Jacob has such a sweet spirit and we are amazed at Jacob's thoughtfulness and sweetness with his family. He initiates sharing toys and food and makes sure everyone has a turn. Jacob gives great hugs and sometimes asks to hold my hand just walking around the house. He is so sweet and cute! He loves for us to dance and for me to hold him and spin him around. Jacob loves to wrestle and play chase with Daddy and tells us often that he doesn't like Daddy going to work because he wants him home with him.
Jacob loves his Nana and is constantly asking to go to her house. He loves exploring her house, riding in her car to go on adventures and just being with her! Jacob and I were taking a Mommy & Me gymnastics class but he quickly gave me the boot in favor of Nana coming with him.
We were joking about Jacob going to Harvard and my dad said that was too far away and that Jacob should go to Vanderbilt instead. A few nights later Vanderbilt was on television and Daddy said to Jacob that Vanderbilt was where Gramps would like him to go to college and asked him if he'd like to go there. Jacob said "Yes....if Gramps is going with me. Gramps is my favorite friend." Too cute!
Jacob's favorite toys are his Lego's and tools (especially his drill, screwdrivers and flashlights). He loves helping out with projects around the house and is fascinated with figuring out how things work and are put together. If we had to predict his future career we'd say he'll be an engineer. Jacob also loves big trucks and we talk about them almost constantly in the car.
Jacob's favorite book is Curious George. The book has eight different stories and we read at least two Curious George stories a day. Other books he loves include "Firehouse", "Big Trucks", "Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site", "Clifford", "Yummy Yummy", and "Maxwell Mouse". Jacob has discovered the joy of television and his favorite show is overwhelmingly Curious George. He also enjoys "Caillou", "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse", and "Little Einsteins".
Jacob's imagination has really blossomed in the past few months and it is so fun to see! He loves "eating" all the chocolates in the "Curious George Visits a Chocolate Factory" and is always so serious when "sharing his chocolates" with us. He loves making forts out of pillows and "fixing" things with his tools all around the house.
Jacob sleeps 11 hours at night and does not take a nap. Bedtime is fairly easy since he is exhausted by the end of the day. We snuggle and read four stories and then sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" while tucking him into bed. He sleeps with his owl (which has a soft glow and plays music), "Brown Bear" and "Coffee Bear" every night.
Jacob is potty trained! We waited until right after he turned three and the process went very well. He has "Cars", "Mickey Mouse", and "Thomas the Train" big boy underwear and is quite opinionated on which pair he wears.
I could write a book about how wonderful Jacob is and all the things he is into these days! Not only do we love Jacob because he is our precious little boy but we love spending our days with him. He has such a sweet and fun personality and is so enjoyable to be around. We are so blessed and are so excited about continuing to watch our precious Jacob grow!
We celebrated Jacob's birthday with two parties - a kids' gymnastics party and then a family party at home. As expected, he was very excited about having two parties! The theme was easy to determine since Jacob LOVES Curious George!
My mom and I made these monkey cupcakes for the parties.
Jacob (and Daddy) spent lots of time in the block pit. He had such a great time!
Anna also had a BLAST and wanted to do EVERYTHING! 
Guess who else had a blast? The big boys :)
After a lot of hard play it was time to take a quick rest with Gramps
The final activity was the parachute - so fun!
They wrapped us up in the parachute and spinned us around!
Cake and ice cream time!
Jacob had such a fun time at his gymnastics party on Saturday and was geared up for another fun celebration on Sunday (his actual birthday)!
Anna was quite excited about another party too, especially when she saw a chocolate cupcake was involved!
Anna was very interested in the presents and wasn't sure why we were waiting to open them!
Jacob racked up on gifts from the family! He was especially excited to receive a big tool set complete with a power drill!
Clifford and an accompanying book was also a big hit!
Happy 3rd Birthday, Jacob! We love you!!
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