Daddy's Shadow

This boy can do it all. You show him something once and he's got it. In the long run, this will be a good thing, but for now, it's a little scary. Josh decided to edge the flower beds today. Jake couldn't resist helping. He even put some muscle into it. Between the two of them we will have the best lawn in town!

Bounce House...Haircut...Lawn Work

We decided to get Jake a bounce house for this birthday. He loves it so much that it is now in the dining room. It was too hot this weekend to bounce outside, so daddy brought it inside. Who needs dining room furniture when you can have a nice steak dinner sitting in a multi-colored bounce house?

Jake was also in desperate need of a haircut. He now has a big boy cut and loves to have gel put in it. I'm not sure I like how grown up he looks. You can see it below. Our backyard was seeded for the second time this week and we actually have some grass growing. I guess it's all thanks to Jake and his green thumb.

Earning His Keep

Jacob is known to help around the house. Today I stated that Wrigs needs a good brushing. The next thing I see is this...

I should probably try this with Wrigs. He actually sat and enjoyed it. Okay, maybe tolerated it.






He then moved on to scrubbing the floors. I must not be keeping up the house to his standards.

The Big T-W-O

It's hard to believe Jacob is two. The time has flown by and he has grown so much in the last few months. He's been my little buddy this summer and I have enjoyed our time together. For his birthday we started off with McDonald's. He loves their fruit n' yogurt parfaits and hashbrowns. I debated taking him to day care, but they threw a party for him and he got to sit on a helicopter. Better than anything I could have had for him in our front yard. The family came over last weekend and we all had a nice time together. We celebrated Jacob, Katie, and Carol's birthdays. Needless to say we all ate way too much.

The house is coming along. The basement should hopefully be finished in the next couple of weeks. Today I had the pleasure of buying a shower. Never thought that would excite me, but it did. Now we need to pick out paint colors and get the carpet ordered. Who knew carpet was so expensive??!!! I might need to start standing on the side of the 465 off ramp with a sign for monetary donations for my house.

He picked out these cookies himself. He was so proud of them.

With Miss Shelley, his teacher. We all LOVE her. She sends newsletters home and does a ton of neat projects. A woman after my own heart.

Being a ham on the front steps.