John (pre-scar!) with his birthday cake and the 8 candles.



Rollerblades!  (not that he's used them much, but he liked the idea of them...)


The chronicles of Narnia on tape



A classic game, it has been played often with his friends



A mini-cuisinart for the young chef-in-training
He also has a child's cookbook which has been great for him
A few times he has taken over the kitchen and done dinner for the entire family!
He's not so good at the cleaning up part, though he really enjoys the cooking part - and, I must admit
his creations are actually pretty tasty



And the piece-de-resistance, a brand new Nintendo DS!
Hmmm, I think Granny put the wrong thing in the box...
(we got the Nintendo a few weeks later)