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Lou came home from Target the other day and totally made me laugh.
I looked at the glasses sitting on the counter, like "what's that?" and he said "I can't believe I bought juice glasses. I feel so old." heh.
P.S. I finally finished the other pictures for the Pumpkin farm project -- REALLY CUTE pictures of Aowyn and Elauna. Click here.
Here's the page: 
Here's the journaling:
Last year Jake was just past two when the Christmas season came around. I agonized over what to tell him about Santa, over-analyzed it for weeks on my blog, talked with my friends about it, and ultimately came to the decision that I'm not going to teach Jake that Santa is real. I would tell him that it's a part of Christmas in our culture and that some kids believe that Santa is real and it's a secret that he can't tell them -- but I wasn't going to put energy into lying to my child about something when I would have to have a "just kidding" conversation a few years later about it. (I know it's a bit odd to think this way, but that's just me!)
ANYWAY, last year he didn't really understand much of anything except the Christmas tree and that he had presents -- and he didn't care WHO they were from, just as long as they were his. But this year. Oh, this year. Jake is 3 now and his little brain is a-workin'. His world is all about Thomas the Train. Which trains he has, which ones he still needs to get, who bought each train (he actually remembers!!!)
The other day when he was rattling off a list of the trains he thinks he needs, I said "I'm not going to buy ALL of those for you, but I will get you a few."
He looked at me and said "Maybe Santa Claus bring them to me!"
I said, "Jake, Santa's not real. Mommies and daddies buy toys and SAY they're from Santa."
He persisted, "But maybe Santa bring them to me."
He shrugged off my protests and held firm in his hopes that Santa is going to bring him the trains that mommy won't buy . . .
. . . He has somehow ~ all on his own ~ decided to believe in Santa. And now I'm not sure WHAT to tell him! He is SUCH a goofball.
(digital elements are from Amy Knepper's Home for the Holidays paper and element kits.)
Ok, so it's no secret how much Jake likes my mom. And that's ok. I'm fine with it. They NEED to have a good relationship, they spend 10 hours a day together.
When we dropped off my mom and Kathy at the airport a few weeks ago on Saturday morning at FIVE A.M. (no really, it was fun), and Jake was asleep in the car until we got there. He woke up when they were unloading their stuff, and he knew that Nana was getting on a plane to go to Montana, and that he didn't get to go. He started WAILING. Good lord, that child can scream. The whole week she was gone, whenever we talked about where Nana was and I reminded him that we took her to the airport, he would say "I cried and I cried." Then he'd say "Mom, I sorry I cried." LOL.
And you know, I thought that Jake and I had a good time when mom was gone. We spent lots of time together, went to the Train Store, visited Belmont, went shopping and out to eat together, played on the floor a LOT . . . but once mom and Kat made it home, Jake was instantly mega-attached to her. Ever since then (almost 2 weeks now), every time I go pick Jake up from my mom's house, he has FREAKED OUT. And if we go to the store or something, then he immediately says "You take me back to my Nana's house now?" Or "I want stay at Nana's, I not go home. I have sleep there."
So anyway, yesterday my DARLING son (note sarcastic tone) told my mother:
"I don't have a mommy and I don't have a dad. I have stay here with my Nana."
Oh, he doesn't have a mom? I guess I IMAGINED those 8 hours of labor. (And 9 months of pregnancy. And the last 3 years.) Little booger.
Will I sound totally full of myself if I tell you I made the COOLEST scrapbook project EVER?!!!
It combines paper and digi scrapping . . . everyone (in real life) that I've showed it to thus far is BLOWN AWAY . . . . I haven't taken pictures of the completed project yet, but here are a few previews for how I used digi-stuff. I'll try to take pictures of the project tonight. Think AOL mailer, Chatterbox papers, ribbon, ModPodge, and printed digitally scrapped pictures. ;o) I can't WAIT to show it to you!!!
Elements are from Susan (Chef) at ScrapKitchen. Her Autumn Bliss kit is the most beautiful fall kit I've EVER seen in my life!!!
Ok, so the ONE and ONLY perk of being me is that sometimes people give me free stuff / sneak peeks. Just today I've gotten two pretty cool things! One of them is a sneak peek at what Shabby Princess is working on! (Have I mentioned lately how COOL she is? She's such a sweetie. They've had the flu at their house lately. :o( that totally sucks -- but they're getting better.) ANYWAY, here's my first page with the kit. It's called "Silly Boy ~ Play All Day" and will be available soon at The Shabby Shoppe.
. . . what my living room looks like?
Basically, like a playroom with a couch and TV in it.
I usually only let Jake play with one or two things at a time, but if I'm distracted working at the computer or trying to get something done, it takes about 10 minutes for the living room to look like this.
But really, how could I be mad at this face?!
. . .
what does YOUR living room look like?!
You know, sometimes even a digi-girl has to break out the paper and scissors. (And dude, after I made this page? I totally did a project with MOD-PODGE!!!! I'm going to try to finish it tonight so I can show you tomorrow!!!) (I have problems with my scanner and the pics' shadows kind of suck, but I swear it looks ok in real life.)
After we drove home from work on Friday afternoon, Lou went off to get pizza and run some "errands," while I went to pick Jake up from mom's house. Lou had told me a week or two ago that he was looking into the D70 and thinking about getting it for me, so I was thinking "AWESOME -- I don't have to save up for it, and I'll have it in time for Christmas! Rock on!"
Jake and I got home first, and as Lou brought the pizza in a little later, he said "So when do you want that camera, anyway?" Jokingly, I said "Oh, right now." He looked at me, picked his car keys, and went back outside. He came in carrying a box. LOU BOUGHT ME MY DREAM CAMERA.
Not only that, he bought me a ONE GB memory card for it, which will hold 530 high quality pictures. FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY. Think about that for a second, people!!!!
Needless to say, Lou is my favorite person in the world right now. He told me this covers Christmas, my birthday, Valentine's day, AND our anniversary this year. I am SO on board with that. I would much rather get the best present EVER right now and have fun with it all year than to get random little stuff (not that he doesn't do a good job picking out random little stuff.)
Don't ever believe people when they say good photographs aren't about the camera you have, that it's the person taking the picture. Screw that. It's the camera, people.
Ok, so here are a few pictures I took today -- this is going to freaking ROCK.
Last Saturday, October 29th, my dad turned 72!
Jake and I were at a Halloween party at Ryan's house . . . my mom had been in Montana for a week, and I THOUGHT she was getting back into town Saturday night. Dad and I had been talking about who was going to get her -- he said that he would, since I took her to the airport last week, but he had surgery for a hernia the previous Thursday, so I wanted to make sure he felt ok. I called him to check on him every day that mom was gone, since he was home alone. Anyway, I called from the party (which was winding down by then at 7:30) to ask if I needed to pick mom up, and my mom answered the phone! I was so confused. Turns out she had gotten back FRIDAY night and I just had my days confused (good thing dad went to get her! LOL.)
Then she said "You know what day it is, right?"
SHOOT! I KNOW my dad's birthday is Oct. 29th, and I knew that we were at the end of October, but I just didn't connect in my mind: Saturday = Oct. 29th = dad's bday. DUH JEN. So I said "Shoot, what should I do?!" She said "Stop by the store on your way over here and get some cake and ice cream." So Jake and I left the party, stopped by W*lmart and got some ice cream and an AWESOME cake. It was $11 -- I told my dad that WAS his present. LOL. (He's impossible to shop for, it actually worked out well.) Jake was SO happy to see my mom again -- and Sadie! Oh, he missed that dog. So all was well.
May 4th, 2002 Our wedding
September 14th, 2002. Going home from the hospital with 2 day old baby Jake!
10 days old and we're ALL worn out!
1st Halloween (6 weeks)
1st Christmas (3.5 months)
January 2003 ~ 4 months old
July 2003 ~ 10 months old
December 2003 ~ 15 months old
June 2004 ~ 21 months old 
Lou's 28th birthday. 10-23-2004. 
Easter 2005 ~ 30 months old 
