Merry Christmas!

Jonathan got lots of good toys for Christmas! Thank you everyone. He also got lots of good cookies this year. He pigged out. Now he wakes up from his nap and thinks he should get a cookie. I blame his grandmas for this. They can't resist.

Baby Gets Tatted Up

First tattoo! Megan gave Jonathan his first tattoo on Christmas. He's too fat to be able to see it but we think he's real tough.

It's almost Christmas!

I love this time of year. It's so busy. So much shopping, planning and partying. Yesterday was the first Christmas party. There's another one today. Abi's graduation tonight. A wedding tomorrow. Then we are squeezing in SeaWorld, Bass Pro Shop, a weekend in Itasca, and a New Year's Eve wedding. Oh, and house guests for a week!
We might all need to go shopping and get extra outfits. Jonathan needs to look super cute!

Daycare continues...

Jonathan has almost made it through his first week of daycare. He doesn't like getting dropped off, but he's doing better during the day. He has several little girls helping him adjust. Yesterday, Audrey, a 2 year old, showed him how to hold and feed a baby doll.
Apparently, he knows Spanish. That's what the teacher says. She's speaking mostly Spanish to the kids and he's understanding. Amazing.

He survived daycare

My sweet little Jonathan is growing up. He survived his first day of school. He's at a small, home daycare. There's a max of six kids. He spent his first day with just two little girls.
Miss Sally gave us a two page typed report about his first day. She says he's happy, smart, loves music, and he might be left-handed!
He was brave when Daddy dropped him off. Jon said Jonathan knew what was going down, but put on a brave face and refused to cry until Daddy left. Miss Sally said he broke down and tried to get out a few times.
My sister was able to stay home with him his first 18 months. Now she's in nursing school and had to leave us. Yesterday may have been harder on her.
Daycare will be good for him though. He's ready to socialize.

Just like Daddy

First fire of the season!

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

This is not dull boy! He loves to play. I took him to Chick-fil-A for lunch. He thought fries and fruit bites were awesome. He sat in the booth next to me chattering and eating.
Then we went to the play area. You would have thought he won the lottery when we walked in there. He was SO excited. He couldn't believe it. He couldn't even climb to the second level of anything, but he had a blast. It was awesome.

Oktoberfest

Jonathan loves Oktoberfest. He was eating, drinking, dancing and giving out high fives.

Children reinvent your world for you.

Jonathan has reinvented my nice clean world. I used to loved to clean the whole house then sit and look at how clean is was. I know it's a little weird. But I loved it.
Now, I love seeing yogurt hand prints on the shower glass, the fridge, the French doors, every mirror we own, on my dress, in my hair, and dried on the tile floor. Of course, it's on his face and clothes and in his diaper.
OK, maybe not LOVE, because it's so hard to clean. It does make me smile to know I have a little one that makes such beautiful messes.
This morning I found three of my hair curlers in the toilet. I found some makeup powder in the tub. Jon's work shoes were in the office trash can.
Jonathan is reinventing our lives. He's a special decorator.

14 months old

Funny baby! He's such a silly boy when he's not teething.

Snow Monkey

Jonathan loves snow cones. These are from Snow Monkey. We walk there at least once a week. He gets the natural flavored ones .. this is strawberry. It makes a mess but he loves them! I'm even going to feature them on my show tomorrow. SA Living @ 10 a.m. on News 4 WOAI. Just in case you can watch. :)

He gets it from his momma

The boy loves shoes, just like his mom. He's recently starting wanting to wear the shoes we have lying around the house. We never really made him wear shoes. He now just finds them and wants to wear them. Even if he only finds one random Elmo slipper. He's happy as can be.

Happy Birthday, Jonathan!

My sweet boy is now a year old! We took him to Bluebonnet Cafe in Marble Falls for breakfast. He had a giant pancake, ham and juice. We'll party this weekend when Grandma and Grandpa can come. Jonathan spent his birthday with Nanny so Mommy and Daddy could go to a wedding.

“Dirt is not dirt, but only something in the wrong place”

This is how I roll!

He's a badass already. And he loves his cereal.

Jonathan Eating Noodles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqoaZJ_cRQM
Check out his videos on youtube.com. I love this boy!!!

Pool Time!

Swimming with Cheyenne & Reagan!


Hanging with Daddy!

End of the world

People are talking about the end of the world. Some say a few of us won't be here after tomorrow. I don't believe anyone knows when the end will come.
Still - it has me thinking. I hugged Jonathan a little tighter tonight when I put him down for bed. I kissed Jon a little longer when he left to run an errand.
I looked my brother in the eye and paused for a moment to think how proud I am of him.
People say we should live each day as it is our last. This is really the first time in my life I have actually thought about what it would be like if certain people disappeared from my life.
I'm actually very blessed with wonderful parents, brothers and sister. In-laws, extended family, and friends. I have the most amazing son ever.
Think about what your life would be like if the amazing people you know weren't there anymore.
Don't get scared or sad. Be grateful. Enjoy.

First Mother's Day

A smooch from my little guy for Mother's Day! Awesome prizes from my hubby. He did really good. A cute purse, perfume, a beach bag and breakfast in bed. It was a wonderful day. (Thanks Megan for helping.) I'm a very lucky lady.

Like Father, Like Son

Check out my handsome husband and adorable son! I'm a lucky lady.

This was a promo shoot for Groupigg for News 4 WOAI. We were the "Cute Family at the Restaurant."

Jonathan works for tortillas. He doesn't need a manager .. just a tortilla maker.

Happy Easter!

First Trip to the Beach

The water was a little too cold. He really liked playing with the dried up sea weed on the beach. We went with Grammy (Martha) and Javier.

Rub A Dub Dub!

First beard in the bath!

Cute baby for sale?!?!?!

Nanny thought it was funny. Jonathan thought he was worth way more than a dollar. As the owner, I swooped in and took him off the market. No baby for sale. Sorry, folks. He's mine forever.

Swinging at Grandpa's!

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring! Jonathan is 9 months old and curious about everything. He liked these flowers. He liked pulling out the yellow middle, then destroying the pink. I'm trying to get him to smell things, but he prefers to lick things.

Squeaky Clean

He figured out he can stand up in the tub. He thinks everything is so funny! You can't help but laugh at him. And that just encourages him to do it again.

Top tooth coming in

We have a top front tooth pushing through. It's been rough. He's just getting over a cold. Then the tooth. But it's ok now.

He had his first finger foods yesterday. Organic Banana Puffs .. and scrambled egg. He loves it!!!

Crawling

He can crawl. And go from sitting to crawling to sitting. He thinks he's hot stuff, too. He knows he can get into trouble now.

Apparently he didn't want me to know he could crawl. He and nanny have been doing secret training. When I get home from work, he just wants me to hold him. Today, Jon caught him crawling and I verified it when I got home. Such a little sneak. He just laughs the whole time, too.

We'll have to watch him super close now. And we'll have to watch nanny, too.

Before/After

He cleans up nice. This is Jonathan when he woke up .. might be time for a hair cut. He got all fresh and cute for the Steelers game. Grandma and Great-grandma were here for the weekend.

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!

Bath time on vacation - we traded the baby tub for the sink - we traded the bath toys for oranges. Jonathan had a great time. He splashed like crazy in front of the whole family. He liked having an audience for bath time.