These are the moments

This is what cameras are for. Those moments, snippets of time, that you think you will always remember, but you don't. Moments that are normal and every day, but that are the stuff of which life is truly made.

Jake and Lauren (a/k/a LoLo) playing the pool. Ah, the final days of summer!















Jake at guitar lessons with Gabe. In the first they were matching the musical alphabet (A-G) and then Jake got to play guitar a little. We played a lot of "red light/green light" because Jake has a very hard time with "only play when you're asked." Of course, he's also only 3 (Steve would add "almost" but I'm going to spot him the month since he's such a good guy). I love that he's learning focus and self-discipline as well as guitar. I'm learning all about what motivates him, which is an unexpected benefit and a lesson that will, I'm sure, serve us well as he approaches school. So far what seems to motivate him the most is being self-directing. He will do what you want him to as long as there's the promise of getting to do what HE wants to after that. He also loves beating mommy at things. We had a competition Tuesday before ice cream night and he won. He got to have the chocolate-dipped cone with the sprinkles at B&R. I had to have a cup. I'm not sure which he liked more, getting the cool cone or denying it to me. I'm not sure what that means other than a few lessons in sportsmanship in our future!