Jack is 7!

Actually, he has been for 10 days.

But, above is a picture from when he was about 10 days old. He was off of the ventilator, but was still on oxygen. He sure has come a long way!

We had Jack's birthday party yesterday. Mark of Mystery showed up to dazzle us all with his illusions. He was fantastic; and I heard many audible gasps from the audience.

If you watch the following video, you'll see Jack's expression at the end. It is priceless! Sorry it is sideways, but I fixed it halfway through by turning the camera. After the magic trick, Jack insisted he felt the balls coming up through his hand.

At the end of Mark's performance, we asked him to help us with a small disaster. We told the kids that I had forgotten to make a cake and we needed Mark to change a leftover pizza into a cake. He willingly waved his wand and turned the pizza into a cake. (Which, I had actually made earlier.)

Then, a little boy said to his mom, "that was the best cake ever". His mom said, "good, you should go tell Jack's mom and thank her". He said, " but she didn't make it!"