Jake is doing a great job pooping on the potty.  He does it pretty much every night before bed (just in case you were curious).  But on this occasion, he stood up in excitement to look at his... work, when a little piece fell off his bum and onto the floor.  Mommy didn't notice it right away and stepped in it.  Jake went back to reading but asked, "Why did you step on the poop, Mommy?"  Her looks says it all.

In Jake's classroom at daycare, Cole is playing on the left while Jake (in the red shirt) reads a book with his friends.

Time for the hose.

Papa John looks on as the boys get muddy on a beautiful afternoon.

This is Cole in a nutshell these days.

This is a pretty typical look at the family unit visiting Cooper and Kylie on a Saturday afternoon.

The boys having fun in the backyard on a sunny Sunday morning.

Daddy and Cole took a walk to Grandma Ida's house to meet Mommy and Jake for dinner.  It was a beautiful day!

Cole is having a baby.

The boys got up close to some fire trucks that came into the neighborhood.

The family unit got a visit from Uncle Ulf, Auntie Laurie and cousins Nicole and Luke.  The boys love it when family comes to visit.

The boys playing with the trains.  Outside of a couple of poops in the underwear, Jake has caught on pretty quickly with the potty training. 

Day 1 of potty training.

The night before we started potty training, Jake wanted to try on all of his underwear.  And he's still working on that smile.

Jake getting warm and cozy on a cold night.

Mommy and Cole chat with another mommy as Jake runs around the older kid class room he'll be moving to in a few weeks. 

Here are the boys holding up a happy birthday card for their cousin Sam, who turned 3 this month.  And here's the response from their Uncle Chris.  And as you can see, Jake is still really working on that camera smile.

The boys sharing a snack on the couch.

It was such a nice night everyone played more outside around the fire pit.

Time for everyone to come in for dinner and ice cream!