Thanksgiving 2009

I'm back! Thanksgiving 2009 has come and gone. Jacob, Su, and I spent a couple of days in Grenada. As always, it was great to spend time with my Grenada family. Below is the yearly family photo. I find this picture hysterical, namely because of the way Jacob is positioned. It would appear that Su and I are being neglectful parents and that Jacob is hanging on for dear life. Without giving away too many secrets, I will reveal that Jacob was actually asleep when this picture was taken! I'll leave the rest to your imagination! In fact, Jacob slept through the entire Thanksgiving feast. Otherwise, he was an absolute angel on his trip and thoroughly enjoyed playing his Bebe's piano and listening to the grandfather clock, much like the one at Nana and Pawpaw's house.

Here are a few more pictures that I snapped, primarily of him playing with his cousins McKenzie and Matt. For more pictures, head to their website (Cummings Chronicles) on the right side of the page.

Jacob's Walking! (And running! And doing all sorts of other neat tricks!)

About this time last week, Suzanne and I noticed Jacob was beginning to get a little pep in his step. And like a flash in the night, he is suddenly moving all over the house in record speed. I do have some "traditional" video of him walking smoothly but thought the video below was too good to pass up. You get the point.

Halloween Festivities

What a wonderful time we had over the last two evenings with some of our friends. Jacob is doing great and did very well at two Halloween-themed parties we participated in over the weekend. The first few pictures were taken at the Beau Chene Country Club where we met up with the Parnells for a Halloween feast. We had a great time. Beau Chene really does a good job with these events.

The second batch is from a party hosted by our friends Boyd and Bonnie Kate Kitchen. They always have a big neighborhood party and the Kitchens are gracious enough to invite "outsiders" into the neighborhood.

Jacob before going to Beau Chene Country Club

A very stoic scarecrow at dinner

Lila Parnell as The Queen of Hearts

Elise Parnell as Alice in Wonderland

Bennett Parnell as the Mad Hatter

Jacob and Daddy watching the balloon man

Jacob and Daddy getting our balloon

Jacob swinging at the Kitchen's house

Will and Camille Barrois

Nick and Myrt Mills

Lila Parnell (my favorite picture of the whole batch)

The gang enjoying their meal; in one of the funniest moments of the night, David Parnell later broke that chair

Elise Parnell and Ella Barrois (or as I was calling them...The other Parnell Twins)

Ella, Will Kitchen, and Elise

Jacob and Myrt getting ready for trick or treating. Myrt lasted 1.5 seconds in the wagon. I loved Jacob's facial expression as much as Myrt's

Good buddies. Jacob and Lila.

Jacob's first "trick-or-treat." He was more interested in riding in his wagon so we went up to two houses all night!

Along for the ride

David and Lila

Jacob and Mommy as a fun night winds down