Wordless Wednesday

Tanaka Farms part 1

A friend invited me to Tanaka Farms with her Mom's group from her church. She couldn't go at the last minute due to a lingering cough so I decided to go anyway - I love Tanaka Farms!! While there, I ran into another friend who was there with her sons pre-school class! There is a maze made out of hay bales and we stayed there for 1 1/2 hours hanging out and talking while the kiddos ran around, threw hay at each other and threw mud rocks into wheel barrows. This is my life as a mother of 2 boys! Joshua was most excited about going on a wagon ride (before we knew Eli would be there), so when we left at 12:30 to eat lunch and go home for naps he was not happy. I already bought tickets for the wagon ride and petting zoo and I tried explaining that we were going back to Tanaka Farms after nap time. The tantrum he threw was a slap in the face that he didn't understand. Oh well!

So here are pictures from our trip this morning! I'll be back later to post pictures from the wagon ride, petting zoo and picking vegetables.

Eli and Jacob

Wordless Wednesday

Fun with Friends

Iris and Jonas Woodall came over to play on Friday, June 5th!

Beach fun with Caleb & Emma Monge and Jaden Gabuya on June 6th!

(for the record, it was cool and overcast when I left my house at 9:45)

sleepin' in the car

We drove to San Marcos to celebrate my Mom's birthday on Saturday and the boys fell asleep in the car. I snapped these pictures because I thought they looked cute!

Jacob: one year later

Jacob Alexander Gustafson

April 9, 2009

1:16pm

taken at exactly one year of age

Happy Birthday, Jacob!!

Jacob's 1st Birthday Party: the cake

The cake!! Jacob actually ate his cake, unlike Joshua at his first birthday. Instead of blowing out the candle, Jacob put it out with his finger, twice (you know, because we had to capture him putting out the fire on film)! Thankfully he didn't cry.

Mmm, this is pretty good stuff

we thought Jacob would be more likely to go after the cake

 if the example was set for him, so we let Joshua go after it with him.....

..and then eventually all the cousins joined in!

the kids pretty much devoured the

 cake & were eating it by the fistful

our precious 1 year old, Jacob Alexander

Jacob's 1st Birthday Party: the guests

We celebrated Jacob's 1st birthday on April 5th. I can't believe he's one year old already! We had a low-key party with family at my parents house - aka the party house!

Grandpa & Grandpa Le Pere

Aunt Roz

Aunt Connie

Uncle Jeff, Renee & Rachel

Aunt Laurie, Emma, Zachary & Michael

all the cousins, except Michael:

Emma, Luke, Zachary, Rachel and Renee

Grandpa Gustafson

Uncle Dave was there too, but he of course was 

behind the camera taking all these pictures!

Peek-a-boo!

When we were at lunch after church on Sunday, Jacob started playing peek-a-boo with us all on his own! I was able to catch him in action this morning.

My favorite 'lil guys

February 14, 2009

I love the 2 boys God has blessed me with. 

They are so fun, sweet and might I add....CUTE! 

They fill my life with joy and I am amazed at how much the teach me and help me grow. 

Jacob's baptism

We had Jacob baptized at our church, Christ Presbyterian Church, on Sunday Febrauary 8, 2009.

When we were prepping Joshua for going up on stage with us, 

we told him he could have a donut after we were done.

As soon as we got up on stage, he said 

"I want my donut!"

Claiming Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior 

and promising to raise Jacob as a child of God

Joshua doesn't know it yet, but he just 

promised to be a good big brother to Jacob!

Blessings in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Thanks, Pastor Bill!