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Just a family pic from last summer at Sea World.

Piano Boy and Flagstaff Fun

Jonathan had fun practicing the piano with Chris tonight. He has gotten really good at saying his letters, so Chris used the piano to reinforce A through G. If you listen closely, he is copying Chris. He later went on to play his own little piano and even sang a little while playing the notes. Even though it bugs Chris, I like having an out of tune piano so Jonathan is free to bang on the keys as much as he likes without having to re-tune it all the time! Enjoy!




Just more evidence he is growing up too fast! We must have taken 5 laps up and down the escalator that night!

Highlights of our recent Flagstaff weekend get-away:

Robbie and J sliding and swinging together with their dads.





J trying out the exersaucer again (the first pic is right after it was set up a year ago).





He learned all about stairs this weekend and loved "bumping" down them on his bottom.

I was busy cutting the corn off the cob, when he snatched it up and showed me that he was old enough to do it himself, the big-boy way!

Is this a sign of things to come??? (No, we are not expecting :) ) Jonathan wanted stories and Robbie wanted to be held. What else is a mom to do?

For my dad

He decided his car needed a tune-up, so all on his own, he went to the living room, got his tool box and came back to work under the hood of his car. NONE of this was suggested or prompted by us! Anyway, here is our little mechanic. Sorry it is sideways. When I learn how to fix the other one, I will do this one too!

More fun at our house

As I was cleaning up after breakfast, Jonathan grabbed the paper and began giggling and laughing at all the comics. I ran to get the camera but when I returned he was doing this instead. I love how long it took him to notice I was recording him. Make sure you turn up your volume.

My parents came up with this version of swinging and he loved it! I have not been able to rotate this but I will keep trying! Until then, just tilt your head :) !

We spent Easter at Chris's parents house with the whole family. Jonathan loved the egg hunt and his Easter Basket gifts. We had a great meal and tons of laughter. Here are some photo highlights.

A train! Yea! Ok, he really was more thrilled than this picture shows.

Jonathan picking up his first egg.

Entertaining him while we set up for the family photo. Look at how high his feet are! (For reference, my brother is 6'5").

Check out my hot husband. :)

Sometimes I am reminded that he still is just a small little boy.

We FINALLY got our new table and he christened it by grabbing a piece of (fake) chicken, taking it to the table, and eating it!

We installed a 6' tall fence on the side yard to contain our dog Scout and Jonathan was a big help to my dad and Chris. He even learned what sound a drill makes- vvvrrrr!

I love having a sweet dog! Here is Jonathan walking my parents' dog Shadow around the house and later he walked Scout to the neighbor's house and back without Scout dragging him down the sidewalk!

He worked on this new skill for 4 days and finally got it!

Jonathan took a few trips around this triangle wall with me (it goes up, then down, then flat) before he was brave enough to do it on his own.

We went to our town fair and had a blast! Scout even got to come! He climbed in a fire truck, rode a train, bounced in many different rooms and even stuck to climbing up a huge slide when he was being jostled this way and that by a bunch of bigger kids. Jonathan's favorite was seeing the K-9 unit demonstrate how a dog attacks a criminal. He told everyone all about "Dog Bite" at Grandpa's dinner celebration that night.

He loved this train ride once it got going. He wasn't too sure at first. However, he did have perfect driving form from the start. Granny would be proud.



Uncle John got a kick out of Jonathan's reaction to seeing himself on John's camera. BTW, if you've ever wondered why I don't call my son Jon, it's because it would get too confusing around here with 2 of them! I spent my first 18 years that way and I'm not going through that again! :)

Aunt Kirsten drives a convertible and Jonathan thought it was so cool that he could just hop right in without opening the door. Then we gave him the keys and he wanted to drive his aunt home! We said sure! See you at home Jonathan!