It's Great to be Eight

This year Jacob had a momentous birthday. Not only did he turn 8, but he was baptized, became a scout and got to have a birthday party with friends. He invited Thatcher, Robert, Zane, John, Macey, Anna, and Lauren. Here is a little of the fun they had...

THEY MADE FOAMANATORS

PLAYED FREEZE TAG IN THE SPRINKLERS

HAD A WATER CATCHING RELAY

DRIP, DRIP, DRENCH

COLLECTED ICE CUBES WITH THEIR TOES

AND OF COURSE, OPENED PRESENTS

AND ATE CAKE!!!

Jacob we are so proud of you! You have learned and grown so much this year! Jake has such an amazing mind. He was looking at our clock that has Roman Numerals. Just from looking at it he figured out how the Roman Numeral system works. He can add and subtract faster than I can! Jacob started soccer this year and it really seems to be his sport of choice. He really hustled on the field. He also tried golf camp and basketball - he had fun doing both. Jacob loves climbing trees and playing outside with his friends. Jake also loves his video games. We finally broke down and got a Wii this year after finding him spending more time at people's homes that have Wiis. He loves it - regulating his time has become our new challenge. Jake also started piano this year. He is really doing well and seems to enjoy it. Jake continues to be our picky eater. Nothing with tomatoes or tomato base! He loves sausage and all breakfast foods. Surprisingly enough, he will also eat spiders, ants and other crawling things just to get the shock factor from his friends. We had to stop that by telling him he had to eat pizza every time he ate a spider. That took care of that pretty quickly! Jake we love the energy you bring to our home. Thanks for keeping things from getting boring around here. We love you more than you'll ever know!