Jae's new hat???

I bought this hat while I was in college. Years ago. Not that I was a heavy boozer, but because Danielle was visiting me and I thought that it would be a hoot to take some pictures in. Well, I kept it. It has moved from several apartments and finally to our house and it was always kept in a box. A couple of weeks ago, as Bill and I were going through some boxes and purging to make room for other things and I came across this hat. Good memories came to mind and I smiled. Then Bill decided that we couldn't throw it away, that it would be great to see Jae use it - with apple juice of course!

Well, we finally got around to having him try it out and of course Jae loved it. He wanted to play with it some more, but unfortunately, the hat does not work so hot. It was probably operator error in putting the straws back correctly..but for some laughs, we took some pictures of Jae. Perhaps one day, we will see this exact same shot again. Who knows?











The following is a picture of me and Danielle with the hat, and yes, that is V8!

Jae's new kicks!

Jae got new shoes for his T-ball class (and because he needed them). Bill was on a mission and came home with these pair of white/orange Nike shoes. We would prefer velcro, but the laces make the shoes look pretty cool.

Although when Jae first saw them, his reaction was "those look like girl shoes." In his defense, the room was a little dark and at first, even I thought they were pink!

Good job, Daddy!

A, B, C's

Jae has been learning his letters and he's quite good at them. I got him a dry erase sheet from Target ($1 bin) so he could practice without wasting tons of paper. He'll sit at the kitchen table and practice, although he wants to practice during breakfast and dinner too and not eat...I'm very excited about this, but he needs to eat as well..we need to work on this.

Ms. Patty (his teacher, not his mother) says that he needs to learn his lower case letters for when he enters the 4's class this summer! I can't believe he's one year away from Kindergarten! It's kind of freaking me out.

We are changing daycare centers in the fall. The one that Hannah and Jae are currently attending is not within our school district, so they can't bus Jae to and from elementary school.

Dozer Day!

It's Dozer Day 2009!

Aunty Stacey was gracious enough to get us tickets for Dozer Day in Vancouver. This is the first time we have gone to Dozer Day, so we did not know what to expect. It was better than I thought it would be and hopefully we will be able to go again next year!

Dozer Day took place in a rock quarry. They used very large dump trucks to cart people from..

Ok, this is hilarious..I actually fell asleep while writing this post and I thought I had saved it as a draft, but I guess I published it instead. ha!

Jae really enjoyed Dozer Day, although he did start getting grumpy towards the end of it. Hannah ended up falling asleep, I think it was the rocky motion in the stroller. Lots of little kids (mainly boys) running around.

I really need to get better about updating this blog!

More pics from Dozer Day!

Jae is 4!

Happy Birthday to Jae! Our little man is 4!

We had his party at Pump It Up and boy did the kids jump around. Bill and I were really happy that Jae had a memorable 4th birthday because on his 2nd birthday he got sick and we had to cancel and his 3rd birthday was just family because little sister Hannah was only three weeks old and mama couldn't handle a party!


Jae is really into fire trucks, well, pretty much any kind of truck, but he wanted his birthday to have a Fire Truck theme. So, here it is. The local grocery store did an excellent job on his cake!

Needless to say, the kids all burned off lots of energy and Jae received a lot of toys!

For more pictures, check out Jae's 4th Birthday pics!

Love,
Patty, Bill, Jae, and Hannah

Jae Quote of the Day!

When I was in Daddy's belly, I growed into a baby. LOL!

Got Starbucks?

This morning while we were getting ready (Bill and the kids drove me to work), Jae asks if we could go to Starbucks. How embarrassing that our 3.5 y/o would ask if we could go to Starbucks when neither Bill or I had even mentioned it that morning! LOL!

Needless to say, we did go to Starbucks and get coffee and a hot chocolate for him. Unfortunately, they were out of pastries (no deliveries in this weather), so Jae could not get himself a donut or a croissant. He did survive.

Hope those in Oregon and Washington are staying warm!

ABC's

Jae is growing and getting so smart. This morning he was sitting on the couch and doodling on a pad, when he exclaims, "Mama, I wrote a J!" So I look on his paper and sure enough, there is the letter J on the paper. I was so excited. This has been the first letter I've seen that he's written on his own (do you see it??).

We have been doing a lot of spelling exercises with him lately and he definitely knows his letters. Today we spelled Mommy, Daddy, Jae, Hannah, Auntie Barbara, Auntie Stacey, Auntie Anna, Uncle Jake, Uncle Eric, Bennigan, and Charlie and he knew all the letters. The only hesitation was him trying to read my writing! LOL.

He also comments on objects that he sees when we are driving in the car. Once again, my baby is growing up!

Can we fix it? Yes we can!

Bob the Builder is in town!

For those of you who aren't familiar, Bob the Builder is a children's television character. Bob appears as a construction contractor specializing in masonry in a animated program with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of vehicles and equipment (all made of clay). The show is broadcast on PBS.

In each episode, Bob and his gang help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes reuse, reduce, and recyle, conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" (Thank you wikipedia).

The exhibit is pretty fun. There are several stations where kids can build/construct things, kids can go into Bob's trailer, as well as Wendy's trailer, and they've got some of the construction vehicles (scoop, lofty, rolly) that you can sit in and take some cute pics.

Jae had a great time playing at all the stations they had. We were also able to go outside and sit on the real construction trucks!














Anywho..Bob is shacking up at the Portland Children's Museum until January, so if you are interested, you should stop and say hello.

Mmmmm...

Gee, do you think he liked it?

Lightning McQueen Crocs...

Bill took Jae to get some new shoes. He grew out of his Keen's that he had this summer and was complaining that they were too small and tight. So after the oil change and car wash, Bill took Jae to the shoe store. According to Bill, Jae picked out the Lightning McQueen crocs right away and said "I want the Lightning McQueen crocs"..here I am thinking, "my kid knows what crocs are?". Bill conceded as long as they got another everday pair that could be worn to school - this pair was not as cool.

Needless to say, Jae loves these shoes. Would not take them off the day he got them (except in the car when he fell asleep - see next post)! He wore them on Monday and he wore them to school today. Gosh, Disney knows how to market I tell ya!

Ka-chow!

The next Olympian..Ready, Set, Go!

Jae may be the next track and field champion for the United States. At 3 years old, he's already got the form and ready position down.














Maybe he'll be the next Carl Lewis!

Big Truck Day...

Bill and Jae went to Big Truck Day at Conestoga Recreation Center on Saturday. I didn't go because I was home with a sick Hannah. According to Bill, the lines were long, it was hot (it was supposed to be 103 degrees), and there were A LOT of kids! Jae did get to sit on some trucks and he even came home with a construction hat.

Here's Spidey...

Move over Tobey Maguire, there's a new Spiderman in town...

Jae had face painting day at school and he wanted to be Spiderman! Needless to say, Bill and I were surprised when we picked him up. Surprise! But he enjoyed it and tried to keep his face clean all night, until bath time.




























Here he is rescuing Hannah!

Fruit Loops

Jae wanted to put a picture of him eating cereal on here too..

Jae is a big boy!

My baby is growing up. Lately, he has been telling Bill and I that we can't be in the bathroom when he goes pee because he can "do it by himself". Makes me sad to think that he's growing so fast before my eyes, but at the same time, I love the fact that he's being independent.

He used the potty today and went poop and pee all by himself..of course he calls us to help him wipe though. LOL!

No Cavities Here...

This is a picture of Jae brushing his teeth. How cute is this?

Jae Pooped at School Yesterday

He was very excited on the way home and told me he went poop and pee on the potty.
Way to go Jae!

I Was the Cutest Kid on Tearose Way Until ...

I Was the Cutest Kid on Tearose Way Until I abused the nice Prayons that Aunt Anna gave me and then colored (red) all over our nice light beige carpets (2 days after they got their annual cleaning). Then my parents got mad at me and made me sit in the corner until they were done cleaning up my mess. I got no treats or fun stuff for the rest of the day and promised never to draw on anything but paper, unless mom and dad say its ok.

I awoke the next morning and asked mommy, "Where did all the red go?"
-- Jae William --

Its very hard to gauge what a 3 year old takes in but, he knew he was in trouble when I walked in the front door and caught him red handed (literally). He had a look of shame on his face. We hope very much he has learned his lesson and will not decorate our house any further but, only time will tell.

The Cutest Kid on Tearose Way

I love it when Jae wears his Thomas the Train hat.