The Alphabet Book Monster

We have these alphabet books:

Jonah likes them a lot. You should see the "G" book...he REALLY likes it (the whole corner was yummy)!

Anyway, on this particular day he was having fun making a mess with the books. He'd started out running and sliding, so we got the camera. Then, he resorted to plain-old-messmaking. But, I made a video anyway. You will see a bit of sliding at the end.

Enjoy!

Weekend Update: Bad Dog!

well...we had an extra weekend project this last weekend. let me start at the beginning of the story.

the weather is changing. we are welcoming in spring with open arms!  that also means we have turned off the heat and opened up the windows (one of my favorite seasonal transitions).

jonah and i went out on friday afternoon to run some errands. when we got home i came in through the garage, opened up the door to the kitchen, and a little dog ran through my legs to get outside. well, i got to thinking...i was CERTAIN that i'd put that same dog in the backyard earlier in the day. my heart started beating faster (somewhat like i imagine Anne Shirley's did in regards to her jersey cow, dolly, but that is not my story). anyway, i wondered if the door to the backyard had not shut good and went to inspect. i did not find anything wrong with the door, but something was very wrong with the screen on the dining room window. thus, the title, BAD DOG.

i guess he'd jumped up and scratched enough to make a hole he could squeeze his nose/head into. grrrr. first i was in disbelief, then i was just plain mad!

well, we wanted the windows open. we were not going to let the dog win. so, we had to repair the screen. jonathan went to lowes and got the supplies. then he enlisted a helper:

"is this right, daddy?"

"are you ready for this tool now?"

i wish i had a photo of the finished project. it turned out great. and after the discipline we administered to the dog, i doubt he'll try breaking anything down for a long time! *fingers crossed*

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!