Summer kick-off cookout

Thursday night, Jack's school had their annual summer kick-off cookout. We didn't go last year since Jack was only a few months old and not really into such things but this year, he had a blast!

It was the first time he'd seen a "mascot" up close and personal and he was a bit fascinated with Howill the Owl.



He even tried to do the Macarena!



He also tried his first snow cone - it was a hit! In fact...he had 2!





Several folks asked if this little girl was Jack's sister and were shocked when we said no. Their hair was the EXACT same color. We can only hope we have a little girl with such beautiful curly locks!



We stayed until way past Jack's bedtime and even then, he kicked and screamed when it was time to go!



It was so comforting to see how much he loves being there. He helped himself up into the laps of teachers, and even ate from their plates. His former teachers admitted to stealing him from the toddler playground to take him to the baby playground for a bit just to spend a little time with them. One of the other Dads in Jack's room came up to me to tell me how neat it has been to watch Jack open up over the past few weeks. He said he was so apprehensive those first few days and now just smiles to greet everyone when they come in the room. It's more expensive than I might like but after a night like that one, I sometimes wonder if we pay enough. There's nothing more important than trusting the folks with whom you leave your child all day and nothing more wonderful than feeling the love between those folks and your child.

Thank you to our Tuckaway family for a great night and for all you do for Jack every day. We hear there's a montage video coming and if we can update with that later, we will!