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?...'