Happy St. Patrick's Day

It was 86 degrees in Venice yesterday so I treated Jacob to a Shamrock Shake. Who knew green poop would follow for the rest of the day.


Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Phone Talker

Jacob has been reluctant to talk to anyone on the phone these past 6 years but suddenly he has discovered the phone. His love for electronics, he is obsessed with my Palm Pilot, and his first loose tooth have prompted the change. We are working on phone etiquette. His first call to our neighbor started with "can mommy and I come over?" luckily she figured out who it was. Second phone call started with "who is this?" but then he added "this is Jacob" so we are making progress. Jacob kept his grandparents on the phone for an hour so family and friends beware you could be next on the Jacob phone list.

Getty Museum School Field Trip

The "yellow" group, Jada, Addison and Jacob.

I asked the kids their most favorite part, the tram ride of course.

Jacob and Jay.

Docent led tour, the lines of architecture.

Docent led tour, feeling the stone.

The garden tour was pretty popular with the kids as they actually got to touch the plants.

Schools Out

Jacob's day off from school started with creating a slide with bubble wrap.

We had rainbow sherbet for an afternoon treat, Jacob opted for a cup.

Mom had a cone.

Jacob had a make-up soccer class today but was dwarfed by the big kids.

He was intimidated at first but quickly settled in with the big kids.

It was a nice change of pace being off today.

Happy Valentine's Day

I took my little valentine to the movies this morning.
We sat by the fountain finishing our snacks after the movie. It was a beautiful day.

In the afternoon, we went ice skating with friends.

My big valentine made us homemade fried shrimp and salmon. He also made steamed chocolate and fruit puddings with chocolate syrup but they got eaten before I could take a picture.

Legos

Self Portrait.

I have been encouraging Jacob to take pictures of his Lego creations and I found quite a few in his camera. Here are some good ones.

Books, Books Everywhere

Jacob has always had an appreciation for books, he has been coming with me to the library since he was born. I still read to him every night and he is always excited to hear a new book that we have picked out. Now that he can read he has an even greater appreciation for books. This morning he proclaimed that he was going to read a book a day. I don't think he can keep up with this lofty goal but I am supporting it none the less. After school he decided to organize his book shelves. He took out the books and then organized them by character. He even put dividers to separate certain books. I am not sure I follow his filing system so he is in charge of putting all books away. Happy reading folks!