Jory and the boa

Jory went to a friend's birthday today at a local pumpkin patch, and look what he ran into!

In Sacramento for Paul McCartney concert

Jory's birthday present was Paul McCartney tickets, and we drove up to Sacramento. We walked past the state Capitol to get to the stadium:

Here's Jory and Mommy walking into stadium:

Here's Jory on a statue outside:

And finally at our seats!

Here's Paul playing let it be, with lots of cell phones in the background:

But Jory didn't make it all the way through...

Jory at basketball on his birthday!

Jory is on the birthday board!

... and everyone gets together after the game to celebrate year #5!

Jory's first baseball game!

Go Giants!

Jory starts kindergarten!

Jory about to leave the house:

And outside his classroom with his hook:

And quickly acclimatized, he's off to the playground!

Batting cage and climbing wall!

On our last day in Aspen, Jory and Daddy went back to the Rec Center and Jory climbed the wall 6 times!

Here he is reaching the orange "J" on the wall:

He then climbed the level 2 wall:

And then he even got up to the "OK" rocks:

We then went to the batting cage where Jory got to wear a helmet and hit some softballs:

Hiking Hunter Creek

Daddy and Jory went on a short but eventful hike in the afternoon. First Daddy picked him up at the playground after camp:

Here's Jory at the beginning of the joke:

Then Jory built a cairn at the creek:

And here he is with his bow and arrow at the end:

Rock climbing at the Aspen Recreation Center

Just as a prologue: the rec center in Aspen is AMAZING. Lazy river, water slides, batting cage, the list goes on...

This is Jory trying the climbing wall:

First day in Aspen!

Daddy and Jory went on a hike

And we saw some of the local wildlife!

Go Bulls!

Daddy and Jory dug out lots of Chicago Bulls gear from the garage today!

Rockin' out in the car

Jory is a big Foo Fighters fan ... which might have a little to do with Mommy. Who knows?

Here he is, rockin' out in the car to his favorite song.

Jurassic Park!

We went to a Jurassic Park themed happy hour, and Jory had a great time with a T-rex!

Jory's school photos

Jory is graduating from preschool this year, hence the cute photos!

Jory doing weight-training in his own way

A friend at basketball invented a new way to use weights:

At the beach

Jory's not a big fan of sea gulls. Or pigeons, for that matter. So imagine his glee at the beach this weekend when we came across a big flock of sea gulls, just minding their own business at the water's edge.


The sea gulls, on the other hand, were not pleased.

Virtual preschooler

At a party in Silicon Valley, Jory got to experience virtual reality for the first time:



At first he explored a photo of the Red Sea, with coral and rays and fish and other fun stuff. Then he checked out Paris, which he's visited in real life.

It was fun watching him interact with the system. Like him, I felt a bit dizzy while using the system, but it was certainly interesting!

Jory making souffle

Chabot space center!

Daddy and Jory played hooky today to celebrate daddy's birthday! Breakfast at Stacks with a surprise whipped cream+fruit salad and candle, then we went to the space center in Oakland.

This is Jory flying a pod: 

This is Jory the spaceman:

Jory also went into a galaxy

And a black hole:

And here's the castle he built!

Lobstah!

We went to a New England lobster restaurant for my dad's birthday and Jory got up close and personal with one of the lobsters:

Lego Hour at the library

Jory and Daddy made a Lego replica of Endor, with a speeder, lake, and giraffe (?).

Jory the Jedi

Here's Jory and Mommy at the Star Wars  movie:

and here he is up in Russian River Valley with his "light saber":

Jory also ran into one of his droids in Mountain View: