R.I.P. Goldfish

We weathered the hurricane well this past weekend, however our two goldfish did not. Three days...is that some kind of a record?

Happy Birthday to the Best Boy in the World!!

Yesterday was Jacob's Birthday! We celebrated in the morning with a trip to the park with cousin Charles. This was probably the best gift Jacob could've gotten. He was crying for Charles in the morning and told me "park da Charles!" when I asked him what he wanted to do.

 After nap we had some messy playtime with tub paints, shaving cream, and Daddy!

Got Daddy right in the eye! :)

Daddy also surprised us with two goldfish for Jacob's present. Jacob loved watching them eating dinner.

We will have cake and ice cream with the fam later on this week...stay tuned for more pictures.

Snake Bubbles

Yesterday I found a great website with a ton of great activity ideas for sensory and experiential learning through play. We tried this one after he got up from his nap...

A string of foamy bubbles comes out when you blow into the end of this contraption.

All you need is a water bottle, rubber band, washcloth, and some dish detergent mixed with water. Click here for the directions.

 Jacob had a bit of a hard time blowing the bubbles by himself so I made most of them and he ran off across the yard after them yelling "there it goes!" or "get him!" ("him" being the bubbles). He also enjoy squishing them with his feet.

Running and jumping in the muddy puddle out front was also a must, of course. We had a blast!

The Beach!!!!!

 Went to the beach yesterday with the Fam....

Cute little backs

 And fronts:)

Charles thinking deep thoughts

Playing in the "cuddle" (Jacob's word for puddle)

The waves were too scary but they didn't want to miss out on the water!

No trip to the beach is complete without ice cream

Jacob with Mama (sadly Doug couldn't make it)

Bekah, Lizzy, Abe

Abby, Jacob, Dad, and Jacob

Erin and Micah were also there but unfortunately I didn't get any pics with them. We had a blast!

Jacob at the park :)