cute thing Jake said

Jake just asked me when it was going to be best buddy day.

I asked him who his best buddy was and he said " you don't want to know"

I said "why?" he said "He has a beard"

I said "Daddy?" he said "yeah".

I said "what about me?"
He said you are both my best buddies.

Just wanted to make account of this one day to look back on....:)

Why?

Why is the question of the day these days in our house.

Why are our heads round?

Why does Santa say "Ho, Ho, Ho" and "Merry Christmas"?

and my favorite....."Why is your butt so big"? Asked as Jake was standing behind me in the bathroom. LOL.

Jake has gotten in trouble twice this week. He got his first note home for not listening and spilling applesauce. I spoke with him and asked the teacher if he could not sit next to a certain child. Her response was that that wasn't the problem. She said Jake is an extrovert and even if they are standing in line against the wall for the bathroom he gets out of line to talk to people at the front.

As for the applesauce she said he didn't spill it, he took a hockey stick like side swipe to it and that is why he got in trouble. She told me that I shouldn't fear that he ever get lost because he can tell her all of his parents/family FULL names and describe what we look like in detail. LOL

He told me this week he is bored at school, he asked if he would meet new friends in heaven one day. The questions just keep coming.

On top of that as I have mentioned this kid LOVES apples. So much that he has now lost his 3rd tooth eating one.

 

Poor kid.

 

 

 

I told him no more eating apples unles they are cut up. Luckily one of the teeth he lost first is barely starting to come in on the bottom.

 

 

Poor Bailey too. She has been keeping us up all night due to the constant yeast infections in her ears. She shakes her head all the time yet we don't think the constant steroids are good for her. She also has a large fluid like lypoma inside her right leg. The vet never really has ever made a comment about it but now it affects how she walks so we have to take her to the vet to get it removed. Nice way to spend $600 in a day.

 

Anyway, life is busy around here. Spring practice and lots of birthday parties and events.

 

 



Linking up with Kelly's Korner Singles!!

I have always wanted to do this for someone and I finally have the chance:)

Kelly's Korner blog is having their "Show Us Your Singles" Day!

Leslie works for me at the Front desk at the local Y. Everyone knows Leslie it seems and she has such a great personality! When I thought of someone I wanted to do this for I immediatley thought of Leslie.

 

Leslie is the girl that all guys wish they had. She has a deep love for GOD that shines through while she teaches Kindergarden on a dailey basis.

 

 She would do anything for the people she loves. She is a big bundle of fun.

 

Not only is she fun but she is smart. She has her Masters in Elementary Education.

 

She has traveled to every continent except Austraila and Antartica. She went to London during the summer of 2012and watched the Olympics.

 After being around her for 10 minutes, you will feel like you have known her your whole life.

If you are interested in connecting with Leslie please leave me a comment!

Bedtime Routine

Had a nice weekend as my parents came up and we took a trip to Virginia to meet my Aunt Janet half way to give her some of the antiques she bought back in November.

I wanted to write down Jake's bedtime routine so that I will remember it in the future. We do bath around 7:30 or so, we then each say our prayers, then I read a book to Jake and we talk about his day and he tells me how it went. Then I sing him 3 songs. These days the songs are: Silent Night, You Are My Sunshine and edelweiss (which I remember my mom singing to me growing up). I am not a rigid/scheduled person but I want to make sure that we pray every night and connect with Jake and know what goes on in his life. We try to eat dinner together but with the commutes and the crazy schedules its hard so I am glad this is one good thing we have been able to stick to no matter where we are.

Jake also did something cute today. He was playing cars and starts belting out " I'm gonna walk in the light of Jesus, everyday!" and I asked him if he learned it at church this morning (for the past 2 weeks he and Josh have gone to Waterlife and we put him in the kids program) and he said yes. He then said wouldn't it be great if we could go to church everyday?  He is so cute.


This weekend my Aunt gave him $10. My parents took him to Walmart while we went out to dinner to celebrate our 7th anniversary. He bought a Power Rangers mask AND wore it out to dinner at Ruby Tuesday LOL.

The new photo collage in our living room

Jake and his great aunt Janet

Warm January day, playing a little baseball. He loves to play golf too and says he is going to be a football player.

Josh and I at our wedding. Crazy that 7 years have gone by:)

Jake loses his first tooth!

Christmas 2012

Jacob at 3 1/2 weeks

Brroks at 3 1/2 weeks old

 

Cousins together. You can tell Brooks has his mom's coloring and Jake has Josh's

Our shepard



Jake and Izzy

 

 

mommy with her shepard

 

 

 

Grandma and Jake

 

Mommy and Jake waiting for Santa at Towncenter Mall

 

Grandma and Jake

 

Christmas 2012

 

The entire group for Christmas Eve, including the dogs

 

Thompsons/Nipavers/Brantleys Christmas 2012

 

 

We had such a great time spending time with family over the Christmas Holiday. A couple of highlights......

 

Jake and the popcorn at the movie. My dad buys him popcorn and then asks if he can have some and Jake replies, "No." My dsad waits a few minutes and then asks again. To which Jake replies "No." So then Jake asks for a drink and my dad replies " I am not getting you a drink until you give me some of that popcorn first." LOL

 

Jake lost his first tooth today! It makes me feel like he is growing up so fast and no longer my baby. He was so afraid it was going to hurt but over the phone told me it didn't.

 

Some favorite toys from Santa.....Puppy Dream Lite, Lite Brite Cube, Pirate Ship, Helicopter, Horse on a stick from Grandma and Grandpa and BatCave from NaNa and Poppy.

 

Its interesting that while I was running on the treadmill one morning he asks if I was exercising to make my heart stronger so that I could have another baby. I can tell he picks up a lot that I never notice. He told my Mother in Law that his heart hurt because he was hungry.

 

He is doing well in school. He can count to 100 and write his name very legibly. He is a lot like me in personality. He wants to be included and at night when we go to bed he tells me that sometimes kids don't include him at school and laugh at him. I think some of that is just the age but it still makes me worry that that bothers him. I want to be able to protect him from his feelings getting hurt but i know that he needs to learn that he won't always be included and that he can't hit or kick back but just needs to walk away.

 

Jake is talking more and more about having a sibiling, specifically a brother so we shall see...

Thanksgiving 2012, the end of an era and a new nephew

 

 

Well this past week has been an eventful one to say the least. It started off with Thanksgiving in Rock Hill. We were able to spend time with my in laws and 2 of my 5 neices and nephews, Daylen (9 months) and Peyton (almost 2 1/2)

 

We also got to go to a Northwestern highschool playoff game. Josh and I met when he was teaching at Northwestern and coaching girls basketball there. It is always good to go back and see some of his coaching friends. It was also nice to actually sit in the stands and watch a game with him and Jake.

 

When we came back from Rock Hill we decided to put up our tree. We never do a ton of decorating or get a real tree since we are always out of town during the holidays. But its fun for Jake to decorate the tree.

 

 

 

The following week Appalachian lost to Illinois state by one point due to a blocked extra kick in OT. The very next day Coach Moore resigned after 24 years at the helm of App State football. What a sad day. Coach Moore is a great man and has done so much for Josh and I and for Appalachain State. We would not be here without him. We will see within the next week who the next head coach will be.....

 

On Friday November 30th at 7:01pm my newest nephew entered the world. Brooks Blake Brantley. He weighed 7 lbs 9.5 oz and was 20.5 inches.

 

I think he looks a lot like Christie. Its funny that since its my sisters child it will be like having a second son. We will be his only aunt and uncle, except for Stephen's sister Elizabeth. We love him so much and I can't wait for him to grow up with Jake!

Baby Shower/Football/Fall/Halloween

 

 

So my sister is 37 weeks pregnant.

 

On Nov.3rd we had a baby shower to celebrate the birth of Brooks.

 

Diaper Cake Josh and I made

 

I was lucky to have a job where I can participate in Jake's Halloween parade at school

Jake and some of his buddies.

 

 

The same day was Jacquey's last day :(. She has been there since the day I interviewed. She has been a sweet friend and confidant. I will miss her.

 

My moms house for the shower

 

An etsy buy.

 

Christie and her mother in law Becky. Love them both.

 

Christie and I, not the greatest picture.

 

App State beat Furman in the last game of the season, fans celebrated the SoCon title by rushing the field.

 

Jake in the equipment room, mad because he wanted to go to the training room to see his friend Bennett.

 

Jake's school picture. I didn't buy the pictures since we just have family pics taken.

 

Jake and I at the greenway.

 

Out at Las Salsas in Morganton. Our whole family loves Mexican.

 

Jake and I playing football in the front yard with Josh.

 

Jake in his batman outfit. My coordinator was Batwoman at work and gave him the mark and ears. We are home with pink eye today (you can kinda tell in the picture, the left eye).

 

Jake is 37 pounds and I think 42 inches.

 

We just had his first parent/teacher conference and these are some of the things the teacher told me about him:

 

He is a concrete thinker. It is what it is. The giraffe can't be purple because giraffes are yellow with brown spots. lol

 

He needs to be more creative and pretend more. Which I tend to disagree. I think because he is at school with friends he may pretend less but at home by himself he is  always pretending.

 

Needs to be more independent. He is a mommy/daddy's boy and can be sensitive.

 

Most 4 year olds lie. He doesn't.

 

He is able to communicate his feelings. If he is mad, he will tell you.

 

Overall he is doing great, he can write his name pretty legibly. He can count to 100 and is working on sight words. He loves to build. He is all boy. Unless you count the fact he loves to play with the princess castle at the YMCA Childwatch.

 

He is doing great and is the love of our lives. Can't wait until Brooks gets here so he will have another boy cousin to play with.

 

 

Off to the Playoffs...and New Family Pics!

This weekend has been BUSY. Had fun hanging out with Leah and Erin in the hot tub Friday night and then Saturday Jake and I went and got our hair cut with Tina. I had asked Josh through text what guard to cut Jake's hair. He said 3. I thought he meant the whole thing, not just the sides. So needless to say Jake cried when he saw his hair was so short. Oh, well. Its just hair and it will grow back. At least he is a boy.

Then we went to the App State game. Jake hung out with Josh while I attended the Senior players luncheon for a bit and then attended the game. What a nail biter. It was close. But we pulled it out:)
Afterwards we went for some Chik-fil-A and then over to Coach Ledfords house for some celebration. We had such a good time. Didn't get home until 1am.

BUT I came home to our new Carter and Cole pics in the mail. YAY!

Here are some of them....