California

Ok, now that I have settled back into my routine at home, here are all the details from the trip to California.

Mom and I ready to board the plane. I did really well on my first flight - not a single cry! The people around us were really happy.



Once I got to Cali, I loved hanging out on the floor and talking with my Auntie Elise. She is so pretty!



Auntie Elise held me every chance she could. I showed her how good I have gotten at standing and holding my head up.



I met my great grandma Larson



And great grandpa Larson (AKA Ole). He told me a funny Ole and Lena joke too. I don't care what those other folks say about him, he's okay Ole!



This was a photo shoot of the four generations of Larson blood.



Great uncle Ralph and great aunt Sandy came to visit me too.



Grandma and grandpa Larson



The whole fam damily.



When I was in Granite Bay I met up with my new friend Macey. We just chilled in the chair for awhile.



Great uncle Ralph gave me a quick science lesson, and I pretty much understood it all.



Great grandpa Larson borrowed my blanket for his nap. Good thing I brought a spare!



I got to hang out with Auntie Elise's special friend Josh. He was cool.



Showing Grandpa Larson my standing and talking skills.



Laying around with my friends bunny and Andy.



I got to meet Sara B. and Emma. I also met Sara P., but mommy forgot to take a picture.



Next we drove to Camarillo which is outside of LA so we could go to my great grandpa Munger's memorial service. His name was Robert which is my middle name. It was a very long car ride. I ruined one outfit with something explosive. Can you guess what it was? Dad flew down to LA and met us there. I was really happy to see him again. Camarillo was HOT. I wasn't quite sure what to do about that since I hadn't ever felt that way before. At great grandma Munger's house I got to play outside and touch grass for the first time.



Here I am with great grandma Munger.



Four generations of the Munger blood line.



These are my cousins Roxie and Iris.



This is a picture of my great grandma Munger and her sisters my great great aunts Barbara and Fran that I really liked talking with.


I met so many new people on this trip. Not shown: great aunt Candy, great uncle Dan, great uncle Scott and his friend Carol, cousins Adam and Su-yun, Matt, Katie and Sean and his friend Candice, cousins Alice, Margie, Pam and Tim, and Trish. Did I forget anyone? Probably. It took me a few days at home to recover from all of the excitement.

Grabbing

I am practicing my grabbing skills with dad. Sometimes I get distracted by my hands though.

SNOW!

Wait, isn't it, like, April?


Can't see the snow here, but I'm looking hot.

Hangin'

With buds Leo and Zoe.


With The Crew.


You may want to click on the above picture to drink in the magnitude of some of these kids. Sure I'm one of the youngest, but holy cow.

I am now free to move about the cabin

California: a quick post

So much has happened this past week in California that it will take some time for the details to emerge here at the Jack Attack. I wanted to get a quick dispatch out today, though, for those of you concerned with the dearth of posts of late.

So a couple of notable things that blew my mind today were:
1) The Pacific Freaking Ocean. And by "freaking" I mean that it really freaked me out.


2) Remote controls.



Much more in the near future. Seeya!

Now I'm ready for SoCal

Blast from the past

I'm on my first trip to sunny California this week. No shortage of pictures being taken, but until I get a minute to put a real post together I'll share this picture with you. Taken about an hour after I was born. Man, that's so long ago I can hardly remember...

Went to Portland for the weekend

Happy wedding reception, Tim and Laura Crippen-Jordan! Most people have this event within the first few months, weeks, or even hours of the ceremony. Luckily for me, you waited until I was alive to party.

The groom.


The bride (right). Oh, groom too, again, I guess.




But let me start at the beginning first.

I had a "touching" moment with the normally elusive Stella Cat. It happened as we were packing for Portland (see e.g., clothes explosion on bed) and we had to capture this historic moment. We're getting pretty friendly of late.


I slept all the way to PDX but crashed hard when we hit the motel. Note my patented "arms up!" style.


The reception was beautifully planned in part by friend Jen Larson. The ballroom looked beautiful, as did Laura. Tim looked OK and the food was great. Dad ate some chocolate.


Hung with my new friend's (due in June) mom, Carrie Byron.


And tree-hugging Pete took a break from that and hugged me.


I think someone else took a picture of me on the dancefloor, but this was the only one from our camera. More to come of this, I'm sure.


And for symmetry, I crashed hard after the party. So did Mom.


Arms Up!

Is anyone reading this named Oh? If so, I can say your name

Not pictured: "aaaaa" and "uh".

I love you Grandma Connie

I am the Keymaster. Are you the Gatekeeper?

Discovering toys

Today I learned about two wonderful things:
1) Toys that have bright lights and flash


2) Toys I can hold and make noise with.

Gotta learn not to whack myself, though.

Oh, you wanna see some crazy lights? Even Stella was enthralled.

Evolution of a smile

I can now talk AND stand at the same time

I am now dabbling in the above-mentioned action. Let me tell you, it is not as easy as it sounds. First (obviously) one must stand:


Mom helps a bit, but not as much as she thinks.

As far as the talkin', well, leave it up to my old friend Andy to get me fired up.

Happy two-month birthday to me!

More from Bellingham

Hanging with auntie Rachel.


Relaxin'.



Nice haircut, dude.


Auntie Kath.


What are you lookin' at?


I'm feeling very relaxed right now. Can you tell?