A Few Days Away

Jake and I spent a few nights away this weekend to be with family. It's always hard to be away from Daddy, but it's important for Jake to form good relationships with the rest of the family, so we made the trip. Jake had lots of fun at a cool park near my parents' house. It had a little "fort" and Jake loved to look out the window... He also found a sand sifter that provided lots of entertainment...

Jake definitely continues to be Papa's boy. He was around my dad at all times, and even woke one morning saying, "Papa, papa!"We also got to celebrate with the other side of the family for Channing's 1st birthday. Here's a pic of Channing opening her gifts. This was pretty much my view of things because both boys were very interested in all the gifts, so they were right in front helping out.

Channing LOVED the cake. She had us all in laughter as she literally dove her face into her cake.

We tried to get a group shot of the "kids" and cousins. Unfortunately, Jake has his eyes closed--almost a great pic...