Jack's 11th Birthday

We went to one of Jack's favorite restaurants for lunch, and then walked along West Lake and enjoyed the Spring weather.  Here's 11 year old Jack!  After I took this picture, he informed me he had a loose tooth.  We numbed his mouth with Haagen-Das ice cream and then I yanked it out of his mouth.  Even though he's 11 now, he's not above believing in the Tooth Fairy if it turns into a cash generation opportunity!

Jack and Peter at the park...

I told the waiter that it was Jack's birthday, and they brought us this beautiful fruit plate with whipped cream and a candle on top...

Some of Jack's presents, which were wrapped with paper that Sue painted.


Peter got Jack this rabbit, "Blackjack" for his birthday, which I showed in a previous blog, however Jack's not the only one that loves Blackjack!


Sophie's toys tend to expand all available space - which in this apartment, isn't much!
    

Sophie, Jack and I all had a bad chest-cold the past few days and we've been hacking like crazy, but I'm happy to report that the hacking has subsided and we're getting healthy again! Poor Sue had to take care of 3 of us at once, AND she kept Sophie home from school while I was teaching those days, so she gets extra kudos!