vivid imagination

jake is really into playing imaginary scenarios and right now, hunting is his favorite. i gave in and let him have a toy shotgun and he makes me and steve pretend to be deer that he is hunting. he also likes to play "bear" too. but today, he got to go hunting for real, with steve. they went for an hour right before dark. they sat in the double tree stand that steve got for xmas last year and jake took his gun :) they saw a few does and steve said that jake did very well - sitting still, being fairly quiet (which is a challenge for jake) - they had fun! every time they leave together, henry cries and cries because he wants to go too. poor buddy - one day he will get to go. and then i will be all alone - what in the world would i do with the time???? lol :)

another cute thing was that henry said "book" and "choo choo" today - and jake asked me "peel him up" an apple (he meant cut it up) :)

before i forget

sometimes i feel desperate to write memories down, before i forget them. my video camera charger is lost and i felt so sad to no record the boys on video in their halloween costumes - this will be the 1st year this happened - and yet, it is too late now - grandma got them though - hopefully i can record from her recording.....anyway, henry was a state trooper and jake kept calling him "henry cooper" instead of trooper :)

last week at school, it was a special week and each day was something fun. they had pajama day, wear red day, and wacky hair day. jake kept calling i "waxy" hair day :) at school, he can now write his letters A through I :)

henry is saying more words, like moon, bugs, shoes, milk, me...he loves the moon and points it out all of the time :)

jake also says "we haven't done that for a few whiles"