Awww...

On the way home today, Jake asked me how my day was. I told him I spent it packing for my upcoming meeting. He asked what kinds of things I packed, so I told him. After I reeled off the list, he thought for a minute then said, "Mommy, would you like to take some cereal?"

No trip is complete without cereal...

Short and Sweet

Recent conversations:

(Jake hands me a strawberry)
M: "Thanks, Jake."
J: "My pleasure, Mommy."

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(Reading him a story about Blue from Blue's Clues visiting his friends, all of whom are celebrating different holidays)
M: "Here we are visiting Orange Kitten. Orange Kitten celebrates the festival of light, Hannukah."
J: "Oh! I want to celebrate Harmonica, too!"

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Jake was listening to the mix CD we made for him. When a song would come on that he particularly liked, he would pump his fist and say, "Yes!" When a Springsteen song came on, he exclaimed, "Alright! Rock and roll!" and started dancing.

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We drive by a middle school every day on the way to and from school. Lately, the football team has been practicing. Jake would say, "Hey look! Those kids are playing Packers!" A couple of weekends ago, his dad took him to see the Wisconsin Badgers play (Jake's favorite part was the band and doing the wave). So now when we pass by the school Jake says, "Hey! Those kids are playing Badgers!"