Jacob Becomes A Good Cook

Jacob is turning into quite the helper around the house. He picks up trash and puts it in the garbage can and can now even help cook.

Although he may not be one of the cleanest/tidiest cooks, he can put most two year olds to shame... ;)! He can whip up a mean croissant roll plain or with ham and cheese and can also toss in the best cut potatoes for stew!!!

Dadda Poopy, Momma Poopy

At not quite 23 months old, Jacob is now telling us when he goes poopy. In the past several days it has become more apparent that he really knows and understands what he is saying. I think there was only one time that Amy checked when Jacob said poopy and there wasn't one. Today, there was one time that he didn't tell me and there was, but I think he had just done it.

It certainly looks like the time has probably come to at least pull out the potty chair to get Jacob used to seeing it. He certainly has been taking more of an interest in the bathroom and what happens there including when his parents go. What seemed to have been somewhat flukish has now become a reality... Let's hope the trend will continue...

And Tonight Makes Three

We are developing a trend for Wednesdays... Rush home from work, get changed and packed and head out the door. Why not?!?! The zoo is basically around the corner, Jacob loves live music and the zoo has concerts in the picnic area. What could be better than this? If Jacob gets bored, there are frogs and otters across the sidewalk, not to mention the rest of the zoo.

Tonight was a rock band that played kids music. The lead singer teaches 3rd and 4th grade. We weren't as impressed as the first couple of weeks, but they were still good. Just for reason didn't grab us and pull us in like the others.

Jacob had some fun playing around and showing us some different faces. We were fortunately able to get a picture of a couple of them...

Jacob did decide to wander a little bit as they were starting their second set. He want to head over and see the frogs. There were also water frogs with no one around, so he got to play on them for a little bit. Then Jacob wanted to be sure that his dadda could see how he got on the frogs. So, he made the trek back to the concert and grabbed his dadda to show him the frogs he had found. Unfortunately, by the time we got back, many other kids found the frogs too so Jacob had to wait for his turn.

After the frogs, it was definitely time for night, night. So, we headed for home along with all of the other kids.

The Team Mascot

Syd’s soccer team had their mascot back in action this season with renewed a renewed energy. Jacob was adorned in his team garb provided by his Aunt Abby and was ready to cheer on the swarm to victory.

Jacob must have realized that something was missing for a while as he was really intrigued by the game and was willing to sit and watch the whole thing. This was a far cry from wanting to run around on the dirt piles and just wanting to be away from the game. It probably helped that Mommy, Daddy and Jacob sat between Grandpa and Grandma for the game.

After the game, Jacob rushed out onto the field with Grandpa’s help as he was swarmed by the swarm. Evidently, the team was missing him because they were all giving him hugs and high fives around. Jacob was in his glory!! And yes, his rooting helped them onto a victory. His efforts unfortunately didn’t persist the next morning as they lost late in the game. Maybe it was Jacob’s mommy and daddy that were the help. We were off to the races, literally and weren’t able to attend… ;)!

Sorry, maybe next time we will get pictures of Jacob in his mascot shirt.

Music At The Zoo

Now that the summer is over half over, we have been finally taking advantage of Wild Summer Nights at the zoo. It is a summer concert series held on Wednesdays. Our first one last week was with children’s music (Candy Band) and was PACKED! With our lesson learned, we grabbed a drive thru dinner and got there earlier this week. It was nice having a picnic before the music started. This week was the Gia Warner Band. They played their own versions of covers and some and a couple of their own. They were really good and we wouldn’t mind seeing them play again. Jacob loved listening to the music as he was bobbing his head, tapping his feet and bee bopping a bit. Maybe next week he will be singing along as it will be a children’s band. Wish we would have started this earlier as there are only two lefts of the series…

These pictures are actually from the week before, but would you have known if I didn't tell you... ;)!

Finally, A Slower Weekend

The weekend started out with Amy getting a mission to clean the house and kicked Jacob and I out. Whatever would we do... ?!?! I know, let's go to the zoo. So, Jacob and I headed to the zoo and were right there when they opened at 9. We felt like we had the zoo to ourselves for the first hour. I don't think we saw anyone other than security and workers for literally close to an hour. Jacob's favorite for the day was going to the barn and seeing the pigs, cows, donkeys, etc. He has come to master the eeh aaaww and is excited to let you know. His mother was quite impressed once we got home.

The day continued with Jacob's grandma, Uncle Rob and Aunt Lynnie coming over for a bbq. Jacob loved showing off his 4-wheeler riding ability. He also had a blast playing baseball with his Aunt and Uncle. It was great to see them again as we haven't been able to see them much lately.

Aaahhh!! A Sunday with nothing to do. As we sat on the couch Amy and I just looked at each other and pondered... It wasn't long before we were out of the house and started to run some errands. We ran a few and then grabbed a bite to eat.

Time for a mission... Amy wanted to go to a store that she had been to before, but couldn't quite remember where the store was. She explained how she got there and I wasn't sure she did what she said she did, but we started driving. I pointed out where I thought it was and said something about wouldn't it be something if I actually was right...

So, we started out with "Matilda" so that we could find where Amy thought she might be. She swore up and down she was north of I-696. After driving around for about a half hour, she decided to head home and start from there. When we were almost home, she remembered having a receipt for the place. Now we had the address!!!! We entered the address into "Matilda" and were there in no time... Oh! and guess what?!?! I was within a block or so of where Amy wanted to go, but an hour earlier... Too funny!!!!

After running some errands we were finally back at home and able to put a summer toy together on the deck. Jacob couldn't wait to dive into having fun with his new toy. It wasn't long before he had everything figured out. Of course, the sand had to be mixed with the water to make some mud... It was all in good fun!!