YUM!

Seems as though we have quite the recent collection of photos of Jack eating.  It's like Brad Pitt in Oceans 11.  So apparently that's what we've been up to lately.

Eating that is, not watching Brad Pitt movies.

Breakfast of Champions...
green smoothie and toast

An Apple...sort of!

Food Prep
"chopping" his garbanzo beans

Chuck full!

Moochin' off mom

Skyping Grammi while, you guessed it...EATING!

Lil' Chipmunk

Messy, but happy!

After looking at these, it appears that someone needs to start sitting in their seat while they eat! :)

for Jay & Mitch...

Look who's ready for Football Friday!

We'll have to add a couple numbers to the back...
all 3 Brinkmans on the field can't be #32!

Thanks for the shirt Mom!  Had these little letters left over from something else...perfect size!

Game On...

We fixed the basketball hoop the other night, so we're ready to play some ball.  We'll grab some sidewalk chalk and draw in the 3-point line (so I can whoop up on Jay from behind the arch! :D) and the game's on!

Nothing that can't be done by a skid with Ryan behind the controls! :)

Spring

You wash the clothes or the boy...take your pick.

Washin' up in the sink.

Daddy's Boy

Easter Morning
Only time he has to wear a sweater vest!

Blowing Bubbles

We found a great Radio Flyer wagon in the woods left behind by the previous owners.  It was pretty heavy duty, minus the bottom being rotted out, so we used some wood we had to remake it one night after Jack went to bed.

Before 

After
Ready for a rider!

He loves to ride in his wagon.

In a few years this will go from a riding wagon to a chore wagon! :)

Little Taste of Blood

Jack bumped his mouth the other day and got his first taste of blood.

I felt sad...Ryan felt proud.  Apparently we are typical parents.

(He hardly cried and is just fine for any worried ladies in the crowd! :))

Proud Dad :P

Giving Peppers a Ride

I put "Peppers" on the seat originally, but Jack came back through the kitchen later giving him another ride after I'd taken him off.

I love this kid!

Trading Places

Here is your snack Dad.

I don't want that snack.

You can't make me eat it!

Wanna bet?
Hey look!  What's that over there?

Gotcha sucker!

Not sure which is more beneficial...
Jack learning what it's like to have to fight him at meals
or us learning what it's like to get suckered into eating things we don't want to!

(To be fair, he's usually a very good eater.)