Sweet Smile

Photo: May 2007

I'm sure you all recognize this photo from our vacation pictures. I was just messing around with Photoshop Elements and came up with this. Kinda cool.

Make Me a Tiger, grrrr

Photos: July 27, 2007

Jonas had opened his gifts from Grandma Rosie and Grandpa Jim while we were at their house celebrating Auntie DeAnne's birthday (the day after Jonas' bday.) He got a really cool alphabet book that works like a dry erase board that he can write in and then wipe off and reuse. Auntie DeAnne is so clever that she discovered the markers for that book come off your skin really easy and so she and Uncle took over the markers and painted Jonas' face. Jonas was so into it. He wanted to be a tiger, grrrr. After awhile he decided to make Auntie a tiger (grr) and make Mommy a yak (yak, yak....I don't know what sound a yak makes.) After we got home he referred to me as a yak several times and at one point said "Oh, you silly yak."

More Cool Headgear

Photos: August 10, 2007

Scene: getting ready to go for a walk w/ Jonas in the stroller.

Jonas: Hey. Mom. Should you wear a hat?
Me: I have a bandana on so I don't need a hat.
Jonas: Welllllll......(incoherent muttering)
Me: Do you want a bandana, too?
Jonas: YES!!!!! I WANT ONE, TOO!!!

Everywhere that Mary went...

Photos: August 18, 2007

Jonas got this orange balloon when we were at Home Depot one weekend. He discovered that it was the-coolest-thing-ever to pretend it was his pet lamb. Yes, most kids would have decided it was a dog but Jonas chose a lamb, as in: Mary had a little lamb. He was near collapse after running around our backyard for close to an hour dragging that half deflated balloon and singing non-stop "And everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went, that lamb was sure to GO!!" That was the only part he sang but he sang it with gusto.

TWO

This is Jonas' 2nd birthday party...like I said before, I'm about a year behind with my scrapbooking. I took so many photos that I had to do two, two-page layouts to get all the good ones in. I love seeing the difference between his first birthday and his second one. A lot changes in a year.