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Happy Birthday Grandma!

Jonas was very excited that it was Grandma Jane's birthday yesterday. Of course, that mostly was because he knew he was getting ice cream cake! But, he worked very hard on making a very nice card for her, and even "wrote" (dictated) the note!

Quotes of the Day

Jonas: There's a car coming, carry me.
Mommy: Ok, good job being safe.
Jonas: I don't want to be broken, I want to be fixed!



Quote # 2
This took place after Jonas had gotten his shirt wet from washing dishes in the sink, and I was folding laundry to find him a clean shirt.

Jonas: Did you find a shirt yet, Mommy?
Mommy: Not yet.
Jonas: Ridiculous!



Last one!
Jonas had gone into the bathroom with grandma and went poop in the potty.

Jonas: Mommy's going to be happy!

He was right - I was!

Halloween Night!

Jonas' daddy came over last night to do some trick-or-treating with him. Jonas loved it, and when we came inside we relaxed, had a couple pieces of candy, and watched "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown".

Mall-o-Ween!

Jonas dressed up as Sebastian this year for Halloween. Bethany was Ariel and Bekah was Ariel's sister (another mermaid!). We went to the Eastern Hills Mall on Thursday for some trick-or-treating. Jonas thought he was tired, until he realized if he kept walking he could get more candy. Funny how that works...

Pumpkin Carving

Jonas spent a long time cleaning out his pumpkin. He kept putting the goop back in and taking it out over and over again! He also enjoyed using the pieces we carved out as a puzzle pieces to put back in the pumpkin!

Tool Man

Jonas loved his new tool set. He plays with it all the time. He even played a game with Papa where he kept putting each tool in "time out"! He has such a strange imagination!

Check Up

Jonas went to the doctor a couple weeks ago for his 3rd year check up. He weighs 33 pounds, and he is 37 inches tall. We had talked about what the doctor would do - look at his eyes, nose, ears, mouth, etc. After the doctor was done checking him, Jonas reminded him that he forgot to look in his nose! He was a trooper for his shots as always, no crying!

3rd Birthday Party!

For Jonas' 3rd birthday, we celebrated with a Curious George party! The first thing on the agenda was snacks - Jonas' favorite!

We had a banana scavenger hunt, and Bethany and Jonas had a great time finding all the bananas.

Until they were all gone. Then the meltdown happened.

"Don't try to take my bananas!"

Luckily presents were next, and that cheers up everyone. Jonas got lots of nice things and evened remembered his manners and said "thank you"!



We had a Curious George cake, and Bethany helped pass out all the plates. The kids had tons of fun!

I can't believe Jonas is already 3!

Silliness

This is what happens when the kids find the Sunday School boxes.

Beatles Rock Band

It's pretty awesome when your 3 year old knows who the Beatles are...

McDonald's Bday Outing

Happy birthday to Jonas! I had so much fun taking my favorite nephew out to a birthday lunch at McDonald's. He loved that they were already decorated for Halloween, and that now that he's 3 he can climb all the way up to the slide by himself. Now someone just needs to teach him how to hold up 3 fingers correctly!

The Great Pumpkin Farm

Jonas and I went to the Great Pumpkin Farm today. Jonas loved feeding the animals, especially the baby goats. He kept instructing them to "wait your turn" when they all tried to eat out of his hand at once! He picked a ghost to get painted on his face, and wanted to keep going in to the bathroom to look at it. He was allowed to pick one ride to go on, and picked the boats. He had the ride all to himself! We also got to go on a hayride, watch a juggling act, and go through the "Boo Barn". With all that excitement, Jonas' favorite part was probably simply walking through the pumpkin patch. He liked the pumpkins with faces painted on them, and wanted to make "pumpkin faces" over and over for the camera. He had me laughing pretty hard!

Playing Dress Up

I don't know if that shirt quite goes with those shoes...

Sunday School

Jonas gets to be in Sunday School now too! Lucky for him, his teacher is Papa!

Mommy's Birthday

My birthday was a few weeks ago, and my brother and sisters made me this awesome cake...

Jonas, on the other hand, didn't even get all the way dressed for my birthday :)

"Don't look at me!"

First Day of School!

Jonas started his first day of Pre-School on Tuesday. He put on his attendance sticker and went right into the classroom - no crying! Mrs. Makey said afterwards that he had a lot of fun. He brought home a picture he colored of himself, and talked a lot about his new friend Evan!

Red Light, Green Light

The kids were playing "red light, green light" with their trucks, and Bekah was the traffic light!

Sticker Art

Jonas got out his Cars stamp and sticker set and went to town! I have the finished masterpiece hanging on the fridge.

Settling In

Here's some pictures from when we were settling in. Can you find Jonas in all his animals?

Quote of the Day

Jonas (pointing to a kid in the grocery store): Who's that?
Mommy: A little boy shopping with his mommy.
Jonas: Is that my cousin?

This kid has so many cousins he thinks every kid is related to him!

Moving Day

We moved all our stuff into our new apartment on Tuesday, and Jonas was a wonderful helper. He and Bethany pushed all the boxes onto the truck, and they were really dirty to prove it! He doesn't want to move away from Grandma and Papa, but he did like riding in the big truck!

Ben's House

Jonas absolutely loves his cousin Ben, and was very excited when he got home from vacation with Daddy and found out we were headed to Ben's house for a picnic! He played and ate Twizzlers all afternoon.

Fantasy Island

Jonas went to Fantasy Island with his cousins. He still loves all the rides, and wasn't afraid of anything. He loved the water park, and even convinced Mommy to go under the waterfall. The only problem was that by 5:00, he was so tired he fell asleep on my lap....and missed the whole shoot out! He didn't even wake up when they were shooting the guns. Good thing Papa was there to carry him around!

Water Everywhere!

Jonas even likes to play in water from the drain pipe!

Uncle Mike's

Jonas liked playing in the sprinkler at Uncle Mike's house!

Niagara Falls

Jonas has been really into waterfalls ever since we camped at Letchworth this year, so I figured a trip to Niagara Falls was a good idea. We ate a picnic lunch, took a long walk around the falls and over the Rainbow Bridge to the Canadian side, and went on the Maid of the Mist. Jonas loved going on the big boat, and waved at the people passing by on the other boats.

Summerfest

We had another great year at Camp Pioneer's Summerfest! Jonas was old enough this year to do most of the activities. He especially enjoyed going down the big slide in the bounce house!