Jack and Cate Update -- January, 2010 |
Friday, January 1, 2010 |
Over Christmas, the kids spent a night with Grandma Irene, Aunt Peggy and Uncle Scott, and Cate learned to make chocolate cookies *from scratch*. Fortunately for us, she was anxious to show off her new-found talents when she returned home. |
Friday, January 1, 2010 |
Jack was decidedly less enthusiastic about photographing his new-found talent of building scale-model motorcycle jumps. |
Friday, January 1, 2010 |
A girl and her dog. |
Friday, January 1, 2010 |
Dog. Sans girl. |
Saturday, January 2, 2010 |
Jack discovered a YMCA team with a bunch of his buddies, and he immediately recognized that basketball is the sport for him. He's never played before, but early indications (very early: this is the first practice) are good. |
Saturday, January 2, 2010 |
Basketball would be so much easier if you didn't have to run *and* dribble. Even in the first practice, Jack could quickly run the drills up and down the court. |
Saturday, January 2, 2010 |
When it can time to shoot, however, Jack applied the more liberal six-or-seven-step rule that the league generally frowns upon. |
Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
Grandma Irene generously took us to [Great Wolf Lodge](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/greatwolflodgeingrapevine/) for a weekend. |
Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
"Look, Dad! Look, Dad! This is what I'd look like with [Galifianakis-esque](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Galifianakis) beard!" |
Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
After more than four hours in the wave pool and the water slides, we're lucky she didn't fall asleep before dinner. It must have been the television in the kids' "cabin." |
Saturday, January 9, 2010 |
Cate powered through dinner and was still (somewhat unbelievably) conscious for the 8 PM story-time. |
Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
Jack Nelson: suited-up, fired-up, ready-to-go. |
Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
Coach Mike carefully crafts a second-half strategy. |
Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
Coach Mike still carefully crafts a second-half strategy. |
Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
Coach Mike continues to still carefully craft a second-half strategy. |
Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
Only a week later, and a team huddle involves actual eye contact. Now that's progress. |
Sunday, January 24, 2010 |
Forgive the bloody paper towels, but even this mess doesn't really do it justice. |