Friday at Dinosaur Park

Friday afternoon, we had to drive back out to the Gaunt residence. Why? We'd forgotten our camera. On the drive home, Maureen mentioned that it might be a good time to visit "Dinosaur Park" aka Alendale Circle. It's one of the parks on the right side of the tracks at Park La Brea. It was a pretty good time to get there because there weren't many people at the park. There was a Korean group that was wrapping up a picnic with pizza (good choice on their part) and two young teens who seemed to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

When John gets to a park, he likes to survey the area by taking a nice stroll around the perimeter. This trip was no different. At one point, he stretched out his hand to hold mine in addition to Maureen's. I would have allowed my photo to have been taken for that one. We had to move out of the way for a little girl who was riding her bike with her two moms.

John even went up to the "dinosaur bones". He didn't quite go into the bones and play through them; however, he did interact with them as you can see from the video below. As Maureen would say, "Who needs Disneyland when we have Dinosaur Park?"

Sadly, John was considerably upset when we had to leave. He never wants to leave the park, but he did calm down when we started playing Fur Elise. Thank God for Beethoven. Tune in tomorrow for the Thanksgiving update. There are some fun shots of Buckaroo John at the Gaunt Ranch.

The Lord of the Dance

As we were enjoying the grounds at the Gaunt residence, we stumbled across the Jacuzzi. Now, everyone who ever saw "Buscando Amor" the Spanish language version of "Blind Date" knows that every date winds up in a Jacuzzi at the Sportsman's Lodge in Studio City, but let me get back to the story.

John was walking on top of the Jacuzzi whe he decided to do his Lord of the Dance. Now, I don't know if he learned Irish step dancing from that episode of Sesame Street where Murray and Obejita go to Irish dancing school, but he sure does a great job.



Watch out Michael Flatley. The little Cuban dancing shoes (only Maureen and Steve Jones will get the reference to Michael Flatley and his little Cuban dancing shoes, so ask her if you'd like. I don't think you'd have much luck with Jonesy. He has quite the accent. I do miss Jonesy's Juke Box. It was the best show on the radio.) have been thrown down and the challenge is out there.

Speed Racer

Grandpa Dick would be so pleased his little Speed Demon has taken after him in his love of hot rods. JD even has his own firev suit thanks to Grammy Brady.

The Ability to Overcome Great Fear

In brightest day, in blackest night,
No evil shall escape my sight
Let those who worship evil's might,
Beware my power... Green Lantern's light!

Morning's Here

When he was younger, we used to sing the "Morning's Here" song. It's been a while since we have sung it to him, but look at this. He's singing it to us. He doesn't quite have the tune of Chuck Mangione's "Feel's So Good", but it's close enough for government work! Some may think he is singing "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens, but I can assure you that he doesn't know that one. The only Cat Stevens he knows is "Father & Son".

In case you don't remember the "Morning's Here" song. Take a look at the video below. Is there a better way to wake up than hearing this?

Happy Birthday Cuzzy Wuzzy

Today, John had the great fortune to attend his cousin Adriana's birthday. Her actual birthday isn't until Tuesday, but the party was today. John was quite pleased to be running around with all the little kids in attendance. Plus he got to see Grammy Brady on the weekend. His cousin was so nice to him. When one of the kids wouldn't let John into the playhouse, she said, "Let him in. He's my cousin!" She's very protective of John.

We had to leave early because John was tired and ready for a nap. Oh well, he still enjoyed his time at the party. Below, you can see a picture of the birthday girl with her dad aka Uncle Rick Brady. He's the proprietor of the garage bar. His middle name is the same as John's middle name.

Fresh Haircut

Our John had a haircut yesterday. If you were to ask me, it's not cut short enough. Maureen wants to keep some bangs. I want it super short like a little boy's hair should be. He threw quite the fit at The Yellow Balloon. Let me tell you, it was quite embarassing. He thrashed so much that he got a little nick on his ear. He's nowhere near ready where he needs to be in order to visit Jerry the Barber.

One Last Video for Tonight

Last weekend, we took a trip to Target. Whilst going through the book aisles, we stumbled across the Christmas books. Sure enough, he picked the expensive one that lights up and plays Silent Night. Look at the sheer delight on Our John's face as he enjoys his book. I think he just remembers his first starring role last year and his solid debut!

Slam Dancer

Our boy takes after his Grandpa Dick Brady. This boy is born to dance. He just started to go crazy during the opening credits to Wow Wow Wubzy. I'd say that he would certainly win the Degrassi Jr. High Crazy Dance Competition with this one. It's almost as good as The Gorilla or The Sprinkler.

Future Customer of Golden Apple

As some of you know, this writer has a bit of a jonez for comic books. I stop by Golden Apple to pick up my books on a weekly basis. Once in a while, I'll take Our John with me. He's always quite a hit. Mrs. Liebowitz loves to see him because he's so well behaved and doesn't just grab things.

Anywho, I have a shelf where I have my hard cover collections. Little Man Jones had stayed away from it until this week. The interesting fact of the timing of this discovery of my books is that I just picked up a hard bound comic book for him. It's a collection of early Casper the Friendly Ghost books. I was quite happy to give it space with my books. I can't wait to read it to John.