I'm moving this blog....

Sorry for the short notice... but we are moving this blog. I have two blogs right now and it is time to combine them into one! So I am starting a new blog called Love Big, Bake Often! So you can reach me here at http://lovebigbakeoften.blogspot.com. I will send out msgs to everyone to adjust their blogrolls to find me here!Thanks for your patience as I get the new blog rolling. Tania Love Big, Bake Often

perspective

I often find that we get all worked up over things that are really not important, and then all it takes is one moment to put it all in perspective. While dropping Jakob off at school this morning I was told that one of his teachers lost her husband to his fight against cancer. I had recently found out that he was sick, but had no clue how serious it was or where he was in his battle. So today came as such a shock. And my heart goes out to H and her family, especially her two children. It made me realize how silly I am about some small things that are really nothing to be upset about. Life is short, love big, worry about the big things, work through the little ones, and always tell those you love-you love them. Tania Love Big, Bake Often Sorry for the short post.

I'm Back

Whew... finally back online. Feels like forever - and to some it has been. Can't wait to get back into the swing of things again. Keep a look out for new things, new events, lots of fun, lots of pictures as we get going on many new adventures. The moving date is quickly approaching and time is running out. Hope to blog more tonight. Tania Love Big, Bake Often

Lack of Blogging

I realize that it has been “forever” since I have blogged. I get so distracted by different things going on in my life and the blogging goes away… And when things are going on in my life I really want to blog about them all. I fear that I have forgotten some very important things that have happened in the past few weeks that I would have blogged about. Sad. But here I go and will write as much as I can remember. My brother Tim was here visiting from Korea. Yippie!! It was so great to see him. I think it has been about a year and a half since I had seen him. He came in on Sunday last week. And since Jakob had a birthday party to attend, he went with Daddy, and Aiden and I went to Newark to pick him up. Getting to Newark was pretty easy, our good friend Steve lent us his GPS and it got me there safe and sound. The trip home however, was TORTURE! After picking up Tim from the airport we stopped to get a bite to eat and get Aiden some chow – he was screaming in the backseat like he was being tortured. We ended up in little Portugal in Newark. Interesting neighbourhood – little scary. But we had a really good burger and Aiden ate quickly, then back in the car and off we went. So the hour and a half it took Aiden and I to get to Newark, turned into a three hour and a bit trip to get home. We sat in stop and go traffic getting over the g*#da** George Washington bridge. It was a very painful trip home. Not exactly how I wanted to welcome Tim. But what can you do. So we finally got home, had a great dinner (bbq’d by my hubby) and hung out. Jakob was very excited to see his Uncle Tim, and had to show him everything. Tim and Jake were inseperable. He wanted to do everything with Uncle Tim. We had a good few days. We went to the Aquarium, where Jake had to see and show us all everything. We hit the Skateboarding Park. Jake stood on the sidelines and shouted for Uncle Tim to be careful. And then he stood on the skateboard while Tim pushed him around. We did some shopping, some time at the beach, had some great meals, went for ice cream, and just hung out together. It was a good visit. It was too bad that Jason had to work such long hours and didn’t get a whole lot of time with us. But what can you do? That’s the way the cookie crumbles. Then came the dreaded day when we had to take Uncle Tim back to the airport to head back to Korea. I was not going to go the same way that we did picking him up. On a Friday morning we were destined to get stuck in all kinds of traffic getting there and coming home. Luckily I was able to change Jakob’s daycare day and he was in school on Friday. So Aiden and I would be taking Tim back to Newark. We plotted out our route the night before and agreed that we needed to get going early, real early. So Aiden, Tim and I headed back to Newark to take Tim back to the dreaded airport at 6:00 am. Now that may not sound to early, but I didn’t sleep well that night, and Aiden decided (after several nights of sleeping all the way through) that he needed to get up at 4:30 and stay up til 5:15ish. So there really wasn’t any going back to sleep for me. I needed to get up and get going so that we got out of there on time. And we did. The route we took was so easy and so smooth – not a single bit of traffic. Sailed all the way there! The goodbyes were tearful. And I was surprised to see him standing on the sidewalk waiting for Aiden and I to leave. It was so sweet. We waved and didn’t say goodbye – we said see you at the wedding. But that is a whole other blog. More to come… stay tuned for “don’t chew on the dog!”. Love big, Bake often

Tania

Tim and Aiden at the bowling alley...

Tim and Jakob at the Aquarium...

Tim teaching Jakob how to Skate. . .

Veggie Brownies

I am going to post this on both my blogs – this one is good for baking and for mommies! Brownies made with veggies! I will admit that as I am typing this I have not tried them. But wow, do they ever smell yummy. I can’t wait to try them, and usually I would be digging into them as they were still warm, but the recipe says that they need to be completely cooled before the spinach taste dissipates. So the taste testing part will have to wait. But in the meantime here is the recipe for those interested. I got it from “Deceptively Delicious” cookbook by Jessica Seinfeld. I have been reading it again and am on a mission to make more good for you dishes for my family. I had purchased a “log” of chocolate chip cookie dough to make with Jakob last week. I realized that it was still in the fridge yesterday and thought to myself “oh no, I had better make these soon”, and much to my disgust I read that the expiration date wasn’t til the middle of SEPT!!! So it got me thinking about all the preservatives in food. I have promised myself and my boys (all three of them) that I will do my best to make as many things fresh and from scratch that I can. I am going to see how much more organic products we can afford to switch to when grocery shopping. I already do a little bit of organic purchases, but there is a lot more that I could do for us. And I really do have more time to make more homemade meals – I just have to get myself more organized and plan ahead. But that is a whole other blog. So let’s get back to the recipe: Brownies 3 ounces semi sweet chocolate ½ cup carrot puree ½ cup spinach puree ½ cup brown sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tbsp trans fat-free soft tub margarine spread 2 tsp vanilla 2 large egg whites ¾ cup all purpose flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1. Preheat the oven to 350. Coat an 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray. 2. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or over a very low flame. 3. In a large bowl, combine the melted chocolate, vegetable purees, sugar, cocoa powder, margarine, and vanilla, and whisk until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. 4. Whisk in egg whites. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt with a wooden spoon. 5. Pour the batter into the pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 12 bars. Remember – leave them to cool completely before eating. The cool info about these is that each brownie only has 133 calories and each has a whopping 3 grams of fiber! And each is packed with antioxidants! Cool, eh? So that is my tasty, healthy treat for my family.

Tornado Pooper

Ok, so the potty training is going, just going. It has been challenging, but we have had many more successes than accidents. Today was hilarious. It had been about half an hour since Jason had left to take Jake to play next door. Our neighbours were having a bbq and invited us to come over. Aiden was crashing, and I really wasn’t feeling up to socializing. So Jason took Jakob over for a quick visit before he headed out for his boys night out. Here I was sitting on the couch with a very sleeping boy in my arms, and suddenly the door flew open, Jake came running past us, and took off for the bathroom. Jason came in a moment or two later. Apparently Jason had been talking with Mike while Jakob played and all of a sudden Jakob took off, opened the gate to their yard and came running to the house, through both front doors and off to the bathroom. I thought something was wrong, but he was fine. He just needed to go to the bathroom! He ran full speed, got to the bathroom, took off his shorts and underwear and POOPED on the potty! So he took off because his body told him he needed to poop! I have never been so proud! So tonight I will call him the tornado pooper as he came through the living room like a tornado and pooped. It was fantastic.

From the mouth of Babes

It wasn’t a great afternoon. I had a very clingy six month old attached to me and didn’t want to be left alone. So as I was listening to Aiden cry, I was getting Jakob’s dinner ready (read heating up leftover Chinese in the microwave) and I was calling to Aiden that I would be there in a minute. I put Jake’s dinner down in front of him and commented on how I was going crazy or was going to lose it, or something like that. I didn’t realize that Jakob was paying attention to what I was saying, but he sure was. He came out with the most profound statement. He said “Mommy, you can never give up”. I can never give up. Hmmmmm. How true. What exactly did he mean by that. Can I never give up on him and Aiden? Can I never give up on being a Mom? Of course not. But how does he know that? It has to make you think about how their minds work. What was he thinking that I would give up on? But back to their minds. Jakob has come out with some very thoughtful comments before. I, unfortunately, have forgotten most of them. But this one, oh this one will stick with me for a long time. We all have moments when we wish we could quit, that we could just give up when it gets too hard. But we can’t. I can’t. I have to take a breath, step back, pick up Aiden, sit with Jakob and have dinner, kiss my husband goodnight as he leaves me with the clingy boy and the “profit”, and smile as I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. So, don’t worry Jakob, I’m never going to give up.

Clever Boy

Jakob loves his tv. He becomes a little zombie and gets sucked into the shows like his father. And he likes to be able to hear it. There is a lot of extra noise in our house these days, with the fans, air conditioner, Aiden, etc. So there is some competition for the tv to be heard. And when Aiden is bouncing in his exersaucer there is even more noise. Aiden likes to bounce a lot. So when he is in it there is a lot of noise. So much noise, that the other day Jakob got very frustrated with the noise and the fact that he couldn’t hear his show. I happened to be in the kitchen washing dishes and getting dinner ready. I could hear Jakob telling Aiden to be quiet. Aiden, having no clue, giggled and jumped louder. So Jakob did the only thing he knew to get Aiden to be quiet – he came to me and told me that “Aiden is tired, you need to put him in his swing so he can sleep!”. Too funny. But I understand. The swing is SO much quieter than him jumping up and down in the exersaucer! Tricky little man, but clever.

The Squashinator

I am not sure why, but Aiden found his squash tonight to be quite entertaining. He would take some, blow a raspberry and giggle with every bite. Very amusing, but not too much went in tonight! Oh well, we had a good time anyway! Here's a video of it!

Update

It has been forever since I have taken the time to blog, it seems. The past week flew by. Jake had his surgery. And I started a very detailed blog about the day and got half way through and then didn’t finish it. I thought about finishing it now but would rather catch up to now. Jake did great with his surgery, recovered like a champ, and has been fine since. Except the sleeping. He seems to be able to hear better and now hears all kinds of slight little noises in his room and is convinced that they are monsters. So we go in, turn on the flashlight and look around the room and make sure there are no monsters in the closet, the corners, and under the bed. We did put the night light back in the room but I took it out tonight because it puts out too much light and I think it is adding to the problem. So we will see how that works. So last weeks update that should have been blogged was Jake’s ears. But this weeks is all about pottying. Jakob was pull-up and diaper free today. He did great. Peeing all the time and having no problem with his pee. But pooping is a different story. He held it in until we were out and about. So within 5 minutes of being in the Dr.’s office he was under a chair and lying on his back pooping! I had just turned my back for a minute to sign some paperwork for the office. And voila – POOP! I was trying so hard. And Jake was doing so well. I thought we had it. But it’s only one little accident. I have to not let it bother me or make a big deal out it. So we ended the day with 4 pee breaks in two hours. And went to bed with a pullup. Tomorrow is a new day. And I am so happy that we are at this stage. I have been waiting for that “moment” when you just know that it is time. And today for some reason when I woke up I knew it was the day. So I went for it. Now there is no turning back. It’s ON! Wish us luck.

Ouch!

Jakob's girlfriend broke her arm! Poor Natalie. Another child (read bad little boy) pushed her on a playground and she fell several feet to the ground on her side with her arm tucked the wrong way. From the report from her mother she was quite a trooper and enjoyed the ride in the ambulance. I think maybe Mom was having more trouble relaxing than Natalie! Which is totally understandable, I would be losing my mind. I was very impressed when Janine told me she held back on crying and held onto a brave face for Natalie. I would like to think that I would be able to do the same, but it would be so hard not to break down and cry along with Jake or Aiden! So for the next few days Natalie is sporting a splint to hold the arm in place (which took awhile for them to be able to do, and a couple rounds of knocking her out), and then she is getting her super cast! I forget what colour J said she wanted. But I am sure that it will be girly and covered in princess stickers in no time. I really hope that they are able to get a waterproof one so that our dates at the pool aren't minus one friend. We had such a good time last year at the pool all together and this year there are even more of us joining, so it is going to be a great time. Jakob was anxious to see Natalie over the weekend. We told him that she got hurt and his immediate reaction was to do something nice for her (I must be doing something right). So we decided to make her sugar cookies with M&M's in them, knowing that M&M's are her favourite treat. So that is what we did. Sorry - no pictures, all are eaten. Jakob did a great job turning on the mixer and then pushing the M&M's into the cookie before we baked them. It was two in the cookie, one in the mouth. He thought I wasn't watching and smiled with each one he "snuck". It was very cute. So then we hung out in the kitchen waiting for the timer to beep and tell us they were done. After they cooled we had to taste test them to make sure they were "giveable". They were yummy. So we packed some up (had to leave a few at home) and Jakob and Daddy took them over to Natalie. Unfortunately she was napping at the time, so they dropped them off and made plans to see Natalie soon. Soon came on Sunday night when we met up for ice cream. Jakob was a great kid all weekend and made several attempts at the potty, and even achieved a few pees and one poop. So we decided to go for ice cream after dinner and invite Natalie and family. They were able to meet us and we had a good time. We had warned Jakob about Natalie's arm and told him that he needed to be super gentle and not overly rambunctious with her. And he was. They sat together on the bench and shared their ice creams and when we were leaving he gave her a gentle hug and kiss goodbye. I was impressed by how easy going Natalie was with her splint and sling. She has adjusted well to having it. And she seemed rather pain free, thank goodness. So our best wishes and speedy recovery go out to Natalie. We can't wait to see you and play soon. You are such a trooper.

Surgery vs. Procedure

So I call Jakob having tubes put in his ears “surgery”, even though the ENT said that calling it surgery was a bit extreme. He would rather call it a “procedure”, since it takes such a short time to perform and they are just under via gas and not hooked up to anything, no IV. So I think that is what we might call it. I think it sounds much less ominous. Less frightening. For me. And right now that is important. Jakob will have no clue what is going on until the morning of. Which by the way will be next Tuesday. I was surprised that they were able to fit us in so soon. I am glad that we are getting it over with and behind us, but at the same time I really hope we are ready for it. It’s a big deal for us. So the count down is on… 6 days to go until no more ear infections and maybe clear up his hearing. Oh . . . almost forgot, when Jakob woke up from his nap he told me his ears hurt. This was after a 3 ½ hour nap!

Rain, Rain, Go Away

We have had a lot of rain the past week. And there is more to come. I love it. It has cooled things down and made for easier, more enjoyable sleeping. But the hassle of it is that it makes us homebound. And Jakob certainly doesn’t like to be homebound for too long. But he is checking out the rain with new curiosity. Wondering why it comes down so fast at times and then so slowly. What is thunder and lightening? He isn’t interested in the scientific explanations he wants fun ones. He wants to hear that the thunder is actually because the storm clouds are angry. I feel like Kathy Bates in Waterboy. Making up explanations that he likes to hear. Or that I make up because I don’t really know the right answer. I though I had some time, but I think I need to buy that book that is filled with 1001 answers to questions your kid will ask you.

Time Outs

The question of the day. We have done time outs for a long time. But I have always questioned whether or not they work. What is Jakob learning from it? Does it really make him not want to re-offend? I get frustrated doing time outs. Listening to him cry and scream uncontrollably makes it hard for me to think that he is learning anything from it, except that I leave him there to cry for several minutes and tell him he has to stay there until he stops crying. Which makes me feel even worse. Jakob is like me, like I use to be when I was little, I would cry and cry until I make myself sick. So does having him sit to the side out of sight screaming like that help him learn what he has done was wrong? Arg! What to do, what to do? Friends are going through the same thing. Starting time outs with Nathan. And wondering the same things – do they work? There are certain behaviours that Jakob has that have to change. I cannot take the hitting, the whining, the abuse of the dog, the throwing of toys, the not sharing, and of course the talking back. I have been trying my best to not lose my cool with him. It ‘s hard. I feel like I am trying to keep all my balls in the air and juggle the best I can. But there are times when I just don’t have it in me and I drop a few. And I feel like Jake is always feeling the brunt of it. So when it comes time to “punish” him, I feel bad/guilty. And I feel frustrated because the crimes are always the same. He doesn’t seem to be learning from them. So what do I do? How do I get him to understand what the time outs are for? Or is it time to take things away? Does he really love something enough to have it taken away? Besides the TV? And sometimes taking the TV away from him is just as much a punishment for me! Hate to admit it, but you know its true. I was reading my friend J’s blog today and stumbled across a posting that I missed from a few days ago. It spoke to me. I really don’t want Jakob and Aiden to be afraid of me. I don’t want them to learn by fear. I never want them to flinch or be scared of me. I want them to learn by love. So it is time to reset myself and get back to what I call “emotional parenting”. It is important for me to watch Jakob’s emotions and work off of them. It worked for me before. And then I got lazy. I got tired at the end of my pregnancy and then having two. Another day I will explain emotional parenting. I read a lot of parenting books. I really want to be the best parent I can, I want Jason and I to be the best parents we can be. On a side note about time outs – I put my friends little boy in time out today. I was watching Natalie and Nathan for a few hours and Nathan was out of control. He hits and throws to get attention from the older kids. Nat and Jake were ignoring him and he wanted to play with them. He hit a few times, got a few warnings, and then threw a couple of big cars at Jakob. So off to time out he went. He didn’t really understand what I was doing, it is new to him. He stayed on the mat for a few seconds and then toddled off. I put him back on a few times, and eventually he stayed there for his time and then said sorry to Jake. So maybe he did get it. Who knows… will we ever know if it works?

ENT Update

So we had our appointment with the ENT today. But we should start by mentioning that the day started super early – 5:45 am. I talked Jakob into taking some quiet time for another ½ hour, but it was still very early. I use to be such a morning person and since having the boys I move slower in the mornings. I can’t wait til Aiden is sleeping through the night on a regular basis and the boys start to enjoy their sleep as much as Jason and I do. But I digress … Our ENT appointment was at 8:30. So getting up and out of the house with both boys was a bit hurried. I was hoping that Jason was coming with me to help but he didn’t get going in time to be there. So off the three of us went to Yale. It was a short wait to get in to see the Dr., which was nice. So after checking out the ears, nose and throat, it was decided that Jakob would be a perfect candidate for tubes, but lets check his hearing first. So off to the waiting room we went, but just for a short while. The hearing test went well, he did a great job following instructions. He was really cute. But at the same time as he wanted me to hold his hand for the test, Aiden decided he wanted his bottle, so I was stretched out a little thin. The results of the hearing test were that he had a little bit of hearing loss in both ears, but that it might/should clear up / restore itself once the tubes are in, the fluid drains and the membrane thins out. Thank goodness. I was very sad to hear that he was having a slight loss. I felt like such a crappy Mom for not pushing for these sooner. I hope that it isn’t permanent – that would kill me. After the hearing test we went back in to see the Dr. who explained the procedure to me and answered my questions. So now we are waiting for the phone call from his office gal to book a day for the tube “procedure”. I am not as nervous about it any more. It sounds pretty simple and straight forward, and common. I am just worried about how Jake will respond to the anesthesia and how he will come out of it. Janine said that N was screaming and flailing like a banshee when he came too. She explained that it is that their ears feel SO different from when they went under and it freaks them out. I can’t wait to go for months on end and NOT have Jakob on antibiotics for an ear infection! I will be worried the day of the surgery and the day after, but it will all be worth it. And hopefully Jakob wont be too mad at us for putting him through this. More ENT updates to follow. Thank you for all the warm wishes and advice from all the Moms out there.

Happy Father's Day

I think that I made it a great day for Jason. We had a very good day. I got up with the boys early this morning, and let Jason sleep in. I went to go and make some coffee for us and found an empty tin! So I piled the two boys into the car and off to DD we went. When we got back we woke Daddy up and started to make breakfast. Jakob and I had planned to make pancakes, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream. YUM. So we had some breakfast together and then I sent Jakob and Jason to Bounce U to go and play. They spent an hour and a half bouncing, running, climbing, and having fun together. From what they both told me I think it sounds like they had a great bonding experience. They both came home tired and awfully sweaty – it was a humid, sticky day today. When they came home they both had a snack and then took a nap – Jake in his room and Jason in ours. I was hoping that Aiden would nap at the same time (since he didn’t have much of a morning nap), but no such luck. Aiden was awake for most of the quiet time in the house. Aiden then decided to conk out just as they other boys were waking up. We had plans with friends to go to the Irish Festival but then the rain started and there was no way we were going to schlep the kiddos out in the rain. So the plans changed to making dinner at our friend’s house and let the kids play. I decided that it was my turn to cook. So we stopped at the grocery store before heading over to get some ingredients. I decided to make grilled chicken, lemon pasta, and green beans with almonds. It turned out quite yummy. And was almost all core. And we added some chocolate pudding pie! Not all bad, sugar free – fat free. Low fat milk. Non fat whipped topping. Yum, yum, yum. The kids played well together. They had a good time. I like spending time together as families. It’s really nice. Jakob had a great time and was very sad to leave. As we drove away he was whispering “I lost my Natalie”. He hates to leave her. But I don’t think he was missing Nathan, as they had a couple of run ins tonight. But all in all they had a good night watching Peter Pan and the Muppets. Love the Muppets. Jakob gave a lot of good belly laughs at the Muppets. Father’s Day. It’s almost over. I am glad that Jason had a good night. And I don’t want to put a cloud over this message, or over the great day that we had, but I am sad that I don’t have anyone to call to thank for being my Dad. I was happy to have a short amount of quiet time today to just think about the happy times I have in my memories of Dad and Herb. They were both so different from on another, that’s for sure, but loved me. Arg! I don’t have the energy to get into it right now. Just leave it at this, I miss them and I wish they were still with me so that I could say “Thank you for being a great Dad”.Happy Father’s Day, Everyone!

I have a sneaking suspicion

I don’t have the diagnosis yet, but I would put money on it that when we go in Monday morning, they will tell me that his ear(s) are inflamed. He has been acting like he usually does when he has an earache – cranky, not eating, picky, whiny, etc. etc. Which to some sounds like just an ordinary toddler, but for Jakob it is over the top when he has an earache. I like that I have the motherhood “sixth sense” about his ears. But that should be expected since he just had his 14th! I can’t wait til Monday. I don’t hope I am right, just have a sneaky suspicion.

Meant to post this last night...

Tomorrow is Father’s Day. I would like to wish all the daddys out there a very happy father’s day. I have some plans for Jason and the boys tomorrow. Jakob and I are going to make Jason’s favourite breakfast, Pancakes! And then Jake and Jason are off to Bounce U to play for a couple of hours. Then home for lunch and a nap. In the afternoon we are off to the Irish festival with some friends. So we are hoping for a good day. I need to keep busy. I miss my dads every day of the year, but the day that is set aside to specifically celebrate them can be a hard one for me. So we will fill the day with fun and hope for the best.

Playgroup - FUN

I really look forward to getting together with the Mommy group. I like watching all the kids play together and have fun. Yesterday was a great playgroup, outside at Janine’s house. The kids were swinging, sliding, and running through the sprinkler. It was so much fun. The weather was perfect – hot, but not too hot, a nice breeze, and not too humid. The shade was over a good chunk of grass by the time the playgroup started so there was a nice place for the mom’s to hang out (and the newbies). And all the kids seemed to play quite well with each other. It’s always nice when they get along. Don’t get me wrong, there were some warnings and I believe an actual time out, but for such a large group it was pretty much argument free. I think that has to do a lot with being outside and there being more space. I think with our kids getting so big it sometimes seems like our houses get smaller. I have not hosted at our house. I feel bad that I haven’t, but my house is tiny compared to others, and with Toby I haven’t had the courage to have the group over. I have had a couple of the moms at a time over to the house, but not a full group. I have hosted outings instead. Anyways…. We had a great time. The cookies I brought with us were a hit. Which of course makes me happy. I get an ego boost when someone likes what I have baked/made. I know that is why I do it, I am a people pleaser and I like to be validated too. Does that make sense? Next weeks playgroup sounds like fun too. Sprinkler park. Fun, Fun, Fun.

The French Fry Look

Those of you who know Jason may have heard about the french fry look. This evening I saw Jakob’s girlfriend Natalie give him the french fry look. It was priceless. Let me explain the french fry look. Jason and I were having dinner at the Hard Rock Café in Korea a month or so before we started dating. It was so loud in there you couldn’t hear each other talk. We were out with two girls I worked with. The four of us were out passing notes on napkins since the music was so loud. I had ordered a pasta dish, can’t remember what it was, but it was yummy. Jason had ordered a burger and fries. The fries looked tasty. So… I helped myself to a fry off his plate without asking. Jason gave me this look of “how dare you” crossed with a look of death, which has now been named the french fry look. He denies that it was such a harsh look but it was so funny to see him react that way. And just like his mommy, Jakob was shocked at the reaction Natalie gave him when he helped himself to one of her McD’s fries. Again, priceless.