What a wonderful time we had with aunt Julie while she was visiting from California. We had the privilege of having her as our guest for about a week. Jacob basically had a playmate completely devoted to his every whim for a whole 5 days. For the next few days now that she's gone he is going to be disappointed that it's just boring 'ol mommy now :) We also made a trip to NW Trek and enjoyed looking at all the animals and getting out of the house despite the yucky weather. Uncle Cliff and Aunt Dana came down too and we enjoyed a wonderful evening and afternoon talking and eating the yummy food that Dana brought down. Not only did Jacob have tons of fun with his aunt Juju but it was so wonderful to get a companion for me as well. I loved relaxing while it continued to rain outside, watching HGTV and getting to talk all afternoon. I hope I didn't talk your ears off Julie! We will miss you and can't wait for you next trip up.
That's one big doggy!
Jacob chillin' on the tram
Jacob loves to float in the bath tub
He's off!
I'm sitting here in a beautiful hotel room while my little munchkin sleeps in the other room and looking as ocean waves come crashing onto the Hawaiian coast line. What a blessed life I have. Jacob and I had the joy of joining my Mom and sisters in Hawaii for a 1 week vacation. Mike unfortunately is not with us because he had to travel for work to meet a few customers and attend a trade show with his company. We miss him dearly and never miss an opportunity to call him on the phone which is hard to coordinate since he is 6 hours ahead of us in Florida. Jacob has enjoyed our Hawaiian schedule of waking up at 6:30 having some breakfast, putting our bathing suits on and heading down to the pool to play. We've also taken a few trips out to the beach which I've discovered he doesn't seem to like as much as the pool. I put him in the sand and he looks up at me with sandy hands outstretched whining that he has sand all over. I keep telling him that he is a boy and should like being dirty but he doesn't believe me I guess. He did love watching the waves crash in however from the comfort of mommy's arms...up off the sand! He giggled uncontrollably every time a wave came. He's so cute and is most content sitting on a pool chair playing with his cars. I'm hoping by 
This weekend we headed up to Paradise, Mt. Rainier. What a BEAUTIFUL day! The sun was out and we took Jacob for his first sledding experience. He loved sliding down the hill with mommy and daddy giggling the whole way, however, he did not seem to like not being able to get his footing on the slippery snow and wanted both of us to carry him everywhere. Hiking up a mountain with a 35 lb kid is quite a lot of work. We loved playing in the snow and the fantastic views. We also stopped at a creek on our way down and took a small hike. Jacob seemed to have no fear of the water and immediately headed right for it. If left alone I'm sure he would have jumped right in for a refreshing swim. Mommy and Daddy ruin all his fun. 
