Hmmmm Ice Cream Cone

John was relatively good today and he ate his dinner, a turkey and cheese sandwich.  I decided it would be a good time to reward him with a chocolate ice cream cone.  There are very specific rules when he eats an ice cream cone at home.  The most important is to sit in his red chair and eat it at his dinner table.  Needless to say, the joy of the chocolate ice cream kept him in his chair.  He got a little on his shirt, but a little soaking over night and it'll be good as new.

Rainy Day Fun

 My mother would never allow this to happen. We'd get sick if we were to play in the puddles.

He Is Quite Persuasive

Our John is good.  Somehow, he is always able to talk us into taking him to shopping malls to visit train rides.  I have no idea how he does it, but he gets the job done.  Naturally, Nicholas gets to enjoy our trips as well, so he should give his big brother a bit of thanks.

Outside Play

We have a large courtyard behind our building.  There is also a nice little playground.  The boys love to play outside.  I'm so pleased they like to go outside and actually look away from the tv.

The Wrong Andrea

Maureen was going to meet Andrea for lunch at The Grove and the boys were going to tag along.  When Maureen told John that they were going to see Andrea, he said, "The one that sings (and he started to sing this),'Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime to saaaaaaaaaaaaaay Gooooooooodbye....'?"  Apparently, Andrea Bocelli is the only one with that name.  As you can see, John was ok with the Andrea he went to lunch with.  He even let her take him on the trolley.

New Year's at the Fun Zone

 This was a VERY long weekend, but the boys had a great time. It was worth the trouble.

Christmas Day

Christmas Decorating, The Fun Way

School Christmas Party

John attended his first school Christmas party last week.  I think he had a good time and the cookies looked really, really good.  Maureen helped to make them.

Our Little Bruiser

Last week, John enjoyed his first school Christmas party.  What did he bring to the party?  A black eye that he suffered when he ran into his cousin Ana.  This boy has bumps and bruises all over.  Still, as you can see, he had a good time and it looked like those cookies were really good.  Maureen was asked to help prepare them, so she was really, really honored, thrilled, and excited all at the same time.