Such a John

In the kitchen with Joe and John

My boys can cook.

Which does not make the decision to give the boy a knife any wiser.

Introverts

We're a reading kind of family.

Possibly our mama is just showing off with this one.  Coffee and a newspaper??  On a school day, no less.

Out to lunch

We always knew it

And the shirt just confirms it.

Assessment

Gramee is a bit thin on stars and checks, there. 

Sick days

Our past several days.
Fever, cough.
Repeat.

Chicago Children's Museum: tinkering lab

 John learns power tools.  Finally.

 And blades.

 The girls were fully independent with their tools.

 Passerby: What are you making?

 Little girl (glaring): I'm just working.

Forty-five minutes of quiet work later, we left to build skyscrapers. 

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