Since we've moved to our new house, I've said things that have shown Mommy and Daddy that I remember my little buddies. I have mentioned a lot of them. My most recent one was Emma Claire. Last night, right after dinner, I said, "Emma Claire blue kitchen. Play Emma Claire blue kitchen." At first, Mommy was thinking of Emma Claire's mommy's kitchen, and said that it was not blue. But then she remembered the kitchen I was talking about. It's Emma Claire's play kitchen. Somehow, what I said made Mommy cry. She really misses our old friends.
A Great Dad
My dad pushes me high on my big boy swing.
He helps me make my zebras sit on top of Noah's ark.
He makes bathtime lots of fun!
And, he lets me lay on him while we watch Mater and Lighting 'Queen. All in all, he's a great dad!
New Blog Buddy
I have a new blog buddy for you to meet! Her name is Ella, and her blog is over to the right. She's not a brand-new baby, but she is new to blogging. Like six of my other blog buddies, she is expecting a new sibling this summer. I hope you enjoy her stories!
Pajama Day
As you can see on Ava, Emma Claire, and Jamey's blogs, they and my other friends in my old town are stuck inside today because of the pretty snow. Unfortunately, we don't have snow, but we do have a great reason to stay inside: Mommy is sick.
The great thing about Mommy being sick is that I got to wear my truck pajamas all day long. And, usually, when I tell Mommy, "Watch Mater Lighting 'Queen," she says, "No, not now." But today, she suggested it. That made me pretty happy.
Our day was good except for my nap. I started crying with a broken heart at the end of my nap because I had unstitched Boz's mouth. It was terrible. Luckily, my mom can sew, and she fixed Boz's mouth.
Another great thing about Mommy being sick is that Grandma came by to bring us dinner and some groceries. It was a great surprise!
When Daddy came home, he put some play clothes on me, and we spent the rest of the afternoon playing outside and working in the yard. All in all, it's been a great day!
Moving Adventures, Part 3
Yes, there's more to our moving story! It was a big trip! Here are some more pictures to tell you all about it, and this is another upside-down post, with Jan. 3 at the bottom and Jan. 4 at the top. I think we'll have one more moving post after this and be done with the long story.
Here we are after a very fun dinner at a restaurant with some of Daddy's aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Daddy's relatives made time for a special dinner just because we were in town, and that really meant a lot to us.
Standing: Great Grandpa Don, Great Grandma, Uncle Jerry, Aunt Linda, Uncle Bill, Zackary, Aunt Connie, Daddy, and Corey.
Sitting:Kali, Karson, Kelley, Spencer, Amy, Gabi, Mommy, and me.
Standing in front: Molly.
Here I am with a bunch of kids that I'm related to! Daddy has cousins who have kids, and these are some of the kids. We're all waiting to have dinner. They wanted to color, but I just wanted to eat raisins. All the little kids were really nice to me. Their names are Karson, Kali, Spencer, and Molly. None of Mommy's cousins have kids yet, so this was a fun, new experience for me!
Here we are with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Don. We had a fun visit with them!
Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Don gave me this wonderful, big John Deere tractor. I love it!
Aunt Linda has lots of toys in her basement because she's a grandma, too. Here I am riding her horse. Yipee!
Aunt Connie knows just how to make little boys happy, too! Here is the firetruck she gave me. I didn't want to let it go, ever! (This is the same one that "probably needs batteries" in my famous video.)
We stayed at Uncle Jerry and Aunt Linda's house. Aunt Linda knows just how to make little boys happy. She has some toys from when Daddy's cousin, Scott, was a little boy. She let me play with them!
Here I am playing out in the cold with their dog, Mitzi.
Our first day of driving was really long! Since we were in a hurry to move, we didn't get to stay at Uncle Denny and Aunt Shari's house like we have before, so they met us at a restaurant for a quick bite to eat. We were thankful that they had time to see us! (Aunt Shari visits my blog every day. Hi, Aunt Shari!)
Moving Adventures, Part 2
Here are some more pictures of our time in between our houses. They start down at the bottom on Jan. 1 and end at the top of this post on Jan. 3. We miss you, everybody!
Goodbye, Sam! I love you, buddy! I'm so glad you're visiting in June!
Here are our two families. It's early in the morning, as you can see by the pajamas in the picture. The mommies are starting to have some tears at this point.
On our last morning together for awhile, Sam and I got to play for a little while. Here we are flying his airplanes.
On our very last night before we moved, Mommy and Daddy went to a special dinner with some of their friends while Sam, Katherine, and I stayed home. (These are Jamey's parents, Emma Claire's parents, and Sam's parents.) Sam's grandma and grandpa took care of us. We had a great time with Mr. Tom and Ms. Gloria.
There were lots of little yellow and gold blocks on the tables at the party. They were great for making towers, and I also liked to make sure that the gold ones and red ones were in separate piles.
Daddy's work gave him a special party on his last day there. Here are Daddy's work friends praying for us before we leave.
Here are Sam and his family. Katherine had her backpack, but mine was on the orange truck traveling to our new house.
Our last three days before moving were with Sam and his family, and we got to do some hiking. Here I am with Mommy and Daddy at our hiking destination. As you can imagine, Mommy didn't enjoy this much because we were up high in the sky. But, at least we were all together!
Moving Adventures, Part 1
Here are some pictures of our moving adventures. The pictures in this post are actually in backwards order, starting on December 27 at the bottom and ending on December 31 at the top. Big thanks to all our family and friends who let us stay with them while we were moving! We miss you all so much!
We stayed at my great-aunt Jan and great-uncle Mel's house. They have so many Christmas trees for baby Jesus' birthday! I just loved their house. We don't have a picture with them, but here I am with their tree that has a train going around it. The train scared me a little bit when it was turned on.
We stayed at Paul's house for a couple of days. Here we are with the mommies and daddies.
Paul has a new kitty that I love. Do you think I'll get a kitty someday? Thanks, Paul, for sharing your toys and letting me love your kitty.
Mommy and Daddy ate some of their wedding cake that they had carefully sealed and frozen since their wedding reception a long time ago. Paul's mommy and daddy thought this was a pretty gross thing to do, but Mommy and Daddy said that the cake tasted yummy. (Notice that I didn't get a taste because they ate the cake while I was sleeping, of course.)
Maximus and his mommy and daddy were in town, so we went to Maximus' grandparents' house to visit him for a little while.
Here I am visiting my good buddies, Victoria, Christine, Nathan, and Gabriel (not pictured) while the movers packed our things into the truck. We stayed with our good friends, Mr. Tony and Ms. Rochelle, but we didn't get a picture with them.
Here is the big orange truck that came to our old house to take our things to our new house. It was soooo big! (It carried some other people's things, too. We don't have quite enough stuff to fill this truck.)
Too Bright
When the sun is shining in the car and it gets in my eyes, I tell Mommy, "Too bright. Need sunglasses eyes." Since Mommy hasn't bought me any sunglasses of my own, I thought I'd take matters into my own hands.
Playing with Kids
My mom has been trying to make sure that I get to play with kids as much as I can. Last week, we went to MOPS for the first time, and I loved it. We also went to a playgroup. Jared's nice mom, Amy, invited us to come. It was at Ella's house, and there were nine of us kids in all.
Today was playgroup again, but this time it was at Jared's house. Two of the moms and six of the kids couldn't come, so we had a small group. We play and then have lunch together. Here's a picture of all of us having lunch (except Mommy, who had the camera.) I did well until lunchtime, when I started crying and didn't stop until we walked home.
Mommy is really thankful for all these nice moms including her in their playgroup. I really miss my little buddies, and I always will miss them, but it's nice to have some new buddies nearby, too.
"After" Pictures from Mommy
Here are some pictures of the kitchen after painting and unpacking. It's similar to the color of our last kitchen, and that helps us to feel more at home here.
This is the normal breakfast view for Jonathan. The computer won't always be in the kitchen, but it's convenient for me for now!
Jonathan's feeling under the weather today, so we're sticking close to home.
This was our entertainment center in our old home, but since our living room has built-in shelves here, we planned to take it upstairs. It wouldn't go upstairs, so it's here in the kitchen and I'll use it to store my Creative Memories things. I have a little more trim work to do on the paint by the ceiling and doorway, and then I'll be finished.
I'm thankful for a sunny kitchen!
Thaw!
The weather is getting warm again, and now the frog and turtle and ducks can enjoy their fountain. It was even warm enough to go to the park yesterday after church and play in the backyard, too. Yipee!
It Didn't Work
After a snack of three big graham crackers, Mommy thought I was done, but I didn't. I wanted more. So, here's what I said to her:
"Little red firetruck like graham crackers.
Little red firetruck need graham crackers mouth."
She didn't fall for it.
Family
Even though Mommy and Daddy and I are missing our buddies, we're really enjoying having our relatives close by. You've seen a picture of Grandpa recently, and here are some other pictures of me with family:
Grandma is reading me the giant dump truck book.
Great Grandma is reading me Things that Go, a.k.a. the Firetruck Book.
Great Grandpa and I are looking at my firetruck. (Do you notice a theme here?)
I've also been able to see some aunts and uncles and a cousin. It sure is great being able to see them without getting on an airplane!
But Not for Me
Somebody at Daddy's work is really nice and made everyone name cookies. Daddy's name is not very long, so he didn't get a lot of cookies. My name is long...do you think that the cookie maker would make my name? In general, I hardly ever get to eat cookies...
Daddy is learning a lot at his new job. It's really close to our house, which Mommy and Daddy and I really like. We have to drive past some train tracks and box cars to get there, which is great, too! It's easy to have lunch with Daddy, and I love to see him during the day before my nap. Keep up the good work, Daddy!
Jumping & Jared
Here is one of my favorite places in the house. On the bottom half of the stairs, I'm allowed to jump down steps. (Don't tell Mommy, but Grandma lets me jump down more steps than that.) I hold onto the railing with one hand and to a big person's hand with my other hand, and I jump down the steps one at a time. Sometimes Mommy will make funny noises with my jumps, and that cracks me up. (You can also see that Mommy likes to put laundry here so that she can bring it upstairs on our next trip up.)
And, here is the little buddy, Jared, that I told you about earlier this week. Here I am with my mouth full because Jared kept putting apples in it. Our mommies both thought it was pretty funny. Jared and I spent most of our visit competing for trains. I think I'm in for some sharing lessons! Maybe I'll see Jared again soon.
Storytime
Mommy and I used to have lots of things to do in the mornings besides eating and playing and cleaning. But now that we've moved, we have to find new things to do. I sure miss seeing my little buddies during the week.
On Mondays, we used to go to Moms and Tots. Yesterday we didn't do that, but we did go down the street to introduce ourselves to a new little buddy of mine named Jared. He is six months younger than me and is also obsessed with vehicles.
On Tuesdays, we used to walk. But today, we didn't do that. We went to Storytime at the library. Mommy told me that a lady would come and read stories out of books. So, when the lady came, I walked up to her and tried to crawl up in her lap. Is there any other way to read stories? Mommy didn't let me sit in the lady's lap. I had to sit in Mommy's lap. During the story, I kept walking up to the lady to see the book closer. Mommy didn't like that, either. So, we went to a kid-sized table and read books on our own. I hope we get to go to Storytime again!
Wednesdays were our Bible study days. I loved playing with the kids while Mommy talked with the ladies! Tomorrow, though, I get to play with Grandma while Mommy goes to get a new driver's license and new license plates for the car.
I wonder what we'll do on Thursday...
Frozen
Our little fountain has been frozen for days, and it's still too cold to thaw out. The poor turtle and frog and ducks can't swim or drink or anything. I hope the weather warms up soon!
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