Jacob's 1st Haircut

Today we took Jacob to Rote's Hairstyling to get his 1st haircut. Rote's is owned by a really really special person. My Grandpa! In fact barbering is a family affair. My Grandma and Grandpa Rote were barbers together and my Mom and Uncle Bob worked with them. I spent a lot of time when I was little at the shop. I loved getting sticks of gum from the register counter, and quarters for the M&M machine. My Grandma and I would walk down to the 5 and dime store while my Grandpa cut hair and when we got back it would be Grandpa's lunch time, so they would take me to Hardees. My Grandma also would set up a fake head and let me "do" her hair. I would perm it and cut it...you should see this poor lady now. Her hair is like 1cm long. Lots and lots of great memories from Rote's Hairstyling, and I was so happy my Grandpa was able to do Jacob's first cut. I know my Grandma was watching the whole time and loving every minute of it. Here are a ton of pictures because like always I took a ton and loved them all! He looks so big and handsome!

Here is a great picture of my Grandma, Grandpa, Mom and Uncle when they were all working together!

Here they are today! We all sure miss Grandma.

And here he is now! He sat so good, and the cut looks great! What a big boy we have!!!

No more highchair

We went to TARGET...

And bought THIS!


This makes me happy for so many reasons.

1.) I am so sick of cleaning his highchair. It is just one more thing to clean up and Iam constantly washing the pad that goes over it.

2.) Jacob thinks it is the best thing ever to push his highchair all over the kitchen and down the hall. I know its not a big deal but it still just gets to me sometimes.

3.) My little boy is growing up and becoming such a big boy! He LOVED eating with us tonight in his big boy chair.
Of course we had a lot of great memories in his highchair and of course I captured most of them with pictures and video...so I am so excited to get the space back in my kitchen and make a new home for the highchair in our basement...until next time. Look at this toddler...we have a toddler! CRAZY, FUN, LOVE!