Oh The Places He'll Go!

you just never know where you might find this little explorer. just look where he's been lately:

 i was preparing a package to go in the mail. i could hear jonah behind me...and then i heard a little grunting and something banging against metal. this is what i found...

(i wasn't fast enough to catch him getting up there...and i tried more than once!) 

wonder what he is saying to us?

 he's just too stinking cute.

 

 then, he wanted to help me unload the dishwasher. i had to remove him from the door several times, just to get the dishes out.

 and when we got them all out, he wanted to see the ones i'd stacked on the counter.

here he is using the platform of my eliptical as a swing. 

(at least that equipment is being put to some sort of use!)

and then, yesterday, the little stinker found a way to crawl inside the tub...he was SO proud of himself. i could not help laughing at this...he just makes me smile!

I'm Seeing Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day

That's all. Have a good one!

Captured Cuteness!

Jonah has been doing this cute thing...and I finally recorded some of it so you can have a little taste of it, too. I am not sure what prompted him to do this, but here you go (the end is my favorite part)...it's cute!

                                      

Lesson Learned

Yesterday I had a momentary (ok, honestly, it was more than just a "moment") freak-out. My freak-out was momentary temporary and rather unnecessary.

You see, Jonah got some really cute shoes for Christmas. They were a gift from...you guessed it...his Auntie Em!! I wanted to put them on him, but I COULD ONLY FIND ONE. Oh dear. I searched everywhere. And, with a sinking pit in my stomach I remembered cleaning out Jonah's room the day before. I'd filled an empty diaper box with trash and it had gone to the curb (& been picked up) that very morning. 

See the lonely, mate-less shoe:

I was  certain that Jonah had slipped the other shoe into that "trash" box when I wasn't looking. I was sick over the loss of that shoe. And I was reminded of this verse... "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break and steal." Matthew 6:21 So, I guess my lesson learned is to not get so worked up over "things." I'd like to say this is when I stopped to pray and ask for help in finding the shoe. However, I don't think I did. 

Later in the day, something occurred to me.  I'd found some socks in the tub when I'd last gone to run bath water. So, I checked the tub.

toys, but no shoe. OH wait, what's that?

do you see it? it took me more than one glance, but I FOUND THE SHOE! Praise the LORD...and I did.  So, my second lesson for the day was leave the bathroom door shut!

Wanna Play?

well, now, who wouldn't want to play with this cute guy?

i sure can't resist...he happens to be my favorite little guy.

here's the elephant

and his favorite ball

a little stuffed animal (it happens to be a turtle)

 

and heeeeere's JONAH...wouldn't you just love to play with him, too!

*items not featured, but also loved: a lion, a teddy bear, some books, and lots of stuffed critters (including  these which some of you might find annoying and our little family find cute/fun)

have a great day, jonah and i will be playing!

the one with yogurt

OH. MY. GOODNESS!! 

this post is a two-part series. well, maybe not in the true sense of that. i am including both parts in today's blog post. the main feature is the second part, but I am including a little back story for you!  so, without further ado...i present: the one with yogurt!

Part 1

one day a week or so ago i was working at the computer after dinner. jonah seemed to need something more to eat, so i set him up with some yogurt in his high chair. i helped him get started and then let him go at it a bit on his own. i figure he's old enough to start learning more in the self-feeding dept. plus, he is happier when  he can do it himself. this was the result of that:

a bit messy, but very accomplished. he loved feeding himself!

Part 2
THEN...yesterday, i was making dinner. he was very very hungry (read: he was screeching so loud i could hardly hear myself think) and the cheerios were not going to cut it much longer, and, in order to get real food on the table i had to keep cooking. so....i thought a little yogurt might do the trick. well, it sure did something!! this is the result i faced this time:

 

in this video you will see when i turned on the light. sorry it is dark in the beginning. 

enjoy!

hair. eyes. diaper. he was  covered. 

as you can see, that final picture was taken in the bathroom. 

he had a good scrub before i ate my dinner. 

in the end i'd call this little venture a success. 

nobody or nothing was [permanently] damaged. he loved it, and probably developed some sort of motor skills.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Theodor Seuss Geisel

1904-1991

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!! We love this whimsical author and we like to celebrate around here! 
Last year we kept it simple and celebrated with this cute little commemorative picture:

This year we did something new! Target hosted Read Across America in every store. We attended their story time and got a fun little goody bag! Jonah sat very still and listened intently for almost 2 whole books!! Everyone thought he was the cutest little thing and I was we were very proud of him!

Here is our very own cat-in-the-HAT:

(next year he will wear the whole costume)

And here he is listening to the story:

 

Next year....who knows? We might have green eggs and ham for breakfast!