Highlights from Free Comic Book Day (or "Saturday," As the Less Educated Folks Call It…)

1. Got free comics. (Duh.)

2. Took Dan-El for his first swimming lesson. The good news: He's fearless about the water. The bad news: He's fearless about the water. sigh

3. Met Joe, Kathy, Kicky and Jumpy for the first time live and in person at the nerd shoppe. Let me tell you, in person they are just as cute and nice a family as you would imagine. And those two little boys have the most beautiful eyes.

4. Had water gun fight with kids. Jak-El monologues during battles way too much for his own good.

5. Got ice cream at Lizzie's. Watched Jak-El make a spectacular catch when a scoop of strawberry toppled off his cone. Advised him about 10 second later that he might want to stop clenching the ice cream in his fist and put it back on the cone. He thought this was funny.

6. Watched yet another thrilling t-ball game, the Marlins vs. the Mets. Go fish! Also heard from the mom of one of Jak-El's pals the story of how she got kicked out of summer camp when she was a kid. Makes me like her even more.

7. Had sushi for dinner. Couldn’t wake up Dan-El to eat his gyoza and noodles—he was pooped from the big day.