First words?

Jake has been developing quite a vocabulary over the last few months, mostly nonsensical babbling that sounds something like "goy o goy ol" but in the last few days I've wondered if he is putting some of his sounds to real verbal use. On Monday afternoon, I heard Scott's car beep as he locked it in the driveway and said to Jake, "Daddy's home!" and he got down off the couch and walked into the kitchen saying "da da da da". And as he wandered around the baby pool this afternoon holding the plastic balls from Grammy Barbara he said over and over again, "Bah! Baaah!" I'm not sure if he really knows what he is saying or if it has just been a coincidental garbling of words that I have interpreted with more meaning than they have. But there's no doubt that he understands a lot, he responds to his name and to "no" and sometimes even seems to understand requests like, "bring that to me" or "stop chewing on that please". He's a very smart kid and I think any time now, he's going to start putting things together and realize how much he can accomplish with his voice.

UFC 246 Jake vs. Kili

We all saw the first battle of the couch between Jake and Finn last week. Now that Finn has left again for Portland Jake needs someone else to wrestle with. If Henry isn't available the next best thing is Kili. Hobbes is too skittish and generally runs away before he can get near. Kili has been safe on top of the couch until recently. Now that Jake can climb without assistance onto the couch you can see what happens. As you can see the match is over almost before it began and Jake sends him packing only after a few minutes I think Jake was about to throw on the reverse naked choke but Kili got out just in time. Hopefully I can catch more of the action on film.

Colts Christmas

Christmas Eve Dinner

Christmas Eve Kate and Scott put out quite a spread. Scott made two pumpkin pies and Kate made a turkey, sausage, sage and Apple stuffing with old hot dog buns, home made cranberry-apple sauce, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls again home made, and a sweet potato dish that never made it to the table. The turkey was golden brown and beautiful and the food tasted so good. We had McGrail Sparkle to drink and all sat around the big table for the first time. It was a good time with really good food. All three boys had their Colts gear on from Grammie and Tom Tom and the outfits now have that lived in look that little boys are want to give their clothes. More pictures on Flickr.

Cousins at the Temple

We went to the Mormon church in Leiei to look at their Christmas tree setup and get out of the house. We headed up the Kamehameha past a cow watching the surf, past the horses in the ruins, and past the Polynesian McDonalds. We wandered around the visitors center undisturbed by the missionaries and enjoyed our nuggets. We got this picture of the boys infront of the fountain and had a good ride back. It was the best trip that we have taken with all three boys in the car.

UFC 245:The Battle of the Couch

Finn and Jake had a battle for the ages on the couch. Both exhibiting a great ground game and the strength of will to never give up. Jake moved up a weight class to take this fight and while he was not as strong he had the tenacity of tiger. It ended up being a draw but the audience were the real winners, leaving after having witnessed the fight of the century.

Feeling Kinda Sunday

So far we have had a nice day. The sun is out in force for the first time in what seems a long time. Scott and I took Jake and Henry to the beach after they woke up from their morning naps while Kate and Finn went to church. The little boys played int he water and sand were the most popular pair on the beach. Jake loves to smile at the ladies that walk by and he melts their heart. Earlier we played in the kiddie pool and now as the babies are joining Finn for his afternoon nap Scott and I are going to play nine holes on the Marine Base. We are taking full advantage of this nice day and Scott not being on call. He has gotten to sleep in and even take a little nap, have some tasty adult beverages, and watch 3 movies. That's the news here, no pictures on this one but I will have another post up with some pictures. Hope you day is well.