Random stuff and catching up with Jared

I'm open to suggestions for a better blog title. My current one is accurate but not too creative.

Yesterday Jeff was telling me how impressed he is with my one-handed typing skills. It's one of those bonuses you get with childbirth I guess.

Jared's verbal skills continue to grow by leaps and bounds. My favorite lately is how he answers most questions with the word "kepuz"--for example: "Kepuz I don't want it!" or "Kepuz I don't know." He's very expressive and it's very cute, even when he's being a stinker. The cute while being a stinker part won't last I'm sure.

Jared celebrated his third birthday a couple weeks ago. For several weeks leading up to his birthday he kept talking about his Larryboy "happy-birthday-to-you cake" or his Lightning McQueen "happy-birthday-to-you cake." Jeff can draw Larryboy (of Veggietale fame), so we picked that one and were up until 2 am decorating it. It turned out pretty well and Jared loved it, so burning the candle at both ends paid off this time. Here are a couple of pictures of the masterpiece with creator and recipient:



















The mark on Jared's forehead is a burn he received when he bumped into the propane lantern while we were camping at Carlsbad Caverns during Spring Break a few weeks ago. It's mostly healed now, but we're waiting a bit to see if the scar fades more before we try to get his 3-year-old photographs taken.