Our little artist!

When I picked up Jason from preschool today, I went through his art folder and pulled out many beautiful and creative pieces of art, as usual. We typically put a couple of Jason's masterpieces on display in the kitchen on the side of the fridge, where we all can enjoy them. Jason likes to play with his artwork too (translation = tear, crumple, chew on, rip to pieces), so they do not always last that long, but he's having fun, and there is always an abundance of arts and crafts projects that make their way into our home. But lo and behold, today we hit the jackpot with this magnificent creation! Jason insisted on wearing his bug antennae for the remainder of the afternoon and evening. He even wore them throughout dinner. Of course, since Jason is a boy, and was "playing" with his artwork again, his crown o'antennae broke. No problem though, Mom came to the rescue with some tape! Luckily, we were able to distract him at bath time with his crayola bath gel crayons, or he probably would have insisted on wearing his antennae to bed. Isn't he the cutest little bug?

Jacob is here!

Jacob Harper arrived Saturday September 6, 2008 at 12:26pm. He weighed 7lbs. 1.2 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches in length. Justin, Jill and Jason all went to see Jacob and his parents at the hospital on the Sunday after he was born. The new Mommy and Daddy were doing great and so was baby Jacob. We got to visit with Mimi and Big Daddy too, Rebecca's parents, who drove in from Arkansas.

So far Rebecca believes that Jacob has his Daddy's chin, and lips, and nose (we agree). We were also told that Vince had no trouble with his first diaper changing, but he was still trying to master the art of swaddling.

Jason was so cute and excited and kept saying "Hi Baby!" We've tried to get him to say Jacob, but so far all we can manage sounds something like "Dub Dub." (Does this have anything to do with his always referring to Sponge Bob as "Bob Bob"?)

Congratulations Rebecca and Vince, you did a great job; Jacob is such a handsome boy!

New Words

Another new word has crept into Jason's vocabulary, "hep" or help. This is actually a very "helpful" word, and is usually accompanied by pulling Mom or Dad over to whatever he needs help with. Sometimes we need to help get a toy out of his toy chest, or it is mandatory that we get his Diego coloring book down from the counter ledge, or it is imperative that we get a snack from the pantry. Unfortunately, it is all too often followed by the handing over of the TV remote accompanied by an adorable smile and the phrase "teeee", which of course means TV. How can we deny such a cute face!

We've also begun to master counting to ten, singing the alphabet song (thanks to the alphabet magnets on the fridge and foam letters in the bathtub), and some colors. Jason's favorite color is "yehyo" or yellow, and our favorite letters are "W, X, Y & Z". We know we are biased, but we think he's so smart! Here he is enjoying one of his favorite pastimes, reading (just like his Mom!).