Packin' Up

Bear and I figured we better pack up and get ready for our big trip! Yay!


Then we learned Duncan got to come along too, it's gonna be a blast! Safe travels to all.

Love Jacob

My 2 front teeth...

Hi Everyone~
I am very excited that Christmas is around the corner. I have been very impressed with all of the sparkly lights. I recently got my 2 front teeth. I now have 4 teeth total! Woohoo!
This is how I eat. If you notice, my hair is full of mashed potatoes (the only veggie I will eat)! If you look close, you can see my top teeth!


I so funny!

We went to the mall last weekend and I got to ride on a horse on the carousal! It was fun.

I really wasn't scared, it just looks that way. I had a lot of fun!

Have a super Holiday!

Jake

I heard U2 needed a new lead singer...

This is my rocker face. I found Daddy's sunglasses from the marathon. Watch out Bono, here comes Devo!

I've been having a great time rocking out with Duncan and his friend Max. I've learned a few new words over the last week, but none of them sassy like Auntie :) Let's see... puppy, buh bye, night night and no, no (wonder why I know that one).

I've got about 4 teeth ready to come out soon, wont you please come! I want to bite people!

Hook me up with some fun!

Hello interspace friends -

It's getting to be time for me to lay into some turkey, that's gonna be great for me and my two teeth. Rumor has it Auntie Melissa and Uncle Kevin will have some mean mashed potatoes and stuffing to go along with it. Last year I was on a liquid lunch and dinner, similar to that of Uncle Eddie on Christmas Vacation. I'm thrilled - it's gonna be sweet to see my cousins and friends.


Speaking of friends... my friend Britton and I went to the Giggle Factory with our 'rents, we cant seem to escape them - but we all had a great time. Below are a few pictures I can share!


Don't be a turkey, tell you friends and family you are thankful for them this holiday season. I am thankful for Duncan, Brown Bear and Crackers.

Much love,
Jacob

Who had more fun? You tell me...

Who is this girl budding in front of me? Sheshhh... fine, ladies first.

Whoa! How am I going to climb this to get to my pudding?

I know, I know....

Arrrrrrr, Happy Halloween. Stay away from my buried treasure (aka candy). I am a pretty fierce Pirate!

Go Packers! I am the 1st round draft pick for next year for Quarterback!

Hut, hut!

It's Official...

Friends -

Sign me up for that marathon thingy, I'm sooo ready. I am officially doing the walking thing by myself. I'm sure by next year I can run 26.2 mile things. Are there crackers along the way?

Check me out! Strutting my stuff. I'm the bee's knees. UMD, wanna race?
JT

Too cold, where did Fall go??:(:(

Hello!
We apologize that it has been so long since putting up some pictures. Notice that I said "we" even though it is really Dad's fault...hehehe! It has been crazy busy. I turned 1 a few weeks ago. It was a blast. I ate a lot of cake and got some new toys and books. I got my very first haircut. I sat like a very big boy the whole time. Then, I got my second tooth. Making some big strides in the world of teeth! I am currently working on some more and have to say, I am not a fan of this teething thing.
Let's see, Dad ran his 5th marathon. He did great! We found him every 5 miles to cheer him on. Actually, Mom went with Auntie Diana and Grandma Karen. I stayed back home with Papa Jack and played. It was way too cold to be outside that long. Dad says this is his last marathon, I think that is okay. He was a trooper!
I am starting to walk. I take a lot of steps, but I don't want to give in 100% quite yet. Dad and Mom will get some video soon and put that up. I do a lot of imitating now. I like to make kissing faces and shake my head a lot.
On a lower note, we had some recent water build up in the car and the garage. It rained a lot last week and there was a leak in the passenger side of the brown car. So we got that fixed and then on Saturday, Mom went to get Duncan food from the garage and there was water leaking from the ceiling. A tube from the bathroom sink sprung a leak and now we have to get the ceiling and the wall and the tube fixed. What a mess! What a lot of water too. Yuck!
Enjoy the pictures (Sorry that they are out of order)

This was when I finished my cake! I did not hold back!

Dad at mile 15. Lookin' happy.

This marine also ran the marathon. He carried the flags the whole way and he also had his pack on the whole time too. It weighs 50 pounds. All for Toys for Tots. Amazing and Inspiring.

Woohooooo, coming to the finish line!

Yuck, water in the garage.

I am going to look so handsome!

I am a stud!

This should be the first cake picture. This stuff is pretty good!

Getting better with every bite!

You want some of my cake, yeah right!

Love you all!

Jake

Lazy dayz of summer....or busy days!

Hi Everyone~
Only 4 more days until I am 1 year old. Wow! Until all of those fun pictures come, here are some we thought you would like!
After bath time. I can give you the number to my barber if you would like?
Playing in my new sensory table. It has trains and boats and stuff.

I love my new table. Mom and Dad put some water in it for me!

We hope everyone is doing well!

Love Jake

My First Tooth... and some stuff on a stick!

Hi friends - I am in between checking my fantasy football stats, so I thought I'd drop a line.

I am only 2 weeks away from my first birthday! It's gonna be a blast... I wonder what that big box is in my garage, could that be mine? Or did dad buy himself another toy? I digress. After many months without those pearly whites I point at in mommy's mouth, I'm getting a few. Daddy says I have been an absolute champ, not anything like Oscar the grouch that some kids are when the teeth come. I'll have to take some pictures some other time, right now my new friends are camera shy.

Last weekend Crazy Grandma Karen was in town, she stayed a long weekend and we had one heck of a PARTY! We went running with daddy, had some great new recipes and went to the state fair. The great Minnesota get together, my first one, was filled with foods on a stick. Good stuff! I had me some cookies, those are a little slice of heaven. Next year with my new teeth, I'm gonna get me some big fat bacon OAS (on a stick, if you're down with state fair street lingo) or a pork chop OAS... maybe one of those corn dogs. Those aren't really dogs are they? I couldn't tell Duncan if I actually at a corn dog - he'd be upset. My friend Andrew and his parents went with us to the fair, daddy and Uncle Dave had beer OAS. That was sweet!

For my big birthday, I will be traveling to Green Bay for one party and another one here in MN the next weekend before the marathon. It will be nice to see my great uncle Mike, my other crazy grandma, papa Jack, my aunt Diana, uncle Chad and my partners in crime Ava and Grace.

Alright peeps, keep it cool - like mommy and me.

Love - Jacob

Where is my summer sun?

Aloha friends!

What's the good word? Good to hear... so nice of you to ask - my good word is "da da". That's my shout out to my dad. It's a good time to talk to him in the morning, early morning. That way mom and dad can get up and we can play with some toys. Toys!? Toys are fun - I got me a new one. A big ol' truck. Check me out taking my speckled frog for a ride.

It's almost my first birthday - can you believe it? One month away til I get my hands on some cake, it's gonna be a thing of beauty. The weather, anything but beauty this summer - pretty fickle summer but I've been enjoying daily walks with the fam (including the furry one).

Dad is a running fool getting ready for the marathon. I will be there to cheer him on with mom, we've been following him around the cities with food and drink. I offer my sippy cup from time to time, but he has a hard time drinking out of it. I teach him.

Hey kids, schools coming up - don't be a fool, stay home and drool. If you're looking for a Brett Favre joke, find me on facebook, I've got a doozy on my wall.

Love, Jacob

Muscle Man

It has been very hot this week, so I put Jake in this little muscle T that I got at a garage sale for 50 cents. He is getting so big. As most of you know, he has had quite a few ear infections over the past 6 months, so we decided it was time to get ear tubes. He got them put in this past Wednesday and has been doing great! Hopefully, they will stay in place and we can say goodbye to ear infections!
We hope everyone is having a great summer!
All our love!

Clownin' around!

Hey people~
How is everyone doing? I am good. We have had lots of fun over the past couple of weeks. I got to go to the zoo and see the animals and have a picnic. Mom got good news from the doctor, her ACL is not torn and that means no surgery. I am also very excited that as of tomorrow, she gets to come to work at my school. I got invited to my first birthday party for my friend Sloan. She turned 3 and had a carnival theme for her party. She ate a lot of cotton candy!! I will be getting ear tubes this week. Six ear infections in 6 months is too many.

Some other things that I think you should know:

*They say that the humans evolved from monkeys. After seeing how much I can eat in one meal (2 pieces of lunch meat turkey, a cup of peaches, a piece of cheese, 2 graham crackers and a piece of bread....that was just for lunch), mom believes that I evolved from the pigs!

*I am super chatty and love to stand by everything. I like to dump Duncan's water dish, Mom does not like that.

*I am just learning how to imitate waving hello and goodbye.

*I think it's funny when Duncan licks my hands when I am in the bathtub.

*I love to play peek a boo and get chased by mom and dad.

*I sleep 11 hours at night! (Mom and Dad are fans of that).


I am playing with my friend Henry. He wants to steal my beads. I got to meet a funny clown at the birthday party.

I got this little outfit from my Great Uncle Mike. It is from Seattle. It has seafood on it and it says "Small fry" and "Little Crab" on it!

I have decided that I am going to become the water guy for the Vikings...hehehe (laughing in an evil way)

This is my mom. We like to laugh and play!

I hope all of you are having a good summer!

Enjoy the pictures.

Love

Jake

Almost Happy August...and I am officially 10 months old!

Hi Everyone~
Here are some more pictures from last weeks fun at the water park. I definitely like the water!
I am now 10 months old! That is really crazy. Only 2 more months until I turn 1 and I still don't have any teeth. Although, I have been a bit crabby the past couple of days, so mom thinks I might finally be teething. I am still a good eater. I love all kinds of fruit and meat. Not too sure about carrots though.
Mom is still waiting to hear if she needs to have surgery on her ACL. We don't know yet. In other news, mom is starting a new job soon. She has been working with autistic kids for a long time now and has really enjoyed working at the Lovaas Institute. However, pretty soon, she gets to go to work and be with me all day. She took a job to train to be a Director of my daycare, Kindercare. I am very excited to go to work with mom. We will have a lot of fun!
In other news, Dad is training hard for the Twin Cities Marathon in October. He is doing very well.

Enjoy the pictures!

Have a good week!

Love

Jake

Pool party fun!

Hi Everyone~
This weekend we went to a waterpark in a hotel in Wausau, WI. We had a lot of fun.
Enjoy the picutres!
Jake

More fun pictures...

So, mom has had a rough week. She hurt her knee in softball on Monday and has been home this week resting it. I am thinking that after getting a big scrap on her right leg, hurting her left knee and Dad having to get stitches in his chin from playing softball this summer, maybe they should take up another activity such as knitting or chess.
I also have had a rough couple of days. I have another ear infection and the doctor says that I should probably get ear tubes. Not so fun. I guess I inherited Dad's ears:(:( Other than that, I have been doing great. I get into a lot of stuff and like to stand all of the time. I eat almost anything and I am growing big and strong.

I like to play in the laundry basket at Grandma Karen's house.
This is how I give kisses. They are nice and wet! Duncan might be a little jealous.

I am learning to drink from a sippy cup. Mom and I took a walk last weekend and I got a little thirsty. I can hold the cup pretty well.

Ahhhhhh....so refreshing!

I thought my caterpillar was thirsty too, so I shared my water!

I hope everyone is having a good summer (and a safer than Mom and Dad!)

Love

Jake