Dance the Night Away...

Jonas loves to dance...it's really more like a wiggle! I caught him mid-dance move!

Look what's on my finger!

Jonas really got a kick out of putting this highlighter cap on his finger. Don't you wish you were entertained that easily?

I'm a big kid now!

Jonas has mastered the art of eating with a fork - well most of the time! He impressed everyone at the restaurant the other day!

Can I go to bed please?

Yesterday Jonas and I got home from Grandma and Grandpa's house at about 9:00 PM. Jonas was still awake, so I brought him in and took off his coat. He immediately headed for the stairs and climbed up. When we got up there he walked into his bedroom, went over to the heater to remind me to turn it on, and then asked to be picked up. I said his prayers with him, he gave me a kiss, and then put his arms out towards his crib. I can't believe he went to bed practically by himself. What a sweet boy!

"Ooooo"

The face Jonas is making in the first picture is the face he makes when he says "ooooo". It's better when you can see his whole face, but he says it all the time for some reason! He must be really impressed with life.

Photo Shoot #2

Jonas thinks the camera flash is just hilarious. Check out his cute, cute grin.

The Beach

Jonas had a great time playing at "the beach" last week. It's amazing how independent he already is.

Faith!

Jonas got to visit with Faith yesterday! He is quite fascinated with someone that is smaller than he is!

Photo Shoot!

I took 50 or so pictures of Jonas the other day. It was hard for me to pick some, but these are a couple of my favorites! He is such a happy boy.

Play Time with Bethany

Bethany and Jonas have such a good time playing together. Bethany likes to push Jonas around on his toy, but she hasn't quite gotten the hang of turning it! After Jonas got tired of being pushed into walls, he danced his little heart out to Bethany's talented piano playing!

P.S. A quick little update on how Jonas is doing since I haven't blogged in a while - He has 11 teeth (if I didn't miss any), he can walk backwards, and he has been binkie-less for almost a week! I am such a proud mommy!

Mall Time

We had some mall time yesterday, and Jonas decided he was going to roll around and crawl on the floor. Good thing it wasn't crowded there...

Play Place!

Yesterday we went out to lunch with Great Grandma. Jonas got to play in McDonald's Play Place for a little bit, but it was way too crowded to stay for long!

Playin in the Wagon

Jonas spent the night over at Grandma and Grandpa's, and he got to eat breakfast in his wagon! How exciting is that?

Winter Fun Day!

We decided to take advantage of the pretty snow outside and let Bethany and Jonas play for a while. They weren't too sure about it at first, but they got braver!

Aquarium

Jonas loved his first time to the aquarium. His favorite fish was the leopard shark. He enjoyed the sea lions, too, but was bummed out that he couldn't walk around upstairs!

15 Month Doctor Visit

Jonas went to the doctor on Tuesday for his 15th check up. He is 23 pounds, 2 ounces, and 29 1/2 inches tall. Still small for his age, go figure. But he is perfectly healthy, and his ear infection is officially cleared up.

New Year's Eve

I know this is a little late, but here's the New Year's picture! We had a great time over at Ben and Joelle's house, and Jonas even woke up for midnight and watched the ball drop.

Feeling Better!

Jonas hasn't been feeling well for the past few days. He had a cold and cough, and was pretty run down from the holidays. We went to the doctor on Wednesday, and it turned out that he had developed an ear infection. By yesterday he was feeling tons better already, and was much happier. He even managed to eat some lunch! Well, he ate what didn't end up all over himself...

Christmas Day

Christmas Day we went over to Grandma's for a little party. Jonas wasn't feeling to well, but he still had some happy moments. He got some really cool presents! He can race around in his new car (Flintstone style), and take a walk around the block in his new wagon! His present from Aunt Lisa even made him smile. After Grandma's we went over to Uncle Bob's, but Jonas was too tired to last very long there, so we didn't get any pictures.

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning Jonas got to open up his presents from Mommy, Daddy, and Santa! He was really getting the hang of ripping the paper to open the presents...so much so that he ripped up his new book! We did have fun though!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve we headed over to Uncle Tom's for a party. Jonas, Bethany, Leah and Ben had tons of fun playing together. Jonas got really cool cars from his cousin Eric!


After Uncle Tom's we went over to Grandma Herdlein's house for the next party. Jonas loved these reindeer ears. They sang "Silent Night", and he carried them around with him all night and asked people to put them on his head. He is so cute. And of course, he got lots more presents!

Christmas with the Thompson's

Jonas went over to Grandma's house for the Thompson side of Christmas yesterday. Jonas already got some early Christmas presents! What a lucky boy. He also got to see a lot of his family that he doesn't get to see very often.

Jonas got this truck from his friend Lillie. He loved playing with the tools!

Jonas as "Harry Potter".

Does anyone want Jonas for Christmas? Cousin Paul put him in this stocking!

Jonas also got some presents from his Aunt Marie and cousin Joey! Thanks guys!

Jonas is giving Cookie Monster a kiss!

It was a really great party and Jonas loved getting all kinds of attention from his family! Christmas has officially begun!

Playing at Aunt Lisa's!

Jonas loves to play in Bethany's playroom! By the way, Jonas has 2 more teeth! That 6 so far!

Broccoli!

Jonas loves his veggies! Guess I lucked out with that one!

Happy St. Nick's Day!

Jonas and I got treats from St. Nick yesterday morning!

Christmas Time Is Here!

It's Christmas time! We decorated this week, and Jonas loved the decorations! His favorite is the talking snowmen!

Cars!

On Saturday we went to Uncle Tom and Aunt Karen's for a post-Thanksgiving get-together. Jonas had a blast playing with his cousin Ben, especially because he brought really cool cars to play with! Ben was really nice about sharing, and the boys looked really cute in their matching camouflage outfits!

Christmas at the Plaza

On Friday night, we went with Grandma to the Southgate Plaza. They had a whole bunch of little activities for the kids. Jonas got to sit on Santa's lap, and he went on a horse and carriage ride around the parking lot. He saw reindeer too, although he thought they were kind of boring.