Where do they get their energy?

Jacob has gotten so crazy lately. He could just run back and forth across the room like 15-20 times. And our family room is really long! He's starting to have form when he runs, like a big kid. It's so weird. He used to just bounce but now he bends his legs more. I can't believe how much he's grown. He learns new things everyday. He knows almost all his letters and can identify them in a book, and knows a word that begins with them. He only has a few more letters to learn. We are working on learning to sing our ABC's. He can count to 3 now also. His vocabulary is huge that I can't even count how many words he says, and he speaks pretty clear these days also. He can say short simple sentences when he wants to. He also knows some sign language and we are probably getting him some sign language DVD's so we can all learn more. He's a smart kid ( at least that's what I think). He can finally jump too. For the longest time he would only get 1 leg off the ground, now he can get them both up! He can kick a football really far and get it in the air. And boy can he ever throw! He has got quite an arm. Everyday I wonder where he gets so much energy. We eat mostly the same things and yet he has twice as much energy than I do. I can't keep up with him sometimes. I love that kid. I really love him!

taking time to breathe

Jacob plays outside every day now. He just loves to be out side, but not getting dirty. Everytime he touches the ground we need to dust off his hands. He's so funny.
He thought it was funny to throw the ball over the fence on our deck and make mommy get it and through it back. After a few times I caught on and stayed over there.

Today I had to take two exams after Dan got home from work. I was so stressed with good reason. They were really hard. I'm so glad they are over, but now it's time to start preparing for the next few. I'll be glad when Christmas break is here. I love school, but it's so much. I need to plan my classes a little better next semester. I can't plan two hard classes together. It's way too much. Plus I have Jacob and then Jack 2 days a week. It's been exhausting! Anyway, while I was out Dan and Jacob hung out. This is a picture of Jacob laying on the couch watching curious george. He loves that show. He calls it Georgie. He only watches it every once in a while but he asks for it all the time. I think we'll have to get some Georgie books for Christmas!

Here are some pictures

Just a few pictures.

All is well

All is well here in the Cruz house. Jack is here today and he and Jacob are both sleeping right now. I actually get some time for me! They played well this morning once Jacob decided to share his toys. He's still learning how to share, but he is getting better. The cutest thing was when Jack started to climb on me and Jacob pushed him away and said "no, my mommy!". He didn't push hard. I had to try not to laugh because it was cute that he was trying to keep me all to himself. I was good and told him not to push Jack and that he was allowed to climb on me. He seemed ok with that, although I could tell he still didn't like Jack climbing on his mommy.

I have two exams on thursday. I'm a little nervous about them, but I've been studying so hopefully I'll be fine. I know physiology will be multiple choice so I just need to read through my notes a bunch of times and try to reword things so I know that I understand them. Anatomy has a lot of fill in the blanks usually so I really need to know that stuff. Luckily Anatomy doesn't have a lot of material, so I should be fine.

Yesterday was a good day in sports for Dan. The Yankees gained a game and are now only 1 1/2 games back from Boston, and the Cowboys continued their winning streak another game and are now 3 -0! It's always nice to see Dan happy when his favorite teams do well.

quick

This is going to have to be quick today. We are cleaning and Dan is putting on new locks. They are really nice and we got them for free from his work. YAY. Tonight we're going out with friends who we haven't seen in a really long time. I'm so excited. They are expecting their first baby in March. It's so neat to see how excited they are. We're going to try to go together and pick pumpkins with Jacob sometime in october. I hope he enjoys that. I should return to my cleaning and check to see if Dan needs any help. Have a great weekend everyone.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 4th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe our wedding was 4 years ago. So much has changed, but one thing has not. I still love Dan with all that I am. He is my best friend. I couldn't ask for a better husband and father to our children.

Bouncing off the Walls!

Today we went to Bouncing off the Walls. It was our first time and Jacob loved it. He was nervous at first but once he warmed up he was running everywhere having a blast. Here are a few pictures.

We went with my Aunt and her granddaughter Taylor.


























At first Jacob was afraid of the slides. He did eventually begin to warm up but is still a little unsure of them. I'm sure after we go a few times he'll learn to love them.







He likes the bounces and even had some fun climbing. As he gets a little older this will be even more fun for him. It was so precious just to see him smile as he was jumping in the bounce. For the first time he was jumping and both feet came off the ground. He was so proud of himself. We will definitely go back. We might even think about getting a membership. All that playing made me tired too. I think I'm going to go and lie down for a little bit while Jacob naps.