The weekend after that (April 30th) my mom was a hostess for a wedding shower for my cousin Tiffany. The brunch was held in my parent's garden. It was so much fun & good to see people from my home town.
Tiffany with her aunts (the hostesses) & some of us that helped out with the shower
My cousin Tiffany & her mom, my Aunt Deborah. 2 very special women to me!
Tiffany with her aunts (the hostesses) & some of us that helped out with the shower
My cousin Tiffany & her mom, my Aunt Deborah. 2 very special women to me!My niece Maddox. She is hilarious. (Example: She is in the 1st grade & is starting to have different opinions from her mom on what she should wear. She told me that she & her mom just had different "styles". I asked her what her style was, and she said "fancy". I asked her what her mom's style was, and she said "church-y". Ha!)
On May 8th, we celebrated Mother's Day. That was also the weekend that we moved out of the apartment & in with The Bush's (that story will have to be another blog post!). Needless to say, Jake is confused & it showed. He wanted nothing to do with pictures.
While we were still in the apartment, Jake figured out that he could climb out of the pac-n-play. Once he climbed out, got a box of wipes & then climbed back in & 'cleaned' with them. Every.single.one.of.them.
Since we've moved, Jake has had a tough time. Especially with sleeping. On Thursday, May 12th, was his Tuesday/Thursday Mom's Day Out End-of-the-Year party. The parents were invited to come at 12:45. When I walked in, this is what I walked in to. 
There were kids all screaming running around & Jake was conked out on the floor snoring. His teacher sent me the picture she took of him a little earlier. While they were eating lunch, he got on the floor & laid his head down in his chair. Poor thing! So they moved him to a pallet on the floor, which is what I walked in to.
That night, Robbie & I went to a McCallie (the all boys high school he went to) alumni/future student reception. There were all these parents from Birmingham there talking about sending their sons away to high school to McCallie. I don't know how I would feel about sending Jake to a boarding school. (Who am I kidding?!?! I don't know how we will afford college, much less a high school!) He is going to be stuck at home with us for high school! It was a fun party though & it was nice to meet some new people from Birmingham.
On May 8th, we celebrated Mother's Day. That was also the weekend that we moved out of the apartment & in with The Bush's (that story will have to be another blog post!). Needless to say, Jake is confused & it showed. He wanted nothing to do with pictures.On May 11th was my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mom & Nana!! My mom buys Jake these recordable books from Hallmark. (They are super cute & I highly suggest them. Especially for grandparents who live out of town from their grandchildren!) My mom got Jake a Curious George one for Easter. He is so funny because he talks back to her when he looks at the book. I was trying to secretly record him, but he quickly saw me. I just love to hear him say "that's right Nana". Below is him "talking" to Nana.
While we were still in the apartment, Jake figured out that he could climb out of the pac-n-play. Once he climbed out, got a box of wipes & then climbed back in & 'cleaned' with them. Every.single.one.of.them.
Since we've moved, Jake has had a tough time. Especially with sleeping. On Thursday, May 12th, was his Tuesday/Thursday Mom's Day Out End-of-the-Year party. The parents were invited to come at 12:45. When I walked in, this is what I walked in to. There were kids all screaming running around & Jake was conked out on the floor snoring. His teacher sent me the picture she took of him a little earlier. While they were eating lunch, he got on the floor & laid his head down in his chair. Poor thing! So they moved him to a pallet on the floor, which is what I walked in to.
That night, Robbie & I went to a McCallie (the all boys high school he went to) alumni/future student reception. There were all these parents from Birmingham there talking about sending their sons away to high school to McCallie. I don't know how I would feel about sending Jake to a boarding school. (Who am I kidding?!?! I don't know how we will afford college, much less a high school!) He is going to be stuck at home with us for high school! It was a fun party though & it was nice to meet some new people from Birmingham.
This weekend, we headed down to South Alabama. We got to Fairhope late Friday night & stayed with my friend Stephanie. Saturday (May 14th) we took the boys to a Day Out With Thomas event. Here they are at the house very excited!
Jake was so excited. He kept running up to the posters.
Playing with the trains waiting for our turn to ride Thomas
When we told Jake it was time to go get on Thomas, he grabbed every train he could hold! We told him he had to leave them there for other kids to play with.
Playing with the trains waiting for our turn to ride Thomas
When we told Jake it was time to go get on Thomas, he grabbed every train he could hold! We told him he had to leave them there for other kids to play with.The boys - Jake & Grant with their dads
Thomas! 
Stephanie & I let Robbie & Jonathan ride with the boys 
Thomas! Stephanie & I let Robbie & Jonathan ride with the boys We were trying to get pictures in front of Thomas, but Jake was starting to melt down. This picture makes me laugh though, because you can see the people behind Stephanie & Grant that are actually standing in front of Thomas taking a picture (which you have to pay for). We were cheap & were trying to take pictures in front of the railing. Ha!
Playing on the bouncer
They had a little park beside the tracks 
Refueling
Jake was very excited to see Sir Topham Hatt (again, we skipped the $20 picture & long wait long. We just waved to the fat controller [which cracks me up that was what he was called in the original series!] I'm so glad Jake was fine with that!) 
This was our first time at Day Out with Thomas. I had heard that it was a cash cow. The tickets to ride Thomas were expensive ($20 a person for a 20 minute ride, no matter the age). But as long as you skipped the extras (like the hat & lanyard for an extra $20) and the pictures by their photographers (another $20), it really wasn't so bad. We are going again this weekend when we are up in Chattanooga. Robbie won't get to go this time though, so I was happy he was able to see Jake see Thomas. Jake got so excited last time, I can't wait for him to see & ride Thomas again!
Saturday evening, we went to my cousin's son's wedding down in Mobile. It was so good to see members of my mom's side of the family. The wedding was beautiful & the backdrop for the reception was absolutely gorgeous
Congratulations Tom & Ashley
Playing on the bouncer They had a little park beside the tracks RefuelingJake was very excited to see Sir Topham Hatt (again, we skipped the $20 picture & long wait long. We just waved to the fat controller [which cracks me up that was what he was called in the original series!] I'm so glad Jake was fine with that!) This was our first time at Day Out with Thomas. I had heard that it was a cash cow. The tickets to ride Thomas were expensive ($20 a person for a 20 minute ride, no matter the age). But as long as you skipped the extras (like the hat & lanyard for an extra $20) and the pictures by their photographers (another $20), it really wasn't so bad. We are going again this weekend when we are up in Chattanooga. Robbie won't get to go this time though, so I was happy he was able to see Jake see Thomas. Jake got so excited last time, I can't wait for him to see & ride Thomas again!Grant & Jake playing with trains after we got home
Saturday evening, we went to my cousin's son's wedding down in Mobile. It was so good to see members of my mom's side of the family. The wedding was beautiful & the backdrop for the reception was absolutely gorgeous
These pictures look weird just posted to the blog. But when you scroll through them on the camera, you can see that Jake is dancing. He was too funny! He kept telling us he was at a party.
Congratulations Tom & Ashley
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Pretty sure I have the cutest, funniest, most awesome nephew in the world! But please, Jake, stop growing up so fast!
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