French Toast Lover

Sailor

We ended up taking Jack out to dinner again, and it was a a mess, again. He tried to squirm out of his high chair, grabbed everything on the table, insisted on watching a video on my phone, and refused every bit of food, all while his friend, Auden sat quietly, ate beets, and was an angel.

At the National Aquarium

Jack made a gurgling sounds at the fish -- trying to communicate with them.

New Bunny

Jack 'claimed' a stuffed bunny during a barbecue, giving it hugs and kisses. My former boss, Steve, was hosting the gathering, saw him playing with the bunny, and was kind enough to give it to Jack. In this video, Jack can't decide whether the bunny should be inside or outside of our cabinet.

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No More Dining Out

Patty and I had a Groupon for an awesome Thai restaurant two blocks from our house. We were starving and it was relatively early on a Sunday evening, so we figured the place wouldn't be crowded. We planned for a nice quiet meal before most customers arrived for dinner.

It was a disaster. Jack wouldn't sit still or eat any of the foot presented to him, the place became very crowded soon after we arrived, and an overly friendly, inebriated gentleman named Mogi insisted on buying me a shot of vodka. Mogi then insisted in having a conversation with me, all of the way across the restaurant. We won't be dining out with Jack or Mogi for a few more years.

Glen Echo Park

Jack wasn't quite sure what to think of the carousel.

Buckets of Fun

Jack Loves Reading

A Classic Car at the Park

People in Arlington leave kids toys at the parks. While some are in really nice shape, others have seen better days, resulting in an 'Island of Misfit Toys' of sorts. For some reason, Jack and other children always seem to be drawn to the Cozy Coupes left at the park. This one has only three wheels, and is rather unstable. But that doesn't mean it isn't fun!

The Terrorists Have Won

Flying out from DC's Reagan National Airport, Jack's milk bottles were placed into a strange device by the security experts of the TSA. The device told the security experts that the milk needed additional testing, so the security experts asked me to open each bottle so they could use some sort of litmus paper to perform a secondary test. Thankfully, the explosive dairy product test came out negative.

On the way home, we encountered a similar team of security experts, operating a device similar to the device at Reagan that placed Jack's bottles into secondary screening. Again, the security experts protected us from certain death by taking twice as long to perform the same tests that had been performed on the way out, asking, upon further review of our all plastic milk bottles, 'Is there metal in that milk?'.

The attached picture is a little blurry, but you might be able to identify a security expert using a third device to scan Jack's milk, while Patty is receiving a very thorough pat down in the background. That pat down seemed somewhat akin to turning my head and coughing for high school sports physicals.

Danger Magnet

If there's danger within 20 feet, Jack will find it, as evidenced by this picture next to a "DANGER - HIGH VOLTAGE" sign at the Navy Pier in Chicago.

Great Grandma Leaf and Great Aunt Barb

We had a great time visiting with Patty's Grandmother and Aunt Barb.

Jack Attacks 'the Bean' in Chicago

Jack couldn't get enough of the giant reflective bean at Millennium Park in Chicago.

Ice Cream Hunter

At the zoo, the only thing Jack liked more than the elephants was the gelato.

Sleepy in the Car

We went to the zoo in my pickup truck. Jack, of course, fell asleep two minutes before we finished parking. He desperately needed a nap, so Patty and I sat in the car for an hour while he rested.

Squirrel Face

Jack's face in this picture is priceless.