Jacob's musings and other genetic insights

So I must admit that Jacob is a clever little guy, of which I can freely admit he doesn't inherit from me ...he gets his good looks from me ;)

We are often amazed by the things that come out of his mouth and some of the things he does. So, I thought I'd share some stuff that makes us go 'Hmmm'.

"Mummy, you can share your lunch with me 'cause I am cute and so are you." (Really sucking up here!)

Jacob as he is building something: "Wow, I'm a genius!"

At dinner with his cousin, daddy and mummy, after I was trying to tell him I was brilliant: "Daddy, Meagen and me are geniuses and mummy is smart!"

Outside, when he discovered his dad drove the tractor over one of his dirt construction projects: "Daddy, it appears you've wrecked my gate."

One day, when his Grandma asked him something, his answer was simply "Apparently."

(Editor's note: Apparently, it appears Jacob's genius does come from his father, not his cute - and smart - mother!)

Skates,lunch and Zoo- whew I'm tired

On Wednesday mummy and I skipped going to school cause we had errands to do and people to see. Number one on the list was to drive into Surrey to buy me some new skates cause the ones I'm wearing now just aren't strong enough for my feet anymore. I have been wearing white skates and then we stick some black tape on them but this time I really wanted to have orange tape. Alas to my disbelief they don't make orange tape so we compromised and got some bright orange laces instead. Then because I was being somewhat good mummy bought me a second pair of skates for when my feet get bigger and these ones are already black with new guards. Now I am committed to skating till at least size 13.5!
After skate shopping we headed into Abbotsford to have lunch with the gals cause it was Crazy Barb's birthday. I like having lunch with all those girls and I like going to the restuarant to watch the train drive overtop my head. What was even neater was we all got a goody bag filled with sugary treats. YUM!
But the best part of the day was when mumy said we could meet up with Hayden and Carson at the Zoo. Now you might think I was excited to see the animals but really I like running on the track and pretending to be either a train or a plane. I did stop occasionaly to look at the animals or shout at them and even pet the donkey but it really was all about running around like a uncaged animal.

You are probably thinking that after all this activity and excitement that I fell asleep on the way home but you would be wrong. We even passed Darla and noticed that both Sara and Carson were fast asleep but nope not me cause I run on and on like the energizer bunny till I crash and burn at dinner! You guessed it not a pretty site to witness but we all survived and I have lived another day to test the limits of my world.

Messing around

We went to the river the other day with my friends Olivia and Damien and we got to messing around and came away with more mess.
First we decided that we needed to make some soup so out came the bucket, the sand, some grass, water and the special ingredient - dog hair.



As appetizing as it looked we didn't really want to taste it so we went on to try something way more tastier. Blueberries! They were very good and after finishing them, mummy couldn't decide if they made me dirtier than playing in the mud did.



It was a wonderful day to play in the sun and I'm looking forward to having lots of fun days this spring and summer.

I can fly, I can Fly, I can fly!

Last week we went to the park with my friend Keira and we got to ride our bikes there. I have gotten really fast at riding but you couldn't tell that day as I was experiencing a "moment". Anyway the park that we went to has a really neat skateboard place that I like to ride around on and run around on. That day I also thought it would be a great place to test out my flying skills.






One day soon I'll be ready for when Peter Pan comes to my window and takes me off to Neverland.

Can you feel the love?

I love my cousin Meagen. She's a girl but she still likes to play games with me. I hope that we can always have fun together.

Olympic sites

Well I found the pictures that we took while in Vancouver soaking up the Olympic atmosphere. Of course my camera was still being fixed so I couldn't get really great shots from the distance I was standing. The crowds were in full Olympic fervor but it was a nice sunny day and other than having to wait for washrooms it was a great experience

Checking out the Olympic sites

So last week, mummy, daddy, my auntie Leasa, Meagen, Craig, Tessa and me all headed into Vancouver to see "Canada". I got to have my very first skytrain ride and I was very interested in where the wheels were and how it worked. I really wanted to look out the window but the train was very busy with people who also wanted to see Canada.
When we got there it was very crowded but we managed to see some of the sites and get some pictures of the cauldron (of course somehow my pictures are no longer on my camera nor on my computer). We visited the Saskatchewan Pavilion and got a real live picture of us transported to the field with the Roughrider mascot. We also tried to stand in line to get into the Bay to buy some souvenirs but the line ups were very long so instead we headed to a Park near the Seawall and run around and check out the rocks.
All along our journey we heard people yelling "Go Canada Go" so I decided to get in on the action and yelled back in reply "What the hell!" After daddy explained that wasn't what I should say I chanted "Go Canada Go" while Craig raced me up the streets in my stroller.
Mummy says the Olympics are over now and that our athletes did really well and that maybe one day if I work hard I can go the the Olympics too.