Head first down the slide.

Fueling up at the park.

Jack on the Skokie Swift, headed to Ravinia.

A day at Navy Pier.

Jack and Ethan discuss the finer points of "Quiet Loud."

Jack loves to drive the yellow school bus.

Cowpie 2009! Now with more real cowpies.

My first haiku:

Catching fireflies

While walking home with our son.

He is amazing.

Jack makes an amazing shot!

OK, not exactly, but you have to applaud the effort.

Where Is Thumbkin?

Trying to get home from Denver.

Uncle Nick, look over there!

Splashing around in the public fountain.

Are there any strawberrys left?

Strawberry picking in the Willamette Valley.