Recent Pictures

The following are just some recent pictures of Jake. He is growing like a weed and seems to really enjoy his days at school. He is babbling more than ever and is learning new things everyday. Although we can't quite figure out what he is saying most of the time he is eager to show us exactly what he wants. We now need to be careful when the phone rings because Jake always thinks its for him. And, if we don't let him have the phone, we're in for a fight. The scooter he's riding was borrowed from a friend and Jake loved it. Seems you can't push him fast enough (I think we have a daredevil on our hands). He liked it so much that after his bath he didn't even bother to get dressed before hopping right back on.

1st Day of School

Monday was bittersweet for Johnna and I as Jake began his first day of daycare. Johnna dropped him off and was very worried that he would have a hard time when she left him. Suprisingly, he didn't even notice she had left. He did very well throughout the day and was sent home with a little progess note that told us what he did during the day. The highlights were "He was a great eater" and "He is a little young yet for arts and crafts. He seemes more interested in tasting the crayon than coloring with it." We can't wait to see what fun activities and crafts he'll bring home in the future.

Toast and Bananas to start the day.



Getting ready to leave.



Anxious to get in.


Signing in for the first time.


Jake running away as the other kids arrive.

Holy Flathead!!

A friend of mine is a Wildlife Manager for the Arizona Game and Fish Department and he was recently performing electro-surveys along the Colorado River down here near Yuma when they "shocked up" this monster flathead. I was told that it weighed in at 89.4 pounds (once they got it on shore to weigh it). This is 15 pounds heavier than the current state record for a flathead caught on "hook and line."

"Where'd you say you let that thing go?"