Character
Recently I asked Super Jake if anybody else in his class comes to school in costume. “Nope.” That’s my boy.
Author: Jaimie
inNATE
Jake is a lefty… just like his daddy and Grandma. Papa is itching to get him into baseball. Jakey’s into anything that involves throwing, hitting or kicking. And I’d say he’s got a pretty good shot at being a bona fide athlete. Now Nate. We don’t know Nate’s handedness yet,…
Nathaniel
i love impossibly long eyelashes & drooldrops & hand dimples & towheaded curls & cheeks like cha siu bao & enviable lips & rubber band wrists & sunlight through little ears & square feet in round shoes & big bashful eyes & those thighs & you
Jacob
i love almond eyes & straight dark lashes & sandy curls & an upturned nose & matching toes & dramatic expressions & apple cheeks & perfect ears & little creased chins & irresistible grins & you
Plan B?
Yesterday I caught Nate moving the toilet paper roll from the holder on the wall to the back of the toilet tank. That’s what his daddy does so he can’t reach it.
Friday Night
Tonight we went to dinner at my favorite gourmet food court: San Pedro Square Market. One time during a semi-meltdown, the guy at the Vietnamese spot actually got Jake to smile, via chicken on a toothpick. Of course he remembered us the next time we came back and now Jacob…
Madagascar
It’s May. Wouldn’t you know, I’ve been meaning to write about Halloween? Last October marked our third Shasta Halloween. We got about 450 trick-or-treaters, which was way down from 2010. I think the problem, or perhaps the financial upside, was that it fell on a Monday. Jake was a lion,…
Bedtime 2.0
Recently Jake and James discovered free books on the iPad. I’m not sure exactly how they chose the two stories they downloaded, but most nights we now listen to strange versions of Goldilocks and The Princess and the Pea. I say “strange” because they seem to have changed the stories…
Self Portrait
It was approximately a year ago when Jake’s previous classroom devolved, as James describes it, into Lord of the Flies. Ultimately the problem seemed to be too many kids, a disproportionate age spread, and perhaps a tad too much “free play.” Every day I would encourage Jake to keep his…
Naketionary
We’ve suddenly noticed Nate talks. I mean, we’ve known he says things, but now all of a sudden, I think he’s saying lots of things. Here’s a little cheat sheet, in case you find yourself in a deep discussion with our littlest conversationalist: Mama = Mama Dada = Dada Mo…