Jake was dropped off this morning by rob and his girlfriend who are passing through to south carolina and graciously agreed to transport the extra cargo…
when people visit us
do you smellllll what the rock is cookin’?
for christmas, jake received tickets to go see the wwe (formerly the wwf) in charlotte. derek and terry also got tickets. secretly, i think they were pretty excited. 🙂anyhoo, i helped jake with these signs: derek sent this picture from his phone, in between a long string of twitter updates:
family visit
late tuesday night (early wednesday morning, actually), my parents and jake rolled into town. since then, it’s been a festival of eating, playing the wii, more eating, shopping, cooking, eating, gifts, and eating. here’s jake and isaac contributing their strongest skills to the cooking: on christmas, isaac wasn’t as interested in getting gifts as […]
family visit, in pictures
i didn’t take very many pictures when my family was in town, but here are some of the few. isaac, not really looking for easter eggs: our easter egg artwork: isaac’s sweet new ride: jake is looking for an elusive (and well hidden egg), while isaac tries to climb the slide with […]
family visit update: text only version
so far… 1. we all went to kernel kustard for two meals.2. my mom and i shopped at various discount stores (once upon a child, plato’s closet, rugged warehouse).3. jake, mom and i shopped at a more fancy store: target!4. we all took the boys (isaac and jake) to the park.5. mom, jake and i […]
guitar hero holidays
here’s some shots of the family over the holidays.it was a little bit depressing…
Early Departure
My mom and Jake left this morning. Originally, they planned on leaving tomorrow. My mom was worried about getting her life back in order when she got home, so she wanted some extra time. It works out, though. I think Isaac was struggling with all the commotion in the house. So far, I’ve found several […]
More Family
My mom arrived last night to get her son. She’s staying through Sunday morning. Then, it will be back to life, as usual. I say that, as though anything is ever “usual”. It seems just as soon as I get used to something, it changes. Today, we went to Babies R Us to get some […]
Slaving Away in the Hot Sun
Here’s some shots of Derek and Jake clearing the garden area and making it look presentable. Derek doing the clearing:Derek and Jake consulting:Derek raking and Jake supervising:The final product:
Jake in NC – Days 5 & 6
Lots to report this time… Yesterday, Jake and I walked into the hoppin’ town of Lewisville and scored some coffees from Casanova’s. Then, Derek’s sister’s little boy came over. Jake taught him how to jump off the couch onto a pile of pillows. We only watched him for a little bit, before Derek’s mom came […]