Jake Trying to Hang with His Big Brother

Jake likes to do whatever his older brothers are doing. This usually ends with Ben or Matt yelling something like "Daddy, Jake keeps trying to eat all my Legos!" Here Jake joins Matt in the always-fun game they call "Chasing." Matt was nice enough to take it easy on Jake. My favorite part is Jake carrying the hat so he can match Matt carrying Monkey.

Jake the Double FIsted Drinker

He takes after his brother

 

Matt Helps Out.

Apparently he remembered how fun it was when he got to go for a ride and wanted to make sure Jake had the same fun. Daddy's back definitely appreciated it.

Not Quite Yet Big Guy

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Jake checks out Ben's new booster seat.

It's Good to have a Twin Brother!

Matt & Ben's Bedtime Questionare

Every night at bedtime just before I leave the boys bedroom I have the following exchange with Matthew:

Matt: Will it rain tonight?
Me: No
Matt: Will it thunder?
Me: No
Matt: Will it lightning?
Me: No
Matt: Will somebody blow our house down
Me: No
Matt: Will somebody be in our house?
Me: No
Matt: Will bad guys come?
Me: No
Matt: Will Swiper come?
Me: No
Matt: Will there be snapping frogs?
Me: No
Matt: Will bad dinosaurs come and eat my shirt?
Me: No

I really want to ask him about some of these, but its bedtime and I've already gotten them drinks of water, explained what we're going to do the next day, and indulged repeated requests for tuck-ins. So I close the door and wonder why he's only worried about "bad" dinosaurs or who the heck might be in the house.

Sometimes he also calls Jess up to go through his pre-bed checklist.

The Great Swing Set Project!

It took almost an entire month, several shipments of replacement or missing parts, and many many hours of help from family and friends, but at last, the swing set is up and ready for some serious play time! It started with the spot staked out...

... then the fort was assembled...

... the inaugural trips down the slide... ... and finally all swings are a go!

We owe a HUGE can't-thank-them-enough "Thank You" to Gammy, Papa Coop, Patti, John, and Leonard for all their help in getting the swing set put together and help taking care of the kids!

My Recent Obsession with Instagram

Jake's First Haircut

Mom... *what* is going on here? The "Before" Shot Ummm... I'm trying to watch the Backyardigans here. Haircuts are fun! The "After" Shot ... such a big boy now!

Jake - Freeze!

...his vision is based on movement.



Oh no - there's two of them!



Nice T-Rex. Who's a good little T-Rex?

Down by the River

We spent one of the last nice days hanging out downtown along the River. Matt and Ben actually refer to this area as "The Place with the Pink Lemonade" since I bought them some one of the times we were down there. They also refer to baseball games as "The Place with all the Peanuts." Jake seemed to have a lot of fun hanging with his older brothers.

Jake's Adventurous Side

Jake seems to have a bit more of an adventurous side than his older brothers did when they were his age.




I was also impressed by his ability to look at the camera even as he's sliding. I can't get Matt and Ben to do that when they're standing still

Playing Baseball

We're working our way up to real bats and balls.

I like how Matt refused to pitch the ball until I held my hand up as a real catcher would.



And Ben had to move the dirt on the mound around with his feet a bit before he could pitch.

Wolves are Scary

Last weekend we decided to see what the non-Childrens Museum part of the Cincinnati Museum was like. In a nutshell, its pretty scary for little kids. They have a Cave environment you can go through so realistic I was on the lookout for Balrogs. I have no video or pictures since I was carrying two three year olds through most of it.

Then we get through that and find out they also have *wolves*

Jake Loves His Big Brothers

They let him play with Monkey


They help him learn how to crawl


And push him in swings

Jake Likes Hats

And is really fascinated by cameras.

Jake and Duncan are Buds

Duncan likes the new guy:

Jake is Quick

This is why I won't spend more than fifty bucks on a pair of glasses.

Safety is Important

First Day of Daycare

Today was Jake's First day of Daycare. He was very excited.


Matt and Ben decided to test all the toys in the room to make sure Jake would have fun with them.


The slide was tested with Monkey and Raffy


And determined to be safe



Jake eventually decided to start playing on his own.




So far so good.