turning three « Letters from Grenada

turning three

In last night’s post, I mentioned my impending search for Richard Scarry books. Let me just say: As a rule, I hate shopping. Unless I’m shopping for Jack. Because that’s different. Also, he’s turning three in less than a month. Less than month! I can hardly believe it.

I didn’t want to go to Barnes & Noble. So I asked my aunt, and she directed to me to Evan’s, a wonderful family-owned toy store that also carries books.

Needless to say, I ended up getting more than just one book. Clearly, I also forgot the Richard Scarry.

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Spider-Man sneakers with little red lights on the toes that flash as he walks.

A Charlie & Lola book. We adore Charlie & Lola, but in Grenada were limited to the TV show.

Age-appropriate Legos that include a little grey kitty. (I have a thing for little grey kitties.)

Thomas the Tank Engine’s friend Jack. Yes, Jack. One of my Jack’s favorite things is trucks. His favorite kind of truck is a backhoe. He already has Thomas and several of the other trains, and he loves them, so finding a train with a backhoe-like shovel on front, named Jack no less, screamed serendipity. The little card that came with it reads: “Jack is the friendliest front loader the island has ever seen. Jack loves his job so much and is so eager to please that he often takes on tasks too big for him. He sometimes has to be reminded of the quarry motto, “safety first”. This precisely describes my Jack. (Except for the front loader part.)

Books by Eric Carle and Dr. Seuss.

Origami paper, which just might be for Mommy.