Jonah says

Woo = Luke
Bay-bee or Bee-Ba = Bridget
Whoa = Will
Dadden = Adam
Mom = Me

Our names for him:
Jones
Jones'n
Jo
Bubby

His fave's
Ta - tah = tractor - He yells it constantly when we see one in the car and as soon as we pass them he says and signs "More."
Bath - If Will doesn't join him he runs to the top of the stairs and yells his name till he comes
Choo-choo - He's into trains and builds track after track all day long
Cars (the movie) first thing he asks for in the morning. Immediately starts signing "fast cars" as he watches the race. He gets ecstatic when May - May (Mater)shows up
Stories - Tractors, As Quick as a Cricket, Five little monkeys, Wheels on the Bus, Things that Go, Cars....
Playing with the kids
Milk ba - ba
Signing - he uses his sign language a lot.
Unzipping his blanket sleeper jammies and climbing out of them
Helping me cook
Our Christmas lights
Dancing to music

I love him. He is growing into such a big boy. He brings so many smiles and laughs into our home. Everybody lights up when he's around...what a blessing he's been for all of us.

Love you Jonah!


Will...you are next buddy!

recipes

Some yummy recipes I've had lately that came from my friends....

Pumpkin cheesecake by Teri. She brought two pieces over and I'm sorry to say that I ate them both. I'm going to try it on Thanksgiving! It beats pumpkin pie in my book.

Turkey Burgers by Amy. These have the best taste and are good for you too. I'm making them tomorrow.

Asking price: free

"We don't plug our toilets anymore....We should sell that thing,"
Will recommended to me as he hopped into the bathtub Sunday morning.


(I might mention that Adam spent most of the previous day putting all sorts of odds and ends on ebay, which means Will is just trying to help the cause)

Create a bit for the season

Every single year when Christmas rolls around and we bring out the decorations, I'm reminded that my tree ornaments need more friends--they are sparse. Then I go to the store and see some I love, but they are too expensive, so I decide to come back and get them for a steal of a deal after Christmas. Then Christmas comes and goes and the last thing I feel like doing is walking into another crowded store to look for ornaments that I won't need for another year. So I wait till the kids are back in school and then wander into a store to find that all that's left is ugly stuff that I don't want for my tree.
So I just found something at Martha's I can MAKE for my tree that is perfect. I think I'll make them into beads and string them for a garland, or just hang them individually.
P.S. I just found the place I want to check after Christmas for sales on ornaments...anthropologie. The felt and knitted ornaments. Anyone want to join me?