Typical Jonas

I just wanted to record a funny incident so typical of Jonas' personality so I'm going to share it. Last week James was gone again with the brigade. It was dinner time and we had just gotten back from Wal Mart where I quickly went to get some orajel to stop my teething 3 month old from screaming in pain. As we got out of the car Jonas started playing in the driveway. I told him to come inside so of course he starts running away from me. We don't have sidewalks here so he starts running down the street in the gutter. He ran into the circle next to our house. Meanwhile the next door neighbor kid is playing with his super huge fast remote control truck. As it speeds past him, Jonas flies into a panic crying and screaming and running right towards the road where a car is coming. Luckily the car saw him and pretty much came to a complete stop. I picked Jonas up and explained what a remote control car was and pointed out the remote in the boy's hand. Jonas quickly calmed down and immediately following his last shudder and sniffle he tells me, "I wish I had a remote control car". Ya have to know the kid, but this is so his personality-defiant, high strung, very strong willed, and strangely fascinated with things that scare him. Of course he's got a lot of very good qualities as well which make him very lovable. So exasperating but so lovable at the same time.

Imaginary friend

So I'm probably the only person to ever post a 12 pack of toilet paper on their blog. The reason being that this 12 pack is a member of the family. As soon as I brought it home from the store Jonas started calling it his brother. First, he saved it from a bunch of fires (he really likes fireman), then he started throwing it around the room and pretending to wrestle with it. After that I kept seeing it in different parts of the house. I finally took it back and put it in my bathroom where it stayed for a few days until I had to actually open it and take a roll out. I was doing my hair the other day when Jonas walks into the bathroom and gets this shocked and hurt look on his face and exclaims, "what did you do to my brother?!" Sorry pal. Next time get an imaginary friend. They last longer. So have any other children made friends out of household objects or is this just a weird Jonas thing?









attempt at putting on his darth vader costume without help

Cute Kids

We have been busy busy lately. We finally found some friends in our neighborhood for Jonas. They have a boy who is just older than him and also a son who is younger. We had a fun playdate with them. Usually I have to worry about Jonas being a bully towards younger kids but this time the younger boy hurt Jonas. I'm hoping that something clicked. Today we were at a play place and Jonas was actually giving hugs to a younger child. Maybe he's becoming more gentle??? We can only hope.

Savannah is starting to like books, loves to watch Jonas, and she is also starting to jabber....sometimes quite loudly.