Happy Birthday Jacob

Today Jake turned 8 years old. He was a tiny little guy all 6.2 lbs. when he was born. Now he is into riding his bike, old antiques vehicles and what I call old junk. Jake has become a very good reader and still loves to draw with such detail. His book of choice is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". He likes to look at all the comic illustrations as much as read it. He likes to be outside organizing old junk he collects. Jake has an interest in the past. He likes to hear about when mom and dad were kids. He likes old vehicles and pays very close attention to the makes and models of cars and trucks. He specifically asked me to have his picture take in front of the Old Ford truck for his birthday and so we did. This morning he woke up to his birthday surprise, a brand new orange bike. After school and until bedtime, he was a roller coaster of emotions. From being happy to super grouchy. I think that in his mind since it was his birthday everything was supposed to go just the way he wanted and everything was supposed to be perfect. When it did not, all chaos broke loose.

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Volleyball

Jake went with Karen after school and to the field. My mom, Luke and I went to Jayden’s Volleyball game in Coon Rapids. They played 4 games all losses. They were not having a good serving night and that really hurt them. Still enjoy watching them learn.

Treasures

In the morning we took 3 of our 4 cats to the vet for shots. The 4 th cat decided to wander this morning missing his appointment. On our way out, we passed a rummage sale and stopped. We got some major treasures for next to nothing. The church ladies were so fascinated with Jacob's interest in old radios and televisions. They just adored him and marked the prices way down and gave him some for free. We loaded up on kids books, got some board games, and a few other treasures. Jake ended up with a mini television , an old radio and Polaroid camera. After lunch the boys went straight to the field. My friend Carolyn and her daughter Tabby came to ride horses. What started out to be a chilly day 45, turned out nice and sunny. We had coats on, but it was a great day to ride. We rode through our hay patch and along the waterway near the highway. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.

Dayton Fun Show

It has been cold and windy for the past week, highs of 45. Today the sun was shinning and it got up to 60. There was one final horse show for the season at the Dayton arena. We took Jayden and Jacob while Luke went with Grammer and Po and was supposed to come later. It was a fun show geared for practice and the kids. Jake did really well on Winnie, he rode in walk and trot, barrels, and poles. He did some loping. Jayden did pleasure, milk can, barrels, poles, and a jumping event. Her horse Tex really jumps high for the jump event. Down in the arena, there was'nt any wind and the sun came out. It made for a nice day.

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