I'd had the foresight to buy him a memory card along with the camera and, thinking he might want to start using the camera right away, I'd even juiced the battery before wrapping everything. And I'm glad I did when Jack lifts the camera and points it right at me to take a few pictures.

My cheeks go a little warm as I let out a laugh, but I don't duck away. Not when he's clearly so happy.

"If you find anything wrong with it or really do want a different model, you just tell me, okay?" I order him, reaching to start pouring us each a cup of lemonade. Glancing over at the pond a few yards away, I add with a grin, "You could try it out on some of those ducks over there."