A few more pictures from WV

PapPap took JP to Mt. Olivet Park, a park I grew up playing softball on. JP's cousin, Hunter, came along to play, too.

Heading to the playground with PapPap:

The boys loved the swings:

A pitcher, perhaps?

Taking in the morning news...(or mimicking his PapPap):

Showing Hunter his car stash at Grandma's:

Taking a break at the pool:

"Give me that!"

Return flight to Boston...looks like someone has adopted mommy's diet coke addiction:

Fun in the Sun...room

JP loves watching Jason cut the grass. Here is his "perch:"

Another funny thing he does is to find the sunlight in the room, and sit in it. Like this:

These photos were taken pre-buzz cut :)

Oops!

So, JP's 10th (? I've lost count ?) haircut didn't go as planned. I received clear instructions from my cousin, who is a stylist, on how to use clippers. The first nine cuts, I used scissors, but JP is a little too active nowadays to use only scissors. I'm afraid I'll cut an ear off!

Well, all was going well and I intended to use the #7 on the top of his head, and well, he threw the #7 under the bathroom cabinets, and I didn't realize it. So, I reached down and picked up WHAT I THOUGHT was the #7 and buzzed him. Uhhh...it was #4!!!

I didn't want it all one length, so I used the #1 and #2 to taper around the edges. He's so blonde, it's hard to get a good picture, but I think I made it look decent. He definitely looks like a strength coach's son now...all he's missing is the goatee :)

More from our vacations...

Mayflower Beach in Dennis, MA...Madison and JP playing in the sand:JP testing the waters at a pond on the Cape:
Swimming with Daddy at the hotel:
Pittsburgh airport:

It's been a while...

So, I have been out of touch! Jason, JP and I went to Cape Cod for a few days at the beginning of the month. My nieces, Brittney and Madison, were here for a week, then JP and I (and the girls) flew to West Virginia for a week. We had a great time, but it went by too fast! Now, we are back in Boston, Jason is busy with pre-season football and JP and I are keeping busy, too.

Here are a couple shots from Provincetown, MA, a very cute and "colorful" town.

Race Point Beach (which was beautiful):

Lots of shopping:

Ironic:

Getting Down in WV

A Boy or A Monkey?

Over the past few weeks, JP has been working on his climbing skills. If things get quiet and he's out of our sight, we find situations like this:

and this:
But, the worst/scariest was when he climbed the ladder to our loft. It's a real ladder and he was two rungs from the TOP when I found him! He was so very proud of himself, he just grinned ear-to-ear while I froze in fear...then, started laughing and considered running to find my camera. But, since he was a good 6 feet off the ground, I figured it wasn't a very safe photo op!

Here's the ladder, and here's my redneck solution to prevent him from climbing it anymore. Does anyone have any other suggestions???