Emily walking at the football game!

Walking and Talking

On Friday we had Jake's fall festival. Our silent auction basket sold for over $40 and was one of the higher baskets. Yeah! Jake won a dinner out with his teacher and classmate along with all the other 3rd grade teachers and their winning students. He got his hair spray painted just in time to wear it to their game on Saturday. They played New Hope and won.

Emily has finally let loose and is walking. She took her first steps around 11 1/2 months and not until this past week has she actually attempted to walk. Saturday she walked all over the football field while Jake had his game. Check out the video. She is also turned into a chatty little girl too. She has the sweetest voice.

Happy Birthday Jake!

So this weekend was fun and busy! Starting Friday....Jake's 9th birthday party. I had three boys from school come over to spend the night. The night was dedicated to video games. The boys pretty much played games, switched games, watched each other play games, talked about games....then break for pizza. They ate like champs! Then back to games, and more games, and one boy falls asleep on his own at 8:30. How nice! Then on to the tower ice cream cake....presents...and finally settling down for a movie and sleeping. Not bad! They were all great minus the use of the word crap over and over. Here are some pics from the event!





On Saturday, after the boys left, Jake and Jonathan went with their dad for the weekend. It was Jake's homecoming football game and they won 42-0! Go bears! I know they went to ChuckeCheese and out to eat...other than that it was just dad time. Gus and I took the opportunity to go to a Venezuelan restaurant for arepas! Yummy! They were so good. We also went to the Mall of Georgia and watched Eagle Eye on Imax. The movie's story like is a little over the top. Entertaining but over the top. Emily came with us and did great.

Sunday was Jake's actually birthday. He got home around 3. My mom came over for cookie cake and we went to Fudruckers at Jacob's request. Overall, he had a great birthday!

The Week in Review

Ok, so I have been busy and not able to get on and post. Hopefully the update will explain my crazy weekend and week so far. On to last weekend....

Saturday~ Jake had a football game that was in the middle of nowhere. Well not really, it was in Hiram. Hiram is a country town west of Marietta. Not sure how they are even in our league. Regardless, it was a less than desirable field, with concrete steps for seats, a grass field yet dirt lawn for spectators and just run down. This should have been a country team with nothing to do but play football. They should have been fantastic! We won 33-0. It was a spanking! After the game I ran some errands and then it was dinner and bedtime. That day was a bit of a blur.


Sunday~ Church at 8am! Actually 7:30. I had a meeting before mass about Jacob being introduced to the church and the OCIC program. He had to led into the church behind the alter boys and was so nervous. He wasn't sure where to go, what to do, so in a very stiff, my hands are in my pocket don't look at me style, he did great! Father Bailey preceded over the mass. Now, Father Bailey is known as Father Crunk on the radio. He is so down to earth and with the times. Totally not your holier than thou priest who isn't aware of real life. During mass Jake recieved a cross and bible. He was very excited. So, in two years he will be a confirmed Catholic.
After mass, we had biscuits and donuts in the hall at church. Again, Jake was so excited! Later that day we had a party to go to. We went to meet some other Venezuelans here at a party for their son's 1st birthday. It was nice to be in the mix with good food, lots of kids, music, and dominos. Emily had no issues. She was in her elemnet. Crawling from room to room socializing. She even stood at the coffee table eating snacks. Too funny. Later that night we went to one of our favorite restuarants for dinner. The boys were being goofy and loud....of course. Jonathan ran into a friend he hadn't seen in almost a year, and was like, "dude, what's up!" Yeah...14 years old.




Monday~ Emily and I went to Northpoint to meet Dixie and Ian and have lunch. These two little ones are so funny. They try to talk to each other and even rode on the carasouel together. I am so grateful for my good friend Dixie! Later that night was Jake's religious ed class.


Tuesday~ Cleaning and football practice! Only one month left!

Yesterday~ My mom came over and watched my nephew Paxton here. She helped me make masitas de puero. It was pretty much a normal day except for more cooking ans Emily had a playmate. She even snuck into my room where Paxton was suppose to be sleeping. There she was standing at the playpen chatting away. I think they were plotting an escape plan. Jonathan had religious ed tonight too. Gus loved dinner....it was a great night for him. Pork...ice cream. Lucky guy. He asked me what I wanted to buy, like I was plotting my own plan. Hmmmm?


Today~ Well I have a basket to put together for the silent auction at Jake's school. I also am planning on heading over to perimeter for lunch with Gus and for Emily to have some daddy time. Hopefully I can get out of the house within the next two hours. Oh, and there is football practice tonight too.

Overall, busy week...more to come....Jake's birthday party tomorrow, homecoming Saturday, and birthday Sunday!