Happy Mothers day

Heather, Mandy jake and I went to the botanical gardens in Kaneohe today for lunch to celebrate mommy day. I grabbed some takeout from Boots and Kimo in Kailua to bring along. Kate and James can appreciate the macadamia nut pancakes that we all are so fond of. It was a really nice day with plenty of ducks for jake to terrorize and feed as well as many other new things to get into. Jake decided to start jumpimg off of things recently as you will see with one of the videos. The other pictures are of us in the park.

The first video is Jake jumping off the park bench (no I didn't push him)

This video is of Jake feeding the duck the leftover macadamia nut pancakes he seems to love all animals especially birds, dogs and cats.



Jake also now has a favorite activity in the pool. Sometimes he leisurely steps out off the edge and sometimes he is able to actually jump. The good thing is he does it over and over until he gets worn out which is good for us.

The Jake Gym

I don't always get much time to wor out but thankfully Jake is usually nearby willing to help with some basic exercises. James coined the term "Jake Gym" a while back and since then the exercise possibilties have expanded. He is now trained as you can see to provide extra challenge to my push ups.

He also helps with hiking occasionally. we took him with us to the lighthouse off Mokapu'u point. He didn't like the monkey on his back so much at first but eventually he got used to it.

Mom and Dad went to Disney World and all I got was this stupid hat!!

It has already been a few days and we are back to work already. Mandy had her annual FP conference in Orlando this year. I was able to tag along and visit with some old friends from medical school. We got Jake a hat and a few other things. He didn't seem to mind that we were gone for a few days.

Jake vs. Kili 2: Grudge Match

Jake and Kili scrap from time to time but Kili is geting older and Jake is just getting bigger. Yesterday they had a confrontation over who was boss of the window (usually only Kili and Hobbes fight over this) and decided to throw down. It wasn't too pretty, we missed the first few seconds where Kili got his sucker punch in but after that it was all Jake who is steadily improving his ground game. He even stopped a few seconds to taunt Kili in front of the camera.

Jake and Kendall's Play Date

Kendall came over to visit a lot over the weekend. We had a lot of fun at the pool and beach. We ate a great "Thanksgiving" dinner tonight complete with Auntie Addie's effort at making Auntie Christine's wonderful sweet potato casserole. It was really good! Here's a cute picture of the two of us. Eat your heart out, Parker...

My New Life

I've officially arrived! Not only do I have an actual Mommy and Daddy who are present in my life, I now have a big boy haircut! My before picture is above and after is below.
More pictures to come with Mommy and Daddy. We haven't been very photogenic all together since Mommy got home. Grammy Barb is still here so hopefully she can get some good shots!

Time to come home

Mandy has sketchy computer access now and should be starting her trek home in the next few days. She asked me to post the information on the blog so people know what is going on.