More yoda pweez

So Jake and I have both been feeling rather cooped up and sedentary lately. We both like to be outside and active. I have been trying to exercise and today thought why not let Jake do it too? So, i looked for some exercise for kids programs and let's just say, he is a mini-zen master. He was obsessed! He kept saying," more yoda pweez" Sooo funny to watch and you have to see these pics and videos...the lion poseJake doing an exercise video for kids

A Quick Update

I have been very occupied over here getting ready for the upcoming auction for the Anna Foundation. I volunteer and work for the foundation and fund-raising has always been a passion of mine. We are having a lot of great donations come in for our raffle, so I hope you can make it! April 2nd, 2010 Gibson House in Marlton, NJ 7-10PM!! Little plug there sorry...
On another note, Jake is really talking! It is crazy. He woke up one day and just decided to fully talk. I understand 99% of what he is saying now. I love it. The other day we were driving through town and he said,"fishey's and books pweez?" He was requesting the library... so cute!!
Some of my favorite new Jake sayings are:
-Good mowning... (good morning)
-dat's bedda (thats better)
-good job mommy
-Oh... miss... (when he misses a shot at b-ball)
-Wher dit daddy go?
-hold you me pweez (hold me please)
-whats dat?
-dats mommy, dats daddy, dats Jake (pointing to himself)
-jus one more
-Oh.. my.. gosh.. or Oh My Goodness!

I could go on, it is just so cute to hear him trying to make sense of what he is saying.
Here are some recent pics of my big boy.Dino's at the library were a BIG hitHolding hands with some of my favorite girls while watching
Anna play B-ball! Jake kept yelling, "Go Anna!" and "Oh.. miss"
What I find a few days a week now during nap time."Good mowning mommy, "says Jake. "No, it is not good morning Jake, it is nap time and you should be sleeping..." Argh....

V-day is not a made up holiday...

I love holidays. I don't care how cheesy they are. I am always looking for ways to have fun, dress up, make gifts and Valentines is an easy excuse! Saturday morning we met some of our friends at Oceans and Motions for a Valentine's Day party. They had a craft for the kids to do and Jake's two best buddies were there. He loved it. Jon and I spent Saturday night with great friends of ours. We went out to dinner and then hung out and caught up. You know you are good friends when you sit down on the couch to chat and then realize three hours have gone by. It was nice to have a night free of the Jakester.... now the Jake monster as I refer to him lately.huge sandbox funmaking a craft with his buddiessuch fun with Sharks!concentrating hard...

We are famous!!!

Jake and I are in a verizon ad in the March addition of Everday with Rachel Ray magazine!!! Check it out... I will try to scan the page so you can see.

Keeping Busy

Keeping a two year old busy when stuck inside for long periods of time is not always easy. We have tried everything over here...We busted out the cool whip, needless to say he played for
30 mins straight and LOVED itJake realized that he could dip his apples in it... happy can ya tell?We have been playing with blocks for hoursDressing up like daddy while playing with play doughFeeding puppy many creative mealsGetting bundled to go outside and shovel or make a snowman

Fun with Friends

A few months ago a friend and I were discussing how we wished we had more time for errands without kids. We were also discussing doing more crafts and learning activities with our boys. So, we decided to start switching off every Friday morning and taking turns having the boys. We make sure to teach them a new letter each week, complete a few crafts/activities and have a letter themed snack. It has been so great! I get 2 hours every other week to myself and Jake is socializing and learning with a friend. Here are a few snaps from our fun mornings.painting apples on A day

Cookie craft for C day.. Jake wanted to eat it!Cheerios and coloring cookie monster (c day)shaving cream experiment

This morning we were invited by friends to go to the Please Touch Museum. It was AWESOME. Definitely recommend it to anyone and I am seriously thinking about getting a membership. It was a great way to spend the morning. Jake could have stayed there all day. He loved being able to touch and play with everything. Thanks again for the invite!!!!splashing in the water displayshopping... for tasty cakesBIG pianoJake in Wonderland