Jake ABCs

Cape Cod

Matt's dad and stepmom took the whole family to Cape Cod for a week. We had a great time! We got to go to Nantucket, Provincetown, and Plymouth Rock. It was beautiful there! Matt's dad held a Memorial Service for Matt's grandma and her ashes were put to rest with Matt's grandpa.

It was a lot of work with the two boys. They were off their normal routines and diet which equaled complete chaos a lot of the time. This plus Jake in the midst of his terrible twos was quite challenging...and we got to deal with it in front of the whole family. We stayed in the same house. It was great birth control for our younger brother and sisters.

Ty's 1st Birthday

We had such a great time at Ty's birthday party. It was a messy theme and the kids seemed to enjoy getting messy. It was a great time to hang out with family and friends.

My Big Boy

I cannot believe how big my Ty-ty is getting. I thought this was the cutest thing. He is such a sweet boy and he's got a smile that makes my heart melt.

Attack of the Peacocks

Down the street from our house are a ton of peacocks. Jake loves to go and visit them. They are beautiful. The last time we went we were watching about 30 of them pecking at the ground. I took out some goldfish crackers to give to Ty and when I looked up all of them started marching toward us. I was really getting scared. I picked Jake up and tried to act like everything was fine. I pushed Ty in the stroller with one hand and carried Jake with the other. It only occured to me later I could have thrown the goldfish down and they would have left us alone. One or two following us would have been cute, but not 30! I learned my lesson!