Finding stuff to do

We're really stretching our creativity in finding inside fun things to do. So this weekend - it was IKEA! The kids section is a free for all and is recently expanded- which equals more things for Jonah to play with! And it's free- except the tolls to get over there! Ahh-- happy boy- priceless! And one anxiously awaiting boy for it to be semi warm to go outside.

Winter Wonderland = Snow Day

Thanks Daddy for making me such a big snowman~ love Jonah!

Meet Jonah's new BF

Yep- it's ketchup! The boy hasn't really liked meat forever, but now it's gotten worse. He can wear crocs, be a tree hugger, save the whales, choose not to wear socks (cause he's always pulling them off), but not eating meat-- oh no! That isn't an option in this household. So we've added this new sugar induced dip called ketchup and yahoo- the boy eats meat! Hard for me to be critical since I use ranch dip for everything--- a real chip off the ole' block!

Twenty One Month Old Toddler

• Favorite book right now is "Goodnight Gorilla"
• Notices and says everything he sees (table, book, boat, bike, etc)
• Gets excited daily when he sees the big yellow school bus as if it's first time ever
• Sings goodnight to everyone, he'll name each person and Popo is always first
• Will want to go outside to play no matter what
• Bath time could go all night and that still wouldn't be long enough
• Runs into Mrs. JuJu's arms and smiles to all his friends
• Eats well and eats everything
• Sleeps well still (thank God) and when he does wake up randomly will put himself back to sleep
• Favorite toys include books, Little people, cars, and his barn
• Likes to listen and watch Elmo, Dora, Mickey Mouse on our iphones
• Requests Itsy Bitsy Spider, "Bus" for Wheels on the Bus, "Happy" for If your happy and you know it, and squeezes his hands in the air for Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Likes it when Daddy plays "roughhouse" with him
• Plays catch with Jared and Mason all the time
• Weighs in at a firmly fit 28 pounds
• Wants Mommy to sit on the floor with him and do puzzles
• Gives wet open mouth kisses and when he hugs you he'll say "ahhhhh"
• Switches from right hand to left hand, but does much better with his left hand (mommy is sad about this)
• As soon as he wakes up will say, "eat" and then when he's done eating will say "play"
• Amazing his mommy & daddy daily with the little conversations and his observations and just his beautiful smile!

Oh I could squeeze him!

Read, Read ~ Dadda & Me

Yummmy!

This boy loves his mac n cheese!

One habit we don't want to start

Jonah's best buddy Jhett. We had to write / color Jhett an "I'm sorry for biting you". Good thing Jhett loves Jonah so much and good thing Jonah has learned that biting is no good!

1st Parent - Teacher Conference

Courtney, Jonah and Julie

The good news: Jonah is doing well and isn't being kicked out! : ) Really though, he's thriving at JuJu's house. He loves to go- we're past the crying when I drop him off in the AM. He likes it so much, when Rick goes to pick him up, he sometimes doesn't want to leave. He's sleeping on his big boy mat in the big room with the other kids- he got promoted from the back room and the pack n plays. And he actually stays there on the mat - amazing! He gets to start the curriculum next month which means he'll start coming home with art work and weekly unit activities. Jonah loves the AM circle time and loves to play with his buddies Jhett and Eli. Of course, Avery and Emma are his best girl friends. When someone takes a toy from him, he just goes to get another one. He eats well at lunch including everyone else's veggies when they don't eat them. We are very fortunate we have Julie to watch, teach and love over Jonah while we work.

Gotta wear shades

Cousin Time

Kirsten, Jared and Victoria wanted to make a tent for the younger kids. Lots of time and effort was put into making it just perfect! Jonah, Elijah and Noah didn't know what to think, but they did go in it and have fun. Then Jared & Jonah had some fun time by themselves!

His first "chore"

Yep, this kid is gonna have chores. We had them growing up and that cycle will continue. His "chore" is to take out "Jonah's" spoon and forks from the dishwasher and put them in his drawer. He does it and then enjoys handing us one by one all of the other silverware pieces minus the knives.

Happy Bday to Rick

The BIG "36"! Was a regular school day for Rick. I sent him to school with cupcakes for him and his class. Yummy! Then per Rick's request he wanted tacos (a man after my own heart) and cheesecake for his birthday celebration. Happy Bday Rickister & Dadda - we love you!

Around town with Jonah

Me and my Grammy

We finally made it to the "big boy" slide- the one that corkscrews around!

What is the definition of obsession?

I rotate Jonah's books every couple of weeks and there is one that Jonah will ask for-Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann. Since the book has little words, we have improvised the words. Jonah knows those words and knows what physical expressions to do, etc. We read it daily, many times a day. Does it make us bad parents if we hide the book?

this is what he does with his hands when the lady finds the gorilla in her bed!

Who really likes that Mouse anyways?

So Jonah was asked out for a lunch date with Emma to go to HELL aka Chuck E Cheese on a Saturday afternoon when it is raining! All was good until THAT mouse came out!

This is what welcomed me on Friday AM

This is what I get for NOT being a Dallas Cowboys fan. I never have been amid many family and friends who are! Now I do like some players, especially the older ones Aikman, Smith, Moose and some current ones Romo and Witten. But my favorite NFL team will always be the ones playing against the Cowboys. But since I am surrounded by Cowboy fans at school, they decided to play a joke on me. Not to worry- I wore purple on Friday and hopefully will be the one laughing on Sunday!

Sign this kid up for Kindergarten

Like mother, like son!

Autographed copies are still available

Thanks to a friend letting us know- Jonah is in the quarterly Rowlett Lakeside Leisure Magazine promoting their annual Eggstaordinary Egg Hunt. Now all I have to say is - out of all the pics they took at that event and Jonah is the only one they picked- we need to get this little man an Agent! t'hee. All kidding aside- it's pretty cool and I'm sure that cute looking basket certainly did help get him in the magazine- good thing I didn't listen to Rick and take it back! And out of the pics we took (really we took a lot since it was his 1st Easter- why did they pick one where he's not totally smiling? Who was the Editor anyways?) Oh by the way, please specify what color crayon you would like for your copy- we're pretty flexible!

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Autumn leaves are falling down.....

Only in TX can we sing this song in January when finally all the leaves are off the trees! Guess, by looking at these pics, we really need to clean up the yard- no "Yard of Month" for us!

Finally we can go outside and play

"Play Road"

Jonah got a road and all the fixin's that go with it (stop sign, car, bus, traffic light, etc) for Cmas and asks to play with it all the time. It's a bath toy and it's made bath time even more fun and even longer- if that is possible! Is it bad to spend about 30-40 mins in bath time just to play with road???? Thanks Grammy for the road!

Me & My Dadda

Go TX ~ Fight TX ~ Win TX

Ready to cheer on the 'Horns in the National Championship game!

CONGRATS to our Friend ~ The new MAYOR!

Our dear friend Holly was elected Mayor of Curwensville, PA! YAHOO!!!! We are so excited for her- this has been her dream for some time. She talked about it when we headed out to see her in 2007 and now it's a reality. Congrats Holly- we know you will make Curwensville even better. See the video HERE.

Here and There

Just look at all those teeth!

This is what we did with all of our Cmas cards that came with pics- if you sent us a pic, it's up there ~ like a huge picture frame!

What to do with cabin fever? Let 'em play in the water!