He's All Boy

The last few weekends Jon has been very busy around here. In addition to lights and yard work, he is finishing the garage. It is painted; trim is almost finished, and he is putting together some closets for all that stuff that piles up in garages.
The nice weather over the last few weeks has permitted us to get these tasks nearly finished even though it is almost Decemeber. Brighton has been along side us (well, Jon mostly) for a lot of this except the painting and running of power tools. Don't read this with worry grandparents.

Yesterday we stood by the garage watching our son as he picked up each of the basic tools and seemed to know exactly what it was for. We even went so far as to say, "Brighton, would you please bring Daddy the hammer?" Our son knows his tools!

We've been told by several family members, "Whoa, he is all boy." After yesterday, I am really tending to agree. Although, when I sit here writing this I also wonder how it all happens/happened to this now one and a half year old. He must have been watching his dad a whole lot more than we thought. I also think we also must acknowlege the influence of Handy Manny too.

Let's get going and fix it right

Twist and turn, make it tight

Trabajamos juntos (we work together)

we work together now

Cut it, measure it, tap it flat

Bend and twist, just like that

Each of us has a special job

We work together -- todos juntos (everyone together)

We can fix it right!

~ Handy Manny Theme Song