Playing - 2007

You were three years old. So cute and happy. We used to have this game that we played called 'Jumps.' I remember the first time your mother saw us doing it, she was scared. Your Grandma from Bulgarias eyes popped out!! But you and I would laugh and have fun. What we would do is you would climb on the back of the couch and grab both of my fingers. You would then jump down on the sitting area from the top of the back of the couch. We would count 1,2,3... to 10 for every jump. I would lift you up a little bit when you hit the couch and you would go pretty high. After we got 10 jumps in I would tackle you on the couch and tickle your stomach and you would laugh. If you had your way you would do it all day. You father just got tired and you got heavy! It was a lot of fun.

Another game we played was Catch Johnny. Catch Johnny was a game of tag where I would chase you through the kitchen-living room-hallway-and back into the kitchen in a loop. We would go around and around and then I would turn around an hide by a door and catch you and pick you up and carry you over to the couch and tickle you. It was fun.

We also learned how to play hide and seek. You would try to count to 10 and I would hide and you would look for me. After you found me I would count to 10 and look for you. You would hide on top of the couch with a blanket over you. I would pretend that I couldnt see you and walk right by. You would laugh as I would walk by but I pretended not to see you.

We could do all these things for hours John. They were a blast... I love you buddy.