Jack & Spencer's World

In our former life (pre-kids), we were known to enjoy a few home grown dance parties. These events generally started at the Torero when someone (Justin) would utter the infamous words "it's a two margarita night". Things would usually go downhill from there, resulting in rowdy dancing to a very loud mix of hip-hop, top 40, disco, and of course 80s hair-band music. The night would eventually conclude with some disaster, like losing the battery to my camera... Well, tonight, we needed a little boost to the MacFarlane family morale. For whatever reason, the words "jitterbug" popped into my head (as in ba-dum-dum, Jitterbug - the start to Wham's Wake me up before you go-go). And then the dancing started - well, I started jumping and dancing around the room while my two little boys, sitting in their respective highchairs, watched on in amazement. Once they were cleaned up from dinner and out of their chairs, we all boogied to a great selection of 80s hits (than

As you can probably guess, this didn't last much longer than it took to take the picture.

I suppose I should clarify the title of this one. Jack is calling these his Googles and it's too cute to worry about correcting right now! :)

This evening while reading stories before bed, Jack seemed to be chewing something. I asked him what he was eating and here's what he said: "something new momma. From dinner." Cracked us up!

Making one of this week's masterpieces!

beach umbrellas (2 if you're smart) small, metal shovels to dig holes for umbrellas Beach chairs - one for each person over 2 years old - ideally the kind that you can sit right at the edge of the waves so your feet get wet Buckets - 50 of various shapes and sizes Small plastic shovels - maybe 10 also of various shapes and sizes Blanket for under previously listed umbrellas Cooler Wagon to tote everything to the beach each day Beach towel - again, one for each person over 2 years old Water bottles Ice packs Spray sunscreen for kids Spray sunscreen for you Spray sunscreen for your spouse Sunscreen stick for kids' faces Crocs Flip-flops Baseball caps or floppy hats Swimsuits and rash guards (no idea why the shirts are called rash guards - you'd think they actually cause rashes?) baby wipes to clean anything and everything Sunglasses for each person over 2 years old A good book that you'll never pull out of your bag Snacks, snacks, and more snacks O

Last summer, Jack discovered the wonder of sprinklers at the local parks. He went almost everyday and played, played, played in the freezing cold water. Well, we're back at it again this year. It's interesting. Last year, he was one of the smaller kids and I was generally worried that we would be trampled by bigger kids. This year, he's much bigger and now I worry that he'll trample the little ones (like Spence). Spence doesn't really know what to think. He's interested in the water, but does not like that it is freezing cold. We'll see where things stand at the end of the summer. One thing is for sure - it's much harder to watch two little ones running around than one! A few pictures of a recent playground trip.