Tumbling Clas

Jack did a 4 day tumbling class last week. On the last day, he got a certificate, gold medal, and "tattoos". The medal and stamps say "superstar" and he ran around half the afternoon saying "I am a SUPER STAR". Loved the class and instructor and has been practicing somersaults all week. Thankfully she teaches in the fall so he will be going back in September!

Park

Quick post-tumbling class park visit.

Jack & Charlie

Two cuties who know how to work their parents...

Gymnastics

Ready for gymnastics!

Sydney

More Bad Puppy. Though by now, you probably realize this is "normal" behavior for him lately. We are pretty confident he was human in a former life.

Aria's Birthday

Fun times celebrating Aria's big 4th birthday! Aria is the birthday girl in the cowboy hat - enjoying her special celebration! The kids took AJ's part way completed shed as their "house" and had a great time.

Dinner

Jack got to pick at the store. His choice: Arctic Char & Crab Legs.

Tumbling Class

Jack's first tumbling class. The instructor had 15 3-4 year olds and had them all on task the entire 45 minutes. After she kicked out the parents :) I peeked in at the end & saw Jack do a series of summersaults and walk on the "beam". He had a blast & is already asking about going back.

More Bad Puppy!

Truly, this dog KNOWS to not be on the sofa. Here, he has taken 3 throw pillows & created a pillow bed on top of the sofa. I would not be surprised in the least if in his head he thought - "There, I am not on the sofa".

Bertazzoni

New stove is a thing of beauty. Brandon is very pleased with the new Bertazzoni. He has been looking at it for almost two years and is glad the old one finally made its exit. Thankfully the explosion that killed the old one did not actually result in anything more than a scare & a few frayed nerves!

Morning with Grandma

Graham crackers awaiting lunch @ People's Organic Galleria

Trying to convince Grandma he needs the chocolate she usually has in her purse (pre-lunch)

He talked Grandma into the firetruck ride at Babies R Us

Enjoyable morning with Grandma Sandy - a little shopping & lunch at Galleria followed by a quick trip to Babies R Us.

Bad Puppy

Caught! He knows better...

Masks

Today's Art Camp project was masks. He is enjoying his creations.

Golfing

Watching for Alligators, they live in the ponds on the golf course and Nick taught him how to keep an eye out for them

He saw an alligator & is on his way back to the safety of the golf cart!

Driving

Final putt with Brandon, Daryl & Nick

And he is tired after 9 holes & dinner

Fun evening of golf and dinner with some of Daddy's work friends.

Washing Hands turns to Washing Jack

This is what he looked like about 10 seconds after he went into the bathroom to wash his hands by himself...He was soaked along with half the bathroom!

Animal Art

Jack is doing an Animal Art "Mini-Camp" this week and having a blast. Mini-camp means it is a dropoff class - surprisingly we are both handling that really well! Yesterday his creation was two puppets, a dog & a cat.

Stickers

Jack hit the sticker jackpot with a nice cashier at Trader Joe's!

Noah!

Jack, Noah & Brian

Jack sharing cartoons with an enthralled Noah

We are so lucky to have had a visit from Tanya, Brian & Noah! Here are a few subpar photos snapped on my phone as we chatted away. Jack has been talking about Noah (again) nonstop since Monday, truly wish we lived closer!

Pineapple Salsa

This was amazing, it went on a salmon, but I did not get a pic of the entire meal before it was served.

Inspired Artist

Enjoying a few quiet minutes to draw.

Jack & Max

Jack & Max were joined at the hip at our last playdate - fun to see them getting along so well! Top pic is Jack & Max. Bottom picture is about 4 minutes after we got in the car to go home.

Unhappy Camper

After being woken up by Sydney (our American Eskimo).

Zoe

Zoe (or as Jack calls her "my big girl") post biopsy in her inflatable donut. Of course she would not tolerate the regular cones most dogs go home with :)

Fun Puzzle Play

Building snakes

Building a wall

Building beach chairs (his is the big one)

Followed up with a popsicle