Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Jack and "Uncle" Joe, 1


Jack and "Uncle" Joe, 1, originally uploaded by laughograms.

Also in the same set are two nice pics of Jack with his "Uncle" Joey O'Brien. If only I could get Jack to stop hamming it up for pictures!

Look Out! Stormtroopers!


Look Out! Stormtroopers!, originally uploaded by laughograms.

I just posted the rest of the Jedi Jack pictures to Flickr so be sure to click here to check them out!

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Jack is a Badass Jedi

Yesterday we had a fun family day beginning with lunch at Charlie Palmer South Coast Plaza followed by a day at Disneyland. I will have a load more pics up probably tomorrow, and soon the official Disney pics, but I couldn't wait to post a couple of these.

Jack's been going to DL ever since he was 5 weeks old, and every time I have been so excited for the day when he was old enough to participate in the Jedi Training Academy. Well, yesterday that day finally arrived! They pick the kids randomly from the crowd. We tried once and jack was jumping up and down and did not get picked -- and oh, my the bitter disappointment and big, round tears that flowed then. So Sad! He was so upset he was saying he never wanted to go to Disneyland again. But with a lot of encouragement form Mom and Dad, Jack learned that if at first you don't succeed, you just try and try again. We were finally able to convince him to try a second time and to our horror it seemed as if he was not going to be picked again -- he was so scared he was going to be disappointed again he almost gave up -- which would have pretty much ruined out day. But he was picked -- the last kid to be selected, or just about -- and let me tell you, he was mighty proud to be up there front and center with the Jedi master. I took a million shots, none of which came out as well as I might have wished. Frankly I was so excited I was not able to pay as much attention to the camera as I wished I had. (I can hardly begin to imagine how awesome this experience would be to a little kid.) But boy, what a fun and exciting time for Jack. He has been heavily getting into Star Wars of late so this was a huge thrill. When the kids get picked they will either face off against Darth Maul or this other guy.

Good thing Jack was there to save the galaxy from the Dark Side of the Force. I'm sure this picture supports Jack's claim that (and this is a direct quote) he "went crazy on Darth Vader!"

I'll have a load more of these online soon, including the very good official Disney photos.

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Jack's Cool Wall


Jack's Cool Wall, originally uploaded by laughograms.

I got these magnets from the Top Gear magazine which allow you to make your own "cool wall." If you have not seen the show -- a really great BBC series on all things automotive -- it is a wall at which the presenters -- Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond -- periodically bicker about which new cars are cool and which are not, positioning them appropriately on the wall. The magnetic ones the magazine gave away allow you to do this on your fridge at home, so I decided to have Jack rate all the cars. Jack and I have been watching "Top Gear" together since he was a newborn. Once when we were out shopping he crossed his arms, splayed his legs akimbo and declared "I am the Stig." He was 3 at the time. If you don't know who the Stig is, you really need to watch Top Gear. Closeups are here.

The Force is strong in this one . . .

Jack wielded his lightsaber well this evening. More pics here.

Monday, January 04, 2010

Christmas Lights 2009


, originally uploaded by laughograms.

And for our final Christmas post, a brief walk around our neighborhood in Monrovia, showing off our Christmas lights and some of our neighbors'. Starring Jack, of course!

Christmas Day 2009

A wonderful holiday season is behind us, and now you can share in the chaotic joy of Christmas Day at the Sheehan house. Come with us down memory lane to the days when Jack had hair!

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Pvt. Pyle

One way to deal with a hair-twirling habit that's resulted in a bald
spot is to make sure there is no hair to twirl . . .

The aftermath . . .

But of what? Stay tuned, true believer . . .