Jesse’s favorite holiday is “Han-Kah” — the number of presents he scored may have something to do with that.

He really digs his new “back-yoom.”

The set of fruits and vegetables with sorting baskets from Grandma Michelle was a big hit.

The kitchen I found at Goodwill ($11.75 after 25% off!) anchors the family room now, so he can use the “SEEnk” to wash his pretend pots and dishes.

Jesse and I headed west to San Diego to see Dad and Pam the same week Dan was going to Las Vegas.

While it rained pretty much our whole visit, the trip to the airport was sunny, so we stopped in La Jolla to see the ocean, and the seals.
Jesse claps his forearms together and cries “Ar-ar-ar” all the time, although I don’t know that he was close enough to actually hear the animals when we watched them.