Mr. Jacob's 2nd haircut!

Took Jacob down to Amy (who does my hair) today to get a much needed hair cut before she has her baby which could be anyday! So glad she was able to do it b/c I really didn't want to take him anywhere else yet. She did such a good job with his 1st haircut and he did so well that I figured I didn't want to mess with a good thing. This morning when we got there, Jacob wasn't as keen to hop up in the chair like he was the first time, but I sat him up there anyways, crocodile tear and all, and he ended up settling down and doing just fine. Stopped an got him a Tootsie Pop sucker to keep him entertained like I did the first time and that definitely helped. It wasn't so hard for me this time to see those beautiful curls cut off b/c they were cut off last time and they came right back so I wasn't so sentimental this time.

Such a handsome little dude. Had to take some pictures while he was brushing his teeth b/c it was the best way to catch him sitting still!

Looking good big guy! :)

All I need is....

...my boots, a good diaper and my dump truck! :)

I just love this. Jacob is a bit obsessed with his boots lately and prefers (or demands sometimes!) to wear them over his regular shoes. The other day he was running around in his diaper then he went out in the hall to get his boots on and then came back in the house just to sit at the table and play with his truck. Such a silly boy!

Book reading time!

The other evening Ryan & Jacob were playing so nice together- they'd pretend then were sleeping and then just acting silly together. When I walked in on them the first time, Jacob was laying down on the couch and Ryan was 'reading' him his John Deere book. It was SO cute! I went back in the kitchen to grab my camera and by then Jacob had sat up to look at the pictures as Ryan read to him. :)

Showing him the pictures.

Getting to the next page.

It was cute- Ryan looked up and me and said in a sort of secret voice, "Mom I can't really actually READ all the words, but I'm just sort of telling him a story through the pictures.". I loved it!

Crazy kids!

Yesterday the boys decided to go upstairs to play around a bit. Somehow they ended up doing this in our room- when I went to check on them, they were nicely watching a cartoon all cuddled up in our bed. Well all of the sudden I heard from coming down the hall yelling 'Oh my goodness!!!" so of course I met him at the stairs to see what was going on and he said 'Jacob took his diaper off and he peed on your bed!!". NICE. So went up there to find him naked at a jay bird (as was Ryan) with the biggest smile on his face. Thankfully, he peed next to our bed not on our bed so it was an easy clean up. I asked Ryan why in the world they took their clothes off and he said, 'We just thought it would be fun to jump around on your bed naked!'. Ohhh boy.

Talk about some happy boys! And after I snuck this shot, they were fully dressed again and sent downstairs where they could be monitored better!

Arizona trip!

Last week (Sunday-Thursady) Jeff and I, along with Jeff's brother & sister-in-law, Steve & Melinda, went to Arizona for a Darigold YC (young cooperators) conference hosted by some of the young dairy producers from Arizona. It was a great time, but unfortunately the day we arrived in AZ I came down with some sort of sinus/upper chest bug that attacked my voice and left me with out one for 3 days! I made the best of it, and thankfully, most of the time I didn't feel that terrible I just couldn't talk which was frustrating since I like to chat! ;) Anyhow, we left Saturday evening before dinner and headed down to Seattle to stay in a hotel that we were able to leave our vehicle at while we were gone. Jeff's parents were kind enough to come stay at our house with our boys and Steve & Melinda's 3 kids! I had a little meltdown before leaving just because I'd never left Jacob for that long... I knew he'd be fine, it was just ME! Getting out the door is always the hardest part!

Sunday morning we caught our 7:30am flight and arrived in Phoenix, AZ just in time for lunch! It was so nice to arrive to blue, sunny skies and palm trees! Our hotel/conference was at the Mission Palms Hotel in Tempe and was beautiful! It was neat to walk into the courtyard there and see so many orange trees full of oranges!

Monday we decided to go on a little adventure with Steve & Melinda and some fellow friends/dairy producers, Lonny & Michelle, to Glendale where the BCS football game was held, Oregon vs. Auburn. We took the light-rail to one point, walked a little towards our bus stop then stopped for a bite to eat on foot at a Carl's Jr. then walked (wayyy longer than we planned!!) to catch a public transportation bus to Glendale which was a good 45mins. ride with all the stops along the way. Boy did we ever meet some interesting people! Jeff and I even sat next to an ex-con and visited with him for a bit. He'd just gotten out 32 days earlier after spending 12yrs. in jail for assault with a deadly weapon (he said it was in self defense). That was just ONE of many people we encountered on our journey, but it was fun day. When we arrived to the stadium it was pretty crazy, but very entertaining to people watch. We walked around and saw the bands practicing, cheerleaders cheering, and tons of die-hard fans!! A couple hours before the game started we left and headed back on the bus and then to the light rail again to watch the game together at a local sports bar in Tempe just a couple minutes from our hotel.

Tuesday morning Melinda and I hit the Tempe Mall while the guys went golfing- we all had a good time then were back together when the meeting started at 2pm. It's always fun seeing the YC's from our state and Idaho who we generally only get to see at YC conferences twice a year. It was nice meeting some of the younger dairy farmers from Arizona, too. There were many good speakers, but the main one and my personal favorite was Jolene Brown from Iowa. Her and her husband farm, but she also is a professional speaker regarding family farms and such. She offered some great ideas and advice and was just really enjoyable to listen to.

The sun was wonderful!!!! The last day we were there when the meetings were over after lunch, Melinda, Michelle and I hit the rooftop pool to lay out a bit before having to catch the shuttle to head to the airport. It was so nice to soak up that sun! It was great to get away, but boy was I ready to see my boys when we got home and we could tell the feeling was mutual. Everything went great for Dave & Yvonne. My parents took Jacob for a couple of the days and it was sweet to hear that Dave & Yvonne and all the kids missed having Jacob around. :) We are so blessed to have such great parents who enjoy and love being around their grandkids!

Lonnie, Melinda, Steve, Jeff and I inside all the pre game madness! Thanks, Michelle, for taking this picture!

Happy 6th Birthday Ryan!!!

Yep, this is what a 6yr. old looks like!! :)

All ready for school, even with his light up 'Birthday Boy!' button. :)

I was planning to make cupcakes to bring to his class for his birthday and then we decided it would be fun to do something different and bring Krispy Kreme doughnuts! Here they are, hot & ready to be delievered to his class!
Jacob wanted a part of the birthday doughnuts and had one on our way to the school. :) Mmmmm!

Just a 'few' cupcakes to frost for Ryan's birthday party!

All done! Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting just as the birthday boy requested. ;)

This past fall at the Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland dinner auction, Jeff & I 'won' a party at the Skagit County Children's Museum so that's where we let Ryan have his party this year! He could invite up to 30 kids and I think there were almost 25 there! They had such a great time and the best part was we had the WHOLE place to ourselves! Both rooms in the back were open so we had plenty of room to eat and such. The menu consisted of hotdogs, chips, beans, veggies & fruit! Oh and almond bark dipped pretzel sticks and cupcakes!

Such a blessed boy to have so many friends and family come celebrate his birthday with him!

Thank you to all of you and especially to my mom and Melinda who were there early to help get the place ready for the big par-tay! :)

Singing 'Happy Birthday' to Ryan and him blowing out his candle!

SO much fun! We're beyond blessed to call Ryan our son!

WE LOVE YOU RYAN JEFFREY BOON! :)

Love,

Mom, Dad & Jacob

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope you all had a fun New Years Eve and a good New Years day! We had a nice time up at Steve & Melinda's last night with the rest of the Boon gang- ate pizza and other yummy snacky food. Had intentions of playing the Farming Game, but were all just too comfortable sitting in the living room so called it a night shortly before 10pm. Must be getting old?

This morning Jacob wanted to much to have a 'big boy cup' like his brother and cousins so we gave him some water and went over and sat by Carissa to drink it.

It was really cute- he looked like such a big boy just sitting there, sipping on his cup of water and hanging out with Carissa. He did this for quite a while so I had to snap a picture of it!
Here's to good health and many blessings in 2011!!

Not a baby anymore... :(

I finally decided it was time to get rid of Ryan's infant carseat. When we bought it before he was born, it came as a set with a stroller, but after taking on vacation with us twice on airplanes, it was never the same. So I've just held onto the carseat for sentimental reasons, I guess, or thinking someone I know might need a carseat, but finally came to the conclusion I needed to get rid of it so off to Bargains Galore it went. I ran upstairs to grab a couple more things to drop off there and found Jacob sitting in the seat like this.

Not looking like much of a baby anymore.

He was having a grand 'ol time in there- blankies and all!
Hello!

He was having so much in it that he didn't really want to get out, but I managed to get him out- a little tricky, though! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends... we defintley did and feel very blessed! Christmas morning we woke up and opened our presents here at our house and then got ready for the day and headed over to Grandma & Papa's Lee's house with the rest of the Lee clan to have a yummy little breakfast and open gifts. I video taped our little Christmas gift opening here at our house so don't have any actual pictures, but here's some from my parents house.

Yes, this is the 'little' boy whose diapers I used to change and now I have to sit on him (which I was barely able to do) to get this picture with him. :) Can hardly believe Austin will be 14yrs. old in just a couple short months!

Jackpot buddy! He loved his gift from Austin!

Cuties... cousins... buddies. :)

Me & my Shelby. (and her sassy new hair!)
Cute or what?!!!
Anna helping Ryan check out his gift!
Jacob had to check it out, too!

It's a bit blurry, but I just love this smile on Jacob's face!

Whew hew... LEGOS! Hasn't stopped playing with them since! Thanks Grandma & Papa!

MERRY CHRISTMAS and here's to a wonderful New Year!

2011 here we come!

Christmas Eve festivities!

Jeff's sister, Carol, and family came up yesterday from Gig Harbor to spend Christmas here as well as Jeff's parents. Tonight we had a nice, relaxing Christmas Eve which included pizza for dinner, going to our church's Christmas Eve service then coming back home to make some Christmas cookies with the kiddos! Lots of fun and creativity being had here!

Love this shot of Carissa catching Jacob taking one of her candies out of the corner of her eye and Jacob's face that says "Nope, wasn't me, nothing to see here!". Love it!

Letting their creative juices flow... as well as the candies and sprinkles that were not lacking on these cookies!
Oh yes, and lots of finger lickin' going on here. Tried to have them wash their hands when I'd catch them- let's just say it's a good thing we're all related! :)
Auntie Carol got in on the decorating, too!

One of the two cookies sheets worth of delicious, beautiful cookies!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!