The birthday post... stay tuned....

Mom has gotten a lot of posts up on the blog tonight, but the birthday post will require a little more time.   There was a LOT HAPPEN THAT DAY, and we want to do it justice.   Check back in a day or two, and we'll have it up for you viewing pleasure!  Goodnight everyone!!

Love Jack (and Mom)

Bass Pro Shop

Bass Pro Shop opened this week, so you know what that means!!  Rednecks now have a new place to congregate and spend their money.  I wore my best camo pants for the occasion. Three generations of Barnes men made the trek today, and we were NOT disappointed.  

Oh, and I got a new hat!

All Aboard!

Mom makes the best trains, I'm just going to say it.   Dad does pretty well too, but Mom's have a nice aesthetically pleasing quality about them.  Dad's are mainly built for speed.  Which usually means they derail a lot.  I don't have the heart to tell him...

Family Selfie

1st Dentist Visit!

Today was my first visit to the dentist.   Nobody was sure how well I would do, so they didn't expect much from me.   Turns out, I do the dentist like a champ, and I got the works!   A full cleaning, an exam from the dentist, and a fluoride treatment.  He said that my teeth look great, and to come back in 6 months.  And I got to keep the camo sunglasses!

Future Blackmail

I'm not sure what to say about these pictures.  I'm not ashamed.  My love for Hello Kitty is pure.  She's sweet and cute, and all the eye rolling in the world from Dad won't make her any less adorable.  (She's a great pillow as it turns out, too!)

Snow Day, Take Two

Yawn.....    Same story, except THIS time there was a snowman!

Saturday shenanigans

Today was our family's day to help clean the church.   Oh, finally, somewhere my skills can be utilized on a large scale!!!   Give me that Windex Mom... I've GOT THIS!!

The Lord promises blessings for those that labor in his vineyard, and mine came in the form of doughnuts!!!   Sign us up any time, Dad.

Slave Labor Weekend

I know I'm good at this, but aren't you relying on me a little too much for this dishwashing thing?   Oh, who am I kidding!  I'm loving it!!!

See how versatile I am?  Here I am washing Grandma's dishes...  

SNOW DAY!!!

Every once in a while, North Carolina gets what they call a "weather event."  Every where else in the world calls it "snow."  Nevertheless, nobody knew that this was just the first "weather event" in the series of many this winter, with the school kids missing like 9 days of school.   But this is the first real snow storm that I've been old enough to enjoy, and I'm going to take advantage of it!!

Did you really just hit me with that snowball?   Oh, it's ON now.....

Nice selfie!   Mom and Dad were good sports, and stayed out with me longer than I'm sure they wanted to.   If I was cold, I sure wasn't letting on that I was.    This stuff is great!!!!  (Don't you love the mismatched winter clothing?   In a state that doesn't get very cold, we have to improvise sometimes!)

The only other important thing to do on a snow day is make cookies.   After a nap, of course.   The crazy hair is a bonus.

My Adidas..

There's a funny story about this warm up outfit....   Mom tried to put it on me for the first time, and I didn't want to wear it.   I kept telling her that it was "girl clothes."  Mom was really perplexed until I finally told her "This is what LISA wears."   (Lisa is my sitter, who is also a soccer coach.)   It finally all clicked together.   Mom and Lisa had a good laugh about it, and then Lisa showed me a catalog that had boys wearing them too.   I was cool with it after that.

Winter Beach Trip

Sometimes the adults get something called "cabin fever," and it makes them long to travel to exotic locations with great buffets.   In our case, we headed south to Myrtle Beach, where they practically pay YOU to come see them in the winter months.  For three days, we had a great time with the Roberts family.  It was not warm.   It was not even close to warm.  But it was the beach, and a cold day at the beach is still pretty darn awesome.

 A view from the breakfast table....

 Movies in the room with my friend Sabrina...  I'm 3 months older, and although our parents joke about our future together,  I can't let that influence me.  There's too much Jackers to be tied down to one (albeit lovely) woman.

Like I said, the beach was VERY cold.   Be we were determined to get out there and enjoy it.   The upside to arctic wind chills is NO crowds.

I call this one "solitude"....  

A man can really ponder the universe with the sound of waves crashing in the background.

On a sunny day later in the weekend, we were able to get get out and enjoy the boardwalk and Skywheel.

I've done it before, but this view never gets old!

NO COMMENT.    (Mom!  You weren't supposed to use this one!!!!)

All worn out, and ready to go home.    The beach was good to me, as always.   I'll see you again in the summer!!!

Foolin around with Mom

Funny faces are my specialty these days...

Some of the other things I'm up to right now:

1. "Spicy Chips"  Mom doesn't know where I got this, but it's what I call Salt and Vinegar Pringles, and I'm OBSESSED WITH THEM.  I ask for them for every meal.   And I'm denied them 9 times out of 10.
2.  The demon voice.   Imagine your best growly monster voice, and this is the disturbing voice I favor these days.  Most disturbing is that I like to say my nighttime prayers in this voice.  Mom says it's way creepy.
3.  Still obsessed with McDonalds.
4.  Afraid of the dark since, oh, right around Halloween time.  I've got three night lights in my room now.
5.  I'm still an extremely picky eater, but the bribe of Spicy Chips will get me to at least finish my meal.
6. I'm going to be 3 soon!
7.  I enjoy foot rubs with lotion.   Who doesn't?
8.  I take bath time seriously.   And I don't hesitate to ask for it any time of day. Morning, noon, night.  Doesn't matter.
9.  I have a bladder like a peanut.   I pee every 10 minutes.  Better  to be safe than sorry.
10.  I like to clean house.   Mom gives me all kinds of jobs, and I love to help! Cleaning the spots on the floor with Windex and a paper towel is my favorite.