Tobyn's Writing

Tobyn asked me to sit down and help him write his name. I wrote his name on the top of the paper and then told him to copy it. It was so cute. He was concentrating so hard and sticking his tongue out while he was writing. He did all the letters but couldn't quite figure out the "n." He did a great job. I am so proud of him. Here is the result of his hard work.

My Baby

1. What's your husband's name?
Brian Keith Jacobs Jr. But I call him Babe, Jr, and Lover

2. How long have you been married?
Almost 6 years in January! WOW!

3. How long did you date?

4 years

4. How old is he?
He just turned 27 last Sunday.

5. Who eats more sweets?
I think I do, but we both have terrible sweet tooths.

6. Who is the better singer?
Me

7. Who is smarter?
He totally is. Straight A's in school so far!!

8. Who does the laundry?

Uggh...I do

9. Who pays the bills?
Our checkbook and money are a joint effort. We both put in and both pay out...

10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
I do....I can't sleep when I am on the other side.

11. Who mows the lawn?
Me again

12. Who drives?
He usually drives because I drive too slow according to him.

13. Who asked who out first?
He asked me out.

14. Who kissed who first?
Don't guys usually make the first move....or they should at least.

I love you Babe! You are the most amazing Daddy and Husband. You are the best and I thank God for you daily!!

Been busy...

I have not been blogging as much in the last week. I have been busy trying to get homemade Christmas presents done. For each of my nieces I am making no sew tutus. I have made homemade gifts for all 3 sets of parents. Whew. I am tired just thinking about all the work!! But I have had a blast and I think everyone will enjoy the more personal, homemade gifts. I will post some pictures when I am done with everything.

What's going on besides all that???

Brian is half done with his 3rd term of school. He is doing great! I am so impressed with him. Straight A's!!! Good job baby!!

Tobyn has his 3 year check up at the Doctor last Friday. He embarrassed his Momma horribly. Doctor appointments were so much easier when he couldn't answer the doctor's questions. The doctor asked, "Do you watch much TV?" to which Tobyn replied, " I watch TV ALL the time. I watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, Ratatouille, ....." So the doctor looks at me and says, "You should limit his TV watching to 2 hours per day." Then he looks at Tobyn and asks, " What kind of food and drinks do you like?" "Oh I love black coffee," Tobyn said. The doctor then says, "Coffee is not good for little boys," and Tobyn said, "Oh yes it is. Black coffee is really good!" After the wonderful chat with the doctor, it was time for shots. He knew it was coming and told me, "Mommy I am not getting shot today." He had to get 2 shots, the varicella and flu shot. One in each leg. It was not pretty!!! He screamed so loud and threw the biggest fit! So needless to say, I am so thankful that check-ups are only once a year now.

Tobyn inherited another fish for his fish tank from one of my friends at work. He said, "My new orange fish is so cute." The fish has survived 24 hours at our house!

Zoë has been chatting like crazy! She is saying please and thank you. Thank you started out as "too-too" and has now become "tank too." Please sounds like"peas." So cute. She has learned the cuteness factor, especially when it comes to melting Daddy's heart. When she is in trouble, she just smiles and you can tell she is thinking, " I am so cute. How can you discipline me?"

We are trying potty training this week with Zoë. So far she has done pretty good. We have a couple accidents, but so not too bad. We shall see how the rest of the week goes....

Halloween

Tobyn, Zoë, and Mommy went shopping for Halloween costumes about 3 weeks before Halloween. I took Tobyn down the "boy" aisle to pick out the typical boy costume. I showed him the muscly Spider man, the Optimus Prime, and the Hulk costumes. But he didn't seem to like any of them. So as we walked, Tobyn saw a puppy costume and decided he had to be a puppy. I let him pick out Zoë's costume too. He thought Zoë should be a monkey. I was impressed with Tobyn's choice for Zoë. She is our little climbing monkey at home. The costume fit her personality perfectly!!

Tobyn was excited for Halloween the entire week. He would say, "Guess what Mommy? Halloween and trick-or-treating!!" It was so cute! When Halloween finally came, he was being quite a stinker. He would not let me paint his face and he would not put on his costume. I had to resort to calling in reinforcements (Nana) to do some over the phone convincing. Once he had his costume and face paint on, he was ready to go get candy! I could not get him to stand still for pictures. This picture is the only one that he would stand long enough for me to capture a shot.

Zoë, on the other hand, was more than happy to wear her costume. In fact, all week she kept going to the closet and pulling out he costume for me to put on her. She loves it. She sat very still as I put face paint on her. I think she is going to be a make-up lover like her mommy!

We had a great time on Halloween. We chili at my mom and dad's before trick-or-treating. One of my friends invited us to the "Trunk or Treat" at her church. We explained to Tobyn that he needed to say, "Trick or treat" to each person. He would say, "Trick-or-treating!" and would enthusiastically say, "Thank you!!!" to every person. Zoë ended up staying so warm in her costume, she became almost lethargic and began to drift of to sleep in Daddy's arms. We ended up only doing the "Trunk or Treat" because Tobyn's and Zoë's bags were so full of candy, they would not hold any more and Tobyn was ready to be done after about 45 minutes. After trick-or-treating we headed back to my parents for hot cocoa and to watch Iron Man.