JT's week

It was wonderful to have John J and John T here for a week!! JT got to play in the sunshine in a big yard that allowed him to move around by himself a good deal. He played with the Tonka trucks, on the swing, on the little tractor.
New things were sitting on the big tractor, bubble wands, all the finches at my feeder..
We read a lot of books and watched a little TV--classic videos like Peter Pan and The Jungle Book, as well as his Thomas the Train and Muppets.
He ate a lot while he was here and I think he grew some! :-) He loved the church luncheon and breakfast and really enjoyed looking at the river from Big Muddy's. He expressed a lot of appreciation for the movie posters in the 50's style diner, too!
And of course he had the time with his cousins, aunt, uncles, great grands...He talked about Gabe every day he was here, looking for him for a couple of days after they left, and looked at the family photos on my tables, pointing everyone out. I gave one to him to take home as he looked at it a few times a day. His word for Elizabeth is something like "ahbeecth". That's always a hard one! :-)
The photos we took at the library were special because Elizabeth helped with the painting of the murals.
JT really enjoyed the company of another two year old boy he met at the playground. He learned to bounce on the swinging bridge on the play equipment by following this boy's lead.
We sure will miss him and would so dearly love to be able to see more of him. I have spent three weeks with him since January and I will have to see him again soon!
We look forward so much to a visit from George, Beth, Gabe, and JT later this week. I am dreaming of visits to the Chicago zoo and the beloved fountain with all the little ones!!!!!!!!!
So, I'll add some photos to the slide show from Elizabeth's trip to AZ during this week. She and Brent went with Charles and Dawn to an air show in Phoenix. She got her final paperwork done for her internship this summer and she met the people in whose home she'll be staying.