Funny kid

Halloween Pics

Jonas got to go on a halloween parade. He was amazed at how weird everyone looked. He sat in a wagon with a friend and just stared at people. He was such a cute leopard.

Fall time

James has been very busy with school, operation smile, worrying about boards, etc but when he gets some time we've been enjoying our last fall here. We love fall in Michigan and we'll miss it. The colors are so bright, and there are fun things to do. We love going to the cider mills to see animals and get delicious apple cider and pumpkin donuts. We also love going to the pumpkin patches and picking out our own pumpkins. Jonas especially loved watching the horses and ponies at the cider mill. He kept wanting to pat their noses. Jonas is changing so fast. He loves to crawl and walk along the furniture. He loves to play in the dishwasher and has decided that he doesn't like food anymore. He's trying hard to communicate. He's pointing at things and starting to try and say some words. He had loads of fun with Aunt Mo who just came for a visit. He was always peeking at her at the dinner table and loved the games she would play with him. Here are some of our recent pics. We hope everyone is doing well.

Monkey Boys

We had a great time in Oregon and Utah for our vacation. Jonas loved the ocean and being with his cousins as well as Jester and Herbie. He warmed up to the kids,pets, & Grandmas and Grandpas a lot more easily than everyone else. Sorry to those of you who tried to hold him only to have him cry and reach for mom and dad. He just takes his time when it comes to getting used to people. We're hoping that next time we come home he won't be so clingy. He started to army crawl in Utah and has since been into just about everything that he's not supposed to be into. His new favorite pastimes include pulling videos and DVDs out of the cabinet and then moving on to the bookcase to pull books of the shelves. He's also been having fun playing with his two girlfriends Molly and Ellen that live right by us. We caught him rubbing heads with Ellen yesterday, sooo cute! James has been very busy and working hard. It's hard to see the picture of him at the Toledo zoo but there's a big monkey behind the glass.

Powell Family

Powell Family
Here are some more of our pictures mostly from our camping trip.

Summer Fun

We recently returned from a camping trip with some friends in the ward to the UP and Petosky. In the UP we hiked to some big waterfalls. They were beautiful and Jonas got to ride in a nice backpack carrier for the whole 4 mile hike. He enjoyed that but James was worn out by the end of the hike from carrying that heavy boy. In Petosky we camped next to a great lake which was lots of fun to swim in. Jonas loved exploring and eating the sand for the first time. He didn't like getting his feet wet (the water was kind of cold), however he loved watching the waves and got really excited and happy whenever we arrived at the beach. He loves being outside so he really enjoyed the whole camping trip and apart from the first night he slept really well. James has been very busy at school and is forced to take all of his finals early next week before his rotation way far away in Bay Cliff the last week in July. Right after that we'll be headed home. We're both feeling a little homesick and can't wait to have everyone see Jonas. As soon as we get our other pictures onto our computer, I'll put the rest of our vacation pictures up here.