Oh Jakers....

I truly cannot believe I am sitting down to write your five year old post. To think that I started this blog over five years ago when I was pregnant with you is hard to believe. Where do I start? My life changed the day I saw the word pregnant... and it has never been the same. I've wanted to be a mother my whole life. I dreamed of the day when someone would call me mommy. And then I had you. My sweet boy. Jakers you have always had such an innocence about you. You are a sweet, sensitive and very funny boy. You love telling jokes and making people laugh. You have an endless amount of energy and enthusiasm for life. It doesn't take much to make you smile or laugh. You have an amazing sense of numbers and interest in learning. You love spending time one on one with Daddy and I. I will never forget the day we brought Will home. You jumped up and down and yelled, " My baby brudda... my baby brudda..." You truly love your brothers. Although, they bug ya sometimes... I have seen you protect them with tears in your eyes when someone tried to hurt them. You are very protective of your family and friends and I can already see that your heart is burdened when they are distressed in any way. You have a tremendous capability for love. You are terrified of hair cuts, yet will jump off a diving board without a wink. You are a tough and very exciteable boy. You can be strong willed at times and always have a plan and an opinion. You wear your heart on your sleeve. It is not hard to tell how you are feeling Jake. Good or bad, it is very clear with you.   Although you have to learn a little about how it affects others... you are an honest boy. That is so important. You can be quite lazy at times. The latest thing that makes me crazy is when I tell you to put your shoes in the bench. I usually find them under the bench or on the side of the bench! We are working on it. However, you love to do chores and earn an allowance. Lately, you have very big boy thoughts and big boy interests. You want a pet very badly! You love playing with our next door neighbor who must be at least ten years older than you. I love watching you play with him. Your tongue hangs out and I can hear you saying very," cool," words. You call me "mama." and say," It sure is mama...." very often. I can't get enough of your kisses and hugs. Especially because they are less often now that you are "big." You always wake up with warm, red cheeks and are very pleasant in the morning. You love playing golf the most and have become very good at it. You like tennis and baseball too. You like to wrestle, play hide and seek, Wii, anything outside, pretend, games and build legos. You love Jesus and have asked him into your heart. You are often heard saying things like," He is sooo fast. Not as fast as Jesus, but fast." Or," He is the best... well Jesus is the best... but he is pretty great too." Next year, you will go to kindergarten and it is killing me! I just can't believe it. These past five years has been a precious time to Daddy and I. We love you and are so very proud of you Jake! 

And as I have said many times... stop growing!!! Grow Down!!! 

The day you were born

6 months old

First Bday

2nd Bday Party

3rd Bday Party

Abs Wedding, looking very handsome and old