This is my wonderful husband holding his nephew. That nephew is now a college freshman. Johnny C, as we call my better half, is one funny guy. He has the driest sense of humor and will crack the best jokes, but he'll say them only once and quietly at that. So if you miss it, you miss it.
One of his favorite activities is razzing his Mom. Before each visit, he'll grow a full beard. Then each day during the visit he'll shave it into some new and interesting shape. Makes her crazy. This photo was taken on day 2 I believe.
John is a one-of-a-kind Italian. First generation. Spoke only Italian until Kindergarten. Bilingual since then. But he has blue eyes, pale hair, and rarely shows emotion. I like to say I signed up for an Italian but got a German.