Walking? Check.
Being irresistibly cute? Check.
Sneaking around to complete his secret missions? Check.
His future as a black ops agent? Secure.
Becoming quite the sneaky boy as of late, Jack has exhibited ninja-like behavior, which if was not so darn cute, would be downright annoying. For a bit of history, Jack has a love-hate relationship with the tv remote controls. He wants them, but he can't have 'em. Blessed with the misfortune to witness his parents use the remote day in and day out, Jack is tortured by his desire to hold the remote control. Seriously, the look on his face when he sees it is priceless. Imagine a stranded man in the Sahara, seeing water for the first time in days. Time and time again he attempts to grab the remote, only for Mom or Dad to hide it in the couch cushions. Thwarted. At times he has miraculously grabbed the remote, only for it to be ripped from his victorious fingers seconds later (ensue tears and pathetic face). Well, that is the history.
This is the present. His troubles have created some sort of ninja baby who operates in secret. His latest attempt on the remote was successful, for a few brief seconds. In our living room, the recliner and couch are angled next to each other, where the gap between the two are inhabited by Jack's swing. I foolishly put the remote on the couch arm (blocked by the swing), while I relaxed across the room and Daddy was at the kitchen table. Satisfied that both enemy parents were otherwise occupied, Jack snuck to the back of the recliner, crept through the swing, and reached his arm up, and grabbed the remote! I say he is ninja-like because thru my peripheral vision I never saw his head or body once....but I did see his little hand pop up in the air and come down with the remote in it. How sneaky is that?! Alas, I cried out to Daddy, who immediately confiscated the holy remote from the ninja-tot-- from whom flowed indignant tears and the look "how could you Daddy?"
Both Jon and I now fear a rebellion is on the horizon. Jack has exhibited more ninja-like behavior in recent days. One example is of the missing high chair. In our dining room, it is carpeted, so to push his high chair around is a little difficult. But, Jack got behind it and pushed it all the way across the room and into the kitchen. What is his plan? All I know is that while sitting on the couch, from the corner of my eye, I saw the high chair gradually inching closer to the kitchen, with Jack nowhere in sight.
And so are the tales of the ninja Jack.
6 comments:
Yikes! "Ninja-tot" sounds like he needs a positive outlet for all this creativity. Hope swimming lessons start soon :)
LOL
Lol. that was actually pretty darn funny. props to jack. i hope he succeeds in whatever his next mission may be. May the evil parents have their downfall soon.
Are you sure you're not interested in going to grad school? I think you miss writing those papers into the late into the night. Maybe you should start writing a novel or something. You could become the next "Twilight" type famous Mormon author.
PS. This is just the beginning. Just wait until he can talk. You're done for. :)
Love, Ali (I didn't feel like logging out of Ryan's account.)
Thanks for the support Ali. That's funny b/c I have actually thought about writing a novel...too bad Stephenie Meyer stole my ideas!
Now that you have discovered and published our secret, it is time to come clean... We Nelson's are the most ancient and awesome ninja clan ever (ask Aslinn for tails of my sneaky ninja skills). I suppose it was only a matter of time until Jack discovered his latent ninja skills, but he unfortunately revealed our secret. He has much expected of him and his abilities to thwart the evil forces around him.
I really enjoyed your post. Seems like you could develop this into a really good book series.
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