Fancy Shirt

John asked Maureen if he could go get a fancy shirt so she could take him to a nice lunch at Tony P's one day after school.  He's a bit of a dandy in that way.  They went to H&M and picked up a nice button down blue shirt.  I must say John looked rather smart in his outfit.  Of course, he was able to talk his mother into taking him to Tony P's for lunch.  He's a smooth operator like that.  It's hard to say no to him because he ALWAYS has a counter offer that sounds just as good as the first offer.

Dad's Day To Play

On Saturday, the 24th, John's school had a nice function called Dad's Day to Play.  The kids invited their dads or grandpas to school to show them around and play.  It was quite nice to see them have fun in their classroom.  They sang some songs and we played all sorts of fun games.

After an hour, it was time to go out on the playground and have some fun on the slides and in the sand.  As most know, I detest the sand, but John just loved to roll around in it.  What was I to do?  It was a good day for all because we topped it off by heading over to Tony P's for lunch.  Nicholas and Mama joined us for that fun lunch.  John enjoyed his special tiny hot fudge sundae.

The Joys of A Great Birthday

Joe Cool Is Not Too Cool for School

John is always fashion forward in thought and deed.  His Godparents were kind enough to give him some sunglasses a couple of years ago.  Until recently, he didn't want anything to do with his shades.  As you can see, he wears them quite happily these days.  I think he's just happy that he's going to school.  Then again, maybe he is too resplendent and needs to wear his shade to protect himself.  It's good to be Johnny

Proud Holder of a Library Card

Even though the libraries are being shut down due to government inefficiencies, that didn't stop John from acquiring a library card.  I didn't get a library card until I was in the fourth grade.  Even then, it was a cheap piece of paper.  John's card is a nice plastic card with a magnetic strip like a credit card.  He's proud to posses a library card and was happy to take out a few books from our local branch.  He was even kind enough to check out a book for Nicholas.

Hop on Pop

They like playing this game.  Can you guess how many air mattresses we have gone through since they discovered the joys of jumping onto it?

Reading

One of the treats of my weekly trips to Golden Apple is that John will get a special treat, a Scooby Doo comic book, every so often.  He thinks they come out every week.  He doesn't quite get that Scooby Doo is a monthly, not a weekly periodical.  Anyway, this was John's lucky day as you can see.  He's quite entranced by the going ons in the book.  I bet the gang finds a ghost or spooky creepy character that turns out to be Old Man Withers.  It never fails.

John at the Big Fountain

                                                                                                                                                                      It was a lovely day for a stroll this week and Maureen decided to take the boys to the big fountain for some kickety-kick ball.  John worked up quite a thirst and had to pound a coffee to keep going.  Actually, it was just milk, but the look on his face would have you think otherwise.

Daddy and Daisy

As most of you know, John has a little girl named Daisy (she has Maureen's eyes).  He takes her almost everywhere he goes.  He takes his role as parent very seriously.  He loves to feed her, bathe her, and also put her to sleep.  He puts her to sleep with a very comfy pillow and a nice cashmere blanket (nothing but the best for his little girl).

In case you are wondering, Nicholas loves Daisy as well.  He's a good uncle when John lets him take care of her which isn't all that often.

Daddy's Little Baker

Nicholas wanted some cookies and John was more than happy to oblige. As you know, John is quite handy when it comes to the kitchen. He's a great executive chef when it comes to preparing meals. He's even good at baking cookies. I think it's his hat that gives him his edge.