Happy Yu-Yu Jake!

Jake got a slide for his birthday.  He found it a little intimidating at first, but now he loves it.  We set it up in the basement because we were having crazy weather that day- huge downpours and hail, interrupted by a few moments of sunshine.  Soon, it will go to the back yard where it belongs for the summer, but it we will bring it back to the basement in the winter for some inside fun.

We didn't do anything big for Jake's birthday, since he's turning 2 and still doesn't really get it.  But for the last few days, he's been pulling the air popper out of the cupboard while asking for "pa-cohn PEEZ", so we had popcorn for snack.  Eden and Andrew helped make cupcakes, and they had some of those for a snack later in the day.

We had pizza (one of Jake's favorites) for dinner, then had cupcakes and icecream for dessert.

I think he liked it.

When it came time to "open" the presents (they weren't really wrapped), Jake was busy crawling around and between my legs.  (I really didn't think he was getting the whole birthday thing, but the next morning he asked, "Happy Yu-Yu?"  I guess he was 'getting' it afterall!)

Finally, we got him to sit still long enough to hand him the bag. 

Eden and Andrew picked out a foam battle axe, a lego tiger and zoo keeper, and a T-ball set.  At first he was only interested in the legos.  But, after a few tries with Dad, I got this photo of Jake hitting all by himself- way to go!

**Because I got lost looking for Toys R Us the night before, Jake was with us when we bought all of the presents except the T-ball set (we actually had that a couple weeks earlier).  I made the mistake of letting him hold the little Legos box while we drove to get groceries.  By the time we got there, the box was torn to pieces and Jake was sharing the Legos with Eden and Andrew.  So, it wasn't exactly a surprise, but the slide came in a big box that he never really saw.  Besides, at his age, I can get away with it.**

Now for some quick facts about 2-year-old Jake:

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  He likes taking a bath now (usually), and will even stay in after getting all washed and scrubbed.  Yay!
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  He curls his tongue up out of the corner of his mouth, SO cute!  I haven't been able to catch it on the camera yet.
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  He loves spaghetti and pizza and anything you can use to dip- especially ranch and ketchup
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  He is starting to do OK in nursery (meaning we (Scott) has been able to leave him and the nursery workers haven't had to bring him to us before church is over).  Hopefully he'll start to actually like it in there someday.
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  He loves it when all of us are together.  If someone is missing, particularly if we are going somewhere, he calls for whoever is missing and wants them to come.
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  He has become a definite Daddy's-boy.  He's OK with Scott leaving the house in uniform to go to work, but if Scott leaves not in uniform, Jacob is so sad.
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  He loves to go outside, no matter the weather.  He loves to wander and explore.