Our Little Photographer

Naomi has decided she would rather be behind the camera than in front of it. So now when I download pictures, I see lots of shots like this.

Mamaw & Papaw from her perspective (she had a little help taking these two).

Baking Bread

Naomi loves to cook! The other day, she helped Grandma make bread.

Kneading.
And, of course, sampling. I remember when I was young, we always ate snitches of the bread dough :)

And eating her own little loaf.

All About Jacob

I realized my recent posts were mostly about Naomi, so this one is starring Jacob.

He was very excited to start solid foods and loves eating. If I'm not sharing and he thinks I should, he'll smack his lips and give me a look that clearly says "I'm ready for a bite now." No one could accuse this kid of missing a meal!

One of his favorite things to do with Dad is play with the pull chain to the ceiling fan.

He loves playing in his jumper!

He rolls very proficiently from his back to his stomach. He can roll back the other way, but he's more likely to get frustrated and lay with his face in the carpet crying until I pick him up. We're working on teaching him to sit up by himself, but he'd always rather be standing!

He thinks Naomi is the most interesting person in the world. He's always turning to watch what she's doing and not miss out on any of the fun.

It's getting impossible to keep socks on him. He'll pull them off to chew on. I'll regularly realize he's wearing just one and have to retrace our steps to find where he dropped the other one. He also likes playing with my water bottle.

Jacob's a very happy baby, almost always smiling and laughing. One of his favorite games it to try to bite my finger (he has 6 teeth now) and then giggle when I tell him no. Or if I'm not paying attention and he's successful, he'll giggle even more when I say "ow!"

We sure love our Little Dude!

Moving On Up!

My sister just bought an elliptical that came in - what else - a big box! Sam decided that Naomi had outgrown her starter home and was ready for something a little bigger and more elaborate.

The original house.

The upgrade. Complete with a pointy roof, a door with a handle, and a window.Sam and Naomi even decorated the inside.


He's such a good dad!

Beading with Mamaw

Last week Naomi got to hang out with Mamaw & Papaw while Sam & I went out to dinner. (I'm not ready to leave Jacob for that long yet, so he missed the fun and had to tag along with us.) While they were waiting for Papaw to get home from work, Naomi helped Mamaw make a beaded bookmark. Naomi picked the beads, handed Mamaw her tools, and even helped string a few beads.



Mamaw had so much fun that she also made Naomi a charm to go on the handle of her doll's diaper bag and a sparkly bracelet (with a magnet clasp so Naomi can get it on and off herself - hurray!).

Naps

Naomi thinks she doesn't need naps anymore. I think she does. Her recent habit of falling asleep at the dinner table is points for my side of the argument.

Jacob, on the other hand, still loves to nap. If I'm not available to put him down, he'll put himself to sleep. His favorite soother is his little blue elephant blanket, but anything fuzzy will do - even his socks.

Naomi's new toys

Brenda sent Naomi a red recliner, just her size.


Bonus! The box it came in makes a perfect playhouse.