Sunday School Christmas Pageant

We had our annual Sunday School pageant today.  Jonas was really excited to be 2 parts - Caesar Augustus and one of the wise men.  He practiced hard to learn his lines, and he looked great in his costume.  In his words, it made him look "rich".  

Cousin Joey was Jonas' guard when he was playing the role of Caesar.  I loved this scene - 2 of my favorite boys!

 The wise man carrying myrrh - that was really important information according to Jonas.

 Celebrating success with his friends Amelia and Emma.

As always, I was blessed by working with the kids and sharing in their enthusiasm to share the Christmas story.  I hope you all share it, too!  Have a wonderful Christmas week!

Walk-a-thon

Trinity had its annual Walk-a-thon on Friday.  It was a great time!

Christmas Pageant

Jonas was an angel again this year in the Sunday School Christmas pageant.  Although Giraffee had to be with him most of the time for support for some reason, he did a really good job!  Unfortunately, I couldn't get very many pictures since I was directing the kids.  This will give you an idea of the overwhelming cuteness, though :-)

From December 2011

Vacation Bible School

Jonas, Bethany, and Joey went to Vacation Bible School in July. Besides Jonas getting sick and missing a day, it was tons of fun!

Joey resting

From June 2011

Learning from "Aunt" Beth

From June 2011

There aren't a lot of pictures since I was helping out with crafts, but rest assured that the kids had a great time!

Sunday School Christmas Pageant

Jonas, Bethany, and Joey were in a Christmas pageant for Sunday School. I wasn't able to take pictures, since I was directing - but I stole these ones from my cousin Laura! Enjoy!

From December 2010

From December 2010

From December 2010

Wii

Jonas tried playing Wii with Joey while we were at Uncle Larry's last week. Joey definitely kicked his butt!

From December 2010

From December 2010

Happy Birthday Jonas!

For Jonas' 4th birthday, we had a toy story themed party. His cousins Bethany, Rebekah, Abby, Ben, and Joey were all there. We turned mom's dining room into "Pizza Planet" - complete with games and activities. We had lots of yummy food, all toy story related. The kids' favorite was "Hamm in a blanket" (pigs in a blanket). They thought it was hysterical that they were eating Hamm! Jonas got some really fun presents, and everyone had a great time!

The cake:

From October 2010

Mom made a rocket for each kid. They were a hit!

From October 2010

Find the army men!

From October 2010

From October 2010

Slinky dog race into the fire!

From October 2010

Games in pizza planet:

From October 2010

From October 2010

From October 2010

Time to eat (and check out the 3-D glasses)!

From October 2010

Bethany made sure Jack and Charlie were having fun, too!

From October 2010

What a fun party! Jonas loved it!

Swimming with Joey

We try to make it over to Uncle Larry's pool to swim every time we get the chance. It's even better when Joey is there! Jonas and Joey had a great time together last week, and were even making plans for their next get-together by the time the morning was over.

From August 2010

From August 2010

From August 2010

Swimming!

Jonas went swimming in Uncle Larry's pool on Monday. He can swim all by himself with his arm swimmies on! He even jumps in and goes under water. He is quite the water bug!

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...

Happy Housewarming!

We had a little housewarming party over at Uncle Mike's and Aunt Mary's new house today. Jonas had a great time playing with Joey and getting fed lots of junk food. There were rumors that he wasn't behaving during party preparation but I just don't believe it...look at that innocent face!

Meeting Max!

We got to meet our new cousin Max over the weekend! He is even more adorable in person than in the pictures, and I didn't think that was possible! Jonas had fun playing with his cousin Joey too!

Happy Easter!

Jonas had a very nice Easter, and he looked really handsome in his outfit! It even lasted all day...which is pretty amazing for him! He spent some time at Grandma & Grandpa's, went to see Great Grandma (and saw Joey!), and went over to Uncle Tom's for dinner (and saw Ben!).