Happy Birthday Jacob!

Today is Jacob's 8th Birthday! I'm not quite sure where those 8 years have gone! I can remember holding my little (o.k, not so little) baby boy swaddled in a blanket just like it was yesterday! Today he is maturing into quite the young man (such a young man that we wear the same size shoes!)! If you were to ask him what some of his favorites are he'd say...swimming, basketball, soccer, friends, playing outside, video games, and the color orange.

For some reason I had a hard time grasping the fact that he no longer needed a carseat since he is 8! Jacob on the other hand had very little trouble with that point. It just seems so unnatural to me since it's something that he's been using since he was born! The first time in the car without the carseat he said he liked being able to touch the floor with his feet!

Regardless of when their party is, we have made a tradition to take the kids out to eat on their exact birthday so that the day feels special. Jacob choose to go to Friendly's tonight. The meal was complete with favorite foods and an icecream sundae!

After dinner, Jacob opened his gifts from us and from Allison. I'm pretty sure he really enjoyed his day!

Happy Birthday Jacob - we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!