We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning, and the first thing out of Will's mouth was, "When can I go play in it??" So, we met up with some friends for some sledding on the levy behind our neighborhood.
Starting out the morning....
Will's first trip down the hill...it took a little coaxing from Nate and Jeff.
Will and Annie going down together
Will and Ben going down...
...and then getting airborn!!
Will at the bottom of the hill. I think we made some memories today!!
Patiently waiting for the show to start...
During intermission...
Is that Baby Jaguar or Will???
Will and Reece
Diego's grand entrance...swinging in to his clubhouse!!
Diego and Dora are traveling down the river...
The end of the show...
What's a trip to Memphis without of picture of "The King"??
Will is trying to keep Jake still for the picture, but Jake is not wanting to be still and is having a small fit!
Jake is really into "patty cake" now. You can see him practicing in the background. Also, this is the first picture I've taken of him that shows he can stand without holding onto something.I guess all little boys consider their mom their girlfriend. When Will was in my friend Lori's wedding, he began saying that he was going to marry me when he got big. Our conversation tonight went something like this:
This "mean it, mean it" thing continues on for a good while. We've been doing this since he could say "l love you", but I didn't have a blog then to record all of the cute things he has said.
I am posting all of this because in about 10 years (when Will is 14), I want proof that he did love me!
On a different note, this is Jake's official 9 month photo. I sure have two cute boys....sorry about the shameless bragging! 
not quite....
Oops, I got caught. I'll just be charming and give her my cute little smile and maybe she'll forget to carry me away from the table.
Well, I'll just drop down and crawl through the table because this is my new favorite hang out!
Enough of that....I gotta find something else to get into!!"
MEANWHILE......Will is in his room enjoying a movie and popcorn and his little brother is on his way to see what he is up to. I had to put the camera down to ensure that Jake didn't get into the popcorn!
Will received two awards last week at his pre-school--one for recognizing capital and lower case letters (mixed up) and one for recognizing his numbers 1-25. Needless to say, we are very proud of him! While bragging on him, he informed me that some of the children didn't get "rewards" for ABCs and numbers, but they did get one for "being good". I'm not really sure I wanted to know this because then I had a hard question to answer for myself...would I rather Will be smart or good???? The answer is BOTH!!!
Jake got his first haircut a few weeks ago. I had been tucking his hair behind his ears for awhile before I decided to get it cut. I was really trying to wait until his first birthday, but as you can see, his hair was about to cover his ears!
before....
during....
...being very still
...nothing phases this kid
...and after!!
You can't really see Jake's face in this picture, but he is cracking up. If Will smiles at him, he just squeals and cracks up. I just love this picture for some reason!
