JJ is in 1st grade

Exhausted at day's end

Summer canoe trip on the Rock River

With Amy Jo in the tent

With Eric and Patrick

On the ski boat with Kendra and cousins

Roasting marshmallows on the Fourth of July

JJ and his buddy Dylan hang out together at their sister's softball games

District art show

Kindergarten graduation

Facepainting at the graduation party

JJ and Gunnell

At the Children's museum

JJ and Marcus

Turning 6 is a special event

A party with Marcus, Leo and Dylan

Searching for hidden pennies and dinosaurs

They were much happier than this photo shows

Uncle Ken

New sweatshirt

With his friend Impy

Christmas morning

A herald at the Christmas Eve pageant

A personalized pillow

Andy on Christmas Eve

Heading up the hill with his cousin Andy

JJ's turn to wash the dishes

Just a little bit more...

...nice

Playing Dad in a game of chess

At school

Halloween

JJ has seen enough of Carl's flag football game. Time to do something fun

JJ at our neighborhood block party

Building with Legos with his friend, Impy

Digging at the beach

Buried

Watching Omar work on his castle

Riding the Kiddieland bumper cars with big brother Eric

All is right with the world when you are flying on an elephant

Uncle Paul and Kim review the steps in getting up on waterskis

Sean steadies JJ on the boom before the boat takes off

Oh what joy!

With Carl and Sean in the ski boat after his exhilarating ride

Getting ready to kayak on Lake Michigan

The Ring Bearer (photo courtesy of Rick K.)

One too many hugs for photos at Eric and Hannah's wedding

Chaz holds a tired ring bearer

JJ with his card fort

A side view of the fort

JJ

Plunging in

Ice cream at church after the closing program for VBS

Tending a campfire is a large responsibility. Cousin Peter and JJ make sure it is maintained

Taking the surfboard out

JJ

Friends

At the Fourth of July parade with his cousin Jacob and Kendra

JJ

JJ throwing a clump of wet sand on Carl

Mom and JJ on the lazy river at a waterpark

JJ and RJ share a bag of chips at the park

JJ's artwork

Riding his bike at the ball park

Running the bases

Maggie and JJ

Washing the dishes

Playing Junior Scrabble with Mom

The Coyote

Dinosaur birthday cake

Painting a sign for Amy's return from Kenya

A quiet Sunday at home

Asleep in front of the computer

Ice skating

Pretty good for a 4 year old

JJ

JJ and Impy

Playing ball with Carl

'nothing...what are you doing?...'