A Few of the Many Pictures to Post!

Here are a few of the many pictures I need to blog about! We've been super busy this weekend. A lot of ups and downs, mostly ups! Saturday I worked and then we attended a downtown fall festival, Megan dressed up in her costume. She requested to be an apple with a worm coming out! Sunday we had the kids pictures taken as well as some family shots. I can't wait to see them! We will get a CD and then be able to print whatever we want so that's great! We also went to Fisher's Pumpkin Patch and Central Diary for ice cream. More pictures to come, this is just a teaser of sorts! Enjoy!

Jacob crawling!Megan cut on the lines for the first time! She cut out the pumpkin and all of it's parts, then glued it all together.Megan dressed up as her apple with a worm coming out!

Jacob's Crawling!

Pictures coming soon! Jacob started crawling 2 days ago on the 15th! He is a man on the move now and it's great. He still prefers to be on his feet but he seems to like his floor time a bit more now again! Megan is cutting on the lines, she can cut out circles, triangles, squares, etc. We have a busy weekend of fall festivities and if all goes well we will have the kids pictures taken on Sunday!

Jacob's Cruising!

Wow, Jacob is nearly 7 months now and he's changed a lot. He is cruising furniture and tonight he made his way around the corners of the leapfrog table. He is making movements toward crawling as well, Michael saw him move his hand and knee at the same time yesterday! He is moving all over the place on his tummy. The scary thing is that when he stands up holding onto things, it's usually with only 1 hand and then he doesn't mind letting go and balances for a second and then tumbles of course! No fear at all!

It's crazy, he is also eating like a horse. He eats 1 and a half containers of baby food 3 times a day plus oatmeal each time as well. He nurses all the time still but we are hoping it will taper off soon! Who knows what will happen in the next month!

Ha, here he is trying to tear the wet wipe in two! It was funny to watch and this picture just sums it up. He's so strong.

Taking drinks from a straw cup. At this point he actually prefers the plain straw to the spill-proof straw but he's just going to have to get used to it! I'm still amazed he can drink from a straw!

Biter biscuit time, so messy but so worth it!

It looks like he's checking out behind him for traffic!

Beep, beep! Megan and Jacob seem to love driving their cars outside on the carport!

Phantom of The Opera!

Michael's mom, sister, and I went to the Fox Theater to see Phantom of the Opera on Saturday. We had a great time. It's the first time the three of us were without kiddos...ever I think! The kids did great with Michael of course! The show was amazing, the music, costumes, props, everything! Now I can't wait to go again! Megan keeps asking why I went to Phantom of the Opera without her. I just keep telling her when your older. Megan and I are planning to go see the Nutcracker in December so that should be fun!

So while I was gone I missed Jacob drinking from a straw...an actual plain straw, who knew! And I missed him making big strides toward crawling and Megan is now a "puzzle master"...it was still worth it to see Phantom!

Cute!

Here is Megan helping my mom make fish. She can actually do quite a bit in the kitchen these days!

Cute picture of the kids in their Sunday clothes!

See....Jacob does more than just smile!

Megan actually held a baby kitten when she was at Michael's parents house. It is cute...

Megan is helping Sue with the dishes from the cupcakes they made. She is quite the helper these days!

Singin' in the Rain...

Waaaay Overdue Update!!!

We have been so busy lately but that's no excuse (sorry Dad!) We've had a church picnic, Tour of MO, preschool potluck, date night, Megan's first movie, and much more! This past weekend Michael parents watched Megan and she loved it, she says she wants a cat now though because they have barn cats and kittens all the time! My mom volunteered to watch Jacob and we took full advantage! Friday we took Jacob to the JC Jays football game and had a great time. He went to sleep in the SleepyWrap until the crowd went crazy for a touchdown! On Saturday, we went out to Prison Brews for a beer and pretzel and then we went to see Transformers 2. We had a wonderful time and really felt relaxed! Yeah for Jacob being an easier baby! Of course the next day was a bit hard to get back in the swing of screamy kids!

Sleeping sweetly at grandma and grandpa Dierkings house. We were planning to leave earlier than usual but Jacob had other plans as he konked out while I was reading a story to Megan! He grabbed the soft blanket and snuggled until he fell asleep, it was so sweet!

Here we are at the preschool potluck dinner at the park. Jacob looks especially large here! He is in tennis shoes for the 1st time! He wears size 4 shoes at 6 months!

Here is Megan at the same potluck, she is collecting rain in a cup and getting soaked herself! She is starting to form friendships at school and all the kids seem to like her, I heard "Hi Megan" from a boy today when I dropped her off and the teacher said her and 2 other girls are playing a lot together.

Preschool picture, she willingly smiles for me if I take her picture before preschool!

Daddytime! Michael is so good with the kids. He is entertaining both kids here!

Megan being a sweet big sister, reading to Jacob before bed!

Jacob starting to try and crawl. Right now he can get from sitting to the crawling position and then lunges for objects!

His favorite new activity. He loves to stand up while holding onto something, he has even started shuffling his feet to move from side to side (a little). It's a little overwhelming when I start to think about him really taking off. He doesn't seem to fear much when it comes to exploring, he will stand holding on with one hand and sometimes no hands (until he loses his balance and tumbles!)

Here is a random picture of Megan going to preschool (I think her 3rd day). She was bringing snacks that day and was excited. She is really growing up on us!

Ahh, Megan's first official ride. She rode the barrel train at the church picnic and loved it. For those of you who know Megan this was a huge milestone. She has really changed this summer from being afraid of everything (and screaming to let you know it!) to starting to try new things.

I tricked her and asked if she was excited to be at the church picnic, then snapped the picture, a true smile! Jacob in the background just chilling!

The official first day of preschool picture. She was super excited! Of course she missed her first day of preschool because she was sick (only the 2nd time in her life to vomit and of course it landed on the first day of preschool!). Anyways, she worked really hard on her preschool bag they gave us to decorate. She has a ton of handprints on it with sparkly jewels!

Random picture from Tour of MO that came through town a few weeks ago.

Tour of MO, Megan liked it, Jacob screamed when it became really loud. You would think I would remember that about kids but I continue to be surprised!

Birthdays!

We had several birthday celebrations lately! My Dad's 50th birthday, my birthday, and Jenny & Mikes!

Jacob has been sitting up by himself for a few weeks now, I'm still not used to seeing him like this! Megan's new (to her...craigslist) bunkbeds! She loves them.

Fuzzy picture but this is before we went out to celebrate my birthday. We had a great time, thanks grandma for watching the kiddos!

Taking a nap in grandpa's swing!
Fun pictures from our time out at grandma/pa Dierking's house. Megan and Michael camped and had a blast. We roasted marshmellows and enjoyed the great weather.
The great duo making cupcakes!