social baby I have ever seen!

Nana and Papa

Jake had the best visit with his Nana and Papa, who came in town to see him from Oct. 20th-23rd. Jake enjoyed hanging out and showing Nana and Papa how he could run around in his walker. He tried chocolate for the first time during their visit....and he loved the Oreo cookie milkshake his Papa shared with him at Chick-fil-a! The visit was so much fun, but way too short!

Jake got this really neat Alphabet Puzzle Mat while they were here- thanks Nana and Papa!! Here he is playing blocks with his Nana on his new mat:


And later, after they left.....the playing continued:

Here he is enjoying another cool toy he got, which has a bunch of different gadgets and levers for him to push and pull and turn (great source of entertainment!) Thanks again Nana and Papa for all of the great gifts you got for Jake- he is really enjoying them!

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!