Hey Joe,
here's a picture of the boat Papa is building in the garage.

Dear Joe,
Nice picture of you on facebook today.
I am really looking forward to seeing you soon in DC. Yes, I will bring grandma if I can fit her into my suitcase.
Papa love you.

Hey, Joe,
Papa missses you and thinks about you all the time. How are you doing?
I am trying to build a kayak in the garage and it is hard. Things aren't going real well right now, but a friend of mine is going to come over and help me.

I see you got a new ball and wonder if you have practiced playing with it. Is it for soccer?

Your birrthday is getting close so grandma and I will be coming to see you this month. Don't sit by the window looking for us because it isn't for a few weeks.

I hope you will e  mail me and send some pictures of you doing stuff. Let me know how school is going and how you feel about going to a new school.

Remember, Papa loves you.