It seems that Anderson has officially entered the "obsessed with trucks and tractors" stage so I wanted to share my memories from that stage with Jacob. Enjoy Anderson!
These first two are from the spring and summer before he turned 2, so I guess around 18 to 22 months.
This next one is a tractor that was "for sale" on the side of the road out in Oakland. Yep. This one actually became the birthday invites since at the time it was impossible to find tractor bday stuff.
The birthday cake. If I remember correctly, I had to supply the toy tractors for the cake maker...Between the tractor and Ghostbuster obsessions, Jacob is a birthday party theme savant or something.
This was one of his presents from us: the giant, blown-up version of the above tractor picture. We actually still have it, it is hanging up in his closet. Notice the spatula in hand...
The favorite ride at Chuck E. Cheese:
Ok, brace yourself, these next pictures are crazy. When we first moved into our house in Oakland, there was a beautiful woodsy area behind us that Jon actually sort of landscaped; he made a path and planted grass that would grow in shade. A neighbor even built a swing and bench. That explains why we had a cute little picket fence along the back, with a gate. Well, much to our chagrin, but to Jacob's happiness, it was all bulldozed down to build more houses. sigh.
Love their little faces poking through the fence.This is right after his birthday, so Jacob is 2 and Morgan is about 20 months.
Next we have the main (sarcasm) attraction at this really cool farm out near Oakland that opens to the public in the fall. They have a corn field which they carve a maze through, pumpkin patch, and places to build bonfires. Oh, yea, and they have tractors...
Living out in hillbilly Oakland definitely had its advantages when raising a boy. For example, they bring Santa to the local tractor sale lot...
And finally, that winter, it snowed. Even on the tractors and bulldozers behind our house. This is probably not a "bulldozer," but some other crazy-named thing. I promise you, Melissa, at this age-about 30 months-Jacob new EVERY SINGLE, SPECIFIC NAME. Meanwhile, Morgan was counting, in English and Spanish (thanks to Dora) and saying her ABCs. Whatever.
That last pic obviously does not have a truck, tractor, or any other vehicle in it. It was just in the same section of the photo album as the snow/tractor one and I think it is so adorable. Jacob has a huge smile on his face. That is my dad pulling him :)
I love, love, love this post!! Jacob is why I love a boy. He is so stinkin cute!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so good.. Look how little and how much smaller Morgan is then him in the pictures. Jon did do a great job on the backyard. I remember the tractor party. :) He was such a cute little boy... now Jacob, you are growing up to a handsome young man. Aunt Debbie
ReplyDeleteI remember those days - it was cute the excitement over a tractor. Remember he also went into the obsession with Firetrucks but I cured that one by taking him to the fire house & the fire man put him in the truck & blew the siren. Scared him to death - fire trucks meant a lot less after that
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