John and Opa (my dad, great-grandpa), have a special bond.
They read stories. Especially from his Dog Book.
At some point in the day, he crawls into the toy bucket.
And then calls for Opa to come over. He pulls out a toy from underneath him and holds it up. He and Opa have a conversation about it. Then he throws it out and picks out another one. They repeat this over and over until John finally decides he is done. Opa has so much patience and understands 16 month old jibberish.