Black Lake

Jonas got home from another fun vacation at Black Lake with his dad.  He told me he had fun playing with his zillions of cousins, fishing, playing bocce, and eating ice cream.  He listed off 30 things that he did (he counted)!

April Candids

Here are some pictures from some of the things we did in April that didn't warrant a post of their own.  Enjoy :-)

The kids helped me stuff Easter eggs for our Sunday School Easter egg hunt.  What helpful kids!

Aunt Lisa organized a fun art project.  They covered a piece of cardboard with aluminum foil and then colored their pictures with Sharpies.  There's some shiny pictures!

We went to Great Grandma Fran's for our last pizza party in her house.  Jonas had a great time with all of his cousins and asked for a photo shoot with Hayden.

Jonas had to get some tests done at Children's, so Andrew and I coordinated our schedules to be able to take him together.  Jonas loved having a "Mommy Daddy Day".  We celebrated the good news of the test with a little Dave and Buster's time.

Jonas' first photo bomb:

Jonas was in the Pig Race at school for selling lots of cookie dough.  He won $25!

We spent a day out in Collins adventuring in the woods and in the gravel pits.  Jonas loved climbing up the hills in the sand pits and got super dirty.  We took a time out from our 4-wheeling trip to play by the creek and to see some tadpoles and frogs!

The weather has been beautiful the past few days, and we took advantage of it on Sunday with a trip to the trails and the playground.

Jonas has been having fun at school, too.  He learned about static electricity, and wrote some nice stories!

May promises to start out with beautiful weather, and we have some more fun things planned, so check back soon!

Happy Halloween!

We finished out the Halloween season strong.  Malloween yesterday at the Eastern Hills Mall...

From October 2012

It was actually ridiculously crowded and the kids got barely any candy, but we bought them a hot pretzel, and of course, that makes everything ok!

We went trick-or-treating tonight with Jonas' Dad and the Lafferty clan.  It's amazing how cold and rain doesn't even come close to stopping kids from wanting to get free candy :-)

From October 2012

From October 2012

From October 2012

Now...what am I going to do with all this candy?!?

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".

Halloween Night

On Halloween, we dressed up the children and headed out to show them off. First stop was Great Grandma's! Jonas got a goody bag of treats and was very happy to be spoiled!

Next we headed back home, and Daddy came over to give Jonas a treat and do a little door-to-door trick-or-treating. Jonas was really excited!

Last we went over to Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary's house. Jonas got a new Hot Wheel truck! He had a great time chasing Shadow all over the house!

Birthday Party Number 1 - The Cake

Jonas didn't really get the whole blowing out the candle thing...but that's not the part he cared about anyway!

"OK, I'll start off slow..."

"Nobody's going to stop me?!?"

"This is the best ever!! How often do I get a birthday??"

"Awww, come on Dad! I'm done already?"

I Love Life!

What? Daddy's trying to nap??

Sleeping Angels

They're so cute when they're asleep...

Vacation!!

On Saturday the family headed up to the Thousand Islands for a vacation on Black Lake. We spent the week relaxing, eating, and visiting with the Herdleins. Jonas really got into the camping spirit. Every day there was a different themed "happy hour". Jonas sat back in a camping chair to enjoy his snack during the "Hollywood" happy hour.

Jonas' cousins kept him busy by playing with him every chance they got. Jonas loved the attention!

Jonas discovered his tongue while we were on vacation. He stuck it out all week long at people, and when he wasn't sticking it out he was trying to grab it with his fingers.

By the end of the week Jonas was content to just hang out with Daddy in the cabin (which was very nice and air conditioned).

And lastly, Jonas turned 10 months this week! He is turning into an expert crawler and is getting into all kinds of trouble. He is also beginning to try cruising...I have a feeling things are going to move fast from now on.

Playing with Daddy

Jonas was very cute playing with his Daddy tonight. He was all smiles...until we got the camera out of course.

He is not so happy when Daddy takes away the bottle.

Sabres Game

Well, the Sabres game just ended. Obviously, Andrew and Jonas didn't find it that interesting. Aren't they cute?

Jonas had his first bath...sort of anyway. We washed his hair for him to visit with his family and look nice and cute. He was a little distressed, I don't think he liked it too much.


He also had his first ride in his swing, which put him right to sleep.


Today, we are relaxing at home as a family because Andrew couldn't go to work because of the weather. Jonas and I are so excited! Here's Daddy and Jonas spending some quality time together.