A boy and his new toy

When Mike was in seventh grade, he started begging for a guitar. I managed to put him off until we got back to the States, but by the end of that first October in Kentucky he had hounded us into purchasing a beginner's acoustic, which has served him well over the years. He has been pondering an upgrade for the past several months, so today the kids and I went to Sam Ash in Orlando with my dad. Annabelle bought a tidy little stack of new sheet music, and Mike wound up with a new guitar:



It took a couple hours and much hand wringing to make the final decision, but he is very happy with his new toy.