Our Angel Baby

Jake's first baseball game was a hit!!! Scott had to work his first of many weekends, so Jake and I headed to Cali for one last summer trip. Auntie Cherise had two tickets for the Angels game and invited Jakey and I to go with her. I kept telling Jake to pay attention because this is his future!!!

Scuba Diving in Hawaii

Okay, okay so scuba diving in a pool in Queen Creek, AZ!!! But I can dream right??? Scott's wonderful sister Stephanie and brother-in-law Matt work at Sports Chalet and told us that they were doing free scuba lessons. So of course Scott wanted me to try it and see if I would freak out, before we actually had to pay for lessons. Although I had a little fun and I didn't freak out, let's just say that scuba diving in the ocean isn't for me.

Jake and his Jumper

We bought this jumper right before Jake was born and knew it would be a while before he used it and I would say about 5 months is when he loved being in it and would spend up to 45 minutes sometimes jumping and playing with the toys and now he plays on the outside of it and cries if you put him in it:)

Jake's First Beach Trip

So the month of July was pretty busy for us, seeing as we had three weddings in California. Don't get me wrong I love being in California, but traveling 3 times in one month with a little baby can be exhausting. So our last wedding was in San Juan Capistrano and we got a hotel on the water in Laguna Beach. It was beautiful and we couldn't have asked for a perfect ending to our California trips. Jake got to experience the ocean and sand for the first time and just like his mommy he hated it:) But the next day daddy took him to it again and he warmed up to it, I guess loud crashing waves and rough little rocks between your toes for the first time can be a bit scary for a 7 month old.

Congratulations Daddy!!!

June 2, 2008 Scott started the academy for the Maricopa County Detention Officers. It was 9 grooling weeks of report writing, yelling, running, push ups, pepper spray and beatings. He graduated on July 24, 2008 and the 2nd photo is Scott receiving his badge from Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

My two favorite boys!!! Of course it had to be 113 degrees that day (don't worry the ceremony was inside) so they were really hot...notice Jake's red chubby cheeks.

Grandpa Steve was the lucky one who got to pin Scott's badge on him

OUR BABY!!!

So bare with me as I fight back tears...Jake just turned 8 months on August 10th and I started thinking about how fast time has flown. It has been such a challenging, tiring, fun and exciting time and I decided to go through pictures to remember how little he used to be and I found the pictures below, so I thought I would share. The first picture is Jake about a month and a half old and as you can tell he looks so small in his bouncer. The next two pics are of Jake recently and as you can tell he barely fits in his bouncer and now that he's crawling (videos to come) he climbs in and out of it.

This first picture is of Jake in his swing on the second day we brought him home. He is also so tiny in it and the picture below it as you can tell he no longer fits in it and we probably shouldn't put him in it anymore cause it's a safety hazard and it no longer swings, it just makes noises like the little engine that could:)

Okay so I've dried my eyes and I hope you have too!!! We love this little guy and can't wait for many more memories with him:)