Almost 2 years!

well, I am very bad at posting updates and I apologize.
I have posted pictures of jonathan in his elmo costume on facebook. We had a great thanksgiving but boy was he worn out.

December 18th is our 2 year anniversary!! It has been fun and busy!! (did I mention BUSY!!)
I can still remember the first time he was in my arms! He was such a happy baby!
This year, Jonathan is more aware of everything. He keeps telling me about the "kissmas trees, mommy!"

I will try to post some new pics soon. We had some taken this week for christmas.
Well this is all for now

more photos

Jonathan, my mom and I traveled to Chahalis, WA for a friend's wedding. We met up with my friends who worked with me in Honduras. All our families have grown since then and it was fun to introduce our children to each other. I wish I had taken more pictures but had my hands full keeping track of Jonathan.

Tim and Dulcie K, with their family. Tim and Dulcie worked in Honduras with me before they had children. It was great to meet their youngest.

Nathanial, Tim, Ella, Benjamin, and Dulcie K. Great friends and I really had a good time catching up.

Dawn C. and her parents. Dawn also worked in Honduras with me. She was a beautiful bride and her wedding was in an old big barn. I got to meet her new husband Brian and hope we can reconnect again soon.

Grandma went along to help keep track of Jonathan.

My sister and her kids came over for Spring Break this year. We really enjoyed having them here.

My Aunt Donna and Uncle Phil went to lunch with us after church that sunday.

Jonathan at the restaurant with everyone. He actually fell asleep before we even left the restaurant. All that excitement finally caught up with him!

Jonathan loves stickers and loves to put them on his face.

Here he is putting stickers on his cousin, Rachael!!

UPDATES and more

Well, I am a bad Mama because I haven't posted anything for awhile! Jonathan had ear infections all fall and I have fallen way behind in the updating of this blog.
Below I have posted Christmas photos. This was Jonathan and my first christmas stateside as we were in Guatemala last year. Needless to say, Jonathan got tons of gifts from the family. I have posted a photo below.

Aboo (ie grandma) just waking up on christmas morning

Tia Nita playing Santa Clause and handing out gifts!

Unca Bill and Papa at dinner table after our traditional big christmas breakfast!

Jonathan with his cousins

Jonathan on his new rocking chair from Papa and Aboo (short for abuella which means grandma in spanish).

Of course, kids always seem to play with the boxes and not the toys!! hahaha!

Jonathan in his reindeer pajamas!

Did I say that there were alot of gifts!!!! wow!!

Even the Cat even thought there was alot of gifts! She had a good time playing in the packages!

NOVEMBER HAPPENINGS!!

This month was a full month with Jonathan's readoption scheduled for the day before Thanksgiving. Readoption is just the term for filing Jonathan's legal paperwork from Guatemala so that his name can be changed and he can get his american birth certificate. The Judge, Dennis Yoel, is an adoptive parent himself and he is retiring to spend more time with his family.

Jackie Stam is our lawyer and orchestrated the events of the day. She made it a pleasurable experience.

Jonathan was a bit restless but played with kleenex as a good diversion while waiting for the judge to show up.

Family and friends that came to the courthouse to see Jonathan have his day in court. We really appreciated everyone's support and love!

So I thought you would like to see some of Jonathan's new tricks. He loves to climb and sit on mommy!

He likes to put on his sunglasses even though he doesn't quite get which way is up!!

And did I forget to say he is climbing?!!! Yep, I think I took him off the chairs about 100 times this day!! Visions of lacerations and sutures were dancing in my head!!

Halloween and more!!

Jonathan sitting on Uncle Phil's lap. He is pretty taken by Uncle Phil. He isn't quite as sure of the Groucho Marx' glasses though. We went to show off Jonathan's Halloween costume.

Jonathan and Uncle Phil, though Jonathan isn't too sure about those glasses!

Jonathan in his Halloween costume!! He was the cutest pumpkin around!! We had to show a few friends this outfit!!!

Jonathan has a thing for putting his fingers in any opening he can find. This was pretty funny as he stuck his fingers in his ears!! I tried to get a picture of his fingers in his bellybutton but he wouldn't hold still!!!

Jonathan fell at the babysitter's and hit his head on the concrete. This is his first really big owie!! on his head anyway! He has bitten his lip several times but this was a big goose egg the night before!

In early October, we went to Kent to spend the weekend celebrating my sister's birthday. Here is Jonathan and I at the restaurant.

Jonathan with his Papa (my dad) at the restaurant for my sister's birthday.

Jonthan with is cousin's at the restaurant. He had a great time playing with them as the meal took along time to arrive!!

more pictures!! growing and growing!

So I couldn't resist getting this picture. Jonathan really enjoyed his rice at dinner tonight!! he was a mess! I threw him in the bath afterwards!!!

We went camping for the first time with grandpa and grandma. I put jonathan in his pack n go so that I could take down the tent. I gave him a bite sized oreo and when I looked back at him, he had it all over his face and all over the pack n go!! What a mess!!

Jonathan on his rocking bug.

yes, he carries that blankie everywhere! makes it hard to walk!!

Jonathan rolling around on the floor with his blankie!! he loves that thing!!!

Aren't I cute in my outfit from Aunt Juanita?!

This is Jonathan's favorite way to sit!!

Jonathan on a play date with his friend, Esther.

Hand surgery, walking and more....

look at me mom, I am walking!!

You mean you are supposed to wear your glasses over your eyes!! hehehe!

Jonathan loves to swim!! just give him alittle water and he could hang out all day!!!

Jonathan on his swing from his aunt Juanita!! he loves it!

What mom? I'm just reading a magazine and ripping out pictures!!!

Finally!!! Yes I finally am getting around to updating my blog. Alot has happened since May and the most thing was I had to have emergency hand surgery. I had severe carpel tunnel in my right hand and it was totally numb. The hand surgeon told me that the nerve damage might be permenant and he rushed me into surgery on june 25th. Needless to say, I wasn't prepared to be out of commission!!

Well mom and dad came rushing over and moved in to help with the baby. They were a real blessing! Well Jonathan just walked out into the middle of the floor one day and he was off and moving! He also figured out how to use his push toy to crawl onto the sofa!! yep, he also pushed a toy over to the ottoman and crawled up then down then back up again! I was shocked!!!

Well as you can imagine, he is running everywhere now!!

Here are some pics of him...enjoy. Oh yes, he was 15 months on august 22nd!