Natural Scorer

When not sitting on the ball and falling off while laughing hysterically, Jack is displaying a prodigious nose for the back of the net. Here he beats a keeper seemingly stuck in cement with some nifty moves. Good enough for the Carling Cup, I reckon!

Wait a minute ... we're fish!

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Jack got up close and personal with big sea creatures this weekend, including a basketball playing dolphin, a shiver of snaggletoothed sharks, and a three-legged sea turtle (all pictured here). The aquarium's big finish is a sprialling walk down thru the middle, ie, inside, of the big tank, where the only thing between you and being a shark's lunch is an inch or so of glass. Jack was undaunted, of course.

Raspberry Fingers

No commentary needed!

Solid Gold

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Both because it's priceless now but also becuase it'll be priceless in a different way later. There are two dances here, one entirely of Jack's own invention, then a variation inpsired by mom saying, "Move your tush back and forth!" Alex is on keys.

Ready to Sign His Commitment Letter

Coach K, are you watching? Jack gets an assist from ball hog Al "Osgood-Schlatters" Epstein for a monster jam at sun-down on the play-down on Sunday afternoon. Note the gleeful smile, the use of the thighs for ball security, and the torso extension as he puts it down. No shattered backboards yet, but it's only a matter of time (and outgrowing daddy by a good six inches).

Tower of Baby

This is Jack's building within a building, which he constructed Saturday morning at the Building Museum, the largest indoor space in Washington, DC (which is saying something). He has now clearly made the connection between putting something up and being able to knock it down, which he does with a big grin (not pictured here). Note the big-ego, "statement architecture" flourishes on the top... Hello, Dubai!

Jackson 2

Here are the Jack-sons, with Jackson, who's actually named Jackson, on the left and Jack, who gets called Jackson when he's doing something marginally bad, on the right. ("No sir!" is what he gets when he takes mischief to the next level.) The boys recently caught up over bagels and cream cheese ("keem peas").

Superbowl Party

While the rest of us were inhaling chili (including a delicious pumpkin chili) and watching eventual Superbowl MVP Aaron Rodgers pick apart the Steelers secondary, Jack was making a few moves of his own. First, he gets her number... Then he enters it into his/daddy's phone. Then he calls her! Meanwhile, she's just trying to take his picture (which she successfully did). Later, they danced ring aroudn the rosy, to everyone's delight.

What Part of Don't Bother Me...

...when I'm on my iPad" don't you understand?

Photo credit (and blogpost title suggestion) to leading architect and local photog, Chris Snowber.

Back to the Future

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Aunt Dee and Uncle Harry have uncovered a gem in the (extended) family archives: a photo of Jack playing piano in 1971! Or, wait, that's not Jack, it's Ken! Can you spot the differences? Other than the piano and the vintage shag rug? Of course, it's what's inside that counts, and for that reason we're confident Jack's musical ability will far exceed that of his father's - because it will come from Stephanie.