five

it was a 2 week celebration for jacob's 5th birthday...

it started with having friends over for cake #1

we covered the top of a cake with marshmallow fondant, and made some paints out of food coloring and let jacob paint his own cake. he was very serious about it, and did a great job! :)

and then pappy and gammie came to visit for the actual birthday weekend.
we started out his birthday with donuts made by gammie. we headed up to the lego store 30 minutes away. jacob was overwhelmed and thrilled all at the same time. after that excitement we headed to a nearby park for a picnic and a little hike. the weather was perfect!

and then of course, there was cake #2.

and then grandma and grandpa came to town the following weekend for more birthday fun. just about the same time they arrived, farmer gary started his work in the fields. this is like christmas day to jacob. he was in heaven! grandma and grandpa and farmer gary all in the same day! we didn't have to worry about entertainment for our guests- we spent lots of time watching the tractors and the hay baler working out in the fields. a big thanks to grandma who photo-documented the weekend better than i.

we also spent some time at the creation museum, and visited the local putt-putt course. it was a gorgeous weekend to be outside!

(for some reason, all the pictures i took at the putt-putt course were of the adults. this is the only one i had of jacob and he missed his swing) :)

we had lots of fun celebrating our sweet jacob!