Name Recognition

Suzanne has started sewing again (not for business...sorry!) and has recently completed some of Patrick's first monogrammed outfits. In my humble opinion, she gets better and better with each try. Here's proof.

By the way, I may not have mentioned this...but Jacob and Patrick really love one another.

Time Flies

It's hard to believe I'm taking pictures of Jacob on a bike and at his own table. Thanks to his grandparents (the Hebert gave him the bike, the Bristers...the table) Jacob is now participating in "big boy" activities. He still looks dang cute doing it if I say so myself. The most difficult part of all this was finding him a helmet that fit his head!!! We still haven't properly taught him how to peddle with his feet but he's slowly learning.

Poor George

George spends most of his time these days sleeping. But when he's not asleep he's usually dodging various objects being thrown at him by Jacob. Now, Patrick is starting to take notice of who George is. If he doesn't die of old age first, George is in for a REALLY rude awakening in about a year.

Mr. Clean

Most people believe Jacob looks like me. I can say without hesitation that he has many of his mother's personality traits, especially the desire for a clean house. Most every night he picks a room in which he thinks is a mess and points out all the dirt, suggesting that it should be vaccumed up. I'm not exagerating!

As evidence, Suzanne cleaned house recently and Jacob noticed some dust on the fan. This was his effort to help out. Better man than me!!!

Flashback: July 31, 2010

The Brister foursome recently made its first family trip into the city of New Orleans. We took Jacob to the Children's Museum and he loved it. Some of the highlights: meeting McGruff the crime dog (picture not included), playing in the bubbles, and touring Mr. Rogers neighborhood. Oddly, he did not like the kids grocery store, which was Suzanne's favorite growing up. I was also fond of the grocery at the Pink Palace in Memphis, where I believe I took a field trip in elementary school.

Introducing...Conversations with Jacob

I have been looking forward to this series which I'm sure will last many, many years. Jacob has now reached the stage where he's thinking independently and we can carry on small, non-sensical conversations. I plan on posting many of these during this stretch.

The first two have occurred over the past two days.

DADDY: Jacob, did you take a nap today?
JACOB: Yes!
DADDY: How long did you sleep.
JACOB: Two minutes!!!

DADDY: Where's the camera?
JACOB: Camera...gone.
JACOB: Mommy take camera?
(Mommy was at the gym)

Progress