Jakob turns 11!

Jakob celebrated his 11th birthday this past weekend. His birthday actually fell on Easter Sunday. On Friday night he had a few of his good friends from school, Alex, Connor, and Issac over and Nate took them to a hotel over night to have some "guy time". They had a really great time, including a few pranks on good ole' dad! I think we are in for a few more of those in the years to come!
On Saturday Jakob and dad went to a local store and custom made a REAL skateboard, (as Jakob describes it). I am not sure who it was more of a gift for, Jake or Nate! The only frustrating thing about it was that we had gotten a spring snow storm that left us with 10 inches of snow the night before, making it impossible for him to try it out!
It is hard for us to believe that eleven years have passed since our first child was born. Although the "pre-teen" years bring us new parenting experiences, it is fun to see Jakob begin to grow into a young man!