What day is it?

I am really not very good at blogging on a regular basis! :-( At least I don't completely forget to get on the computer and add some stuff.
Jake is almost 18 months old! He loves to climb, run, shout, and laugh. He is very proud of himself when he is a good helper - we are really proud of him too! He throws his hands in the air and yells YAY! He is again working on more teeth. He is getting a little better at the teeth brushing thing, he still really hates it when it is mommy or daddy's turn to brush his teeth but we are working on it. He loves his stuffed animals. He curls up with one every night now.
Easter was great fun this year. Dan's home church, Central Christian Church from San Jose, came to visit since they were headed into Mexico with Amor that afternoon. It was great fun to see those two worlds come together a bit. That afternoon we spent some time with our neighbors and the kids had their first easter egg hunt. Jake loved it until he found a toy truck then he was done. :-) Then we had a wonderful family dinner. It is fun to see Noah and Jake as they get older start to be able to do a little bit together. I am looking forward to the day they are running around playing together. Here are a few pics of the weekend:

So behind on update...

Hello again friends! It has been a long time since I have put out an update. Here is our little man. The little boy with Jake is his cousin, Noah. Jake is walking, running, climbing, going down the slide, and can show you his belly and his head. He talks all the time but still not really any discernible words. I have him working on please, it sounds like "tease" or "these" but hey it works. He has friends at daycare and is very sweet to the baby girls there too. He loves to eat. He also loves watching Monkey George, a.k.a. "Curious George". He dances during the credits almost every time and then as soon as the credits are over he points to the remote control begging us to let him watch more. :-)






We asked him to smile so we could take his picture! LOVE this picture!!!!

Amor Trip

Last weekend, a group from our church took a day trip to Mexico to work on a house for a family in need of one. It was awesome! The slab was done and the house was framed. We knew it was going to rain so we got straight to work. We plummed the house and got the roof done just as it started to pour. We put the bailing wire around the house, the paper, and the chicken wire. We got the door and windows in. We all got soaked to the bone, but it was such a blessing to be a part of something like this. Knowing that we were leaving Travita and her three kids with a dry place to sleep that night. Her house should be stuccoed soon and then it will be done. So excited for this beautiful family.

More to come....

Jake enjoying cake at his 1st birthday party.

Jake

This little boy is going to be ONE in 2 weeks! He is walking, climbing, laughing, and growing so fast.

Summer

Time flies when you are having fun...or busy or forget you even have a blog. It is already the middle of August. Jake is 9.5 months old and getting cuter daily. He is working on more teeth, right now I can feel 6!

We just got back a couple of weeks ago from a 2 week vacation. It was fabulous! The first week was traveling to Paso Robles, San Jose, and El Dorado Hills to visit family and friends. It was so great to see so many people and show off the little guy. Thank you to all you who hosted us and fed us and took time to see us. We are sorry for all the people we missed but are so grateful to have been able to make the trip. The second week was spent at a time share in Palm Springs. (Thanks you mom and pop Quezada) It was so wonderful. We had just the right amount of activity, rest, and family things. We took a trip up the Aerial Tramway which was beautiful and about 30 degrees cooler than at the base of the mountain. Dan had a golf day and I had a little spa treatment. We slept and swam and played. It was perfect.

Here are some more pictures:

Growing So Fast....

Jake is growing up so fast. He is 8 months old and crawling. He is pulling himself up on anything he can find and he is trying so hard to walk. He walks holding onto the couch and anyone who will walk with him. He has 4 teeth now. Two on the top and two on the bottom. We had a great time visiting some of my family in Colorado at the end of May. We got that plane ride in just in the nick of time too. I can't imagine what it would be like with him now being so mobile. We are getting ready for a long road trip and much needed and anticipated vacation. We will spend a week driving to Northern California to visit family and friends and then thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Quezada we have a week in Palm Springs. First real vacation since our honeymoon. So excited. It will be crazy hot but we all like the water so that should be just fine.

Time is speeding by. Jake has his nine month check up next week (I know it is a couple weeks early but we wanted to see his doctor). I go back to work full time in August. That will help with the financial part of things but I am going to miss my special day with my boy. Some day maybe I can work part time. Jake is trying to hit some of the big milestones for me before I go back full time. :-) It has been crazy hot and humid in San Diego lately. Jake is loving time in the pool and being just in his diaper. He would love to be naked but we just don't want that kind of mess!