All About Papa (From Jordan)

My Papa’s name is Ron

My Papa is 16 years old

His hair is gray and his eyes are blue

My Papa’s favorite food is blastberries

Papa’s favorite color is blue

My Papa likes to wear gray

My Papa’s job is making money for Disneyworld

He loves to eat blastberries

He’s smart because he’s 16

My Papa works hard at Disneyworld

Papa always tells me about hurting Quillan

I’m happy when Papa takes care of Quillan

I love my Papa because he likes me

From Jordan   Age 3

All About Papa (From Jacob)

My Papa’s name is Ron

My Papa is 63 years old

His hair is gray  and his eyes are blue

My Papa’s favorite food is blastberries

Papa’s favorite color is red

My Papa likes to wear blue

My Papa’s job is making money for Disneyworld

He loves to eat blastberries

He’s smart because he’s 63

My Papa works hard at work

Papa always tells me about Disneyworld

I’m happy when Papa lets us have sleepovers

I love my Papa because he’s smart

From Jacob Age 5

All About Grandpa (From Jordan)

My Grandpa’s name is grand

My Grandpa is 13 years old

His hair is gray and his eyes are blue

My Grandpa’s favorite food is goulash

Grandpa’s favorite color is blue

My Grandpa likes to wear a gray shirt

My Grandpa’s job is getting more stones

He loves to eat goulash

He’s smart because he’s 13

My Grandpa works hard at church

Grandpa always tells me about he doesn’t have gummy worms

I’m happy when Grandpa takes care of Quillan

I love my Grandpa because he likes me

From Jordan Age 3

All About Grandpa (From Jacob)

My Grandpa’s name is Jim

My Grandpa is 30 years old

His hair is gray and his eyes are blue

My Grandpa’s favorite food is hot dogs

Grandpa’s favorite color is red

My Grandpa likes to wear red

My Grandpa’s job is working at church

He loves to eat hot dogs

He’s smart because he’s 30

My Grandpa works hard at church

Grandpa always tells me about anything that I ask for he tells me about it

I’m happy when Grandpa lets me have Scooby doos

I love my Grandpa because he’s smart

From Jacob Age 5

All About Daddy (From Jordan)

My Daddy’s name is Matt

My Dad is 6 years old

His hair is brown  and his eyes are blue, no green

My Dad’s favorite food is spaghetti

Daddy’s favorite color is blue

My Dad likes to wear a blue shirt

My Dad’s job is I don’t know

He loves to eat spaghetti

He’s smart because I don’t know

My Dad works hard at work

Daddy always tells me about don’t hurt Quillan

I’m happy when Daddy gives me money and pudding pops

I love my Daddy because he loves me

From Jordan Age 3

All About Daddy (From Jacob)

My Daddy’s name is Matt

My Dad is 30 years old

His hair is brown and his eyes are blue

My Dad’s favorite food is goulash

Daddy’s favorite color is red

My Dad likes to wear red

My Dad’s job is working

He loves to eat goulash

He’s smart because he’s 30

My Dad works hard at work

Daddy always tells me about work

I’m happy when Daddy gives me pudding pops and when he gives me chips and cheese

I love my Daddy because he’s smart

From Jacob Age 5

Jacob Michael is FIVE years old!

Jacob is now FIVE years old! Unbelievable!

What is your name:  Jacob

How old are you:  5

What’s your favorite color? Blue and red

Who is your best friend? Brianna

What’s your favorite animal? Elephant and tiger and bear. And a lion.

What do you want to be when you’re all grown up? Cowboy, marching band, doctor, and I want to be Thomas the elf.

What’s your favorite movie?  101 Dalmations and Frosty The Snowman and Rudolph

What’s your favorite book?  The Christmas books that we have in the basket.

What makes you happy? Giving me candy all the time and getting to play on the ipad.

What makes you sad? When Jordan pushes me down. When you don’t give me candy and let me play on the ipad.

What’s your most favorite food to eat? The food at my party

What’s your favorite song to sing? Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Frosty. And birthday songs.

What games  do you like to play?  Pin the eye on Mike. And throw eyeballs on monster. What’s in Neds Head.

What do you want for your birthday dinner? Tacos. And ice cream sundaes for dessert. 

A very generous coworker of mine offered to work for me on Jake's birthday so I got to stay home with him. We didn't do anything too exciting that day, as I recall. (It's almost a month ago now! I'm behind on posting!) 

I made him a special waffle breakfast that looks like an ice cream cone (thanks, pinterest, for the idea!) and we just hung out and played. I think he wanted to watch movies all day and since it was his birthday he got to be the boss. We had both sets of grandparents over in the evening to watch him open his birthday presents. He had already had his party but wanted to wait to open his big gift from us. He also had a friend who couldn't make it to his party and who gave him a gift later and he opened that as well. From us he got a new fish tank and supplies and a coupon to pick out some fish. From Brianna he got a cool dinosaur that he loves. We had planned to have the tacos and ice cream sundaes for dessert but we ran out of time. We had to meet my sister in law at the funeral home for a Chrsitmas tree lighting in honor of my nephew who passed away in May. We ended up stopping at both Subway (for Jake) and McDonald's (for the rest of us) for dinner and ate a birthday dinner in the back of Matt's van in the parking lot. We sure do know how to make birthdays special! ;-) Even so, I think Jake ended up having a pretty good day!

Jordan Matthew: Three Years!

Three years ago, Jordan unexpectedly joined our family. He has kept us on our toes and warmed our hearts ever since! Words cannot express how much we love him. Here is a quick peek at who he is at three years old.

Height: 36 1/4 inches

Weight: 28 lbs

What is your name:  Jordan

How old are you:  3

What’s your favorite color? green 

Who is your best friend? Mommy

What’s your favorite animal? Giraffes. No no I like elephants.

What do you want to be when you’re all grown up? A lion.

What’s your favorite movie?  Harry and the Hendersons

What’s your favorite book?  The Turtle one (Little Green Turtle) and I like Pinocchio. (He also really likes I Love You Through and Through, Peanut Butter Rhino, Brown Bear, Today is Monday, The Very Busy Spider, Head to Toe, I Love You Stinky Face and nursery rhymes)

What makes you happy? Mommy. Jakey. Daddy.

What makes you sad? When Jakey pushes me down. Guns.

What’s your most favorite food to eat? Steak (He also likes "polka dot" cheese sticks)

What’s your favorite song to sing? Mickey Mouse

What games  do you like to play? The bug one (Cootie – which we just got the day before) Guess Who

What do you want for your birthday dinner? Originally said spaghetti but ended up wanting a bowl of cheerios

Birthday Dinner

Jake's First Day of Preschool 2013

Date: 08.25.13 (We filled out the survey early, his first day of preschool was 09.04.13)

School: Treasure Tree

Teacher: Mrs. Smith. The helpers in his room are his teachers from last year, Mrs. D. and Mrs. DeKlyne. 

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: doctor, farmer, and marching band and I’m going to play a trumpet. No, I’m going to play a drum. A drum with a minion on it.  

What is Your Favorite Color: blue

What is Your Favorite Movie: Tarzan

What is Your Favorite Book: Tangled

What is Your Favorite Toy:  my train track that is at Minnie’s house

Who is Your Best Friend:  Brianna

What Do You Think School is Going To Be Like: Being at home sleeping with you. Play legos, play with the firestation, and play with the train track. I think I’m going to learn about writing.  

What Do You Think Your Teacher is Going To Be Like: Nice. She’s going to be like Santa. She’s going to give me presents like Santa. 

Three Year Old Preschool

Jacob finished his first year of preschool on May 23rd. His last day was a field trip to Playworld where he had a blast. Parents and siblings were allowed to go so we all went. 

Date: 05.23.13

School: Treasure Tree

Teacher: Mrs. D. and Mrs. DeKlyne

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: A doctor and a farmer . But I’m afraid when I be a farmer the pigs will jump out of the mud and knock me in the mud.

What is Your Favorite Color: blue

What is Your Favorite Movie: all of the movies!

What is Your Favorite Book:  When I get to read Brown Bear to Jordy. Peanut Butter Rhino.

What is Your Favorite Toy: the toy story ball and my super heroes

What is Your Favorite Song You Learned: All of them. 

Who is Your Best Friend: Brianna

What was the best thing about preschool: playing on the playground

What Was Preschool Like: Playing at Grandma’s and playing at Lolo’s and Papa’s. It was fun. I learned lots.

What Was Your Teacher Like: She is like Lolo because she helped me learn. She was nice and smart.

What Was Your Favorite Thing About Mrs. D: When she says I can play.

What Was Your Favorite Thing About Mrs. DeKlyne: When she says it’s snack time. 

You can compare answers from the beginning of the year here.

Interview With Jacob, age 4

State your name:  Jake

How old are you:  4

What’s your favorite color?  blue

Who is your best friend? June

What’s your favorite animal?  hmmm... I like a giraffe

What do you want to be when you’re all grown up? I want to be a doctor, a farmer, and a cowboy

What’s your favorite movie? Tarzan. And Up

What’s your favorite book?  Tarzan

What makes you happy?  when I take a fun bath

What makes you sad? When people hit me… like Jordan

What’s your most favorite food to eat? Tacos and oranges and bananas and lemons. They’re my favorite foods.

What’s your favorite song to sing? Old MacDonald Had a Farm. That is my favorite song. And the Itsy Bitsy Spider

What games  do you like to play? I like CandyLand, Chutes and Ladders, and the matching game

 What are your favorite Christmas songs? Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer, Frosty, Santa Comes to Town, The Grinch, and Hey Santa, and Santa Baby. Those are all my favorite ones. I like all those. 

First Day of Preschool

Jacob had his first day of preschool today. He is lips sealed about the whole thing but his teacher said he did well and wasn't too shy. He did tell me that the big issue of the day was he wanted to sit in a blue chair but he had to sit in a red chair instead. Oh, to have the problems of a three year old!! He also told me he'd like to go back to school on Thursday, so he must have enjoyed himself.

Date: 09.04.12

School: Treasure Tree

Teacher: Mrs. D.

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up: A farmer and a doctor

What is Your Favorite Color: Blue

What is Your Favorite Movie: Despicable Me

What is Your Favorite Book: Franklin. All of them. 

What is Your Favorite Toy: puzzles

Who is Your Best Friend: Jordan and Mommy

What Do You Think School is Going To Be Like: Fun. I think there is going to be books and puzzles in a cabinet. 

What Do You Think Your Teacher is Going To Be Like: I don't know. Nice. Smart.

P.S.  Be proud of me, I didn't cry! 

21 Questions To Ask Your Child: Jacob at age 3

I'm going to try to ask both of my kids these questions every year to see how their answers change. Here is Jacob at 3 years old.


1. What is something Mommy always says to you?
“I love you”

2. What makes Mommy happy?
“When I stay in bed”

3. What makes Mommy sad?
“When I get out of bed”

4. How does Mommy make you laugh?
“I don’t know.”

5. What was Mommy like as a child?
“Me”

6. How old is Mommy?
“2”


7. How tall is Mommy?
“So big!”

8. What is Mommy's favorite thing to do?
“Tickle me”

9. What does Mommy do when you're not around?
“Sleep in your own bed”

10. If Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
“Bob the Builder”

11. What is Mommy really good at?
“Making chili”

12. What is Mommy not very good at?
“I don’t know”

13. What does Mommy do for her job?
“Clean up”

14. What is Mommy's favorite food?
“Chili”

15. What makes you proud of Mommy?
“When you stay in bed, that makes me proud of you”

16. If Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
“Uhh… Mommy!”

17. What do you and Mommy do together?
“Play”

18. How are you and Mommy the same?
“You have the same shirt that I have on” (we are both wearing a green shirt today)

19. How are you and Mommy different?
He would NOT answer this question. Let me rephrase… his answers were throwing a dishtowel at me and saying “that” and “water” and “The Itsy Bitsy Spider is different”

20. How do you know Mommy loves you?
“I don’t know… when Buddy comes”

21. Where is Mommy's favorite place to go?
“Meijer”



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