Visiting

Laura and E* came over for lunch the other day and I snapped a few photos. Laura is only a couple weeks from her due date and we are all excited to meet the newest little girl in the fam. Jonah was happy to play "big brother" to E* and they played "tag" around the house. E* is getting so big and impressed us all with her manners by saying pease and signing thank you.

Playing in the Park

Here are more pictures from our day outside earlier this month. Jonah and I (mommy) tried flying the kite we bought with birthday money from Uncle Jeremy and Aunt Kenzia. The wind was not very cooperative so we (Jonah) decided it was more fun to play on the playground. Maybe there will be a better day in March to fly our kite. Anyways it was still fun to get out.

Cabin Fever Relief

So we had a day that was really wonderful weather outside and Jonah and I played outside all day. We went to the duck pond with our friend D* who is not quite 2. We had lots of fun walking around the pond and watching the ducks slide on the ice that was still left. Then we walked up the hill to Cannon Hill and posed for a couple of shots as well as investigated the huge old cannons. This was the same day we also went to Jonah's second dentist appointment to have his first "cavity" taken care of and then we went to another park later that day. After we got home it was still so nice I couldn't bear to go inside. So we took a walk around the neighborhood and ran into our neighbor who has 2 little girls. Jonah loves to play with E* and S*. Since there is a gate between our yards the mommies had chat time while the kiddies ran back and forth between the yards playing on each others swingsets. This went on till it was getting dark and chilly. Let me tell ya Jonah and I ate and slept well that night. It was a nice break from being trapped inside this winter.

Jonah's First Trip to the Dentist

Jonah went to the dentist for the first time this week! Mommy made an appointment so we could both have our teeth cleaned by our friend Glenda. I assumed he would be hesitant and watch me go first. Boy was I wrong! He hopped right up into the chair before Glenda could even ask who wanted to go first. He was very very good and held still while she counted and polished all 20 of his teeth. He held Mr Thirsty and followed all Glenda's directions. I was so proud of him. The only down spot was his chipped tooth in front had some soft areas of decay. So we had to go back the following week to have it taken care of. They put a little bubble gum scented mask on him and gave him gas. I think Mommy was more scared and nervous then he ever was. Everything went fine though and now he has a smile without a chipped front tooth.

Jonah's Birthday

I can't believe my little boy is 4! It doesn't seem possible. We had a really good time! We invited all the kids from Jonah's class to McDonalds for the party. The kids all had loads of fun playing on the playground with each other and eating McD's, cake, and ice cream. It was quite a whirlwind but definitely worth it. Especially the part where I don't have to clean my house and worry about 10-20 kids running around. Jonah was sooo busy he didn't even get his gifts unwrapped till we got home. Then he got so caught up in the first gift he unwrapped that he didn't want to unwrap anything else. We finally finished the next morning. He loved his IronMan cake and his Kung Fu Panda balloons. It will be interesting to see what we do next year.

My Funny Boy

Merry Christmas!

Christmas came and went in a flash this year! You'll notice that Jonah likes to pose for my camera. The cute picture of him laying under the tree is him pretending to be asleep. The picture of him cashed out on the couch is him actually asleep. I still love to capture the innocence of a sleeping child. Especially when that child is usually going 100 miles an hour pell mell for mayhem. He climbs everything including his parents. I think he got what he wanted from Santa. Even a few things we have to show him the joy of (like a telescope). A new bike with training wheels, Legos, Tinkertoys, remote controlled cars, WallE movie and Hot Wheels race track were only some of his favorites. However I must give him credit for "oh wowing" over everything including clothes and socks which he immensely enjoyed throwing on me. We also started some of our Christmas traditions with Jonah this year. Like decorating the tree, watching Christmas Story (Jonah likes Ralphy), watching Polar Express (we tried watching in 3D but went cross-eyed *note the picture above), eating green christmas tree cookies, and going to Grandma's for Christmas Eve. Mainly I was just glad to be able to be there for most all of Christmas thanks to a wonderful coworker switching days with me. I will be adding a movie to this post of him opening Christmas presents a little later. Enjoy! Happy Holidays everyone! I hope they were safe and enjoyable.