Figure 1.--Here we see John in March 1964 learning to ski with Jacki at Sun Valley, Idaho. This was only a few months after the loss of his father.

We do not yet have information on what John as a boy enjoyed for recreation. We do know that he loved anything to do with flying. No doubt this comes from the helocopter that routinely delivered his father to the White House. John would perk up when ever he heard the helicopter coming. He would also cry and carry on whenever he could not get on the helicopter with his father. As he grew up he continued this fascination with flying and eventually earned his a small plane pilot's license. There were always lots of pets around John and Caroline when they were young, although this changed after the assasinatiion and Jacki and the kids lived in more limited accomodations, especially when they movedf to New York. They had a pony, Macrinoni. This was more Caroline's pony and she became, like her mother, quite an accomplished rider. John learned to ski at an early age and it was a sport they he really enjoyed. Here we see Jacki giving him an early lesson (figure 1). This was a sport of course that many of the Kennedy cousins enjoyed.