These are all pictures of objects that Jack had set up, that I came across later; these are the things that make you smile warmly, as they seem to say, "Jack was here."
Gigantic red bird in the same cage with elephant? I'd give advantage to the bird.
Apparently a new-found hideout. He climbs back here, and then surrounds himself with toys.
For awhile Jack had a thing about trains, and I would find many a household object lined up end to end like this. Books, spoons, and see the one below:
He also would point to this box of wipes saying, "Choo-choo!" and we finally realized that yes, the instructional pictures
do look like a train, in a way.
Hm. He never admitted to this one, but I know it was him. I mean, it wasn't me. It wasn't Eric. And Jack's the only other one who can get the fridge open by himself.
Look at those teeth marks!
Steamed soccer ball, anyone?
He found these cans in our pantry and developed a strange fascination with them. For awhile we would even put them in his toy chest when cleaning up his toys! He would stack them and then knock them over. Move over, Babies R Us toys! Here comes Aldi cans of pinto beans!
This was during the time that Jack discovered he was finally tall enough to reach up and onto the counter; all day I had to keep things pushed together in the middle of the counter in order to keep his little fingers out of it. Notice all the books and DVD collections in the back, items he was getting into in another room. This phase was such a pain.
Ah, Crayola tatoos.
I found him feeding and then "burping" this baby doll. (This just happens to be the same baby doll Jack tried to boil in a pot before Ellie was born. Looks like they've made amends.)
Look at that mischevious grin...
He will only eat apples like this, if we take a few bites first.
Feeding puppy.
Payback time!
