The Adventures of Jake

Jake had a fun-filled summer. He had sleep-overs with friends, watched lots of movies and did some traveling. After Drew's parents spent some time here with us, he drove back with them to Alabama. I don't have any pictures from his stay, but he was living the life...... swimming every day, eating whatever he wanted, playing with friends, staying up late, and all those great things you get to do with your grandparents. At the end of his stay, he flew home all by himself. I was a little nervous about this, but he thought it would be a great adventure. When I picked him up at the airport, the flight attendant who had been with him said, "He's a great kid.....and VERY amusing." I tried to find out from Jake what he did that was so amusing, but I didn't get far. He said, "I didn't do anything special. I was just myself." What was I expecting?

Pretending to be a Japanese boxer

Jake played coach-pitch baseball at the beginning of the summer. It was his first time to play and he did really well. He played first and second base a lot and was one of the best hitters on the team (and I'm not biased at all:). He had many great hits, RBI's and 4 home runs. He batted over 800 (Daddy kept track).



Jake and his buddy, Griffin



Getting ready to bat



His summer finally came to an end. He was not ready for school, but wanted to see all of his friends again, so he agreed to go:) You see, the work he has to do while he's in school really gets in the way of his social life. His most common comment on his daily folder is "Excessive talking." We're working on that. Heres a pic from the first day of school (I couldn't get a real smile:)..................

I took him to a photographer to have pictures made for Drew's Fathers Day gift. They turned out great, probably because he practiced his smile all afternoon (He was seriously worried about how his

smile would look:) He's my handsome little man..........