Jacob's daycare Christmas Party

Jake had his last party of the season (he's had three in the past week!) This one was at daycare, it was a pajama party. (At first, I thought the parents had to wear pajamas too, but at the last minute, I decided not to..and that's a good thing because none of the other parents were in pjs!)

He actually had a pretty busy day. He went to daycare this morning like usual, I skipped the gym today since I had too much to do around the house. It's a lot easier to get things done without Jake under my feet! (I had to clean, get my room ready for my aunt and uncle, and pack).

I went to pick him up, we spent a few hours at home, then we went back for the party. It was fun, Jake did much better with Santa. (Third time is the charm!)


Messing around with Dad and Andrew before the party.
His snowman pj's.
Shaking a homemade raddle while signing jingle bells. (It was rice, and it took Jake less than two minutes to unwrap and break it and get rice all over the place. LOL)
Santa is here! And Jake couldn't care less.
On the rocking horse!
He sure likes the rocking horse.
Santa came to see Jake while he was playing with his bus.
"Ummm...mommy...Santa took my bus."
Thanks Santa for the new toy!

We are leaving for Austria tomorrow. I'm not too sure about the internet situation. I might be blogging, but I might not. I'll definitely take a lot of pictures!

18 month appointment

Jake had his 18 month appointment today. He did pretty well, he doesn't particularly like being examined, but he didn't scream. So that's a bonus.
Jake is 24lbs!! (Can you believe it! To think that he used to be small.) He probably gained a pound in blueberries since living here.
He's 78.5cm. Roughly, he didn't like being measured against the wall.
His head circumference is 47cm..that's also a rough guesstimate, my mom did that during supper and he didn't appreciate being interrupted while eating his blueberries.

He loved running around the clinic with his grandma while I was getting my checkup. Good thing he's a cutie because he broke a Xmas ornament.





Playing peek-a-boo!

Cardboard boxes

Sometimes, I wonder why we buy toys for Jake. He played with a cardboard box for hours this morning. Then I remembered why we buy the toys...so he can put them in the box of course!

We spent the morning playing, he had a great nap, then my mom picked us up to get our haircut. (Jake didn't get his haircut). My dad and Andrew picked him up after their haircuts and brought him home. My dad put Jake to bed tonight, he was really good.

Here's Jake playing with his "toy box".

Jacob meets Santa again!

Today was Jake's second Christmas party of the holiday season. We went to the TAPS (our playgroup) Christmas Party. Jake had a great time!
Then he went to daycare for the afternoon since I had an appointment, he did great even though he didn't have a nap.


Jake getting his coat ready to go out! But wait, we haven't gotten dressed yet.
Playing with the toy kitchen and toy food.
Let's have some tea!
Eating his first sugar cookie and he also walked around with a teddy bear ornament for awhile. He kept bringing it up to his neck and giving it a hug.
Mommy, you are taking too many pictures!
I love this outfit! His shirt is flannel too, I think he looks like such a big boy!
Ringing Santa's bells!
Giving them back to Santa!
NO! MOMMY! NO! I don't want to sit on Santa!
Playing with Nikola.
Jake kept trying to take the barrette out of her hair.
Getting a present from Santa.
Opening his present. Jake got a book about a snowman, he was really happy!

All in all, a really fun party!

Monday

It was a regular Monday in our house today. We left early for daycare today since my mom is back and we left at the same time she leaves for work. Then I went to the gym for my workout. The daycare and the gym are close, and from the gym, I can see Jake playing through the windows. It's so cute to see him toddle everywhere and in everything.

He was an angel and just played with his toys after nap time since I made some Christmas cookies for a party tomorrow morning and then supper. He was playing with his stuffed animals on the couch and with his train set.

Children's Christmas Party

Here are the pictures from yesterday. We went to the children's Christmas Party. It was in the Netherlands at a huge indoor amusement park. It was better for older kids, but Jake had a good time puttering around and observing the others!

Jake and I before the party!
Jake liked the carousel. He was so serious, just holding on tight and looking all around. It was really adorable!
Trying to get the change out of a game!
There was a huge ball pit and he really wanted to go, but there were older kids throwing balls around, so he settled for a little ball area.
Until he realized there was a way out. And tried to bust out, he actually succeeded!
He played on this car toy for awhile, he kept wanting back up!
He didn't like this car as much, he couldn't reach the steering wheel.
He loved this inflatable mountain. He even managed to climb up on the second part on his own.
Playing with Noah.
Meeting Santa for the first time. Jake didn't really like Santa. It was really crowded and rushed, he preferred to play.
Playing with a balloon.
Back at home playing with his toy from Santa.
Reading his new book with his grandpa.

Busy Busy Day!

I'm not really posting tonight.
It was a busy day with the Children's Christmas Party, shopping, and now that Jake is in bed, I'm going to another party with my parents.

I'll update tomorrow with lots of pictures!