No news is suppose to be good news right??

So, our week hasn't been too exciting! Oh, except that our friends Johnny and Sarah moved back from Houston to Frisco! We were very excited about that! We stopped by to take them dinner on Sunday and Jonah had a good time playing with Reese and Ashton! We are looking forward to hanging out with them again now that they are back! They are not across the street like the old days but Frisco is only down the road and a much shorter drive than to Houston!

This is funny so I have to share! On Monday night Jonah and I were outside practicing walking in the grass (him not me!) and Jonah had the home phone in his hands. He had been on the phone earlier with my mom and as usual hung up on her. So as he is walking the phone rings and I take it from him thinking it was my mom again and look at the caller ID and it says City of McKinney. It was after 7pm so I thought that was strange. I answered it and the voice on the other end says - Hi, This is the McKinney Police Department and we just received a 911 Emergency call from this number. Is everything okay?? I look at Jonah who is still walking and oblivious to what he has done! I apologized, explained what happened, verified our information, apologized again (luckily she laughed!) and the call ended! There is probably a $500 fine in the mail on the way to our house as I type! But how did he manage to dial that exact number?? I mean he's dialed some numbers that I was sure were going to call someone in Yemen but I was surprised that he was able to dial 911 and hit the talk button! Anyway, it's definately one of those stories I'll remember!! I'm just glad they didn't send someone out! That would have really been embarassing!

Here are some pics showing how we celebrate a non-busy week! We....

Play
Read
Listen to the rain and surf the internet (Note to self - looking at summer dresses at Neiman's puts Jonah right to sleep!)
Read some more!

These Boots were made for Walkin....

and that's just what Jonah does! Except he walks in Pumas, not boots, but you get the point! Yes - it is official. Jonah started walking everywhere right after Easter and does not want to do anything else! He goes from room to room and chases Riley all over the house! It's great, except now I really have to watch him because he's quick. I was so excited about him walking and now I'm already missing not being able to put him in his bouncy chair for a few minutes while I run to the bathroom. Now, he follows me in there! So long privacy! It was nice having you all those years!

Okay, this isn't the best picture to show off Jonah's new skills but we've been using the video camera more to capture him in full motion and as soon as I learn how to tranfer the videos off the camera to the computer I will add a couple of videos so you can get the full effect! It really is the coolest and cutest thing I've ever seen! They look like little penguins walking around trying to maintain their balance! He also shares a certain resemblance to his mom and dad during a few of our nights on 6th Street in Austin!

I'm Lovin It!!!

So, I finally broke down and bought Jonah his first Happy Meal from McDonald's complete with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy! The event brought back such fond memories of my Dad taking me to McDonald's when I was three years old every Saturday and my Dad talking them into making a special Happy Meal just for me at 8:00am because they didn't serve lunch until 11:00am and I didn't want McDonald's breakfast. I wanted a Cheeseburger! (I was a sort of demanding as a child!!) Anway, I wasn't sure if he was quite old enough to eat one but he was hungry, I had not been to the grocery store, and Josh was playing tennis so hitting the drive-thru for fast food was our only option right?! Plus I was craving a Quarter Pounder ;) I also broke down and bought Riley a pack of Chicken Nuggets because even Dogs need a sinful treat every once in awhile! Let me just tell you that Jonah could be the new billboard for the phrase I'm Lovin' It at McDonald's. He ate the entire cheeseburger (plain of course), all of the french fries, the box of applejuice, and for good measure I added in a Gerber jar of peaches (so I can still be considered for a Mommy of the Year award!) He loved the cheeseburger and the fries! He actually said Mmmmm as he was eating the cheeseburger!! LOL! So, I have a feeling we may be visiting McDonald's again in the near future!



After Riley ate his Chicken Nuggets, Jonah thought his best friend might still be hungry so he shared a few bites of his cheeseburger and fries with Riley! Isn't that sweet?! Of course he wouldn't give any to the woman that went through 9 months of pregnancy and childbirth to bring him into this world after she finished her Quarter Pounder with Cheese and Supersized fries!!! I'm still a little bitter about it and it happened last week!

Flower Power

On my way to take Jonah to school this morning I decided to stop by and take a couple of pictures of him among the Lone Star State Flower - the Bluebonnet! I think every child that grows up in Texas has their picture made at some point in the bluebonnet fields. I've been on a mission to find a field near our house and thanks to a post on my MMM group website I found one down the street! So, even though it was chilly and an overcast outside, I decided to get a few pics before they are gone because I'm not sure how long they last! Now I'm on a personal mission to get even more pictures when it's sunny outside! Especially since I couldn't get Mr. Jonah to smile this morning! I guess he's not much of a morning person!!

Hoppy Easter!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

We had a great weekend! Saturday we relaxed and hung out at home for a change! It was great. We went to Lifetime Fitness and Josh and I worked out with our trainer. Since Josh and I are planning a vacation somewhere tropical this summer, I need all the motivation I can get to get my body swimsuit ready! LOL

We were planning on going to my parent's ranch on Saturday for an Easter Egg Hunt and Dinner and it ended up Snowing! Isn't that crazy! Only in Texas!!

Sunday we drove to Hico to spend Easter with Josh's Grandmother. We had lunch and then Jonah and Kayla played that afternoon! It was still too cold outside for an Easter Egg Hunt so they just had fun inside walking all over the place! Yep - both Jonah and Kayla are walking now! Very exciting!

Enjoy the photos and have a great week!


Jonah's Easter Basket
Jonah playing with his new Lego Building Blocks from the Easter Bunny!
What's in this egg?
I love my new blocks!
Reading my new bunny book!
Was Jon making Jonah laugh or was Jonah making Jon laugh??
Jonah and Kayla checking out the finger paint in Jonah's Easter basket from Jon, Amy and Kayla!




Jonah and Mimi
Mimi and Riley relaxing after lunch!
Bubbles!!!

A Visit with the Easter Bunny

On Sunday my McKinney Moms Meetup group had an Easter Extravaganza at one of the parks near our house. We took Jonah and he had his picture made with the Easter Bunny! He wasn't scared of the Easter Bunny but really did not want to be held at all! He just wanted to get down in the grass and crawl around! He was too young for the Easter Egg hunt but since the weather was so nice we hung around and met some of the other families. It was a good time! Afterwards we drove around and looked at new houses! Josh and I have new house fever!

The best way to wear out a 1 year old....

Take him to the tennis courts and let him loose in his walker!

We took Jonah to the Tennis courts in our community on Saturday to let him roam around in his walker! He was so excited that he could just go and go and not bump into any furniture! He was very serious about walking and got really excited when he realized he could go backwards! Needles to say, he crashed as soon as we started driving back home!

How a 1 year old Celebrate's a Birthday...

Wakes up and eats breakfast,

takes a nice relaxing bath,

get's dressed in appropriate Birthday attire,

calls up a few buddies,

and has a P-A-R-T-Y!

Happy 1st Birthday Jonah!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Jonah!

A recap of Jonah's first year! Enjoy the photos :)

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We had Jonah's Birthday party at School on Wednesday. Jonah's friends sang Happy Birthday to him and then we had ice cream, jello, and Jonah's favorite - Cheetos Puffs! It was a good time! Afterwards Josh and I took Jonah to the park for a walk and he had fun swinging on the swings!

The Ball Pit

Jonah's Nana and Pooh bought him a ball pit for his birthday and it arrived yesterday! So, I put it together and when Jonah got home he headed straight for it and spent a good hour playing inside with all 100 balls. He was laughing and throwing the balls everywhere. Then he realized he could push the balls out of the tent and Riley would chase them. That lasted for another hour! We had bright colored balls all over our house!














BTW - the ball pit is currently residing in our formal dining room! Thanks Mom ;)
(see blog entry on 2/16/07 titled - Too Sweet!)

Jonah's First Birthday

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We had Jonah's First Birthday party this weekend on Saturday! We had a great time with all of our friends and family and Jonah had so much fun opening all of his presents from everyone! I think we waited too late to sing Happy Birthday and give him his cake! He was already so tired from all the excitement! Or maybe it was the fact that his smash cake was pink! LOL (long story!) Anyway, thanks to everyone that came over to help us celebrate! Enjoy the pictures :)

Where's Jonah???

Jonah was already feeling so much better after his surgery (tubes in his ears) on Thursday!



Where's Jonah??


There he is!!!

Jonah's First St.Patrick's Day!

Jonah wore his green to school on Friday since Saturday was his birthday party!

Tickle Me Elmo

Since Jerod will be in Corpus Christi for Jonah's birthday party he and Lauren decided to give Jonah his birthday present early when they came over on Saturday. I didn't know what they were giving him and when I saw the box I was excited. I figured he would love Tickle Me Elmo because Jonah loves to laugh so much. Anway, we opened the box and turned Elmo on and poor Jonah lost it! He started screaming and crying. Elmo scared the hell out of him! He jumped in my lap and wouldn't even look at Elmo so we quickly hid him behind a pillow. I've never seen Jonah act scared of any toy! I'm not sure if it was the red fur or because he laughed so loud! I don't know what it was that scared him so much! I feel so bad because I know they went to a lot of trouble to pick out the gift for Jonah and it was such a sweet gift. But I think Jonah will come around and will eventually like Elmo! I hope so! Maybe when he's a few months older :) But for now he's sitting in the gift bag out of Jonah's sight!
I LOVE TISSUE PAPER!
He won't keep his pants on! Is that a bad sign??
Obviously we couldn't get a pic of Jonah and Elmo together :(
Make it Stop!!!

Weekend Update

I was so sad to lose an hour this past weekend. I need all the extra hours I can get these days - like 5 extra hours a day would be nice.

We had a good weekend. Friday I went to dinner with Vicky, Kim, and Shelley and found out my friend Shelley is engaged. Very exciting news! Josh and Jonah had a guys night in.

Saturday I had another girl's lunch to celebrate my very good friend Jenn's birthday! Jonah tagged along on that trip and he had fun hanging out and flirting with all the girls (by pulling his shirt over his head and showing off his little six pack!!)

Saturday night Josh and I went to his Manager Kevin's birthday party and then afterwards we went to go see 300. That was the first movie I have been to in almost a year! So, I got the large popcorn with extra extra butter as a treat! I'm not sure which was better - the popcorn or the movie! LOL. The movie has a lot of blood and fighting but it's still good if you are into that sort of stuff and I am especially since Josh and I visited the spot where the Spartans fought the Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae when we were in Greece.

Sunday Josh had to go to the office to do some work and Jonah and I hung out at home and played and then headed to the mall for a little retail therapy. Afterwards we met Josh at his office and went out to eat barbeque for dinner! Very yummy!

After resetting all of our clocks last night we still overslept this morning! Probably because it was still dark in our room at 7am! I guess as always it will just take some time for our bodies to adjust! :)

Have a great week!

Spring is in the air!

What a gorgeous day today is! Now Texas has some ridiculously hot summers and even stranger winters but today is perfect! 73 degrees outside, sunny, with a light wind! Absolutely wonderful! March is my favorite time of the year in Dallas because the weather is just perfect for being outside and it's really the only time of the year that you can sit outside to eat during the day without needing to jump in a pool afterwards! I wish everyday was like this, except maybe an occasional thunderstorm here and there so I can curl up on my couch and take a really good nap! ;)

Today is the reason I'm glad I work from home and not in a cubicle in an office. I took my laptop outside for a little while and did some work while I soaked up some rays and Riley ran around the yard! I just wish Josh and Jonah could be home with me so we could all enjoy it! Anyway, the Bradford pear in the front is just starting to bloom. I love this tree when it blooms! And my flowers are finally starting to bloom again! I think Spring is finally here! Whoo hoo!

Idol Favorite

Well, the votes are in! I am Jonah's pick for the next American Idol ;) Josh bought this shirt for Jonah and I thought it was too cute. I have the best husband!!

Schneider Out...