the alphabet

I was finally able to get Jake to say the alphabet on video last Thursday. He has been able to sing the entire song for over a month now, but as soon as I would try to get him doing it on camera, he would clam up. I am so impressed by his focus in the video- despite Sam's best efforts to distract him. He was in the zone!

Jake loves the song "Come Thou Fount" and wants to sing it all the time. He tends to get the words mixed up but it is so precious to hear. I included the beginning clips because they are too funny. Every time I watch this, I crack up laughing. Enjoy!

28 months

Jake was 28 months on August 16th- now closer to 2 1/2 than 2! He is such a sweet boy and we are so blessed to have him in our lives. Here is what he is up to:

• Can now jump and actually have his feet leave the ground:)
• Uses past, present, and future tenses very well (even knows some of the exceptions to the -ed rule like "went" and "broken" as well as -ing exceptions like "ran).
• He is VERY verbally precocious!
• Uses pronouns appropriately; his sentences are impressive:) We are constantly amazed by his understanding of grammar. These are some he uses regularly:
• personal (singular and plural)- I, me, we, us, she, her, he, him, it, they, them, you
• demonstrative (singular and plural)- this, these, that, those
• indefinite- either, someone, each, something, all, some
• reflexive (singular and plural)- myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves
• interrogative- what, who, whose
• possessive (singular and plural)- my, your, his, her, its, mine, yours, hers, our, your, their, ours, your, theirs
• Can correct his own grammar mistakes most of the time. If he uses a word incorrectly, all we have to say is, "No, Jake. You would say..." and he fills in the blank.
• Imaginative play- pretends to be different animals and acts them out
• Plays with Sam- gives him roles in his imaginative play:)
• Can sing the whole alphabet song and recognize/identify all capital letters.
• Loves to make up silly words and then tell us what they mean. He is very creative!
• Asks questions (What is ___'s name? and Where did ___ go?) all the time, especially when he knows the answers. He just wants you to ask him the question he asked so he can tell you the answer. Absolutely hilarious!
• Still loves to buckle everything!

He is so much fun, and we are enjoying watching him play with Sam. They sure do love each other!

27 months

Jake was 27 months on July 16th. When we moved into the new house at the end of June, we moved his twin mattress off the floor and into a bed frame. And we transitioned him out of the bed rail at the same time. His bed looks so high! But he is loving his new room and big boy bed.

This boy loves nutella!

Playing with his water table on the new deck.

26 months

Jake was 26 months on June 16th. Enjoy the pictures from the beginning of summer.

Love this boy!

Jake really likes dogs. I see having one in the future. The very distant future:)

Loving on his Daddy. Precious.