After Christmas

Well, the holidays are over... seems like forever, but they were GREAT!!! Jake and I had a wonderful time with my mom & sister! (and Jon & grandma & Jim). Jake had his photo made with Santa, a terrifying experience. Somehow the evidence has vanished...

Jake chased my mom all thru her house & even peeed on her cabinets. He wasn't the slightest bit interested in the whole Christmas process... even cried when Kim tried to get him to open a few gifts.

We had a mini-shower for Kim :-) That was fun!

Mom & I took Jake to Ed Venture in Columbia, it was an over-priced, but fun adventure.

We shopped every day, except Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. May seem harsh, but there really aren't a lot of shopping options where we live... Wal-mart... K-mart.. and TJ Maxx. Otherwise, you have to make a 45 min trip to "strip center stores" and Target... or an hour drive to Sacramento for a mall.

Anyways... it was wonderful! We returned home to Chad on the 4th.

Next up... Jake turns 1!!! I took him to get portraits made at Wal-mart today, while we got the oil changed... and found out there was no oil in the car!!! Those won't be ready til the 4th of Feb. The party is next Friday. Chad's mom is flying in for a long weekend FUN!!!!

I am having a "caterpillar" themed party, coz the 2 gifts I have for Jake are caterpillars...one an Einstein tub toy... the other is a stuffed creature, with "shoes" that you can, buckle, tie, button, snap, velcro, etc. A most useful creature.

What i can't seem to find are caterpillar related party supplies. I have made my own invites with card stock, pom-poms, and glitter glue. the cake will be a cupcake arrangement, and maybe a big cake with some gummy worms on it....

ideas????