Mr. Drake

Drakers, Drakers, Drakers. What a little ham you are, and always has been.  This little boy keeps me on my toes but as his vocabulary grows he gets funnier and funnier.  He will often say "oh my goodness" very dramatically when he sees something great, or his newest one "you've got to be kidding me" or he will say "I promise" when it doesn't even make sense.  He cracks me up.  Drake is now potty trained, at least for the most part.  During naps and nighttime he is still in a diaper but other than that he does perfectly at home and has an occasional accident when we are out and about.  It was about a 2 month process of up and downs but I am loving where we are at and week by week he progressively gets better.  His baby blues and blond curly hair gets many onlookers attention, which he loves and hams it up.  I just smile.  He is a lover, especially to Lydia.  Every time it melts my heart.  He can be rough and tough and crazy 99% of the day but when it comes to Lydia he is a lover, gives her kisses, always tells her hi and I love you, his favorite thing is to take her soft hand and rub it against his lips.  He has done it since she was born.  I hope he stays so loving toward her as they grow up together and become best buds.  Drake is learning his shapes and loves any kind of attention he can get.  He loves to pretend, he loves movies, he loves to get one of my many gift bags and fill it with his treasures, put on his cowboy hat and walk around like he is going somewhere important.  

 Drake started a little gymnastics class last week and observed a lot which surprised me a little.  He would stand back and watch as each activity began and then he would slowly join in.  I know he will love it as the weeks go by and gets a little more acquainted with his classmates. 

 Again with the loves.

 Drake loves his friend Brynlee.  When we got back from Vegas they had a little play date and Drake loved it as you can see.  We are so happy that they are in our ward now!  It makes nursery even that more fun.

 Drake can find something to do anywhere we go, and has a hard time listening to me in public...we are working on that.  But this was when Jordan had something to take back to the mall and while we were waiting for him to try on stuff I was having a hard time keeping track of Drake, progressively getting more and more frustrated because he wouldn't stay by me and after the 18th time of looking for him, I turned around to find him like this.  He found 2 hangers, pretending they were his guns, and put on this hat that he found (you can see the rack in the background) and just smiled at me when I looked at him.  Oh Drake, you keep me on my toes that is for sure.