Mr. Fix-it

Boys need to have tools and machines, right!? Well, Jonah is all about the gadgets! His latest noise maker is his new drill. He walks all around "fixing" things with it, which is very cute, but very noisy! Oh well, boys will be boys! :)

Getting to be a "Big Boy"

Jonah is really growing up! He is already 21 months and truly becoming a toddler with lots of personality. He has the greatest facial expressions, knows when he's being funny, or silly, or even sneaky, and is very affectionate too. Jonah is now saying lots of new words like up, down, more, shoes, toes, juice, eyes, cheese (for the camera, he's such a ham;), and he is trying to repeat the sounds of other words all the time. He completely understands and responds yes and no to questions or comments. He loves coloring, painting, and has just discovered play-doh. Jonah wants to sit at a "big boy table" and has started to show lots of pretend play with his toys like the cars, farm animals, and his stuffed animals too! It's really cute to watch. He is even getting lots of hair. And...He is starting to make pee, pee and more in the potty!!! Wow Jonah!

Look at all that hair! :)
Having lunch with Mommy on the lanai....can't wait for summer!

Tomato Picking........

Yummy tomatoes....

Last Saturday, Jonah and I joined The Abrams Family (Marni, Jay, and Rachel) at Hunnsader Farms for a day of tomato picking! What fun it was to watch Jonah and Rachel run around the tomato field, help pick tomatoes and play while I tried to get as many tomatoes as I could into my huge bag......tomato salad anyone???

Too cute!

Jonah's saying, "Come on Rachel, let's go!"
Kiss, kiss....

Mother's Day........

Dear Jonah,

Thank you for fulfilling my life with so much happiness. For putting a smile on my face and filling our home with laughter, curiosity, and more love than I would ever have imagined. For making me feel amazingly important with all your hugs and kisses. For making everything right with your beautiful smile so full of innocence, even after a no good, rotten, horrible, very bad day. And most of all for making me your Mommy.....I love you, Jonah!!!

Summer is coming.....

Well, it's getting hot in the sunshine state; very hot. Over the last two weeks we've been spending some time at the beach, the pool, and the water park. We visited with Kristin and Jonathan who came down from Boston for some much needed warmth. Here are some great pictures of our fun in the sun!

Splish, splash in the pool!

(Longboat Key) Beach Bum!
Loving this view...
Discovering shells...
Jonah had such a fun beach day...
I love these photos.....
Getting ready for the sunset at Siesta Key....
The following weekend at the water park. We get Grandpa to come along, play, and take pictures!
Jonah had a blast, looks like we'll be here a lot this summer!

Wow, Fire Trucks!

Last Saturday, Jonah and I went downtown to the YMCA 911 safety demonstration. We brought Uncle David along with us for the company and help and met Uncle Adam and friends. Jonah was excited and a bit overwhelmed to see all the big Fire Trucks, police cars, ambulances, police horse (which was huge and scary to the little guy), and rescue dogs. Despite it getting really hot and needing to stay in the shade as much a possible, we had lots fun climbing into the trucks and snapping a few pictures.....

Grandparents....

The unconditional love of grandparents is priceless. It's Sunday morning (or afternoon) bike rides with Grandpa on the Legacy Trail that we just can't miss. It's a day a week with Grandma with all her hugs and kisses, coloring, cooking, watering plants, trips to the play ground, sitting with toys and books that she's kept since I was a baby, and all that she teaches. It's Sunday night dinner with family even though we always stay later than we planned, but it doesn't matter because time together is so precious. It's walks on the beach and seeing my parents feeling "young" again. :)

We love you Grandma and Grandpa, so very much!!!