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 teach him things. When I use a...

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 do it without being attacked! We have a US state puzzle that I have avoided...

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 on Jack. It’s been fun pulling out the 18 month clothes for David and remembering...

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 now, and we stop when Jack seems to be...

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...

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 with him. We went to the library recently, and while I was returning some books, he walked into the...