Trick or Treat

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Jacob -

Happy Halloween! What a day you've had. This morning, you accompanied your uncle Jim and me to the gym. (Jim's in town for the weekend and you've been having a great time hanging out with him.) Afterward, you got dressed in your halloween custom and hung out with other West Hartford kids at a Halloween gathering replete with Firetrucks and Balloons. A quick nap was all your busy schedule would allow for, because you were soon off to a fun walk in the park and play on the playground, followed by trick-or-treating with Rahul's family. Although at first you were more confused than excited, you soon got the hang of things. You remained too polite to dig into the piles of candy offered up, but when handed an item you were more than happy to oblige. You topped off the night with a visit to the hospital to hang with Dr. Mom, who unfortunately was stuck doing a 25 hour shift (thanks to the end of day-light-savings). Too tired to eat dinner (for the first time ever, I think), you promptly passed-out as soon as your head hit the pillow. Love,
Dad p.s. Your forgetful dad forget to bring the camera to trick-or-treat time, but tomorrow perhaps we'll get a few more T-I-double-G-"erh" shots posted to this here interwebsite.
Later dude.

Breakfast

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Jake -

Here you are at breakfast today. You are just waking from your nap, so I've got to run...

-Dad

Pumpkin Carving

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Jake -

Here is a picture from last weekend when you and your mom carved a jac-o'-lantern. You really liked making a mess with the pumpkin guts!

- Dad

Pumpkin Patch

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Jacob,
Today we went to the pumpkin patch in Avon, CT. You really liked riding on the hay ride! The tractor dropped us off at a spot where you helped your mom choose a couple of pumpkins for us to carve tomorrow while I took copious pictures. On our way out, you tried some apple cider and thought it was delicious. Click the photo for more pictures.

-Dad

With Emily

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Jake,

Here is another picture from Big's Burgers. You are seen here hanging out with Emily, shortly before you ran off to play soccer with Maddie.
-Pop

Texas!

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Jake -

On a more recent note, we just returned from a week-long trip to Austin, Texas, or, as Bob Schneider called it at the concert your mom and I went to this weekend, "Austin, Teh X" You had a great time visiting your gradma, or Nana, aunt Sam and aunt Cathy, who flew in from D.C. to join us. After hanging out in Austin for a few days, you, your mom and I drove to San Antonio to see friends there. This picture is from the night we arrived - we went to your favorite burger joint on the planet where you got to run around with Emily and Maddie Reynolds while we had dinner with their parents and Shifi, Kate, and Matt. On our way out of town we had lunch with Brian, Dana and Devon, but you were so worn out from the trip that you slept the entire time and didn't get to see them. That is fine though because I just got a text message from Brian saying that Dana is in labor right now, so the next time we see them, you'll have a bonus Holden to meet!

-Dad

Lake House

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Jacob -

Long time, no blog! I'm going to try to catch you up on the latest with a whirlwind blogging session. Here we go: A few weekends ago, one of the Attendings that your mom works with generously offered to let us use his lake house for the day during her day off. The three of us took a quick drive to the North Western part of Connecticut, passing through some extremely beautiful parts of the state, and got to the good Doctor's house in time to enjoy the site pictured in this photo. (click the photo for a link to more pictures from that day). We found a life jacket that fit you (unfortunately, pink) and with only a modicum of protestation, you obliged us by wading in the clear (but cold) waters of the lake. After playing by the lakeside for a few hours, we turned over the canoe that was stashed by the side of the house and the three of us piled in to brave the large waves caused by too many speedboats in too small a space. Your first canoe trip was awesome, as evidenced by your excited expression from the bow as your mom held on to you while I paddled. We passed a number of beautiful houses that your mom and I can't wait to buy once we win the lottery. :) You were a natural on the water and I can tell that in no time at all, you'll be the one paddling.

-Dad