Happy Birthday Jake!

I am four days late at posting Jake's birthday post, but I'm quickly realizing Jake has just gotten busier since turning one and there are fewer times to use the computer these days! Friday, the 1st, was his first birthday which is so hard to believe. In some ways I feel Jake has always been with us as he fills our lives with such excitement and joy. In other ways, it feels like yesterday that Dr. Turner delivered him. We are "formally" celebrating his birthday this coming weekend with a party. My parents couldn't be here this weekend so it got postponed a week. On his actual birthday, he and I spent the day together and then Al and Jonesa came to have dinner and cake with Ty, Jake, and me. Here are some pictures of him eating his cake and opening a few gifts:

I've discovered that Jake loves those musical cards. He played with one Ty got for his birthday last summer until he recently wore out the battery. Ty's card was actually Steve Carell from The Office talking and it made Jake laugh. He has such a mature sense of humor :) I got him this Superman card and he opened it OVER and OVER again to hear the Superman anthem. No need for presents when you have fun cards!







I made him a cake Friday so he could have cake on his actual birthday, and he dove right into it! He picked the entire piece up and smashed it into his face. This kid LOVES to eat :)




Here Jake is after cramming a good bit of cake into his mouth! Happy as can be :)




After we washed the cake out of his hair and got him in his jammies, we let him open a couple of presents. This St. Patrick's Day hat is from Grandma Jonesa. She and I were shopping in Toys R Us with Jake last week, and he picked it up and played peek-a-boo with it for a good 30 minutes so of course she bought it for him. After all he is a McCathran (although Ty says the McCathran's are Scottish not Irish, I think its pretty close!) Jake makes a pretty cute little Leprecon!




We have been so blessed by Jake this past year, and we can't wait to watch him grow and learn more and more this next year. Happy Birthday baby Jake!

My Little Boy

Jake had his first official haircut yesterday afternoon at Sports Clips with Ty. I discovered this is quite a traumatic experience for a mother. Jake's hair wasn't terribly long, but it doesn't curl so it was starting to get in his eyes and come down over his ears and definitely needed a trim. In the end result, he now looks like a little boy and not like a baby...He was great during the hair cut as he sat really still and his eyes just got bigger and bigger. He refused to crack a smile...I wonder if he thought this was some new doctor we were taking him too. The girl who cut it, Brenna, was really sweet with Jake. She is the girl who cuts Ty's hair so Ty trusted her! I can't believe Jake is turning 1 on Friday. It has been quite an exciting first year for him and really for all of us.

After the haircut yesterday, Ty kept Jake so I could go have dinner with a group of girlfriends. I try to organize "girl's night out" about once a month, but because of the holidays and Jake's surgery we all hadn't gotten together since early last fall. About 15 of us ate at The Melting Pot, a fun fondue restaurant in the Woodlands. They have a special on Monday night for girls with cheese fondue, salad, and yummy chocolate fondue. I think everyone had a really great time. Its a blessing to have good friends from church that all get along so well. Starting next week, ladies Bible class is starting on Thursday mornings and we're doing the new Beth Moore study. I'm SO excited to do this...I've always worked before and couldn't go so now that I'm a stay at home mom this year, this is an added perk. Plus, I love Beth Moore studies. She gets so deep in the Word and really makes me have to dig deeper. Her Bible studies have quite a bit of homework which is also good for me because it disciplines me to study my Bible. I'm such a type "A" personality, that structure works for me. I tend to get distracted if I don't have a specific study to do. Well, I'm going to try to get a few more things done before Jake wakes up. Have a blessed day!