Henry, summed up in one picture:
Henry crams a lot of attitude into a small person. When asked if he could help me clean up, he asserted first that he couldn't because "I have no arms!" then, upon realizing that this was easily debunked, he pivoted to, "I can't, I'm a frog!" Uh huh.
Jack, on the other hand, is almost always eager to help, even carrying Henry's backpack for him on occasion. He has a system:
Picture of our house Jack drew on his whiteboard:
Life in the waning days of a pandemic continues to be strange. The boys have been sick constantly this fall and heading into winter.
The children's fever-reducer shortage is real (Target, then CVS):
I had to drag the boys with me to a doctor's appointment, and they surprised me by packing their own activities and entertaining themselves quietly in the waiting room:
The boys' elementary school had a dance teacher come in and work with the kids on Mondays in the fall, culminating in a grand performance in December.
Jack, second from right, Henry back left in red:
Grand finale with all the kindergarten classes, Henry in red (and his fabulous fingerless gloves) in the middle:
We actually went on this particular boardwalk trek after Christmas, but I'm putting it in this post since the Christmas post I'm working on is looking lengthy.
Jack's combination of an excellent memory, attentiveness, and good rhythm was on display and he did great. And nobody can beat Henry for enthusiasm. However, neither were all that thrilled with having to perform or the dance lessons in general. Oh well.
Henry left, Jack right, with giant beach-y Christmas tree:
Let's do a selfie with the nutcracker! The boys are super thrilled.
Henry in a helicopter:
Pilot Jack:
Jack (and Henry in the background) enjoy having the carousel all to themselves:
I had to cajole the boys into trying this racecar ride, and they ended up loving it. It doesn't look like much, but the little cars zip down the straightaway and then whip around the turns. The boys concluded that it was, in fact, really fun.
Henry, after racing through a turn:
Jack:
Despite the cold weather and muddy water everywhere, the boys found the temporary pedal car track to be very fun.
Henry:
Coming around the bend:
Racing toward the finish:
Posing at the end of a fun day, Henry left, Jack right:
Hey, look! A rare picture of Mom in the wild:
Twin six year-olds for Christmas!? I already have those!
Next stop, a very Poolridge Christmas, 2022 edition...
Jack took the picture after the boys insisted that I should sit in the big chair too.
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