Jack’s Birthday Part 5…

Uncle Bryan and Aunty Dawn weren’t just doing the zipline…they were testing EVERYTHING out.   Bryan on a basket where he can actually dunk:

A little air hockey:

Indoors hoops:

Uncle and Aunty with the King:

Jack’s Birthday Part 4…

I think Uncle Bryan and Aunty Dawn had just as much fun as the kids.  Bryan pushing Dawn on the KIDS zipline:

Jack’s Birthday Part 3…

This year we celebrated Jack’s birthday at Scooter’s Jungle. 

Before the party could even get started, Jack was goofing around and ran into another kid and cut his lip and got a bloody nose:

Jack invited his after school park friends and his basketball team:

King Jack!

Jack’s Birthday Part 2…

Jack pretty celebrated all weekend.  We got him an iPad game expansion pack for 2.99.  Normally we only get Jack games that are .99 cents because anything more is too expensive and Mom and Dad have to work a long time to get 2.99.    This year Jack is just starting to get into Ninjago Lego and Pokemon:

Aya and I got him a Kobe sticker for his room along with some Laker stickers:

Later, Aunty Dawn and Uncle Bryan got Jack the Sunday white Kobe Jersey, so I need to update this picture with Jack wearing his jersey.

Grandpa and Grandma got Jack an indoor bowling game.  It is pretty nice but Grandpa is going to get tired and sore setting all the pins back up everyday:

STRIKE!!!

Happy 7th Birthday Jack!!

Jack’s Birthday Part 1…

We celebrated Jack’s 7th birthday yesterday by going to Dinah’s (Jack’s pick) for breakfast:

Jack and I , had matchy-matchy outfits:

Then we feasted at my parents house for dinner:

Of course we had our usual ‘funny faced’ picture:

Stay at home Dad Part 6…

“Action” shots of Stacy and the fish:

Seal:

Shark:

Another Seal, this one came up and followed Stacy around the window:

Fake penguins:

Nemo!

Stay at home Dad Part 5…

Stacy and I had one day where we had free to do whatever so I took Stacy to the Long Beach Aquarium.  

We took Jack to the Aquarium when he was younger than Stacy and we even bought membership but this was Stacy’s first trip.  Stacy did great.  Way better than Jack who is ‘scared’ to touch any of the fish.

Stacy started with the jellyfish:

We went mid week and it was empty.  It seemed like they had a lot of volunteer workers.  It was great.    Stacy stopped to touch a starfish:

Stacy touched the sting ray:

She had no fear to touching the shark either.  Stacy was gung-ho and wasn’t afraid of anything.

Stay at home Dad Part 4…

It was crazy hat day at school and Jack was still line leader:

It took me a whole week to figure out the perfect time to leave to get to school, not to early and not to late.   On the last day I finally figured out a good parking space.   Jack and some classmates with their hats:

Today Stacy and I had it pretty easy.  Some errands and then Menchies!  Man this girl can eat!

Entertaining each other by making faces while waiting to pick up Jack from school:

Then we headed back to Grandpa’s to practice some basketball:

Stay at home Dad Part 3…

Friday is park day for Stacy.  Stacy and I went to the park in the morning.  The second we got to the park people where saying hello to Stacy.  Apparently I went when all her friends were there.  Naturally, I am a stranger since I never take Stacy to park day so I had to introduce myself as, “Dad”.  Usually it is always Grandma or Grandpa with the kids.

In any case, I finally got to meet some of Stacy’s friends.   Stacy and Yumi on the swings:

Stacy has a good time with her friends:

We stayed at the park for a few hours:

The kids were making sand castles and playing together.  Girls and boys are so different.  Jack would never sit and build castles.  He would run all over and want me to chase him or push him on the swing for an hour.  Stacy can just sit with her friends and build castles.  It was great!

Stay at home Dad part 2…

The week that I was home Jack was line leader at school.  Basically that means the class lines up behind Jack in the morning and then he walks first from the yard check in to the class.  I think it rotates between all the kids during the school year but Jack wanted me to go and see him first in line:

So, I decided to skip library time so I could take a nap with Stacy and then go to park with Jack and his friends.  Library time is 11:30 to 12:30 and Jack gets out of school at 1:45 on Wednesdays and a group of friends goes to the park every Wednesday.  The timing didn’t live Stacy a lot of time for a nap so Stacy and I decided NOT to go to library but be well rested for park day!

It was pretty hot on Wednesday and Alaina’s mom brought water balloons for the kids:

It was an all out war!

Stacy is being led out of harms way while I take pictures:

Jack is so close when he bombs people:

Here comes the BOOM!

Jack got beaned as well:

Good times:

How quick they turn on you.  After Jack hit AJ (the kid above), Alaina the girl next to Jack turned and threw her balloon at Jack!