Christmas 2012 and all of 2013

I have started to get emotional lately about how quickly the boys are growing. Each day seems to pass by so fast and at night, after the boys are asleep, I realize all of the things that we didn't get to do that day....or how little time I actually spent doing quality things with them. It makes me so sad. I am so scared that life is going to go by too fast and my babies are going to be grown before I am ready. So I am trying to capture as much as I can with this blog - the little details that one's memory might not retain. But it has been 6 months since I last posted. And that makes me even more sad. But I am going to try to catch up. It may come in bits and pieces, but it is all so important to me:

I will start with December, 2012. Christmas was wonderful. Jake asked Santa for about 6 different things, but the two things that Santa chose to bring were a football Wii game and a TV for Jake's room, which has really been nice because that is where the boys play Wii now, rather than downstairs in the living room. For months prior to Xmas, Henry started talking about wanting Rescue Bots. And that is what he asked for. And Santa pulled through and brought Henry 3 bots. Of course, Santa also got the boys lots and lots of other awesome things. Jake got a guitar from Grandmother and Mackdaddy! The rescue bots have been a HUGE part of Henry's life during the past few months and have contributed to a lot of happiness for him!

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Easter 2013

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Jake lost his first tooth on April 8th, 2013! Not long after that, he lost 2 more :) The tooth fairy visited each time and even left a note one time!

Jake turned 7 on April 16th and we had a PIRATE PARTY for him at the farm for all of his friends. You can see the strawberry field in the background :) We had a pirate flag and treasure dig, too :)

Henry turned 4 and had a RESCUE BOT birthday party at the patch with just his close family.

 

Jake's 7 year checkup showed him in the 98th percentile for his size, at 81 pounds :) Wearing a size 10 clothes right now. He just finished playing his first year of Coach Pitch baseball and he hit his first home run!!!! And I managed to get it on video!!!!!

 

Here is the link:

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4935608594051&set=vb.1413665331&type=2&theater

 

 

 

 

Here are the boys at the farm inside our farm store:

 

 

 

And 4th of July 2013:

SUMMER 2013:
Jake weighs 80.5 Lbs and is 54" tall! He wears.size.  Shoe and size 10/12 clothes :)

Henry weighs 47 pounds. Size 12 shoe. and size 5  clothes.

 

 

 

Jake caught a SHARK when he went to visit his Aunt Missy!!!!!

 

 

The boys started school Fall 2013......Jake entered 2nd grade with Mrs. Fitzsimmons (Mrs. Fitz) and Henry started 4-year old Preschool with Mrs. Price :)

 

 

In the fall, they helped Daddy cut corn.......

 

 

and they helped pick pumpkins.........

 

 

 

Henry played soccer for the first time, SURRY SHARKS! He even scored a few goals!:

 

 

 

And they dressed up for Halloween as an ASTRONAUT and TRANSFORMER!!!!

 

We had family photos done:

 

Thanksgiving:

Henry had a play in Preschool

 

The Christmas season came. This was our xmas card:

 

 

The boys on Christmas morning, with the kitten that Santa brought, that Jake had wished for for so long. Jake named him Orio and he was precious!

Sadly, Orio passed away suddenly during a routine neuter procedure. The boys had only had him less than 3 months. They were devastated. Orio still lives in our hearts!