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My Chicks

Alright, they aren't really chicks anymore...they are officially chickens. And me and mom-mom are pretty sure one of them is a rooster. It's about twice the size of the other two...and it taunts the dogs. Oh well. Maybe he'll be a quiet rooster?

I am going to Grandma Susan's house today to play, and then mom-mom and daddy will meet me there later tonight for a party! Today is Grandpa Ken's birthday, and we're going to mom-mom's birthday tonight, too. And then....tomorrow is Christmas Eve and we have MORE parties! What a fun time of year this is...

Only two more days!!!

Love, J

Little Grouch

I'm a little grouchy this morning. Mom-mom keeps laughing at me because I am getting upset about silly things. I cried because the Christmas tree had not been properly illuminated before my arrival in the living room this morning. I creid a little because I called Obi and Chewy came. I wanted OBI. And, mom-mom wouldn't let me open the door on my Christmas calendar and have candy for breakfast. No wonder I'm grouchy.

(Editor's note: We were originally trying to put a grouchy Jacob video here, but it was taking way too long to upload. We started at 10:30 this morning...it's now 11:40 and it was not done. Sorry.)

So, mom-mom and I are making carmel corn today. I even got to lick the spoon! See?

We have heard from everyone in Buffalo about all of the snow. And nope, we're NOT sorry that we wished for it (sorry Uncle Brian). I have been pointing out SNOW to mom-mom on tv, in pictures, everywhere I see anything white and fluffy...so I can't wait to go sledding and play in it! Mom-mom is really excited about our trip, too. She talked to Uncle Mick last night and after that, she decided she was officially as excited as a little kid about coming home for Christmas.

Only 3 more days!!!!!!

Love, J

Shopping with Daddy

Daddy is home with us today, and he said he wants to get his Christmas shopping done. Me and mom-mom are done with all of our shopping because we did NOT want to have to go to a mall, or any store, really, til after Christmas. But, since daddy thinks he needs our help, we have to go with him. Oh boy!

Here are a few pictures of me playing with daddy this morning. We might consider these to be the "before shopping" pictures...I doubt there will be much smiling "after!"




And we heard a rumor about a big snow storm in Buffalo! That is very exciting news. I've got my boots all ready for sledding!

Have a great weekend! We love you all!

Love, J

PS - 6 more days!!!!!

A New Choo Choo Train!

I got a new choo choo train last night! It was an early Christmas present from my friend Carson. I'm not sure how she knew that I would LOVE a train, but I've been playing with it non-stop since it came out of the package!

Here are just a few pictures of me playing this morning.



And a picture of me modeling a warm winter hat mom-mom made for someone!


Mom-mom and I are going to finish up just a few more Christmas presents today. In case you don't already know this, Christmas is just one week away...and that means I will go on my big trip and see everyone back in Buffalo in just 7 days!!!

Love, J

Playing in the Rain

As a Southern California boy, I don't get to see a lot of rain. So, when it actually does rain, it's pretty exciting! It rained very hard yesterday, and while mom-mom was wiping off the dogs' muddy feet, I scooted out the door into the rain! It was lots of fun to stomp in puddles and dump the water out of all of my toys.

Here is a picture of me making my "choo choo train" in the yard. This is my favorite thing to do lately. As long as I have three things, ANY things, I line them up and then they are a train!


Look how wet I got! Since it was actually pretty cold out, mom-mom only let me play for a little while before I had to come in and have some hot hoho.


And a picture of me and my dogs, just because...


I'm going to play with Grandma Susan today and mom-mom is going to finish up her Christmas shopping.

Have a good day!

Love, J

PS - Only 9 more days til I come to visit!!! (And by the way, mom-mom and daddy are coming with me. We talked to Grampa Mike yesterday and he said it seemed as if no one knew that...hmm.)

Choo choo Trains!

I went to the BEST PLACE EVER on Sunday with mom-mom and daddy. We went up to Del Mar Fairgrounds and saw a model train expo. There were trains EVERYWHERE. I loved it. I kept asking for "more choo choo trains?" til we saw all of them. There were even quite a few Thomas engines. It was lots of fun.

Here are a few pictures of me from the train show. Not very great pictures - we were too busy enjoying our day to worry about pictures!




I hope you are all ready for my visit - it's coming up in just 10 days!!!

Love, J

Ridin' my Weedybug

Yep, weedybug. You can call her a ladybug if you want, but I like "weedybug." And I am very good at riding her around the house.


And a shot of me drinking and driving:


Since it's Friday, we hope you all have a great weekend. Me and mom-mom are going to see Grandma Susan play bells tonight (on the lawn of the Mormon temple - we're not actually allowed in) and then I might get to go with mom-mom to Uncle Brett's ugly sweater party tonight. We''ll see about that...

Love you all!
J

Only 13 more days!!!

Silly Boys...and Dogs

I asked mom-mom to post this for me tonight since she has nothing better to do once I go to bed, and you can all enjoy it early in the morning while we are still asleep!

Here are some pictures of our dinner party...



Uncle Brett, his friend Craig (who bears a striking resemblance to someone mom-mom once knew...), Craig's girlfriend, and his little boy James all came over to have dinner with me and mom-mom. We sure did have a good time! Even though James is 5, and that's a LOT older than me, we played together all night. We even got the dogs to go crazy and chase us around the yard and house. It sounded a little bit like the zoo. Mom-mom said she felt like she could see into the future and what it might be like to have TWO of us running around the house all day. I'm afraid this did nothing to increase my chances of getting a little brother or sister anytime soon.

We sure do wish daddy could have been here for our fun night. Luckily, everyone had so much fun (and liked being fed) that we are going to do it again next week!

I hope you all have a great day. Me and mom-mom are probably gonna sleep in!

Love,
J

Mom-mom always wonders if all kids wake up in such a good mood...

And in case you are wondering, no, I did not sleep in just a diaper. Mom-mom already took off my footie jammies when we made this video. Our getting-out-of-bed process is quite complicated and time consuming. This is not a problem when we have nothing to do all day...

Also, notice how giant I look. I can almost stretch from one end of my bed to the other. Luckily, I don't try very hard to get out of this cage or we'd have to get a different bed!

Love,
J

PS - 15 more days!!!!!!!

Future Hairdresser

Mom-mom let me do my own hair the other night. I think I may have a future as a hairdresser to the stars! Come on...you've seen those crazy hairstyles in Hollywood.


And here's another funny thing to share: As mom-mom was sitting on the couch writing this post, I picked up the laundry basket containing a bunch of folded clothes and dumped it all over the floor. When she looked up, I asked her, "What'd you DO?" This is funny in itself, but even funnier if you've seen the movie Tommy Boy...ah, not even 2 and already quoting movies. Sheer genius.

I hope you have a great day!

Love, J

PS to Daddy - we'll see you on the computer camera tonight!

Sorry...

Sorry we are posting so late today, but me and mom-mom slept in very late. We didn't get up til almost 11:00! We had a very busy weekend and we were staying up too late. But mom-mom said it's Christmas time and it's ok to stay up late!

On Friday night we went to see Grandma Susan play bells at Balboa Park. It was fun to see the bell concert, but no so much fun to see every other person in San Diego trying to push their way around the park. But, I got to ride on the little train, so that made the whole night worth it.

On Sunday, we went to the nursery to get our Christmas tree! We got a very good deal from mom-mom's friend and came home with the prettiest tree ever. Then I took a nap, and when I got up, the tree was covered with lights and decorations. I was very excited!

Here are a few pictures of me from this morning when I got up. The first thing I did was run over to my Christmas tree and look for the little choo choo train. Mom-mom hid a little tiny one in there, and I spotted it right away. I think I'm gonna like this whole "Christmas" thing...



I hope you had as nice a weekend as I did!

Love, J

PS - It's only 18 more days til I go to Buffalo!!!

Milestone

This is our 100th post! Very exciting.

And here's a video of me waking up from my nap yesterday. We admit, this is not an incredibly exciting video. However, I got up late and Grandma Susan was here to pick my up while I was still eating breakfast so we didn't have time to plan a more involved production this morning. Good thing none of you have anything better to do!

Turn up your volume...

Love, J

PS - Happy birthday to Uncle Brian (yesterday). Mom-mom tried to let me call you but it just went to voicemail and I'm not good at leaving messages. We'll try again tonight...

Good to the Last Drop

I tried something new yesterday! Mom-mom and I were a little chilly (we haven't actually turned our heater on yet, so it's just a little bit cold in the house sometimes). We decided to have a delicious cup of "hot hoho." Oh boy, I think I have a new favorite drink!

I hope you all have a good day!

Love, J

Let's Go (to) Buffalo!

I got a package in the mail yesterday from my Aunt Candy. She is trying very hard win back her"favorite aunt" status. This helps...and it should help to calm the fears of everyone who thinks my giant head will freeze when I am in Buffalo!



And she thought an adult sized hat would be too big for my head!

Love, J

PS - Aunt Becky, you can call me anytime you want to talk :)

Long Weekend

How do I feel after a whole weekend of parties? Pretty happy.


We had a really nice Thanksgiving dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Holko's house. Uncle Brett, Aunt Sarah and Uncle Darren were there, too. I ate so much pumpkin pie that I actually threw up. Mom-mom said that's what holidays are for, and that there is somewhat of a tradition of eating til you throw up in her family...something about Uncle Brian...

Friday was daddy's annual poker tournament. I got to play at Grandma and Grandpa's house for a little while, but then mom-mom picked me up and I got to go to the poker game! I guess I wasn't a good luck charm for daddy, because he didn't win. I think they all had fun, though.

And Saturday we had ANOTHER party! I even got to play with some pretty little girls at this one. I was on my best behavior and shared my toys very nicely.

And THEN...here's the best part...while I took a nap yesterday, my front yard was turned into a Christmas carnival! There are lots of lights and big huge dogs and bears...I sure was surprised when mom-mom and daddy took me outside! We'll put some pictures up here once all of the decorating is finished!

Phew...that's a long story about MY weekend. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a really tasty dinner for Thanksgiving. I love you all very much and can't wait to visit everyone in Buffalo! It's just 24 more days!!!!!!!

Love, J

I am SO smart

I impressed mom-mom this morning. Nevermind that she is impressed with just about everything that I do...this one is pretty good. I do it better when I'm not on camera, but still...I'm not even two yet!

And do you know that it's only 30 days til I get there for Christmas?!? Very exciting. Mom-mom said that tomorrow is Thanksgiving and that means the holiday season is officially here. Yay!

I'm helping mom-mom make pies today. And I am a HUGE help.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Me and mom-mom are very thankful for all of you and we love you very much.

Love, J

Can I go, too?

I heard my Uncle Brian just got back from caribou hunting...I wonder if he will take me hunting with him when I come to visit? I think I have all the right gear...If it's cold, I can wear my Carhartt jacket!

We are getting very excited to come home and see everybody for Christmas! And yes, mom-mom remembers that the temperature in Buffalo gets below 60 sometimes. She got me some warm boots for playing in the snow, and I have a couple of nice warm jackets all dusted off and ready for the trip.

Mom-mom and I are off to do a little Christmas shopping and grocery shopping for Thanksgiving. Yay holidays!

Love, J

Chilly Morning

Yeah, yeah...we know it's not nearly as "chilly" here as it is in some other parts of the world, but for our thin California blood a temperature of 62 degrees in the house feels really cold! Me and mom-mom had some hot cocoa and snuggled up on the couch to watch some cartoons this morning. We may stay here all day.

Here's a picture of me pondering "Word World," one of my favorite morning shows.


I hope everyone had a nice weekend! Mom-mom decided that it's starting to feel like holiday time, and she's a little bit excited for it this year. I think our house might look a little bit like the Griswolds' this year since she can blame her enthusiasm on me!

Love, J

Message from Jacob

I didn't forget about you. Mom-mom got busy and SHE forgot...

Love, J

Bad News

Letter from the Editor:

Jacob woke up very late this morning and was unable to appear on camera before his next appointment. We deeply regret any inconvenience this may have caused, and assure you, our loyal readers, that we will make every effort to avoid this situation in the future.

Please accept our sincere apologies. We look forward to your continued support and hope to see you for our next posting.

Best wishes,
Jacob's mom-mom

Sunny San Diego

For all of you poor souls on the East Coast, we just wanted to remind you that it's 78 degrees and sunny here today...and we have a guest room prepared for anyone that want to visit!

Here's a video of me being silly this morning. Enjoy!

Love, J

PS - I have received several orders for artwork. I will begin production soon. Please place custom orders immediately to ensure delivery in time for Christmas!

The Artist at Work

I am currently taking orders for "Originals by Jake." Order now for Christmas delivery.

Love, J

Play at the Bay

It was very hot here this weekend, so mom-mom, daddy and I went to the bay to play on Saturday. Here are a few pictures from our day!





As you can see, I was VERY tired by the time we left. Good thing I had a wagon to ride in!

Today we're having a little Monday Night Football party. Mom-mom is making wings!

Love, J

Puzzles

I am so good at my puzzles. Mom-mom isn't sure if it's just because I've had the same puzzles all my life and they are getting easier or if I'm just a genius...but what does it matter, really?

Here's the last piece!
Woo hoo! I did it!!!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Love, J

PS - Auntie Lindsay and Uncle Bri, I wish I could be there for the baby shower. We'll be thinking of you guys!

whatever

Mom-mom was trying to get some good pictures or videos up here this morning, but I'm just not into it today. I'm watching my shows. Bob the Builder, Jack's Big Music Show, and Thomas are my current favorites.

So, since I couldn't tear myself away from the tv, YOU get to watch me, watching tv. Very exciting.

Mom-mom and I are going out to play with some friends today. I'm sure I'll have a good day, and I hope you do, too!

Love, J

Slumber Party

We all already know that mom-mom is crazy. Here you go!

Dogs in my bed. But look carefully...

I'm there, too!
And we are all quite happy together.
I actually got mad when daddy took Obi out. Look at my "angry" face. I don't bring that one out much...Disclaimer: No animals or small children were hurt in this process.

Love, J

How Did This Happen?

Mom-mom keeps asking me how I got to be such a big boy. Look at me. I can totally talk. Sometimes I pretend I can't, but mom-mom knows I can...

I am so stinkin' cute I usually get what I want.

Hope you have a nice veterans day!

Love, J

Me n' Mom-mom

Here are a few bonus pictures for today. Me and mom-mom are hardly ever in pictures together, so Friday night daddy took a few of us together. And here they are!




We just thought we'd share!

Love, J and Mom-mom

The Zoo

Daddy was off from work on Friday so we went on a trip to the Zoo. It was a beautiful day and we got to see LOTS of animals. Mom-mom took a lot of pictures, but once she got home and looked through them, she realized that they were mostly of just one animal. Luckily, it was a cute, sweet animal!

Here's me on the aerial tram that I LOVE to ride! I wasn't scared at all!

And here's me and daddy discussing the next exhibit we should go see.I decided PANDAS! Daddy was not super-excited about pandas...We got to see gorillas running around their area. Boy, they sure are big!And then I got tired. Walking through the monkeys was just too tiring for me. So, instead of getting cranky and crying like little kids are supposed to, I told mom-mom and daddy I wanted to "sit down" and then go "night-night." And so I did.
My little nap revived my energy, and then I tried acting like a monkey. My arms are pretty strong, but not quite enough to get me into the monkey cage, thank god!

I was such a good boy and daddy was really impressed with me.

I hope everyone had as good a weekend as we did!

Love, J

FEET!

So one of my favorite words to say is FEET. Yesterday mom-mom was folding laundry and I kept yelling "FEET!" at her. Silly mom-mom didn't understand what I was talking about and kept telling me that yes, I had nice feet.

Well, she finally figured out what I was yelling about. She had washed my Halloween costume, and I saw what I wanted in the laundry basket!


My FEET!

(Yes, I am still in the same pajamas that I was wearing in yesterday's photo. So what? We didn't leave yesterday so we didn't get dressed!)

Daddy is home with us today and we're headed to the zoo! Mom-mom might even remember her camera this time and get some pictures of me at the zoo...

I hope everybody has a great weekend! I love you all!

Love, J

Who's that Monkey...

...jumpin' on the bed?

Yes, it's me. Jumping on the bed. I'm getting pretty good at it, too. Check me out! Mom-mom lets me do it. She said I can jump on beds til I am too heavy. I'm not sure what that means, since she still sometimes jumps with me!

Love you all!
J

Late posting

Sorry it took so long to get something posted today. Me and mom-mom were playing outside. It rained all day yesterday and we were confined to the house...no fun.

Here's just a little video of me hiding from myself. Enjoy!

Have a good day!

Love, J

Need a Mural?

Check out my latest artwork. Mom-mom hasn't told me how good it is yet, but I'm sure she LOVES it.



It is going to be a long day.

Love, J

P.S. - Trick-or-treating was so much fun!!! By the third or fourth house, I had it all figured out! I was yelling "Happy Halloween" to everybody and running up to doors. I am not even sure what people were giving me, but it sure was fun to go see all of those people! I think I'll do it again tonight...