Easter Weekend

We had a great Easter weekend! We went to visit Aunt Ag in Erir for the weekend and had a blast! The weather was amazing, almost 90 degrees on Saturday and sunny and 65 on Sunday. We took advantage of the warm day on Saturday to go to the beach in Erie. The water was only 40 degrees! Jakub loved "skipping" rocks and trying to throw all of the sand back into the lake. After the beach we stopped for an ice cream treat. We also had fun decorating eggs!

Egg Decorating Fun!

Yum!

I can throw ALLL of the sand back into the lake, one handful at a time!

Easter party

So, we haven't posted to the blog since Christmas! Today we went to the OPFD Easter Party! The Easter Bunny was there...along with some clowns, a pancake brunch, an Easter egg hunt and lots of firetrucks to play on! Jakub got a balloon turtle and a doggie tattoo painted on, complete with sparkles! It was a fun day!

Santa

So, we weren't exactly sure how Jakub would react to Santa this year. He is usually pretty good with new people, but not necessarily new people with big white beards wearing a red suit. Well...as you can see from our pictures, things didn't go all that well. Unless I was holding him, he wouldn't get within 2 feet of Santa, even with the tempting bells that Santa had and a big wrapped present he was trying to give him. He tried to do anything that might get him to not have to be near Santa, such as try to pull his pants down! Maybe next year will be a better year!

First Haircut...

So, Slawek and I took Jakub for his first haircut at Gary's Barber Shop in Orchard Park on Friday. His hair was getting a little out of control in the back...sort of a baby mullet, so it was time. He wasn't so sure when we first put him in the seat, but with a little sippy cup comfort, he settled down and towards the end seemed to be comfortable in the chair. He really looks like a little boy now...not so much a baby. He is growing so fast!

First sitting in the chair...not so sure...

Not liking the cape thingy...

Daddy giving some sippy cup comfort

Calmed down and liking it (a little)

Carving pumpkins!

Jakub helped carved pumpkin for the first time today! He wasn't so sure about touching the yucky inside goop, but he did enjoy playing with the spoon and drawing "hair" on the pumpkins! Slawek's pumpkin was much more creative than mine...he is a true pumpkin artiste! Nana also joined us for the festivities, but almost ruined Halloween when she pulled the stem off of one of the pumpkins! :)

Drawing on the hair

Not so sure of the goop...

Slawek's masterpiece

Great family weekend!

We had loads of fun this weekend with a visit from Jay and Liz! We also had visits from Uncle Tim, Aunt Barb, Melissa, Andy, Jack and Madeline on Saturday and from Aunt Ag and Marilyn on Sunday! It was a packed weekend! Lots of fun and beautiful fall colors to match. It was great seeing everyone!

Our backyard...pretty colors!

Pumpkinville!

Yesterday we made the trip out to Pumpkinville, near Ellicottville, NY. It was a crazy place! In the middle of nowhere, all of the sudden there are 100s of cars parked in the muddiest field around. Yes, we did get the new car stuck in the mud! Anyway, Jakub had a blast running around playing with the pumpkins, watching the animals, eating donuts and carmel apple slices and, of course, playing with the pumpkin wheelbarrows! That was his favorite! He couldn't walk by one without trying to push it. Actually, it was more like any one he saw he had to bee-line it straight for it and whined when we had to take it away from him. Here are some shots of the day.

He just couldn't let a wheelbarrow opportunity go by!

Dada and Jakub watch the goats!

Oh...and Slawek and I celebrated our 6th anniversary yesterday!