Chocolate Pudding...

Daddy always shares the good stuff with Jake. Exhibit A...

Apparently shares his daddy's love for chocolate.

  Begging.

 If this face doesn't tell you how he felt about it, nothing will. Pure joy!

Slow dancing in the afternoon...

{Warning: Cheesy Mom Post Ahead}

I have a new favorite activity with Jake. Well, activity may be a stretch, but however it's classified, I'm going to cherish it as long (or short) as it may last. One afternoon last week, I decided to plug in my iPod and play some Frank Sinatra. (Random fact about me: I love music from the Big Band Era...something soothing about it.) Anywho, I started goofing off with Jake to one of the more upbeat songs and dancing him around the living room. He got a pretty big kick out of it. The next song that came on was slower, and the sweet buddy started resting his head on my shoulder and snuggled with me while I danced around. Important side note: Jake is NOT a snuggler! He snuggles a little bit with me when I sing to him before he goes to bed, but even then, he is so squirmy. The kid is always on the go...no time for snuggling. Well, until now. So you better believe I'm taking advantage of it!

My life is definitely not glamorous. In fact, I lead a pretty simple, small life. (An exciting day for us is taking a walk with friends or running some errands.) But moments like these make all the slow days worth it. So if you come by my house in the afternoon and hear music playing, you might just find me having a little dance session. Just me and Jake (well, and Frank.) :)

Another Pinterest Project...

So I pinned this sign a long time ago on Pinterest and thanks to my super handy husband, we actually made it happen. And it only cost $7. And that's a legit $7 - not "oh, you have to have these 12 things already on hand for it to be that cheap," it REALLY only cost $7. We got the pallet wood from a local interior design place that was getting rid of old pallets (you can find them places, I promise!) We connected them by using 2 long pieces of scrap wood. Then we bought a sample stain from Lowe's ($4) and a Sharpie paint pen from Hobby Lobby ($3.) That was it!

We aren't regular DIY'ers - mostly a time issue - but we really enjoy it when we get to be. I'm pretty pleased with the finished product. It's hanging in our entry hallway. 

Best. Laugh. Ever.

Okay, so that's totally my opinion, but I could keep watching this video over and over, it's that good. We finally caught Jake's belly laugh on video. He laughs all the time, but as I've said before, the camera distracts him as soon as I get it out. Not this time. Daddy's trick was way too funny. And I couldn't have scripted a better ending. Perfection.

Enjoy! And it's okay, go ahead and watch it twice. ;)

The Hiatus...

Sorry for the absence. I took a little hiatus from the blogging world for a couple weeks. Partially just more consumed living life than blogging about it. And partially because of the Olympics. Okay, mostly because of the Olympics. Once Jake is out for the night, we shamefully curl up on the couch and watch 3-4 hours of coverage. Okay, not shamefully - it's justified when it only happens every 4 years, right? There's just something about the Olympics. I have a serious competitive bone in me (not always my most endearing quality, I admit.) I suddenly care a whole lot about sports I normally know nothing about...simply because I want the US to win. And darn you China, how are you still in the medal count race? I still have faith we'll pull away in the end. So there you have it...my excuse for not blogging.

I know I still have several blogs to catch up on...specifically the family reunion that took place almost a month ago. It's on my list, along with several others. In case you haven't caught on to this already, there was basically no point to this post except to keep it from being two straight weeks between posts. So, to make a point...I'll include a picture of our handsome little buddy. Plus, I'm sure the grandparents are needing their fix. More to come soon.