Driver's Education

Scott here with a funny Jacob story...we were driving to Burnsville to pick up a package from a freight company.  We were five minutes outside of Hastings when the following conversation took place:

Jacob:  Dad, are you driving with two hands?

Me: No, I'm driving with one hand. (I had one hand on the wheel and one resting on the shifter)

Jacob:  I want you to drive with TWO hands.

Apparently, my 3-year old knows more about safe driving techniques than I do.  So fair warning, if you find yourself at the wheel of a car with Jacob riding along, be prepared for some backseat driving. 

Date with Jake

The healthy dried fruit and nut mix.  This came after the giant cup of ice cream that he got to have first.  When the vendor came around at intermission yelling out "Mini-donuts!" "Lemonade!" and he asked what that was and I explained they were treats but he already had an ice cream treat he cried and said he didn't want ice cream.

Would not cooperate for any staged photos.

We took Jake to his first stage performance of Sesame Street Live - Elmo's Healthy Heroes at the Target Center.  Although he was ready for a change of scenery and some exploring about 20 minutes before the show ended he did inform us twice that he had fun.   He doesn't have a strong affinity for any specific character, but the guest singer (Kay) did cause some concern each time she left the stage.  "Where's Kay?"  He has a thing for the girls I guess.  On our way home we made a pit stop at Cossetta's for some yummy dinner.

I am happy to report that after a long month of battling colds (Scott, Jake, Nikki), flu (Scott and Jake), and strep throat (Jake) we are all finally on the mend and everyone is finally getting good rest.  Hallelujah!  I have on more than one occasion threatened to pack up the house, the cats, Jake, and Scott and move to a warmer climate.  Scott kindly reminds me that I was the one that wanted to move back to Minnesota in the first place (you are welcome, family) and that I should quit complaining about the cold.  I get it.  But seriously...enough already.  I guess it just makes me appreciate spring (and that possible weekend away to a warm destination? ahem...honey?) that much more.

Baby on the way is doing great.  I have been feeling him or her since about week 17. I didn't feel Jacob until week 22.  We have a check up next week with the ultrasound the following week.  After much debate (mostly in my head) it is BLOG OFFICIAL...we have decided to not find out the sex.  Jacob consistently tells us that it is a girl and that he is going to have a sister.  When I politely suggest to him that we'll have to wait and see...it could be a boy or a girl...he always responds..."I think it is a girl".  Whether our three year old has some interesting intuition that we don't know about or just a thing for girls (did I mention Kay?) we just don't know.  Needless to say, we are already excited about Baby's arrival and praying for good health no matter the gender.

Hope you are all staying healthy and warm and thanks for checking in!

It's fun to (have a birthday party) at the YMCA!

Baby bump...then and now

Circa week 19 with Jacob.

Week 16 with Baby #2.  Showing much sooner this time around! 

Sinclair birthday week!

In the Sinclair household following Christmas and New Year's we continue celebrating birthdays.  Jacob was born on January 1st, Nikki on January 3rd, and Scott and January 6th.  As Ke$hsa (Scott's favorite singer) says "the party don't stop no" for us quite as soon as it does for the rest of the world.  Scott surprised me last night with my favorite dinner (Cajun chicken pasta) and then right as we were finishing dinner and our front door opened.  For a minute I thought someone was breaking into our house but much to my surprise Tom and Sarah were here.  Shortly after that the doorbell rang and once again to my surprise, Mike and Sarah arrived.  We busted out some really yummy (and pretty) cupcakes.  You'll see from the hilarious sequence on the self-timer pictures that we thought there would be just one picture.  Little did we know the setting was for 8 or 9 pictures so the camera just kept going and we just kept posing.  Happy birthday family and thanks to our friends and family for making us feel so loved.

Much happiness

Upon waking (very early of course) Jake spots his balloons and presents.

Whoa.

I'm three today.

Smashing balloons is as much fun as opening presents.

We have to wait and see.

Dad helping out.

Cheese!

Three years ago today Jacob made his debut into the world.  What a fine day that was.  I still remember it like it was yesterday.  It is amazing how time flies - even more so when you are raising kids.  Today I am sitting in my pajamas drinking coffee while Jacob plays with his new toys and Dad cooks up some French toast a la strawberries.  A fine way to start off the new year.  We are full of thanks for our little boy, the one on the way, and our dear family and friends.  Wishing you a new year filled with love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.