A giant fish ... and some other random things

Our friends, Mike & Jen, decided we needed to have a giant helium filled remote controlled  fish baloon!  What a fun Christmas gift!

Jake waiting patiently for Daddy to come by during his bike race - 24 hours in the Papago.

Chatting with his boy

A winter time hike/bike ride with the family

Max can't wait until he can ride a bike too

This boy loves to be outside

Chillin' on a rock

Yeah!

Peek-A-Boo

He loves the Thomas couch

So proud of himself - standing without help!

Jake's little bike, outside the gym, locked up with the big bikes. Thought it was kinda cute.

Jake's 3rd Birthday

Because Jake LOVES LOVES LOVES garbage, garbage trucks, garbage cans, dumpsters, etc. etc. etc. we decided to do a garbage truck birthday party today. We had a few friends over today to celebrate with us. I made Jake a cake, which he really liked :-) We played a little game - "pick up the trash on the back lawn", which actually went over really well with the kids. Jake had a great time and is now sacked out for the afternoon!

"Don't screw this up"

My first attempt at a carved birthday cake ... 

Jake liked it

I was a little worried about his possible reaction to cutting it, but he was just happy to eat some cake.

Playing "clamp the garbage"

Who knew $3 grabbers would be such fun!

Our sweet birthday boy. We love you Jake!

Do we need a dog?

Jake feeding Max his grilled cheese .. I hope we don't develop a begging problem