When Joshua was first born, Jake wanted nothing to do with him. We would tell him: “Jake, you’re a big brother now” to which he would reply “I’m not a big brother, I’m Jacob!”. His jealousy was so obvious, you would almost purposefully pick up Joshua just to watch Jake drop whatever he was doing [...]
Yesterday we celebrated a mini-Christmas. We allowed Jacob to open a couple gifts early. Joshua too. Plus us and mom. Jake just had to open everyone’s presents but we encouraged it. We got a few good pictures and both boys seemed happy. Joel got me a digital picture frame to take to Moffitt and he [...]
Last Sunday, the sun was out, the temperature was hovering in the low 80s, and it was very windy. All the elements were just right for a bit of kite flying so I decided to take Jake to our community park and teach him how to fly a kite. He was a quick learner, eagerly [...]
A few weeks ago, Joel took Jake to pick out his Halloween costume for this year, and Jake chose to become Spiderman! Joel got him the cutest costume; it even has build in arm and chest muscles! When they brought it home, we all wanted Jake to try it on and he was more than [...]
That’s right. He’s growing up so fast and has been showing an interest in helping around the house. ..And that’s just too good an opportunity to pass up.
Jake’s not big on going near, let alone taking a picture, with any of the constumed Disney characters with the exception of one….. We took Jake to Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios for his birthday this year. This photo was taken at Hollywood Studios, FL on 2/8/09.
Although their birthday’s aren’t until next week, yesterday we celebrated Jake and Sophie (our niece) 4th and 3rd birthdays, respectively. Jamie and Amy, Sophie’s mom, spent weeks, nay months planning this themed party, complete with a treasure hunting activity that required yours truly to dress as a pirate and “scare the kids” (Don’t worry, none [...]
It’s funny. I’ve been back at work for a week, yet it’s Sunday night and I feel like my vacation is ending. Jamie goes back to work tomorrow and Jake’s back to school. For the past two weeks, all of us have fallen into the habit of sleeping in late. And that includes Jake who [...]
For my birthday yesterday, I received two beautiful pieces of jewelry. Jakey gave me a “#1 Mom” charm for my bracelet, and Joel gave me an unbelievable necklace. I found a picture on the web of a similar necklace: I think I’ll wear it on Christmas because it’s too nice to wear on a daily [...]