Jonah learned his first Bible verse: Genesis 1:1

random fun part 2

random fun

Wow! I didn't realize how long it's been since my last post! Well, I've got a lot to share, so this may take a while! The boys continue to grow like little weeds. Henry is now eleven months old and will be the big O-N-E on the 26th of this month! I can't believe an entire year has already gone by. Sad. He is doing great and is super spunky. We can already tell he is going to be pretty strong willed and adventurous! Jonah is such a sweet boy. He loves all things having to do with cars and trucks and he LOVES to play outside. Very boy! He is doing great at sharing, most of the time, and is learning how to be a good example to his little brother. He loves to tell us that Henry is "just a baby." Then he reminds us that he is a big boy! I love these boys!!!

This picture cracks me up. We were at a mall that had a whole area filled with these silly ride on toys. There was a race car, a horse, a little carosel and what did Jonah choose to ride on? The school bus. The nice thing was that the school bus had a back seat, so Henry got to go for a ride too! (Although Jonah made sure he was in the driver's seat!!)

And so it begins. Jonah's new love of those car video games at the pizza parlor. He had no idea what he was doing but he loved turning the steering wheel and watching the car go fast!

Crazy hair!!

Henry loves watching the dryer or the washing machine in action! He actually pulled up his snack and watched them until I made him go play!

Dapper Dan Man!

After he finished playing with the trains, he drank a spot of tea and offered a lecture at Oxford.

He's a big boy - no more baby food for this guy!

He doesn't mind having a monkey on his back.

Yep, we're gearing up for potty training. Jonah got a spiffy new Lightning McQueen potty that makes race car sounds when you "flush" it!!! He is so excited to use it, but I'm a little to chicken to begin the process. Such a big step! We'll begin soon.

We made this cute little crown one morning. He was a good sport and put it on for the photo.

This boy LOVES books!! I love when I catch him "reading" to himself. Today it was Kat Kong!

My little snuggle bug!

Dino boy and brother

Snuggly in their matching sweats

high fives

who needs Disneyland?

soccer hooligan!

We recently enrolled Jonah in a "Mommy & Me" soccer class and he LOVES it!! He can't wait for Saturdays to roll around so he can go play. He loves the kids, the coaches, running around and playing with Mommy & Daddy! The class is set up so well - we were really impressed. They don't actually play soccer, but they do a lot of things to help with their gross motor skills and coordination, as well as following directions and listening to other people. He is one of the older kids in the class so he can kick the ball pretty well. The coaches have already told us he is ready to move up to the independent class for next session. That class is a little more "soccer" geared. But for now, he is loving this class and he always takes a good nap on Saturdays!

The scoop up little plastic balls with lacrosse sticks and run them to the goal. Jonah really likes this game!

Carrying his ball very carefully

They also practice balancing a soccer ball on the cone (like an ice cream cone!) and running it to the goal, where they dump the soccer ball.

Almost made it!

snow day!

One weekend in March, we decided to take a trip up to Idyllwild to take a look around and check out the possibility of renting a cabin. It was a pretty nice drive, Henry took a nap and Jonah watched a DVD. Well, once we got up there, we discovered there was still snow! So we made a little snow day out of it and took the boys to play for a little while. We had packed a lunch, so they had fun eating in the back of the car and taking in all the sights. Then we took them into the snow. Jonah was pretty brave and had fun for a while, but since I wasn't expecting snow, I didn't have the right gear for everyone. It was pretty icy and slippery so Henry and I stayed close to the road. After playing for a little bit, we drove into town and walked through the shops and got some yummy candy. Such a fun day!

He thinks he's the big man with his "big boy" sippy cup. Just like his big brother!

Family photo - kinda hard to see because of the shade but it was the only place we could find a stump to put the camera on!

Can you spot Jonah?