Did You Say Pie?

  Thanksgiving was relaxing and very low key this year.  We had a fantastic Thanksgiving dinner.  Jake found a new favorite food.  He absolutely loved the pumpkin pie and the whipped cream!  Granny Jo Jo  was kind enough to share hers with him, but he wasn't really thrilled about the sharing.  Watch his eyes and mouth in the video very closely especially when Granny Jo Jo dares to take her own bite.

                                        

Halloween Then and Now

The Little Stinker 2007

                                                             The Lion 2008
                                                        Jake's first jack o' lantern.
      What a difference a year makes.  Last year we had to prop Jake up on the couch to get his picture in his costume.  This year we had to chase him around, because he is just so fast.  It was hard to keep him still long enough to get a picture taken.  He definitely has his own agenda these days.  Now that he is feeling better he has no interest in sitting still unless there is a book involved.

Happy Halloween!

       Pirate friends

                                                                   Pretty Piggies
                                                                Adorable Lions
                                                  Lions need their Papas too!
                                                               It's good to be a lion!
    Jake was an incredibly good sport yesterday.  He wore his lion costume with no complaints.  As you can see he was absolutely adorable!  We had a great time with our good friends from the neighborhood.  The Quicks had a fantastic party with great food and wine.  Sophia was a great sport about sharing her toys.  Jake spent most of the night playing with the toys in Sofia's room.  We had a great time!
 

Catching Up

  So much is happening and so quickly.  Everyday Jake learns something new and amazes me.  It is hard to get it all down and I do not want to forget.  So here are a few things that have happened lately.

1.  Jake has taken to walking around the room holding a framed picture of himself.  He smiles and gives his picture lots of kisses.  Who can blame him?  He is absolutely adorable.

2.  Jake has become quite good at getting his point across, literally.  He points from his chest to whatever he wants then back and forth.  He will continue to do this until you clue in.

3.  While he has not been feeling well Jake has wanted to do nothing but read books.  We have read books nonstop for several days.  In fact, we read the same books over and over.  I swear he is saying something that is very close to "this one" and "again" when he is handing us books.  Of course I am pretty sure he is brilliant.

4.  Dan says Jake is writing his first novel.  He often reads to us too.  I have been trying for weeks to get video of him reading, but he stops as soon as the camera comes out.  Dan says chapter one is called Do Do Do.  Chapter two is called Dooey Dooey.  I am sure chapter three will be coming soon.  

The Pumpkin Patch

     We had a fun filled Saturday.  We started our fun at Lilyana's birthday party.  Jake had a great time playing with all of Lily's toys and she was a very good sport about it.  She was an absolutely adorable birthday girl.  Check out her blog to see the great pictures of her fun party.  

     After the party we went to Bishop's Pumpkin Farm.  It was late in the afternoon and Jake wasn't feeling very good so we didn't stay very long.  While we were there we took a little ride on the train and hunted out the perfect pumpkin.  As we were leaving Jake found a cute little pumpkin just his size.  He did not want to let go of it.  He held it the whole way home, even while he was sleeping.

Poor Maggie!

  It is not often that we say Poor Maggie and mean it.  We often say it when we are kidding about our poor neglected and abused dog, who is really spoiled rotten.  Anyway, we really mean it this time.  Maggie has become Jake's ladder to climb up on the couch and the chair.  We often see him step right on her face in order to climb up.  Maggie, being the good natured beast that she is just takes it and doesn't complain.  It is her boy after all.  Last week Jake was pulling her whiskers on her face.  He thought it was really funny, Maggie not so much.  Even though it was probably hurting her she very gently pushed his hand away with her paw several times.  It is funny to think that people are so scared of her they cross the street to get away.  She really is just a big baby!

1 Year Photos

        Here are a few of the great shots Erica took of Jake.  Dan and I were not expecting to be in the pictures, but she took a few good shots of the three of us.  Hard to believe he was cranky and napless when you look at these.  Does every mother think her child is this adorable?