This morning marked Jake's first day of kindergarten. Yesterday we got to see his classroom, and meet some of his classmates. Jake had no problem jumping up onto the bus; and his mother and father did OK too. After he pulled off, we retreated home to care for Eli (who's starting a new preschool today) and to utilize the "Parent Survival Kit" provided by his awesome teacher - Mrs. Colby. The kit has kisses, a nice note about how she'll care for him, Kleenex, and tea to calm our nerves.
Jake had his "graduation" ceremony at First Years Preschool today. We were pleased to hear from his teacher that nobody was held back and all his classmates will be attending kindergarten next year. :-)
Jake and Daddy took a day out together, to check out the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium:
Ben took Jake along with Mike and Jake Cyger to check out the Seattle Boat Show, over by the Ballard Locks. This was a handmade beautiful wood boat, that the two Jakes sat in for a bit.
Jake and his buddy Carson went to ride on a real life-sized Thomas the Engine. Along the way, they got to meet Sir Topham Hat.
Bainbridge received a rare bit of snow. Jake and Daddy couldn't resist:
Jake has a new favorite song:
We went for a drive today to Twanoh State Park near Belfair, WA. The salmon hadn't started swimming up the stream yet - just missed them by a week. But, Jake crawled inside a really cool set of tree roots. The foliage was crazy yellow!
Jake went as a cow for Halloween again this year. We all went to downtown Winslow to celebrate the festivities.
Jake has started dancing and it's adorable! We caught some recent footage of his sweet dance moves, alongside his pregnant Mama.
