Quote of the Trip

Jonas tried to say something about 10 times, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. Catherine and I both tried guessing, and he kept saying "no!" and repeating himself. Finally, Jonas ended the conversation by saying "I don't know what Joe saying". It was the funniest thing I have ever heard!

Vacation to "Aunt" Laura's - The Day at the Campground

We spent the day Thursday at the KOA campground that we were staying at. This is how Laura and Cat look at breakfast time - pretty scary!

They had an awesome "jumping pillow" there. Jonas' favorite thing to do was run and fall down! I think the adults might have enjoyed it the most!

Jonas and his 3 crazy "aunts"

Jonas on the playground

We had camper pies for dinner, cooked over a wonderful fire built with Laura's Three Springs skills. Right before bedtime we went to Maggie Moos for some ice cream. You might be wondering if Jonas actually ate any. I'm guessing maybe half of it. It is the kind of place where you can pick your own "mix-in", and Jonas picked marshmallows. Of course, when he got the cone with the marshmallows in it, he proceeded to pick them all out and pile them on a napkin. It is not easy to pick all the marshmallows out of a cone and eat it before it melts!

Vacation to "Aunt" Laura's - Wednesday

On Wednesday, we went to the Discovery Place in downtown Charlotte. Jonas saw lots of different animals, got to do experiments, and even touch starfish! But his favorite things were playing with blocks and playing in water...go figure.

After the Discovery Place, we walked around a bit downtown and headed to a little sandwich place for lunch. After about and hour there, Jonas fell sound asleep on the table. So, we stayed there another hour and a half so Jonas could nap.

We also checked out the Charlotte mall, which is WAY bigger than the ones in Buffalo. There is even a train that drives around, which Jonas loved!

Laura also made us a delicious dinner that night, chicken alfredo, one of my favorites. Jonas and I both loved it. Thanks "Aunt" Laura!

Vacation to "Aunt" Laura's - The Lake

On Tuesday we went to Sonic for lunch and got to be served by a lady on roller skates! Tons of fun...unfortunately Jonas slept through the whole thing. The waitress did give us toys for him though! Later in the day, we went to a beautiful lake near Laura's house. We had a nice walk and saw a bunch of baby ducks. We stayed and had dinner at a restaurant there. Jonas was out until about 9 PM, but he was a good boy!

Here's Jonas at the playground they had there. He had to hold his own against the big kids there; he did a pretty good job!

Mommy and Jonas

"Aunt" Beth and Jonas

"Aunt"s Laura, Catherine, Beth and Mommy and Jonas

Jonas after a tiring day. He couldn't even finish his banana.

Vacation to "Aunt" Laura's - The Car Trip

Jonas was a real trooper on the 15 hour trip to see "Aunt" Laura in Charlotte, NC. It turned out that the DVD player didn't work in the car we took, but he managed to entertain himself! He played with stickers, read some books, and had a great time looking for cows and horses outside. He also got to play for a little while in a different McDonald's Play Place in Pennsylvania!

Dinner at Greg & Tara's

We went over to Greg & Tara's for dinner. We got to see their beautiful new house, and Jonas got to do an Easter egg hunt. He even got prizes! We also decided it is impossible to get a nice picture of four children who are all under 3...

Easter at Grandma and Papa's

After church we headed back home to have brunch and an Easter egg hunt with Grandma and Papa. Jonas got another basket of goodies and found tons of eggs. He even got a Cars lunchbox with Mickey Mouse chocolates inside from Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary!

Easter Morning

Jonas woke up nice and early on Easter to find his basket from the Easter bunny. He found it hidden next to the kitchen, and even got to eat a couple pieces of candy before heading off to church in his handsome Easter outfit.

Dying Easter Eggs

Jonas loved dying Easter eggs, although he didn't quite understand that his whole hand should NOT go in the dye. Luckily, it washed off pretty easily.

Jonas and Faith

Jonas holding hands with his church friend, Faith.

Do 2 year olds really speak English?

Jonas: I wanna watch something.
Papa: There's no water dripping.

Outside Pictures

Jonas helping Papa clear out the garden

"Man, did Bethany gain weight?!?"

Just relaxing...

Jonas and Bethany don't quite get the idea of a dump truck...

Quote of the Day

Jonas: Birdies!
Mommy: Where do you think they're going?
Jonas: Papa's house!

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