A lot has happened... (Jake edition)

...Since the last time I blogged. Things are just so busy all the time that I never seem to be able to find the time/motivation to blog. So here are some big things that have been going on the past few months:

Jake

Turned two. We took a trip to Houston for the weekend. First we visited the flight museum in Galveston. He LOVES airplanes.

 And I'm pretty sure he loves cars just as much as airplanes. So, we had a Cars cake to celebrate.

 He loved the cake, but was not so keen on us singing "Happy Birthday" to him.

 Here's a picture of Jake from 1 day old to 1 year old to 2 years old. My little boy is getting so big. He is no longer a baby. He is very much a toddler, tantrums and all, but he loves having fun, running around, and talking non-stop. It's crazy how much he grows up every day. I love my little man.

Started joy school with 3 other kids his age from our ward. He loves "school" days. As moms, we alternate Tuesday mornings where one of us has all 4 kiddos for two hours. We do a craft/activity, snack, and playtime. The kids love it and it's good for them to be in a social situation with other kids their age. Here's Jake on his first day:

He loves it. He keeps asking me if he can ride the school bus. Can you tell vehicles are an obsession of his?

Tantrums and time-outs. Jake is definitely two. We have had many tantrums, time-outs, and sleep refusal. Its a little crazy how quickly/easily a toddler goes from 0 to crazy. Most days we have at least one instance of this:

 and this:

but all of these moments make up for it. He is such a sweet, smart boy.

 A few other little tidbits about Jake:

• he loves to "help" sweep, vacuum, put away dishes, cook, feed the cats, etc. We are definitely in a monkey see, monkey do stage.
• he pretends to go "night-night" but doesn't actually like to go to sleep these days. But, if its during play time, he's all about pretending. 
• he loves books. I catch him "reading" to himself. 
• he loves animals. He wants to give our kitties hugs all the time, gets excited any time we see a dog walking outside, will make animal noises to himself when he's playing, etc. He's all about the animals. We should really buy a Ft. Worth Zoo pass for this year, but haven't gotten around to it yet. We also have a Cabela's about 5 minutes away and will go up there after nap time on yucky or too hot days to look at the fish, African Wildlife display, the waterfall with all kinds of animals, and the wild game room. He loves it. 

I've got more to update on in our lives, but right now I must go to the gym. Gotta keep this baby healthy and strong!