So this card took me hours and hours. I couldn't get it right. Don't ask why... I'm not really sure. I'm still not super happy with it. There are little problems that bug me. The spacing isn't right. I wanted the texture on the background to show up more. You can't see at all in the printed cards. I never could get the 2007 just right...I don't know what's wrong with it, but it's not 'just right.' If your an artist you know what I'm talking about. There are things I love about it too though. I love the fact that the background matches his sweater. Unusual colors for a Christmas card, but I love his sweater so much. And of course the shots of Jake are GREAT. Thanks to Katie for taking the phenomenal pictures! She's so great at taking kids shots. Well, any shots for that matter, but especially kids. Anyway, if you didn't get a Christmas card from me, I don't have your mailing address, because everyone got one this year!

Found memories

I was cleaning out the junk drawer and found these old memories jotted down on a piece of paper. I guess I never got them in the baby book. Anyway, these are old, but cute.

5/30/07
Jake wanted to go out and play in the sandbox, but it was raining. I told him to go look outside. He did and said, "Oh man..."

He loves to say TOUCHDOWN and throw his hands in the air when any kind of score happens in any kind of sport.

He put a bowl on Daddy's head and called it a helmet. Daddy knocked on the 'helmet' and Jake said, "Heh-yo!?" (Hello) This made us laugh out loud.

Jake's first sentence.
We brought home lemon chicken from Pei Wei - Jake's favorite dish. We had to change his diaper first. This made him very upset. He cried " Daddy all gone!?" I guess he was afraid he would eat it all up!"

Words What they sound like
Shovel.......... Shobel
Blanket........ Bechich
Train........... Tane
Car/Cars .... Cah-sh
Hello............ Heh-yo



06/07/07
We were putting Jake to bed. I started talking about Jesus and how he loves us. I told him that "He loves you. He loves Mommy, and He loves Daddy. Jake heard this and said,
"Noooooo" about the daddy part.
Daddy laughed and replied "I hope so!"


Jake said Jesus for the first time today. It was beautiful.



Now
Reading these old memories makes me realize how much Jake has changed in such a short time. That was only 7 months ago, but that seems like a million years ago! Kids are so amazing. I just love my little boy so much and am so glad I get to spend everyday with him and watch him grow and change.

Jake Jargon III

I was telling Jake a story before bed when he interrupted me.
"My best friend?" Jake asks.
Which has nothing to do with the story I'm telling, but you know with a 2 year old, you just go with it...
"What Honey?" I ask.
"My best friend?" He says.
"Who's your best friend, Honey?"
"Daddy!" He happily replies.
"Daddy is your best friend?"
"Mm Hmm!" He says. Then he's all content and wants me to to continue with the story. I could barely remember, because I was thinking how great it was that he thinks such things!

How cute is that!?



Jake was really tired and couldn't get to sleep. He was bawling and totally losing control of himself. So we go upstairs and I'm holding him and telling him that he needs to calm down. He just keeps crying. So I say,
"Jake, Honey go to sleep and you'll feel better. You've just lost control of yourself."
"I LOST CONTROL!!!!" He wails!
It was really hard not to laugh!


We were driving home and we had been in the car for about 30 minutes. We were almost home and Jake was complaining about wanting to be there. All of a sudden he yells out,
"We're lost!!!"

Where do they get these things?!