Jake is growing up fast and seems to be enjoying every part of it. We had his conferences (for pre-school!) a while back and everything was great! He's made us very very proud this year. For a boy who didn't want anything to do with school, he's been awesome at it. He has learned to write his name and is working very hard on his last name. He's interested in writing almost anything now, he recognizes numbers and many letters and overall just loves school.
He also participated in kindergarten roundup - that also went really well. He was pretty excited about it but still isn't real sure about going to school EVERY day. I keep telling him that by the time fall rolls around he'll be older and more ready. He reminds me on every ride to school that school is better than daycare (though daycare has been going well for him too) and I assure him it should be since he's getting older and more ready for school.
He's still great friends with Eli. He's actually at the Budde's house right now visiting for the afternoon. They hit it off from the first days of school and it seems to be a great friendship. I can only hope that they can share an awesome friendship throughout school, just as I was lucky enough to do with some of my kindergarten and 1st grade friends.
Jake is really enjoying Sam. He loves to sit and talk to him and make Sam happy. It gets a little tricky with Ben around, because it becomes a competition and then I need to put an end to it. I've been trying to make sure that Jake and Sam have their time together - he's 'in charge' of Sam while I take a shower.
As the days are getting longer and the weather more and more beautiful, Jake and Ben have been spending more time outside. They are really becoming good friends for the most part. Ben is still a little aggressive sometimes but Jake is really being a big brother and trying his best to be patient and play with him. On the good days it is so fun to watch them, they could play for hours together. The yard is getting more and more muddy, so now they have the best of both worlds, a huge snow pile to play on and dig in and a muddy yard to stomp around in.
Grandpa Melvin bought a new fishhouse this winter and Jake has been able to spend quite a bit of time in it. He had one pretty special night - it was Jake, Curt, Grandpa Ken and Grandpa Melvin all fishing together. On the last night of fishing (March 1) Jake had his best night. Curt said he was rolling them in all by himself and was doing great at it. His cousin didn't think it was as fun since he wasn't catching as many!
Lastly there is the Wii. Wow - Jake is hooked. He's always enjoyed it but since Grandma Linda gave us Super Mario, it is all Jake can think about when he is in the house. He's gotten really good at it but it drives me a little crazy because I hear, "Mom, can we play Wii now?" all day long!
It has been a joy watching Jake grow up and enjoy learning so many things. He's been great about meeting new friends and it's been fun for me too since so many of them are my friends' kiddos. I can't believe it is almost spring - soon he'll be off to kindergarten - getting really 'smart'.
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