Birthday Cookies

Jake wanted to make skeleton cookies. Mr. Gingerbread cutter was the best I could do. He loved it! Jake help with each step. His favorite part was testing them for quality, of course.

Emma @ 11 months old

 Uh-oh, look who discovered she can climb the stairs.

 up....

 and down....

 and back up....

 and away we go....

 see ya!

No spills as of yet!

Emma sleeps

This was the first and last night Emma slept without being swaddled (wrapped up like a burrito). Flat on her face instead of on her side. Scary! 

Emma sits up

 7 months old

Homemade Baby Food

I made Emma sweet taters and applesauce with my new baby food blender gadget. It was so simple and Jake made it fun. Jake loves to help.

 E waiting for her homemade grub.

Yummy! These little containers are BPA-free and hold a perfect 2oz. portion. You set the dial on the lid to the date you made it so you know how soon to use it. I can't wait to run out and make more.

Hugs,
steph

Emma @ 6 months

The happiest baby on earth!

Emma's Stats:
Born: 6 lbs 5 oz 19 in
2 mo: 9 lbs 7 oz 21 in
smiling
sticking out her tongue
cooing
3 mo: 11 lbs
griping things
holds head up
loves walking with help
4 mo: 12.5 lbs
smiling even more
giggles
rolls over to belly
always trying to sit up
loves watching jake
loves listening to jake
prefers espn over cartoon network
5 mo:
eating from a spoon
insists on standing up
slept through the night 1/5/2012
6 mo:
still sleeping through the night

Emma jumps

Emma is 5 months old here. She can almost sit up so we tried putting her in the bouncy....

she loves it. But only for a minute.

You might want to turn DOWN the volume, Shawn is using his new tile floor steamer, Jake is playing a game on the computer and Emma's bouncy is noisy too! Welcome to parenthood.

Jake graduates from Speech

These pictures are from Jake's birthday. He wrote his name and his age on the chalkboard for everyone to see. Jake has learned so much at school and it has helped him to finally graduate from Speech.

This is what Jake says to any and everyone. We are currently working on Not talking to Strangers.

Jake at the Dentist's Office

Recipe for a tantrum-free dental visit...
Fun glasses, headphones, flatscreen, spongebob, and the remote to the tv.
Not to mention an awesome staff that knew just how to make a kid feel important.

"Look Ma, no cavities!"

Tweetsie Railroad 2011

Jake's visit to see Thomas.

It was a very, very HOT day but Jake was super excited to see his friend Thomas.

Jake loved the loud horn and the smoke.

Jake, Dad and I riding on Thomas around Tweetsie Railroad.

We stopped for a show....

cowboys and indians...

The happiest boy in the world!

Thomas & Friends Store!!! Heaven to Jake.

Boop, boop!

See you soon Thomas. Thanks for the ride.

Letter to Santa

Jake, age 4, writes his first letter to Santa....

Look at all that hair!

Jake turns 4!

Jake loves to help us do anything these days. Even blowing up balloons....

Zerbe Kids Get Their Pictures Taken

We decided to take the kids and get some pictures taken this weekend. Everyone should receive some in the mail soon. Enjoy!!!