Cracker, the imaginary friend

Posing together

              

 Pointing to Cracker on the floor

  

Meet Cracker. He's Jack's new friend, and he's stopped by the house the past few nights during dinner.

In case you were wondering, the 'r's in his name are silent, so it sounds kind of like Cacka. 

Who is this friend, you ask? Well, Jack filled us in when he first introduced him to our family: 

He's small. Very small, actually.  In fact, at his first visit we had a hard time finding him. Jack picked him up and put him in Jacob's hand after calling for him to come out.

According to Jack, Cracker is two months old. And "he lives in College Hill with us."

Jack is a good friend to Cracker. While we were getting ready for bed on Tuesday, Jack put his hand up to his mouth and called for Cracker, shouting, "Cracker! Come inside, now! It's getting dark outside!"

So now you know about Jack's new friend. We've read that imaginary friends are common among firstborns and bright kids. Maybe he's just showing us his intelligence? We've decided to not make a big deal about it and not bring him up unless he talks about it first. 

It's been a fun peak into Jack's vivid imagination. I can't wait to see what he's  pretending next!