Jack is a "ring barrel"

We were so honored that Allegra asked Jack to serve as the ring bearer for Arthur's and her wedding. He and the flower girl were a great match. They had a great time playing and dancing, and they both did their jobs during the ceremony perfectly! (Jack referred to his role as the "ring barrel" :-)



Brent, Jack and I went to the new Muppet Movie. It was GREAT!

The weekend after Thanksgiving, we picked out our Christmas tree.

(We spent the weekend before Thanksgiving in Natchez with Sue, Todd & Bec to celebrate Sue's 70th birthday. Then, on Wednesday, Grandmommy, Grumps & Mimi came up to Starkville for Thanksgiving...but my camera was dead, so I don't have pictures of any of that!)

Halloween & Broken Arm

In September Jack broke his arm. This was our first incident with a broken bone, and he handled it like a trooper! He was climbing a tree that had a bench under it, and when he was trying to get down, his upper body came out before his legs. He hit the bench on his way down. He was in a lot of pain, but I didn't realize it was broken. Later that evening, I started to worry it might be broken, but he was ready for bed at 7:00 and seemed to be OK. We borrowed a sling from a friend, and I sent him to school the next morning while I waited for the doctor's office to call me back. I arranged for an x-ray later in the morning, and I check him out of school. It was definitely broken, and by lunchtime we had an appointment with the orthopedist. Jack decided he wanted a red cast, and he was very brave throughout the whole thing!

Over the summer Jack and Brent read the "real" Winnie the Pooh books. I commented that Jack reminded me a lot of Christopher Robin, so he decided that's who he would be for Halloween. We used tiger costume to dress Joe like Tigger. They were quite a cute pair!