JAKE

J is very affectionate and loving. He likes to be singled out with one-on-one attention. He likes to give gifts and receive gifts and he wants you to like his gifts. He notices all these things. They are important to him. 

J is passionate, intense, and sensitive. He feels strongly about a lot of life's events, big and small. He is an energizer when he is enthused about something. Sometimes he overwhelms his younger brothers when he's just trying to be friendly. Sometimes he overwhelms the adults, too! 

J's usually a happy kid. When he is angry it's over life's injustices--like when adults don't bother to learn the full story before handing out demerits. When he is unhappy we all know it.

J learns new concepts quickly. He doesn't always stay on task while doing schoolwork which means it takes him longer to finish his schoolwork for the day. (In Finland by law students get 15 minutes of downtime every hour. J and V follow that regime, even though it's not in our homeschool bylaws.)

J thinks he should be able to keep up with B in all areas which is not reasonable when B is a year and half older. Brothers close  in age are going to compete regardless of whatever rules the adults make. We encourage B and J to keep it friendly and most of the time they do. They are good friends. They share a lot of interests. 

J's a dreamer. When a vacation is on the horizon, he will talk about it a lot. He asks questions and wants to make plans. He likes visiting Lego.com just about as much as he likes building Legos.

Some of J's favorite things/activities that I have noticed are: 
Legos
Lego.com
music (ukulele & piano)
karate
books
Minecraft (game)

I asked J to tell me a few more of his favorite things/activities:
Lego Fusion (iPad game)
sledding
gifts
costumes (dress ups)
movies
the blog post (Isn't he sweet?!)
holidays vacations (He said he LOVES vacations.)
sais (karate weapons)