Ok we had yet another birthday celebration today with Grandma and Grandpa Funk and Uncle Darrell. Uncle Darrell got Jacob a pretend shaving kit that came with the works: razor, shaving cream, mirror, comb, and brush. The boys did a really good job taking turns and could have shaved all night. Needless to say this present was a hit. Thanks Uncle Darrell!!
One of the things my mom has taught me is to stretch out your birthday celebration as long as possible. It's never too early to start teaching the boys this too! We went to Chuck E. Cheese tonight with Grandma and Grandpa Funk to keep celebrating. The boys loved it. The game of the night was air hockey and then a mini-version of basketball. Hunter and Ryan kept playing games for tickets and when we were all done the boys each got a mini dinosaur and a tootsie roll. A perfect way to end the night.
We are on day 2 of no diapers during the day and so far so good! Granted he's been naked 80% of the time but when he's wearing underwear or pull-ups he still does pretty good. Tomorrow is our first day leaving the house while Jacob is learning...yikes! I foresee lots of stops on the side of the road for potty breaks. Good thing I keep a potty in the car! ;)
Jacob doesn't officially turn 2 until the 26th but we decided to have his party with our friends today so that everyone could make it. Everyone had a great time! Jacob spent most of the time naked (due to his potty training efforts) and thankfully no one seemed to care. :) The kiddos spent their time between the water outside and the playroom. Everyone had their own sack lunches and gobbled up the fruit that was set out. I tried something new and made cupcakes inside ice cream cones and they turned out pretty good. Jacob was singing Happy Birthday right along with everyone else...it was too cute! After the cupcakes the kids got to make their own ice cream sundaes which were a hit. I can't believe my baby is 2 already!
*puppet shows
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Ok so we're not "actively" potty training Jacob yet, but it would sure be nice to be done with diapers. With this ridiculous heat Jacob is getting a pretty bad heat rash on his back and bottom so he's been diaper less outside the past couple of days. I got brave today and let him run around inside with no diaper...yikes! I brought in the little potty from the car (yes I keep a potty in the car) so Jacob could use it. He immediately runs over and sits backwards on it trying so hard to get some pee-pee out. He kept going back to sit and then he decided to move it by the front door. 
Hunter is really into playing games on my computer lately. I swear he is on the computer as much as I am! He loves to play on http://www.noggin.com/ and is pretty good at going to the different shows and games. Jacob wanted to see what was so interesting so he cozied up next to Hunter and watched. Hunter did a nice job and didn't get annoyed when Jacob wanted to watch.
We had a good day with the Funks. We went over for lunch (yummy yummy food!), naps, and swimming and were completely exhausted by the end of the day. We had planned on getting home in time to see the fireworks over at Surprise Stadium, but we left too late. The boys did get to see fireworks on tv at Grandma and Grandpa's house before we left so they didn't completely miss out. Jacob kept pointing at the tv each time a firework went off and making his "surprised" face. 
Well we made it back from camping safe and sound on Thursday. I think we are all almost caught up on our sleep...that darn sun gets up SO early these days! Everyone had a great time. 
The boys loved being outside all day long. We hiked, played in the dirt, fished, and just had fun as a family. Each night we had a campfire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Hunter loved the roasting part of the marshmallows but would rather eat them out of the bag.
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