Three!

I can't believe Jacob is already three years old!  Well, we've been celebrating his birthday for over a month now, so I guess I should say that I couldn't believe he was still two years old yesterday!  He's been acting three for a long time now.  He's SO helpful and does a lot of things by himself now...getting his toothbrush ready, picking out his own clothes, buckling his own seatbelt, getting himself juice (and something juice for his little brother).  He can help set the table, too!  It's nice to have some help around the house now that he's getting older.  He can even vacuum! 

I'm going to need all that help in four 1/2 months when the baby comes, so I'm REALLY happy that he's going to be almost three and a half and will be able to help me with his 18 month old brother!

Anyway, here's a big about Jacob (in his own words--some of these answers I'm not so sure about)

Favorite drink: soda
Favorite food: fries
Favorite TV show: Scooby Doo
Favorite color: purple  (normally it's blue--he could mean red)
Best friend: Simon de Jong (although I really think it's his cousin Matijs)
Favorite thing to do outside: playing outside with Johnny
Favorite animal: cow
Favorite place to go:  my house

That's about all I can get out of him right now.  Here's a few pictures of our day so far.  Later we plan on making his birthday cake (while Johnny is sleeping), and later we are going to the pet store so he can pick out a new fish!

We went to Winchell's Donuts for breakfast--first time here in Salinas and Jacob and John's first time ever! 

Then we went to the park! 

(Jacob got himself dressed today including the hat!)