Favorite Things: July 2014

Bruder Mini Excavator.  A very well built little truck with a multi-jointed boom/arm/bucket and crawler tracks.  This has been a great toy for rides in the car and goes with Jonah everywhere.

"Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site"  aka 'Night-night, Truck'  Beautiful illustrations and all our favorite construction vehicles.  Win-win.

Boat!

We spent the day up at the lake with newly engaged Uncle Kevin and Aunt Lindsay!  (Congratulations, kiddos!)  They took us out for a ride on the boat, which - after the train incident - we thought might go very badly.  But Jonah took it all in stride, fussing only a little when three adults attacked him with a life jacket.  As we waited on the dock for everyone to be ready Jonah made a B-line for the boat and practically jumped right in.

He loved it!  He took turns sitting in everyone's laps.  His favorite spot was the "driver's seat", which in his experience is on the left side behind the windshield.  So he drove from the glove-box while Captain Uncle Kevin navigated the throttle and wheel.  At one point early on, Jonah decided he was all done, but he came around quickly and enjoyed the rest of the ride.  We pointed and waved at every other boat on the water (and there were lots!) and sang "the motor on the boat goes vroom, vroom, vroom!"  After we docked, Jonah even got his own turn/photo op at the wheel.

Toddler Concert

There was a concert at Jonah's school this afternoon, so we went over after nap to participate.  Jonah cried through the first couple songs, ate snack through the next few, and then got up and joined right in the dancing!  I guess he just wasn't ready for the abrupt transition after nap.  It was great fun for me to see him flaunting his toddler moves with the best of them!  Of course, this didn't last long before the toddlers realized they were on the preschool playground, which is the forbidden fruit of the 2yr-old crowd.  So they spent the last half of a 45min concert playing with bark chips.

First Lesson in Circuit Design

Godfather II

Beach Day!

Fourth of July Block Party

 

Jonah got into the spirit dancing to a live band with his flag.  Watch out, pedestrians!!!

Three Musketeers

Jonah's older cousins have dubbed themselves the "Three Musketeers".  (Or maybe it's Mouseketeers?  I wonder where pre-schoolers learn about French literature.)  They all spent the day with Grandmama and PopPop going to the park and otherwise having a grand time.  Even with the big outing, the highlight of the day [as reported to us] was the three of them holding hands walking down the sidewalk after Mass.  Cute.

Bye-bye, Mama!

Jonah and PopPop dropped Mommy and Daddy off at the airport for a long weekend wedding extravaganza.  Jonah would be vacationing with Grandmama and PopPop while we are away.  We didn't know how the good-byes would go at the airport, but I must say it went a little too well.  I scooped up Jonah for a big hug and kiss, but moments later he was reaching out for PopPop to hold him!  He waved good-bye from PopPop's hip, blew a few kisses, and then marched off to watch airplanes from the viewing deck.  So much for the tearful and anxiety-ridden separation from Mom and Dad!  Jonah is going to be just fine.  Mommy, on the other hand, is feeling overwhelmingly disillusioned.  Jonah clearly doesn't need me anymore!

Snake

We once rolled Play-Doh into snakes, which so far is Jonah's favorite use of the modelling clay.  Now when he wants to play, he pulls over his craft tray and yells, "snake!" until I bring the tub of Play-Doh.