A Day in the Life of Jacoby

Jacoby has decided that making messes is his favorite new game. He empties cupboards and drawers several times a day and then he's bored with whatever he's found until mom picks everything up and puts it away. Then we repeat, over and over and over....

Here are a few pictures of the demolition.

Tupperware lids. His favorite kitchen drawer to unload.

Big Lego Blocks. As soon as I pick them all up and get them back into the bucket, he dumps them again. Sigh.

Phone in the sink? Why not?

Opening the bathroom drawers and cupboard to find fun stuff to play with.

He has also figured out how to climb. He climbs up and down on our bed constantly throughout the day. He stands on the wooden railing and watches TV. I used to be afraid of him falling, but he hasn't yet so I just let him go now. I guess it's good for his balance and coordination.

I think he's going down here.


This is what I came out of the shower to the other day. He climbed up on the bed and was just laying there watching Tigger and Pooh.

July 24 Camping Trip

We went camping with Dominic's cousin Josh and his family and friends for our annual July 24th camping trip! It's Josh's birthday weekend and so we head out and celebrate! This year, our group consisted of: Nate and Michelleand their son Porter (9 months), Dom's friend Bob and his teenage kids, Josh and Jess with Ezabella (1 year), and new friends Mark and Kensy and their daughter, Marley (1 year). So, there were 4 babies and I must say that every one of them was pretty darn good. All of them except Jacoby were first time campers.


Jacoby and Izzy getting to know each other.

Jacoby and Porter saying hi.

Nate and Porter


Dad and Coby enjoying a quiet moment in the hammock.


The group.




Aw, cute family.

We stayed around camp and just hung out for the most part. We got a travel camping hammock for our wedding that we've had stowed away in the trailer and we finally pulled it out and used it this weekend. I don't know what took us so long, that thing is comfy! We also managed to go into Bear Lake for a few hours on Saturday. The lake was absolutely packed! We found a nice little sand bar that we hung out on and stayed until some nasty looking clouds rolled in. All in all, we had a great weekend!

Coby at the lake.

Jacoby and Marley at the lake. Mark is in the background taking their picture too! Marley absolutely loved the water and the beach. She was such a happy little girl.

Porter loved his little tractor. I snapped the picture just as he was looking up. Nate was too busy building mini sand castles to pay attention.

Bear Lake

During our camping trip (see post below), we ventured into Bear Lake. We love Bear Lake and so do the dogs, and we wanted to see how Jacoby would like the beach and the water. He liked the sand more than the water, but he was pretty good about getting wet as long as one of us was with him. He wouldn't walk into the water alone, but he would let us carry him out and dip his legs or he would sit in our lap and let the waves hit him. We only stayed about an hour because Jacoby got cold (the wind was blowing and the water wasn't the warmest), and it was lunch time. So, after we wore the dogs out, we packed up and headed back to camp.

Dirt, Dirt, and More Dirt

We took Jacoby camping this weekend and he loved it! He loved it because there was a ton of dirt everywhere for him to play with. He put a handful of dirt anywhere he could...the dogs, their water, the chairs, the trailer, the truck, mom, dad...you name it and it had dirt on it at some point. Of course, during the dirtying of camp, he had to rub his face and cloths too. Clean was a joke this weekend, but that's okay. He had a blast and was so good for us. He slept well, ate well and played well. It was a great time.


Yay dirt!




Friday night, Dominic took Jacoby up all by himself while I had time off with a friend! They did great, but I sure missed them. The first picture is when they first got there. Jacoby was so happy and so was dad!

Saturday Morning...still happy!

Saturday afternoon when I got there.

Good Morning!

Every morning when Jacoby wakes up, we get him a cup of milk and put him in our bed and turn on the Disney Channel. He just lays there and watches TV with me for about a half an hour, then he's up and ready to play. Morning snuggle time is the best!

Sprinklers!

We were trying to get some yard work done the other night and so we got the sprinklers out to keep Jacoby occupied. He loved them! He kept running right into the center and screaming and then he would turn around and run out. He had so much fun. It's official...I have the cutest little boy EVER! :)

Vegas!

I suck. I know I suck. I know that I promise to update my blog more, but I don't. Lately, picture taking is almost a chore and I apologize. Anyhoo, on with the update, finally! We went to Vegas over the 4th of July weekend. We had an absolute blast! It was hot, but not as hot as it has been in previous years. I think the high was only 105 and that was the last day that we were there. So, it wasn't too bad. Grandma and Grandpa Speer bought a kiddie pool for Jacoby and he loved it! Unfortunately, the only pictures that we got all weekend long were of Jacoby in his saggy "little swimmers" diapers or just running around. We really didn't get any pictures of anybody else. But, he looked so cute with his sun hat, sandals and a diaper. He absolutely loved playing outside in the rocks, dirt, grass and water. He didn't care how hot it was outside. His poor little cheeks would get rosy and he would start sweating down his neck, so we would wet him down. We tried to keep him indoors, but he wanted to be out.


Saggy Bum!
Dad just put a cookie in his mouth.
He was so stoic while playing in the dirt.
He claps to get the dirt off. He is just too cute.

Aw, so angelic!

Sorry that I didn't take more pictures. We really had a blast and I actually got to BINGO! Yay! Monte, Cyn, Domo and I went and played 11 pm Bingo and had kind of a date night. We didn't get home until 2 am, and Granpa Speer was the most awesome babysitter at 6 when Jacoby woke up. That was the first time since Jacoby was born that we have gone out that late, and we didn't have to get up with him! It was too bad that Grandma had to work over the weekend. We missed her. On the 4th, we sat outside and played cards and watched all of the fireworks from the casinos and then the illegal ones that the neighbors were setting off. Jacoby slept through the whole thing, but we sure enjoyed it. It was tons of fun and we were sad that we had to come home and be adults again. Can't wait to do it again!


Cheese!

Poor Monte was trying to nap and he had Jacoby and the dogs staring at him! Actually, he slept right through it. :)

Poor pouty baby...