New Scooter

Jake has a new obsession....his scooter.....or "cooter" as he calls it. It is like Wrestlemania each time I have to bring him inside and pry the scooter out of his hands. He's amazed us at how quickly he has picked it up. Within 2 days, he was already going off the curb. He definitely gets his athletic abilities from Daddy! Oh, and he's also obsessed with sunglasses :)

Let's go fly a kite!

When we woke up on Sunday morning, we noticed it was quite windy, so we decided to take advantage of it and fly Jake's new airplane (of course) kite! We had NO idea just how windy it really was!! It was perfect to get the kite in the air, but quite a chore for Brian to reel it in! We thought Jake would be totally enthralled.....he shrieked when it went up in the air, and he was over it after about 30 seconds. Maybe it was the fact that a park was only 50 yards away :) In any case, it was a nice (and chilly) family morning!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Yes, Jake is both lucky AND charming! He seemed to understand that there was a purpose to his green shirt today. We made shamrock cookies with sprinkles, which was fun.....though Jake doesn't quite get that they have to bake before we can eat them...he stood at the oven screaming "cookies, sprinkles" for quite some time. We'll be enjoying corned beef and cabbage tonight when Daddy gets home (though our little vegetarian will protest and stick with his veggies, I'm sure!). We'll be going to round 2 of the Irish feast tomorrow night at Mom and Peter's with Auntie Julie and Uncle Tim, so we'll get our fill of sodium for the month!

Jake using his words!

We've been trying to get Jake on video to show how much more he is talking, but when you ask a question like...."Can you say airplane?", he replies with "Yes", instead of "Airplane". Soooo, we've resorted to reading books on camera so that you can hear his words! Might be tough to hear and hopefully you can see the book to see what he is talking about. Some clips are shorter than others. There is also a video of Jake and Daddy playing "Tickle Monster"....you know, the giggles where they can hardly breathe and you're not really sure if they're loving it or hating it, but the laughs just keep coming!

Play Date with Grandad!

Grandad came over to play today and Jake had so much fun that he cried when Grandad had to leave :( They worked with tools, played catch, and Grandad did his famous flip with Jake....I hope I can pull this off with my great-grandchildren when I'm 80-something!