Joshy is 1/2 John and 1/2 me and 1/2 Aunt Jessie. He has John's, for lack of a better word, weirdness and love of the goofy, my imagination and Jessie's volume. For as long as I can remember, Joshua has been big on goodbyes and those goodbyes normally turn into quite a production. We have had to implement "Last hug, Last kiss" as it was hard to say no to a little boy with big tears asking for his 13th hug and kiss. He would always surprise us with his quick adaptation to the phrases he heard us say, such as "See you next Wednesday" or "Be safe". From John he has picked up "Peace out" and "See ya later". From Jessie, screaming all of the above at the top of his lungs. Still, it is the scary dog that once roamed our neighborhood that spawned the latest, and my personal favorite, phase of goodbyes. One morning the dog had decided to roam around our front yard and while he didn't seem vicious in the least, we were trying to convey to Joshua that you don't just walk up to animals you don't know. As John left for work that morning, Joshy bid him to "Watch out for scary dogs". This, of course, made us smile and we started to give him the same warning as we left each morning. As time has gone on, our potential threats have increased. Joshua now cautions us to watch out for robots or as he says "Bots" and storms as this is the first Oklahoma tornado season in which he is very aware of the thunder and lightening outside his window. We watch out for ninjas and pirates and ninja pirates too. The next time you see him, make sure you know what he needs to watch out for because he will already know what's out to get you.
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