We had a great Christmas and Jake had an awesome 2nd birthday. Enjoy the pictures.


In front of the tree at the hotel Del


Jake with his Christmas present from Santa






Jake with his R/C car


He loves it!


Even Mommy likes to ride Jake's motor cycle


Feeding Ducks with Grandpa

Birthday Party!

Jake's awesome birthday cake

Play dough

Jake loves his birthday present

Just a couple of pictures this week. I know there will be a bunch for next week. Jake loved seeing all his friends at daycare after three weeks away. Payton and Presley came over to decorate sugar cookies with Jake Saturday night. Today Jake helped Grandma Gretchen and Mommy make Christmas cookies, he is a HUGE help! Grandpa Mike comes in tonight. We were worried he wasn't going to make it out of the blizzard in Maryland. We actually had to turn on the A/C today when the oven was on.

We are all back home and it's good to be back. Grandma Gretchen is here and will spend Christmas along with Jake and Kristin's birthday with us. We got our Christmas tree up and decorated today. Jake was a huge help :)

Decorating Christmas cookies in Idaho

Meeting Washington States "Butch" the cougar

All bundled up (notice the duct tap to keep the gloves on)

With Uncle Pete and cousins Cody and Conner at a WSU game

Picking out our tree

We had a great Thanksgiving up in Sand Point, Idaho with Grandma Gretchen and the cousins. I think Jake was most thankful to play with his cousins. I'm headed home to go out to San Clemente Island and Jake and Kristin are staying with Grandma for a couple more weeks till I get back.


Thanksgiving Feast


Playing video games with his cousins Cody and Connor


Sneaking some whip cream

On a walk with Daddy

He found every puddle!

Running around the tree before the lighting ceremony
 

Watching football and eating a football cookie

"Helping" Grandma in the kitchen

We are headed to Idaho tomorrow to see Grandma Gretchen, Uncle Pete, Aunt Kelly, the cousins, and of course Sandy (Grandma's dog). We're going to Sand Point, ID to celebrate Thanksgiving. Should be a lot of fun. I come back on Nov 29th only to head back out to San Clemente Island to do training again for a couple weeks. Kristin and Jake are staying with Grandma Gretchen till I get back from training, then they and Grandma are coming back home to San Diego and Grandma will stay with us to celebrate Christmas along with Jacob's and Kristin's Birthday.
 
I'm all but done with Jacob's P-51, which is good since I'm gone for the next three weeks. It's turned out really nice. I'm trying to convince Kristin to let me build another one big enough for me to fit in, then Jake and I could pedal around together dog fighting.

At the play ground in the mall

His newest word "Football"

Why go around curbs when you can go off them


 Lil Buckaroo

Notice the red trigger button

 
The prop is connected to the pedals and spins when the pedals go

We did a 5k run this morning by the beach and then we walked the pier.


He has his mommies sickness... he's a morning person!

 

Imperial Beach Pier

The uneven boards are tough going for a little fellow.

I guess that's what Dad's shoulders are for.