More Park Pictures

It's my job now .. taking Jake to the park. We go almost every day to one park or another. He loves it!

Jake the builder

We love the workbench from Papa Rich & Grandma Debbie! Jake does lots of hammering these days. Constantly working on something .. we aren't sure what he is building yet. The other day he was hammering on a sandal that he had put on his bench.

Reading

Jake has a little cushion/chair thingy that he LOVES to sit in and "read" his favorite books. He has three pop-up books that he adores. The problem is, he doesn't understand that you cannot rip your favorite characters out of the books. We have been having trouble trying to find a balance between letting him read these books himself (and ripping them) and letting us read to him (and listen to his squawk because he wants the books himself).

Mama got a new camera

I got a new toy! Needless to say, Jake feels like he has the paparazzi stalking him this week :-) Get used to it kiddo!

Random 13 month old stuff

Jake and Brian ... my favorite guys

Jake in his rocking chair (which was my rocking chair that my Grandpa made for me when I was little). He is also wearing the same overalls my Grandpa wore every time I saw him. Too cute!

Jake stole my "to do list" and was reading it leisurely in his chair/cushion thingy

He figured out how to get into the cereal bag ... uh oh! He was so proud of himself.

Watching dinner cookin' ... I think this is the first time he has noticed food in the oven.

Al Bundy

Is it wrong to pose your child like Al Bundy?

Hockey

Hockey fan in training ... (whenever Brian throws his arms up and says "YES" in excitement, Jake does it too - minus the talking)