Jake woke up to the best present ever- a train table from Andrew's parents. And Jake is in love! He's played with it so much in the past couple of weeks. Even McKenna walks around saying "choo choo!"
After spending some time with his trains, Andrew took him to see a movie at the theater, popcorn and all! It was his second trip ever (he saw Frozen last summer), and they saw the new animated movie, Big Hero 6. Andrew says he loved it, which I don't doubt one bit!
After the movie, the boys came home for lunch- pizza bites- and we all headed to COSI, the science center here in Columbus. It was absolutely nuts, but Jake had a blast.
After COSI, we came home and watched Mickey Mouse clubhouse (the train episode, Jake's favorite) while eating dinosaur chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese on the couch. And then he helped Andrew decorate his cake- frosting it with both blue and chocolate frosting that he chose from the store and loading it with sprinkles. We enjoyed cake and the ice cream Jake chose (mint chocolate chip) and Jake opened his presents from us.
I'd say his big day was a huge success. I can't believe he's 3! It is so fun watching him learn and grow, and I feel so lucky that I get to be his mom.
Jake is quite the little character and makes me laugh all the time- he thinks he's funny too, laughing at his own jokes, just like his mom and dad. Jake has made awesome progress with his speaking and he's much happier (at least most of the time) now that he can easily express what he wants and needs.
Jake is in no way a home-body. He'd rather go get the mail or even run to the grocery store than stay home any day. He likes watching people and the world pass by; he's very observant. Jake is also mr fix-it. One of the gifts we got him was a toy tool set, which fits his current stage very well. He loves fixing things. Just a few days after his birthday, Jake watched Andrew blow up a flat basketball with a bike pump and spent the next 30 minutes or so blowing up all the balls he could find. He loved it! My parents got him a fun plane for Christmas with an electric drill that he can take apart and put back together, which is perfect for him.
If Jake can't be out and about, he wants to be watching tv. That kid loves shows, it's actually kind of ridiculous. We really have to limit him, he'd watch way more than the recommended amount if we let him. He's especially into monsters inc, Mickey Mouse, and planes fire and rescue right now.
My top few words to describe Jake are:
Energetic
Curious
Exuberant
Fun
Observant
Strong-willed
Andrew's top few words to describe him are:
Enginuitive
Active
Curious
Loving
Fun-loving
What a fun, challenging, crazy, wonderful adventure it has been to have Jake in our family. We love you, big guy!
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