Friday Night with Jack

Kate spent the night with us last weekend, so turnabout being fair play, it was Jack's turn this past Friday. 

We watched him at the Jiu Jitsu sparring on Friday evening. He managed to pin down all his opponents including this girl with him in these pics. She was brutal!! This isn't something I can see our Kate doing, although these days I guess it is good for a girl to be able to defend herself.

Jack read three bedtime stories to us before we went upstairs for bed. He is reading so well and loves to read. That makes me happy.

We had an interesting conversation while Jack took his shower. Out of nowhere came this unexpected statement: "Nonnie, I don't believe in Santa Claus." Really??

I knew that Kate no longer believes, so I asked him if someone had told him there is no Santa. He said no, he just knows there is no Santa Claus. Well, that is perfectly fine with me. He knows where the gifts come from.

He did ask me to ask him questions about it, which I did, such as, "does Santa really have a big enough sleigh to hold presents for every single child all over the world?" "Do reindeer really fly?" "Does he really come down the chimney?" Nope, nope, nope! Then, being Jack, he cracked me up with this: "I do believe in Elf on the Shelf!" LOL!

On Saturday, I made cinnamon rolls for him, his favorite. He and Grandpa played Bingo while I fixed breakfast, then we played a little basketball, catch, and went to the park.

On our way to the park, he had to stop and look at the display in a nearby neighbor's yard. He loves penguins, so he had to have his pic made here.

Guess it's still okay to be seen with Santa and his reindeer even if you don't believe in him.

It's nice they are able to swing themselves these days. I can sit on the park bench and just enjoy or swing beside them.

We had to go shopping, of course. Jack thought we needed a Pie Face game at our house. He remembers all the fun of last Christmas with that game.

No, it turns out what he really wants is a can of whipped cream to shoot in his mouth! What a boy!!!

The ordinary days ... the simple things. These are my favorite days.

Next Saturday both Kate and Jack will stay with us. I have tickets for The Prestonwood Spectacular Christmas show and it will definitely be an extraordinary day!!! So excited!

I like extraordinary days, too!!!

And really, no day is ordinary that you get to spend with loved ones, is it?