Chillin' with John by John Lee

So I am a pretty cool guy - just ask me, I will tell you! I can reach everything these days and trust me, I do!! The other day I climbed in the bath tub fully clothed - too bad Mama had already run the water - I figure I could save her some time by washing me and my clothes at the same time. I also enjoy climbing in and out of the ball pit on my own!

I am never too busy to spend some time on my Mickey Mouse laptop (thank you Uncle Rex and Aunt Lynette!) I just type away all the while learning numbers and colors.

It is rough being little, though. Luckily I have an older brother to teach me how to throw fits and get good and mad.

I am mostly a sweetheart! I laugh lots and lots - a really gruff laugh with my deep voice!

But look out - I go from sweetheart to crabapple is 2 seconds flat if I don't get my way!

Happy St Patty's Day by John Lee

How cool is St Patrick's Day! I love to wear green and I know I would fit right in with the Leprechauns because I love to play tricks! First we got all dressed up and tried out our St Patty's Day hat - it was a little big for me, but I like it that way!

Me and Denny were all ready for a fun day!

Everyone made fruit loop rainbows - except me that is - I just mooched fruit loops - or stole them off the papers - the glue added a nice texture.

My favorite part of the day - besides stealing everyone's stuff and hiding it - which isn't really different than a regular day - was the cupcake. If you lean over far enough, you can eat the icing without actually touching the cupcake, but fingers work great, too! St Patty's Day was fun - any reason to party is good enough for me!

Happy St Patty's Day by Denny Lynn

 We had a way fun St Patrick's Day! First we got to put on our shirts that say "Daddy's Little Leprechaun" - me and John matched! Mama even had a fun hat for us to try out. I thought a Leprechaun was a bug, but Mama explained that they are little people and they try to trick you because they are sneaky! 

We had a fun party as usual! Mama came and we made rainbows out of fruit loops for our craft. Mine came out really cool - it took awhile because John would steal the fruit loops - glue and all!

Then we got to dress like a Leprechaun with whatever we wanted! I was the first one to volunteer! Just a note - the boots were not part of the game - that is what I wore all day - I wanted to wear my green boots for St Patty's Day!

We threw our coins into the pot and then we hid it so that sneaky Leprechaun couldn't get it! Sometimes he would move it, and we would have to find it and get a new hiding place.

Snack was really yummy cupcakes! John really liked the frosting! After snack we found out that the Leprechaun had turned all the animals green and let them out - we used our butterfly nets to round them back up. Mama would count and get them all lined up and I would say "that sneaky Leprechaun let them out again!" So Mama would hide them again! We don't have any pictures of that game because Mama's camera died! We had soooo much fun! I wanted it to be St Patrick's Day again on Friday!

Hand-Me Down Pots by John Lee

I found the old metal pot Denny used to play with and now it is just right for me!! You can bang it, roll it and mostly take the lid on and off! I love that I can open all the cabinets now! The spankings are totally worth it!

Partyin' At Grandma's by John Lee

We headed to Carlsbad for Pa's birthday, but really, it is always a party at Grandma and Grandpa's house! There is lots of food and fun - of course, for me food is always fun!! I even got my own Mickey Mouse chair this trip!

Grandpa fed me apples with dip - YUM!

I was not as excited about the birthday hats as Denny, I like the hat, but the string is an issue - cake on the other hand - no issue there!

I really liked getting to visit and play with everyone. Especially the blocks with Uncle Shawn!

In the end - all that was missing was a nap!

Happy Birthday, Pa by Denny Lynn

My Pa is 80 years old!! Since he was having a birthday, Mama took me and John to Carlsbad for a party. No birthday is complete without party hats, so I insisted Grandma take me to get some! I picked these nifty balloon ones!

Pa had to wear one, too - since he was the birthday boy! He lit all the candles - not quite 80, but we still had pretty big flames!

He let me help blow out the candles after we sang Happy Birthday.

Then it was time to open presents! I was a great helper, and didn't even try to steal any of his gifts.

It was a good day with family! Happy Birthday, Pa - can't wait until it is 100 candles!

The Saddest Sound by John Lee

The saddest sound in the world is when you shake the Nilla Wafer box and nothing happens because you already ate the last cookie. Trust me - no matter how hard you shake it - no sound and no cookie!