Jack's idea of playing t-ball

 

Do you think there is any hope for him???

Future comedian???

You decide.....

One smart boy

Yesterday, when I picked Jack up from preschool, his teacher was bragging to me about his work for the day. She said he did a great job writing all of his letters and numbers. She looked at him and said "Jack, you are the smartest one in my class!" Jack acknowledged her by boldly saying "I'm is", as in I know I am. Makes a momma proud!

Who knew?

I always attributed Heather's artistic talent to her father's side of the family. Her grandmother and aunt are terrific painters. She has always been able to draw and loved it when she was younger. We tried to encourage her to pursue some type of career in art, since she does have natural talent. She hasn't been interested in that job path, but we are more than pleased with her nursing plans. She can always fall back on art if she needs too.

Yes, I am crafty and creative, but I definitely cannot draw anything worth looking at! To my complete surprise, Will began coming home earlier this school year with some rather pleasant drawings. He has been proudly displaying them on our refrigerator for the past few months...a new one each week!

On Friday, Jack became the next in line to show off his talent. He brought home a sweet drawing of a penguin. You can barely read his handwriting, but this is common with lefties...at least that is what I am told. But hey, the boy can DRAW!!!

Here are a few of their creations.


This is Will's drawing of our dog, Luke.


Will created this one last week...he really likes it!


And this one is Jack's penguin. It is a little wrinkled, but I just love it!

Who knew???

O' my hair!

I tell you, there is never a dull moment around here! I sometimes feel sorry for people who choose not to have children, but then again some times I completely envy them! Children are a tremendous source of humor. I know we have all had our moments when we ask ourselves, "what were they thinking?" Yesterday was one of those moments for me.

Jack seems to be the one in our home who has made me ask that question more than Heather and Will ever have...and he is only 4 1/2! He loves to dress up and always comes to show off his creations with extreme pride! He really cracks me up!

Yesterday afternoon, Jack had been back in our bedroom watching TV with Will. I was sitting at the desk when he came into the family room and asked me "Do you know that O'Brother movie where the guy is always talking about his hair?" Well, of course I knew what he was talking about...that just happens to be one of my favorite films! Then he said "look at my hair net." Well, I'll let you see for yourself.


I know this is terribly out of focus, but you can get the idea. It is hard to take a photo of a moving object! His "hair net" was a rubber band he found in our bedroom.


I had to hold him down to get a photo of him. I think he might have been embarrassed at this point!


At this point he was ready for it to be off of him! Notice, I had to take this picture of his reflection in the mirror...he would not look at the camera!

As you see, never a dull moment around this house!

Our little Bandito

My Mom & Ron left this morning to spend a month in Mexico. I am posting these photos of Jack in their honor. He is wearing the sombrero Lee and I bought him when we were in Cozumel in 2007. We will miss you while you are gone. Don't forget to bring us back something good! We love you!

Jack's Christmas program

Jack's school had their annual Christmas program yesterday. It is always a riot! This is my fourth year to have a child in the program and it always makes me laugh. It is so funny to watch the kids...some pick their nose, some just stand there with stage fright, and others are not the least bit interested in singing and decide to goof off. While many do actually sing, they tend to scream out the words to the songs! Jack was no exception to this last rule. He was a reindeer during part of it. They sang "Away in a Manger", "Jingle Bells", "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy", "Ten Little Angels in a Band" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". Quite a lot for four year olds if you ask me! God Bless those Wee School teachers!!!

Some of the video is dark, but at least you will get the idea. Jack is on the bottom row in the center.



You can't see Jack in this video, but you can definitely hear all of the kids shouting the words to the song "Ten Little Angels in a Band". So cute!

Here are a few photos too.

The Christmas card photo

Oh how I always dread taking the photo for our annual Christmas card! Of course, Heather is the easiest to photograph and I know her mouth gets tired from keeping a constant smile! She has to since we never know when I will get the perfect shot. Will is normally pretty cooperative and always photogenic. Jack on the other hand is a completely different story. He is not cooperative and absolutely HATES having his photo taken these days, at least by someone other than himself! I took 143 photos of the three of them together. I finally decided to get some individual shots just in case I didn't get "the one" and could just use three separate poses for the card. I was actually shocked that I did end up with one great shot. Whew! I'm glad that is over for another year! I think the kids are too!!



Here are some funny shots that I took of Jack that night. This will give you an idea of what I had to work with. I call this "The Many Faces of Jack". Enjoy!

Jack & the video camera

Well, I may have to throw out my idea of posting videos...at least videos of Jack, that is. He HATES cameras these days! Enjoy!