Party Time

Today we celebrated Jakob's 4th birthday party. He enjoyed running around with Maison, Keenan, Shawn, Joseph, and Lucas. The Mebane's, Aileen, Michele, Jorge (SURPRISE!), my parents, Nana, Candi, Great Gram, Kevin, Uncle David H., Aunt Nancy, and the MacFarland's too!

Jakob and Jorge

Todd grilled some yummy marinated chickem, burgers, and dogs; along with that we had some "green stuff" and my Mom's potato salad.

Jakob picked out his own cake

He got some really cool gifts, the two that stand out THE MOST as being his favorite is a duck from Aileen and the sign collage that Candi made for him; he was also excited with the batteries that Brian gave him to go with the Mustang.

After a long day and no nap, both Jakob and Daddy pass out

Meet and Greet: Part 2

For whatever reason, I could not add these two pictures to the "Meet and Greet" entry:

Jake picked out the outfit


Long day

Meet and Greet

Jakob enjoyed running around the playground at school before meeting his teacher Miss Corso.
Jakob went up to his teacher and said, "Hi Miss Corso!"..she said "You must be Jakob S., I have been waiting to meet you!". Once all of the children arrived, we broke off into groups by teacher; we were mixed in with the a.m. class. Jakob had a chance to meet some of the children he will be going to class with. The children gathered onto a blanket where they sang a few songs and were then sent on a treasure hunt to find 2 eggs; once they brought them back to the teacher, she called out each child's name (each egg had a child's name on it..of course, Jakob's was spelled with a "C"). They did a little activity with the ends and then they were told they could open it...it it was a message (below) and a sticker. After the activities, we enjoyed drinks and watermelon (then I was off to work...).

Jakob seemed to be one of the most outgoing children out of the bunch, eager to help and answer the questions. Some of the kids sat quietly and didn't participate. Some were whiny. Some cried.

As we were leaving I over heard one of the mother's talking to the teacher about how her son was going to be going to see a psychiatrist for aggression/behavioral issues (I thought he seemed fine)...HE IS 4 YEARS OLD....

Just a Few Weeks Away

Jakob is excited to attend school, yet a little hesitant lately. He told me yesterday that he doesn't want to go because Baby Kaleb might cry and be sad when he is gone. I reassured him that he will have fun at school and meet new friends and that one day Baby Kaleb will have to go to school.

Tomorrow is our "Meet and Greet" session at GES. We will have an hour to meet Miss Corso and get to know a few of the children that will be in Jakob's class. I feel like I am the one going to school...I am all nervous!

We have a busy 2 weeks coming up for school (Meet and Greet, Orientation, and First Day of School)!

Jakob and his beads from the Woodstock Fair last year

Abomination!

Jakob's new word. He has said it a few times now, the last being yesterday...he yelled it at a boy on the slide at the play park.

(He moves his toes just like Todd does...dont' ask and I can't do it).

It is now clicking that boys and girls are "different". He has already learned that his "winkie" is a penis and the "peanuts" next to it are testicles. Last night as I was dressing he says, "Mom, there's something wrong with your penis." Then comes the discussion again about how girls have vaginas, ect. He then proceeds to say "Well, I have testicles!".

For the past few days he has been lifting his shirt, and sticking his belly out saying "I have a baby growing in my belly and it's name will be Jakob just like me!". It is cute. Then comes the discussion on how only Mommy's have babies...

Went back to Old Navy today to pick up some more of those "boat shoes" for him as he wants so bad th wear the leather ones we bought him for school. He picked out the hat....

This weekend we are possibly going to Chucky Cheese and then to the Children's Museum in Providence.....

Where are we going?

Is the question Jakob loves to ask whenever we start the car up and just want to drive. From today:

Jake: Mom, where we going?
Mom: Why?
Jake: Mom, where are we going?
Mom: Why?
Jake: Mom, don't play stupid!

From the restaurant this morning:
"Dad, just slide the ketchup out like a poop!"

Crazy Jakob

He opened the moon roof in the car and popped his head up and then proceeded to turn on my hazards (as I chatted with my MIL when she dropped him off at my work); also decided he wanted to wear my slides that afternoon...

Mom's shoes










With my traffic cones Nana bought

New Hair

I have always wondered how Jakob's hair would turn out if I used a #1 blade attachment on his hair. Well, I found out..and of course I start right down the middle of the top of his head. It is really short for him- atleast I probably won't have to cut it for 3 months.

He has actually been going through a stage where he is not listening or picking up his toys. I swear, it's the hair cut...he almost looks like one of those bratty little punk kids that I so despise.

June 2006

Mommy and Daddy are proud of me because I continue to do really well with the "potty teaching". If you ask them, they will say that I am all "taught". I have had one accident in the last month or two...and that was only because I took too long getting my shorts off! I love to go to potty in public places, like grocery stores and department stores- Mommy hates this because she KNOWS I REALLY don't have to go...I just like to check out the facilities. She always yells "Don't touch anything!!!".

I keep grabbing Dad's coffee mug and telling Mom "Bye, I will see you tomorrow...I have to go to work!". When she asks where I work, I tell her "Spirol" (that's where she works)...and then she wants to know what I do there, so I tell her "We make toilets and baffrooms" (they really dont...). The other day, she had Nana drop the camera off for their picnic and I tried to go back in through the Engineering doors...she wanted to know where I was going and I said, "I have to go back to work!". She laughed and said "aaahhh, no you don't". I even told her yesterday that "Boy, I had a tough day at work!"...she said "Yeah, me too".

My new obsession is Disney Pixar Cars. I have them all memorized...my favorite is Sally. Daddy got out of work early Friday, so he and I went to the theater to go see it. Of course, I had to go potty like 4 times..and needed to get snacks. For the most part, I did well considering I am not 4 yet. Daddy says he will wait a little while to take me back.

Last weekend we had an outing at the Masonic home where Grampa Schreier lives. It was "Grand Masters Day" and everyone's family was invited. We had a good time- they had a petting zoo, free rides, and crafts for the kids. I was good and had fun. I even got a chance to go in a big fire truck from the Wallingford Fire Dept. After that, we headed over to Ikea where Mom and Dad bought a storage unit to better organize my toys. The place was so big! I didn't know where we were, so I asked mom and she told me "Ikea"...I said "Ice Tea-a?!". She got a good laugh!

I have been laying outside a lot with my friends (neighbors) Morgan and Bella. They are a little older than me. We play tag sometimes, but I don't quite understand how the game works..so I end up calling them names like "dork" and "stupid". Mommy gets upset with me and makes me come in the house for the night...and I CRY.

Mom is supposed to find out in a few weeks what my schedule will be like for school. I keep telling everyone that I am going to school in the fall.

I am still very excited that I am going to be a big brother. I tell the baby something everyday, usually "I wove you baby!" and then I kiss Mommy's belly. Mommy said I can pick the middle name for the baby if it is a girl...I think I like Kayle (kay-lee) because I say it all of the time.

May 2006

I have been trying new foods..pork chops, green beans to name a few.

I went to Jaime's with Mom and Dad to meet them before we went to one of my favorite places...Chicken Wright Farm (Wright's Chicken Farm). I was looking for Jaime and Jacqui came up the stairs..I said, "You're not the REAL Jaime!". Jorge and Edgart came down from Vermont for the weekend so we all went out to dinner. One of my new favorite people: Brian.

Nana went to Colorado and brought me back a cool bag that had all kinds of signs on it.

Grampy was talking about fishing the other day...I asked why I didn't go. I told him that I needed to go next time so I could teach him how to fish!

Pre School

Jakob went for his preschool screening today! Todd was able to get the afternoon off and came with us- it was good, there were only like 5 other Dad's there. The screening went well- I guess (we were not there). We got to the school and signed in- all the kids were given a name tag and were brought to one of the school rooms to play- adults discussed school options (Catholic, public, private). About 20 minutes later, Jake was brought to us and the teacher said he did very well. That was it. We know he will go 4 days a week ( 2 1/2 hrs per day Mon- Thurs), but will not find out his schedule (am or pm) until the end of June. He liked being there and the staff was excellent from what we saw. He did meet a little boy at the beginning- he introduced himself and then held the boys hand...it was so cute!!

After we headed to Mohegan Park to run around and play; we the headed over by the Rose Garden (too bad it wasn't in bloom!!) and walked along the trails. And there, my boy did his "first public urination"! He started peeing standing up yesterday (has had 3 accidents since Sunday...)...what a little big boy!
He asked to see Jaime on Wednesday when Nana dropped him off at work. He asked to go "upstairs" (where all the big cheeses are) and a few of the ladies were like "No, that is where all the bad bald guys are". So, later that night he told me that he would protect me from "the bad bald guys". It was funny.

Well, it is now past supper and Jake is asking to go back to school...that is a good sign.

April 2006

I told Mom the other day when she was behind a car to "speed it up and blow your horn!"- when the person turned onto a side street I said "Finally, we lost them".

I am doing really good on the big person toilet- I wake up dry and very rarely have an accident during the day. I even go on the toilet without my "sponge bob" seat (so I don't fall in!) if I have to. I am a big boy. (Yeah, so I decided just to drop my pull up and for what ever reason, pee on the vanity)

Mommy wasn't feeling good last week after having the flu..so she decided to take a (well, 5...) pregnancy tests..."SHE'S GONNA HAVE A BABY..WOOHOO" is what I said. I am so excited, but Daddy doesn't think I know really what this will entail. I kissed her belly the other night and said "Your baby is in there, I can smell it!".

We found training underwear with signs on it!!!!

Mommy showed me a picture of what they baby looks like. I said, "Oh, I want one of my own. Is it coming today?". I know that the sack that it lives in will keep it safe until it is ready to be born. I know that the "bowla (umbilical) cord" feeds the baby and makes it grow. (He kept looking at my book "A Child is Born" to see the different stages of the baby).

Mom called at lunch and I said to her "Make sure you stop at the stop light and no speeding, you hear me?!".

I have been sick this week with a form of Scarlett Fever and also cold....I told Dr. Cooper all about the new baby. He made me a stop and go sign on the front and back of a tongue dispensor.

I jumped up and down and asked if the baby thought I was funny!!!

With Grammy's bifocals


My cool shades

March 2006

Mommy's work had a Relay for Life activity at the bowling alley in Brooklyn. I ran and ran and ran. I wanted to play, but the balls were too big. Jaime taught me to yell "Show off!!" to Brian. I yelled "You're a winner!" to her every time she got a gutterball. Mommy won a trophy for MOST GUTTER BALLS.

We spent one Saturday this month driving around looking for different road signs to take pictures of (Mommy took most of them in Niantic and Old Lyme). She made me a scrapbook with all of them in it.

Mommy and Daddy decided to trade the pick up truck in for a more "economical" vehicle because they spend a lot of money on gas because of the way Daddy drives (heehee). They bought an 03 Passat WAGON (Mommy swore she would never have a wagon or a van...), but it is really cool- I like the moon roof the best.

Grammy got to spend a week in California with Aunt Elly. Nana watched me just about all week. I had a good time...I think I tired her out though!

We helped Mommy's friend Jacqui move...I ran and ran and ran.

The other night, Daddy did a big stinky (fart) and I told him "You should go to the bathroom!".

February 2006

We had a big snow storm they named Carson (Mommy was upset that it was on the weekend and not during week!!). I got all bundled up..didn't want my "miffins" on though. Daddy shoveled and Mommy and I had a few snow ball "pikes".

Mommy told me that Nacho was going back home to Mexico. I was sad, but still don't really understand what that means. We yell "PHILLY" to each other.

The Mexicans came over for Valentine's Day- it was Nacho's last week. We played race car games and Edgart broke the water cooler.

January 2006

I met Nacho's Mom and sister Angie (I like them a lot). Daddy drove us to Salem, MA and to Maine (I will not mention the hour or so looking for a restaurant that doesn't exist!!). I liked running around LL Bean- it is SO big!

At the outlets in Kittery

With my "Emo Ice"

The long train I built while Mom was trying to cook in the kitchen

December 2005

Christmas was so exciting this year! Christmas Eve was spent at Aunt Nancy's where the whole family (excluding The Hoffman's and Amanda) gathered together and ate dinner and enjoyed each others company.

Christmas Day I was so excited to open my presents....I wanted to play with each one as they were opened. This year there was a special surprise for me...Santa came to my house with a bag full of presents from the Norf (North) Pole. At first I was like "Oh my God!" and then I was scared and ran and layed on the couch with Daddy and opened my presents that way. The whole rest of the day that was all I talked about. Nana came later on at night and brought really cool gifts!

November 2005

Mom bought tickets to ride Thomas the Train in Essex. It was a short ride, but it was fun. I want to go again!!

Nacho, Jorge, and Edgart came for Thanksgiving. I have a blast and like to play with them and watch Edgart and Daddy play race car games on XBOX. I cried when I heard that they were leaving..even at the door while I was waving goodbye....and for like 30 minutes after they left..."I miss them so much!".

October 2005

Columbus Day weekend we went to Kennebunkport, Maine for a little vacation. I was so good- Grammy and I even had our own room! Mom and Dad's friends (Mike and Karie) came along and I have fun playing with their two daughters (Julia and Natasha). We went up to Portland, and down to Old Orchard Beach...it rained a bit, but I still enjoyed the trip- we even found a Toys R Us.



We went to go see Dan Zanes play at the Hyde Cultural Center. Although I enjoy his music on TV, I wasn't quite ready to sit for a concert. Nana, Missy, and Lucas came with us.



Uncle Kevin S. flew from Denver to celebrate Nana's SURPRISE 60th birthday ! It was fun..I played in the nursery with the kids and was a good boy. I missed Kevin when he left.



For Halloween I dressed up as a Bumble Bee. Mommy, Daddy, and Grammy took me around our neighborhood and to Uncle David's house and a few other places. They decided to call it a night when I started demanding candy from people!. "TICK OR TREAT".

September 2005

This year I actually enjoyed the Woodstock Fair....I didn't want to leave! Uncle Don and Aunt Sue gave me tickets to ride the rides and I had so much fun! I especially liked the kiddie roller coaster- Daddy even went on most of the rides with me!

I have started really going to the bathroom on my little "Royal Potty" about four times a day! I did a dance and Grammy asked if I wanted to use the potty and I said "Sure!". Mommy never thought this would happen! Everytime they would ask I would yell "no potty!" and scream if they tried to put me on it.

Mommy celebrated her 29th birthday this month...she's getting OLD.

We went to the Eco Tarium in Worcestor. They have animals, science exhibits, and a TRAIN that goes all around the property. I liked the "Bodily Fluids" exhibit!!

August 2005

I fired Mommy while she changed my diaper....

"Cheese...is my favorite color!"

Joe and Bookas (Lucas) were baptized this month. I wasn't very good during the baptism, so Daddy played with me in the church's nursery and then took me out to the truck to watch a movie . After we celebrated the baptism and Lucas' 1st birthday at Sherry and Tom's house. They have a pool, but I wasn't liking it. I was more interested in helping Missy and Scott open the presents.

I tell Mommy all the time "I want a cocktadoo!". It is actually a song by Dan Zanes (Del Fuegos) called "All around the kitchen cock a dootle doo" she put on her iPod for me.

"Momma, you see all the trappic wights? They all have pretty colors. Do you smell yellow? I smell green. You green Momma? Ok, you green."

I celebrated my 3rd birthday on August 29th!!!

I designed my own cake





Long day of partying