1/16/21
Jake: Dad, since you and mom do things for me, does that make you my servants?
1/17/21
Jake: I just want to be alone, but there are people in Every. Single. Room. In this whole house!!
1/20/21
Jake: Every day! Every single day you make me flush the toilet!!
1/22/21
Watching a movie where they said, “hot chick.”
Jake: Hot chick (giggles).
Me: That means “pretty girl.”
Jake: (Disappointed face)
1/25/21
Jake: You know, Max doesn’t talk much. Maybe he just doesn’t have anything to say (Max is our dog).
1/26/21
Jason: How did you open this medicine bottle Jake; these are not for you!
Jake: (Shrugs) I just read the directions on top of the lid and followed them.
(Downside of a young reader!)
1/31/21
Jake: (Coming in from playing in the snow) There is a speck of water in my back and it won’t bug out of there.
2/2/21
Jake: You know how to take care of sick people, mom. You give them love and sleep.
2/4/21
Jake: I feel like I’ve been a little kid for so long... I’m a little worried I’ll be a little kid forever.
2/5/21
Jake: Mom, I've been waiting ALL DAY to play with you (it was 10am).
2/16/21
Jake: Mom, remember a long time ago we used to go places.
2/17/21
Jake: I'm just going to do what I do best.
Me: What's that?
Jake: Love.
2/20/21
Jake: Reading a book is a good way to pass the time.
3/22/21
Jake was getting his hair cut, and a man stopped on his way out to tell me how much he enjoyed listening to my son chat with his stylist. I was sitting too far away to hear what he said, but the time before I was close enough to hear Jake ask her what her favorite song was, tell her his was Duck Tales, and when she said she didn’t know that one he sang it for her. He also invited her to come play at our house not once, but twice, during the cut. So I can imagine what he was saying on this visit. I love that Jake brings people joy!
3/26/21
Jake: I don't think ghosts speak English. I think they speak monsterish.
3/28/21
Jake: This shirt just suits me perfectly (it had a huge shark on it).
4/10/21
Jake: This is a zombie cheerleader. Mom, that's a CHEERLEADER who is...a zombie!!
4/15/21
Jake (has been asking me to come play with him and I finally settle myself on the floor to do so): Mom, you can just watch while I do something cool.
4/16/21
Jake often tags along with me on quick RS visits. When we left one the other day he said, “You know, I actually liked her!”
4/19/21
I found the following note on my dresser:
I Like skiTLs’
I Lik Legos’
BuT mosT oF aLL’
I Like YOU!
Jake
4/22/21
Jake: I really like that you help me with the things that are too hard for me to do by myself. Thanks mom.
4/28/21
Jake: Mom, you should try and think about how other people feel and do things that would make them happy.
4/30/21
Jake created his own board game called "Escape the Hotel" where every room (space on the board) had scary things you wouldn't want to be around. Some examples were the Ghost Room, the Lava Pit, the Broken Escalator room, and so on. My favorite was the Chompy Room that had an alligator, snakes, and vampires trying to get you
5/2/21
Aunt Emily: Jake was so good with baby Evalena.
Jake: I was just kind to her. That’s not hard.
5/4/21
Jake: Why are they such weird words? They should be what they sound like. (Commentary on the complexity of spelling)
5/5/21
Jake: Can I have a snack?
Me: Sure, do you want some goldfish?
Jake: Can I just have a salad?
Me: Uh, sure (he does love vegetables, but really?).
Jake: YES!!!
5/7/21
Jake to me: You like chocolate and books?! I like chocolate and books!!! It’s like we’re twins!
5/9/21
Jake helping me bake: Mom, I haven’t been a chef lately because I’ve been busy being an author.
5/11/21
Jake: Mom, guess what I just did in the bathroom? I washed my hands. You’re welcome.
5/12/21
Jake: I'm so thankful for words, because I like talking to you.
5/17/21
Jake: Mom, pick a story to read with me.
Me: (We'll call the story options A-Z for simplicity's sake) P.
Jake: Um, no, let's not do that one.
Me: OK, you pick a few choices for me and I'll pick one of those.
Jake: OK, A, Q or Z.
Me: Q
Jake: Actually, let's do Z.
Me: So, you just wanted to give me the appearance of choice, but not actually let me choose, hu?
Jake: No, you get to choose! Pick one.
Me: Z.
Jake: Great choice.
5/19/21
Jake: When I was little I thought “change my mind” meant I needed to put a new brain in my head.
5/26/21
Me: Do you know who the President of the United States is?
Jake: General Nelson.
5/28/21
Me: Jake time to get dressed.
Jake: Arg! You always tell me I have to do all these things like I’ll die if I don’t or something!
5/30/21
Jake: What do you like about church?
Me: I like the songs and taking the sacrament.
Jake: Me too. I also really like the end, when we get to leave.
6/5/21
Jake: I’m going read in my brain, you know so it’s quiet, so you can have some peace. I’m a nice boy.
6/11/21
Jake: I'm going to everything I can to stay alive my whole life!
6/13/21
Jake to Jason: Will you ever die?
Jason: Sure at some point.
Jake: I didn’t think bald people could die!!!
6/18/21
Jake: I just really like it when people are happy.
6/21/21
Jake: I just love screens. I feel like I always need to be in front of one.
6/27/21
Jake: I really like taking the sacrament.
Me: (Proud moment.)
Jake: It’s like a yummy little snack!
Me: (Proud moment over.)
6/28/21
Jake: Wouldn't it be funny if baby teeth wore diapers?
8/3/21
Jake: Good morning! What shall we do to start our good day?
8/15/21
Me: Jake! Are you ignoring me?!
Jake: YES!!
8/29/21
Jake: I’m chatting a lot right now, so I’m going to stop for a bit. I’ll count to 100 in my head. Starting now.
9/19/21
The other day I woke up to find this note on my side of my closed bedroom door: "Dear Mom, I hope you had a good time sleeping. When you come downstairs, I'll ask you how to spell words. -Jake"
9/22/21
(Jake wearing a shirt that says it's his lucky shirt)
Me: Is it going to be a lucky day?
Jake: Every day is lucky for me!
10/1/21
Jake: (Randomly) I think toilets are hilarious.
10/3/21
Jake has decided he wants to be a hotdog for Halloween!
10/10/21
Jake: I REALLY loved getting a happy meal from McDonalds. It was very special. We should do that again on another special day, like for dinner on Christmas.
11/5/21
Jake: Do you want to know a secret?
Me: Yes!
Jake: Ella is my girlfriend.
Me: Oh, really? What do you do together that makes her your girlfriend?
Jake: Well, we make books together and that’s really it.
Me: Does Ella know she’s your girlfriend?
Jake: …I THINK so….
11/7/21
Jake: Mom, just be normal!
11/11/21
Jake: Mom, here’s a tip: you snore kind of loud, which people don’t like, so you should really try not to snore any more.
11/16/21
Jake: These days I treat rain like lava. I really don't like rain.
11/19/21
Jake: In my mind I know I should be nice, but sometimes my brain tells me to be mean. So sometimes I’m just mean.
12/2/21
We drove to North Carolina for Thanksgiving (and had so much fun!)
Pull out of our driveway at 7:13am
Jake (at 7:17am) Are we stopping soon yet?
12/7/21
Jake: Can I do (something)? Here's a tip: just say yes.
12/27/21
Jason: That’s the Sears Tower. It was once the tallest building in the world.
Jake: Wow! And then they probably just chopped some of it off, so now it's not.