The Puzzle Ball

The puzzle ball Bentley received for his birthday continues to be a big hit around here! Bentley pulls it out and plays it on occasion, the cat wishes he could roll it easier, and Jake spends quite a bit of time trying to master it.

Jake is not there yet. He concentrates hard, but somewhere along the way the ball drops (literally) in the maze. And then poor Jake snarls. He really does! The poor kid gets so frustrated! But, to his credit, he keeps coming back to it despite his frustrations along the way. He is not a quitter!

P.S. - this 2nd picture is a deceptive one.  I was holding the camera waiting for the moment when he scrunches up his face and shrieks with frustration (which always makes me tense and wait for him to throw the ball or something... !), but instead of looking stressed this time he smiled and threw his hands up in the air.  So I clicked anyway.  :)