SLIDE

Here is Jake enjoying going down the slide with Aunt Katy.  Gram, Aunt Katy, and Aunt Becky came to visit 2 weekends ago so that Chris and I could go to a dining out in Savannah with his Bn.  Jake enjoyed getting spoiled for 24 hours while we were away :-)  (sorry no pictures of Chris and I all dressed up)!  Thanks so much to the 3 of you for coming and staying with Jake.....it allowed Chris and I to have a nice night out - and KNOW everything with Jake was great!  

3-2-1

WOW!! It's amazing what good internet can do. The pictures I have been uploading....they have been taking on average of 30 minutes (no lie). This video....2 minutes (if that)!! SO COOL. No time to post more now...just trying it out, but here is a little preview of Jake in action....

Some Random Pictures...

It has been over a week since I have blogged, so there are plenty of Jake pictures to share! We have people coming to fix our internet on Tuesday (finally), so it will be nice to have a fast, working system again! *Note to self: next time we move - make sure the house we are thinking of moving into gets good internet access - and cell service, for that matter. :-)* So, hopefully by the middle of the week, I can post some of the videos that I have been holding on to for a while now. In the meantime, here are some random pictures from the past week...

Jake was really wanting to try on Daddy's softball jersey - until we put it on - and then he couldn't really move or walk around, so it wasn't that cool anymore...

This is Jake wearing the WAY CUTE pajamas that Aunt Becky gave him....and trying to look all innocent as he is doing something he knows he is not supposed to be doing!

You never know....Jake may be dialing YOUR number to talk to you?!

Driving in Daddy's truck - and helping him steer (don't worry....we were just in the driveway)! Don't send the cops after us!

Oh, and one final side note.....Jake is cutting 2 upper molars....pretty exciting!!

March Madness

March Madness is upon us in this household (although I was bummed about Louisville losing yesterday...guess I will now pull for Villanova). Jake has been favoring his toy basketball over the past few days....and even when he was in the kitchen with me yesterday afternoon, he heard some cheers on the TV - and he was looking around the corner to see who had scored! Too funny!

Mr. Bear #2

I'll just cut to the chase - we lost Mr. Bear in Charleston on Friday!! In all of the pictures you see from Charleston, I believe Jake is holding Mr. Bear.....who we have come to love and accept as a part of our family :-) As we were getting ready to leave, I couldn't find him ANYWHERE. We looked and looked - and nothing. I was seriously almost in tears, b/c Jake loves this blanket bear.....and plus - on the sentimental side.....it was one of those "items" I probably would have saved after Jake was ready to get rid of him for good. I mean, Mr. Bear has also been all over the country with us in the past year, so - it was pretty sad driving home WITHOUT Mr. Bear. Jake kept looking for him in his car seat and anytime I would hand him another toy, he would just throw it down...he definitely wanted Mr. Bear! So, I called Chris and asked him to pull down the "back up Mr. Bear" out of the closest (yes, I bought one that is the same - just not near as worn, so Jake never wants anything to do with it) - and I told Chris when we got home to just make a big deal about having it :-) So, we get home....Chris hands it to him...and Jake makes a face and throws it down. He did that about 3 times!! Chris said Jake is like a new mother with identical twins....no one can tell the twins apart - EXCEPT the Mother....and apparently, Jake can tell the Mr. Bears apart, too!! FORTUNATELY, Jake has taken to this Mr. Bear this weekend (probably because he hasn't had much of a choice) - and here is Jake clutching the new Mr. Bear in this picture. It really is sad that Mr. Bear #1 is floating around Charleston somewhere.....but I think Jake is going to come to love Mr. Bear #2 just as much....just with a little time....and as he starts to wear this one out :-)

Charleston, SC

Jake and I drove to Charleston on Friday to meet up with my Aunt Mary Anne and Uncle Hal and my cousins Rebecca and Mary Ellen (and Uncle Hal's mother and 2 of Mary Ellen's friends), who were in town. We got to spend a few hours with them, walking around,....and catching up. It was really great to see them all! They have a lot of exciting events coming up - Mary Ellen is graduating high school, Rebecca is graduating college - and then getting married a week later, so - May is going to be a busy and exciting month in the Poe household! Charleston is such a great place - and I'm looking forward to spending lots of time there over the next 3 years! Jake had a great time, too ..... and was crying when we had to say goodbye (he is a sucker for all of the attention)!! :-)

Fun with Daddy

Jakes looks forward everyday to Daddy getting home from work. He takes off in a fast crawl when he hears the garage door open....and the FUN begins :-)