'Tis the season

Merile and I never miss the Tacoma Holiday Food and Gift festival.  It is my personal official start to the holiday season.  We took Jack this year.  We started wandering around, looking at the various toys and booths. At first, Jack was into it - - but his enthasuiam quickly changed into boredom then downright crankiness.  Truth be told, he drove me a bit nuts.  Mr. Chatterbox, touching everything (especially every breakable ornament), complaining about wanting to leave. Unlike years past rushed through the festival...we were in and out of there before the carolers sang Silver Bells.  We had already been to the pumpkin patch that morning, so by the time we hit the Teriyaki place on the way home, Jack was D-O-N-E.

One thing I've always admired about Jack....his ability to adpat.

Needless to say, Merile and I had a lesiurely, lovely dinner! 

Jack and the giant melon

Jack has a very big head.  It's not like he looks freaky, but it is unusally large.  Jack has wanted a BYU visor for some time now...(apparently the visor won't mess up his faux hawk)...so bless Mindy and Cisco's hearts...they bought him one when the went to Utah to drop Josh at the MTC. Um, they had to get him the adult size.  No kidding!

So, we went to watch Damon at football practice the other day. Jack has been dying to try on his helmet.   Damon is 12.  Yep, Jack grabbed it and put it on...but here's what happened when he went to take it off:

I tell Jack it's okay to have a giant melon. It means you have giant brains!!!