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!
November 18, 2009
November 16, 2009
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.
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?
September 7, 2009
Predictable
My lunch menu has been changing from
garden cucumbers with balsamic vinegar
to
vine ripened toasted tomato sandwiches
to
Olive Garden Salad
and back to cucumbers again.
This could mean only one thing:
I'm having a baby!
(I always crave this stuff in the first trimester and lucky for me - my last few pregnancies 1st trimesters have been in the fall when my garden is bearing cucumbers and tomatoes for me to pick fresh everyday for lunch. Please come join me if any of those sound good to you!)
According to my recent ultrasound the due date is April 4th 2010 (it was originally March 30th...but who's counting?) and the baby is officially 1.9cm long.
Everything is going great! And everyone is excited!
Except for the fever bug that swept through our house last Sunday and has tagged each of us but Adam. I'm tired. And just when I thought I was better I woke up today with aches again.
garden cucumbers with balsamic vinegar
to
vine ripened toasted tomato sandwiches
to
Olive Garden Salad
and back to cucumbers again.
This could mean only one thing:
I'm having a baby!
(I always crave this stuff in the first trimester and lucky for me - my last few pregnancies 1st trimesters have been in the fall when my garden is bearing cucumbers and tomatoes for me to pick fresh everyday for lunch. Please come join me if any of those sound good to you!)
According to my recent ultrasound the due date is April 4th 2010 (it was originally March 30th...but who's counting?) and the baby is officially 1.9cm long.
Everything is going great! And everyone is excited!
Except for the fever bug that swept through our house last Sunday and has tagged each of us but Adam. I'm tired. And just when I thought I was better I woke up today with aches again.
September 3, 2009
crowded
My kids were celebrating over one of our topics of conversation this afternoon. New bike racks have been ordered and shipped to Saratoga Shores Elementary. "I am so excited about that!" Luke said
The situation is bleak around the current bike racks. I am Will's helper everyday to untangle his bike from all the rest that have fallen into his.
"They are locking their bikes up to the fire de-hydrant!" Bridget exclaimed.
Will noticed, "Some of the kids are taking their bikes up to lock them on the fence at the top of the hill. It's a really steep hill!"
Luke was worried about the unsatisfactory lock-jobs the kids were settling for:
"Someone next to me just put his lock around his seat!! Some kids lock their bikes to another bike!"
It's nice to see that they enjoy solving a problem that will make their world a better place for them.
The situation is bleak around the current bike racks. I am Will's helper everyday to untangle his bike from all the rest that have fallen into his.
"They are locking their bikes up to the fire de-hydrant!" Bridget exclaimed.
Will noticed, "Some of the kids are taking their bikes up to lock them on the fence at the top of the hill. It's a really steep hill!"
Luke was worried about the unsatisfactory lock-jobs the kids were settling for:
"Someone next to me just put his lock around his seat!! Some kids lock their bikes to another bike!"
It's nice to see that they enjoy solving a problem that will make their world a better place for them.
August 26, 2009
While Luke played football...
BYU Museum of Art (MOA)
We came here with the sole purpose of checking out the "I Spy" 'gizibit' featuring the original pictures and some of the displays for the books. It was fun, but we found that the Dan Steinhilber gizibit was "way awesomer," said Will.
Monte L. Bean Museum
Bridget and Will took notes of their favorite animals in their adventure books. Will took this picture of the Kodiak Grizzly.
Northern Utah County Gardens
This was filled with plants and flowers that grow well in our area, with limited water. There were two playhouses with yards, one depicting a drought tolerant plan and the other using much more water and maintenance. Bridget and Will each chose a house as their own and played a game, pretending they were neighbors.
Jonah went in and out, shutting the doors as he pleased and running around the yards. What a discovery; a house that was built "to scale" for his little size! Will found "Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear" very fun to rub between his fingers, because it was "soft like carpet"!
On the last day the kids earned their first "adventure" which came with a bottle of pop. Bridget is holding her bottle cap to her shirt like the pin in the movie, UP. We are going to make ours into necklaces. We hiked to see Bridal Veil Falls and cooled our feet off in the water. It was a lovely day!
We came here with the sole purpose of checking out the "I Spy" 'gizibit' featuring the original pictures and some of the displays for the books. It was fun, but we found that the Dan Steinhilber gizibit was "way awesomer," said Will.
Monte L. Bean Museum
Bridget and Will took notes of their favorite animals in their adventure books. Will took this picture of the Kodiak Grizzly.
Northern Utah County Gardens
This was filled with plants and flowers that grow well in our area, with limited water. There were two playhouses with yards, one depicting a drought tolerant plan and the other using much more water and maintenance. Bridget and Will each chose a house as their own and played a game, pretending they were neighbors.
Jonah went in and out, shutting the doors as he pleased and running around the yards. What a discovery; a house that was built "to scale" for his little size! Will found "Silver Carpet Lamb's Ear" very fun to rub between his fingers, because it was "soft like carpet"!
On the last day the kids earned their first "adventure" which came with a bottle of pop. Bridget is holding her bottle cap to her shirt like the pin in the movie, UP. We are going to make ours into necklaces. We hiked to see Bridal Veil Falls and cooled our feet off in the water. It was a lovely day!
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