The big event this month for Jack was the death of his kitty, Astro. Jack is almost always the first one up in the house. We allow him to be out of bed if it’s after 6am, to play computer games, or whatever, as long as he doesn’t disturb anyone. He sometimes forgets the bit [...]

So, can you tell that Jack has begun choosing what he will wear each day? I’ve been enjoying the combinations he comes up with, and had to really choke back a laugh when he came out of his room last week wearing a pair of David’s pants. I asked him if they felt too small [...]

These days, we’re never quite sure which boy is going to climb out of bed each morning.  Sometimes we get well-behaved, obedient Dr. Jackyll, and other days it’s argumentative, defiant Mr. Hide. Much of the time, Jack is great to have around. He’s curious about everything so it’s fun to explain things to him and [...]

Jack has learned a lot this month. He can write his name pretty well and is slowly working on mastering letters, numbers, coloring in the lines, etc. He has a chalk board that has been helpful to practice on, and sometimes he gets in David’s crib to write on his chalk board, so he can [...]

Jack had a little altercation with a sidewalk. The sidewalk won this round, but Jack left his mark on it by bleeding copiously all over it. It was his first nosebleed, and he took it like a man. I was proud of him for not getting too upset by the whole thing.

I loved this shirt [...]

Jack started his homeschool co-op class this month and is really enjoying it. It’s just once a week for 2 hours, but it’s helped us ease into doing a little bit of school at home every day since his teacher sends home worksheets. We’re only doing about 15-20 minutes a day of handwriting right [...]

With rather low expectations, we took the boys to have their picture made yesterday. We just didn’t expect David to sit still with Jack long enough to get a decent shot. In the end, they managed one that was pretty good:

Jack looks about 10 years old in this picture:

Jack is proud to be a 4 year old. He tells everyone he meets that he’s 4 and tells them how big he is. He is not shy and has no problem making friends at the playground. He just walks up and introduces himself and joins in with any group of kids that will play [...]

Jack has always been been a naturally very cautious child. He wants to be in control and even things like swinging on a swing set have made him feel out of control and no amount of encouragement makes any difference to him. He will do things when he’s good and ready and not a moment [...]

This picture makes me laugh. I can’t quite put words to Jack’s expression- I need some help. Anyone have a funny caption for this photo?