Cake…

Who doesn’t like to eat dessert?   The kids helps Grandma bake a cake:

Stacy showing off her culinary skills:

Dodgers…

We picked a great time to join a Dodger season ticket group a few years ago when the Dodgers sucked.  It has been great going to games this year.  We are slowly getting more games each year.  I think the first year we only had 2 games.  Then 4 games and I think this year we have 7 games.

Luckily for us, we got the Tampa game AND Kershaw pitching:

Even though Jack is just there for the food, he is at least getting into the game spirit!

Best part was the Dodgers won.  Second best part, Aya got ALL the food…which was almost every inning for the first 6 innings and the Dodgers scored in 5 of the 6 innings when Aya was in line getting food!!  hahahahhaha!

Pool Part 2…

So Dad messed up.   Aya and I took a day off to hang out at the pool with the kids. 

Unfortunately, Stacy had a swim test the next day and we  spent so much time at the pool that Stacy was too tired to take her swim test:

I don’t know where she learned how to dive into a pool:

But it sure looks painful!!

Face-plant!!  It must not hurt because Stacy never complains…she just likes hanging out at the pool:

Chillin like villians:

Pool Part 1…

We ended the summer with some pool time fun:

It almost looks like Jack was ‘walking’ on water:

2nd Grade…

Yesterday was Jack’s first day in the 2nd grade:

Aya went into work late so she could send Jack off to school:

Of course Stacy didn’t want to be left out and went with us:

Flag Football Part 2…

For someone that can’t run in a game, he sure did well in the speed drills:

He was undefeated when I was watching him:

Talk about keeping and eye on the ball:

I thought this one had America’s Funniest Home Video’s written all over it, but somehow he caught it:

At least Jack had fun…one scrimmage he was paired with all his friends on one team:

He loved to huddle them up and tell them what to do…and then be the worse DB on the field:

Oh well…at least I don’t have to worry about any football related head injuries  because Jack won’t be playing any football as he gets older!

Flag Football Part 1…

Oh how I dreaded flag football.  Jack loves football but he is so terrible at it.  The sad part is, Jack doesn’t even know he is terrible at football.  I mean this pose says it all:

Then Mister cone head makes an appearance:

Check out this long ball throwing form…if this doesn’t say ELITE QB on it, I dunno what does:

Concentrate…concentrate:

DOH!   I might not have been a super star athlete, but I could hit, run, throw and catch!  To watch Jack not be able to catch is one of the hardest things to do on the sidelines. 

Mini…

You know all those times you get money as a gift and the people that give money tell you buy something nice for yourself but your parents end up taking the money and putting it into your bank account and you never get to buy yourself anything.  Well, Jack wanted a mini iPad and Aya and I said that if he did well in school he could use his bday and xmas money to buy his own iPad.  We would pay half and he had to pay half.  

Jack had a good year so he got his very own iPad mini:

Best part was, I didn’t even pay half!!  It was on sale AND I got a gift card, so Jack paid 2/3 and I only had to pay 1/3.  Score one for Dad!!

Laser Tag…

Jack went to Jonny’s birthday at Lazer Tag.  It was his first Lazer Tag party and Jack loved it!  Any time he can shoot a gun is a good time for Jack:

Jack warmed up by playing some video games…of course with a gun:

And more guns:

Even I got a chance to play…the kids reacting to my dominating performance being displayed on the screen:

Basketball…

With back to back basketball camps, Jack still had Venice practice on Saturday and then club team practice on Sunday.  For one stretch he had 16 days of basketball camp/practice in a row!!

Jack putting in some work:

Some 2 ball:

Defense…which Jack must have learned from Uncle Jeff because Jack plays ZERO defense…gets ZERO rebounds…I was so happy when the coach yelled at Jack for being lazy on defense!

Jack finally got promoted to big kid side:

But now he has to work and keep up:

Thru the legs:

Westside Hoops…

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into the LMU camp to take any pictures but I got some pictures at the Westside Hoops clinic at CCHS:

Jack’s ball handling skills are getting a lot better….if only he would practice hard…he could be really good:

Most of the time guys take it easy on the girls…nope…not my son…going after his classmate’s shot!

Iverbe…

Jack had a pretty busy summer.  We signed him up for his annual Iverbe camp.  We tried a few new camps this year.  LMU had a one week basketball clinic.  Then Culver City High School had a one week basketball clinic.  After 2 weeks of basketball, Jack had one week of flag football camp.   Luckily all the camps were close by and I was able to stop by and visit during lunch or after work.

Jack at Iverbe, just clueless as water balloons are being shot from a catapult:

I think Jack only likes Iverbe so he can play and trade Pokemon cards with other kids and eat giant otter pops!

Tower of Power…

Jack and I used to build lego towers all the time.  He loved it when I made towers so he could then run by and knock them down.  It would matter if my tower was super high or just a few lego’s high…Jack thought it was hilarious to knock them down.

I started building towers with Stacy and she doesn’t want to knock it down at all.  She wants to make super high towers:

Timber!!!

Nephew…

It seems like the updates about my nephew are getting more sporadic so here is my update on Toshihiro.   We went over for a visit so Aya get her fill of ‘baby’ time:

Hard to tell but the little guy is getting bigger:

Stacy looks like a giant next to Toshihiro:

Just for a size comparison,  Toshihiro is twice the size of a remote control….crazy!!