Joshua and Jacob Rips

The next show opened with JT bouncing with Bo. He had him up on a table and Joshua was really using his legs to move. Bo told JT, "You haven't been with us very long, but when you weren't here, there was a big gaping hole in the family." {6/15/01}

Shawn arrived home finally and Bo turned JT around so he could see his brother. JT fussed for a second and everyone focused their attention on him. Peter put the blanket on Joshua's face and then pulled it away. The actors continued talking. Then, the next thing we see is Joshua pulling the blanket up to his face on his own to bury his head, laughing the whole time. Of course, everyone in the scene ends up being focused on him. {6/15/01}

Joshua wasn't done charming. He hid his face again, then popped out laughing. Jason could barely get his lines out. Everyone was laughing with JT. {6/15/01}

Shawn prompted Belle to come in. She came carrying a birthday cake and singing "Happy Birthday." Everyone joined in. JT {Joshua} looked at his cake as it sat on the table. {6/15/01}

New scene...no more binker, just fingers to chew on. Hope thanked Belle for helping with JT {Joshua}. {6/15/01}

Bo said JT was ready to blow out his candles. Bo and Hope leaned down with him and JT {Joshua} grabbed for the cake. Bo held him back so he couldn't touch it. JT didn't quite seem to understand what was going on. He gave the cake a strange look. {6/15/01}

Shawn and Belle had been to Salem Place before coming for the party. They went out to get the presents they had bought for JT. Shawn held out a basketball and said, "This, buddy, is what we call a basketball." Joshua reached right for it and Jason adlibbed, "Oh, look, he goes right for it." Joshua couldn't get enough of this ball. He pulled it up to hid behind it, grabbed for it, tried to suck on it, and then began kicking it with his feet while batting at it with his hands. He smiled the whole time. {6/15/01}

Just playing with the ball wasn't enough. Joshua had to talk to it too. He started saying, "Blah, blah" as he played with it, sticking his tongue way out. Peter tried to entertain Joshua with the blanket as he had before, but he just pushed it out of the way, grabbing for the ball instead. He nearly pulled himselves out of Peter's arms, leaning all the way onto the basketball and putting it in his mouth. {6/15/01}