“I guess the family genes are stronger than whoever the wife is!” Jonathan’s dad said. He placed Jonathan on his hip and started walking to the front door.
“I already put the baby seat in the back!” His mother yelled out. His father just gave a thumbs up and continued walking out.
Outside in the driveway was Jonathan’s car and his dad’s van. Walking over to the van, Jonathan saw a baby blue and green car seat for him as the door was opened. His father climbed into the van to place him in his seat. The car seat’s buckles went over Jonathan’s shoulders and crotch and met in the middle.
“Oh I almost forgot!” His dad said. He closed the door and went back inside. As he did, Jonathan could see the time being 11:30. He only had 5 hours and thirty minutes till he turned back to normal.
His dad came back with a giant cloth purse. He placed it next to Jonathan, who further inspected it to be a diaper bag.
“Alright, little guy, today will be just a day for you and paw paw to hang out some more! Have you ever tried ice cream?”
Jonathan was somewhat beginning to feel hungry, and he didn’t mind eating ice cream for lunch. He nodded his head in response.
“Well now, let’s hope you have paw paw’s tummy for it!” He said. He put the van in reverse and drove off.
It was hard for Jonathan to look out the window as they drove. He was in the middle, but all he could clearly see were the cars in front of them.
They drove for a while, but Jonathan could tell they were heading downtown. He could tell that his father was going to pull the most cliche thing any grandparent would do for their grandchild, and that is to spoil them.
The first store wasn’t too bad. It was like a clothing store, but there were things for kids 5 and younger. It felt like an eternity for Jonathan, who tried out many pairs of clothing. The amount of onesies that centered around fishing or hunting with grandpa both surprised and worried Jonathan.
After clothes, the two headed to a toy store. It was pretty large and well organized between ages to avoid mixups. ‘Paw paw’ pushed Jonathan in a buggy all around for toys his age. There were a few that caught Jonathan’s interests, while other he could care less for. There were even educational toys.
In total, Jonathan received 10 stuffed animals, 1 train set, 3 boxes of building blocks, and toy guns that shoot styrofoam bullets. To his surprise, Jonathan saw his father put in educational books. He didn’t expect there to be books in a toy store.
Jonathan any anyone sane could tell that his dad was spending too much money. He spent at least a few hundreds dollars on him already. Knowing how he is, he’d probably spend more.
“Alright bud, it’s time for us to get some num num in our tummies!” His father told him as Jonathan was rebuckled into his seat. He looked at the time, seeing it was already 2. Jonathan only hoped that they got home soon before he changes back in the seat.