The Unfriendly Beasts

Jonah had his first Preschool play. They were the unfriendly beasts in the stable. Merry Christmas!!

What is left of Busch Stadium.

The Birds

Have any of you seen "The Birds" by Alfred Hichcock?! Well, today we lived it!! These freaky birds were everywhere all over our yard, roof and neighbors yards. AHHH! I am not sure what they are (birds, I know) but they are everywhere. You would not have believed me, so I took pictures to prove it. I was a little disturbed. ALL of the dots are birds. I could not get a full picture of all of them, but at least you can see how thick the were.

Parent Teacher Conference

We had Jonah's parent teacher conference today. He is doing really well. He is doing exceptionally well in the "desires to lean", "using words to express feelings", and "talking with other Children". He is up to date on all of his colors, shapes and numbers. He is working on the routine thing... remembering to put his back pack away and push in his chair. He gets too busy and just forgets. :) His teacher said that he is a joy in class and he is very enthusiastic and makes her laugh all the time. He apparently really gets them going during bible class. One time in particular he was telling them that Jonah (in the bible) was really naughty and if his mom (Me) knew she would put him in a time out. I think that is really cute because God did put Jonah (from the bible) in a long time-out! That's our boy!

Sneek Peek

Ok, these are too cute not to share. I don't want to spoil our Christmas card, but the ones of Abby are too cute! Jonah was so done with me taking pictures so I dont have one of him... Abby will still humor me because she doesnt know better yet. Heee Hee! Yes I took them.

Circus

Ted Drewes- Best Frozen Custard in St. Louis

Some acrobats

Abby at the Circus

Tight Rope Walkers

Elephants

Jonah and Daddy

We took Jonah to his first circus. He had a great time. He loved the animals. He was not too sure about the clowns at first. Then when they started doing their thing he laughed and had a good time. His little buddy went with us and they just oohhed and ahhhed about everything. They really liked the motorcyles in the big ball. That was pretty cool. Jonah was also facinated with the clown cars. It was so cute. Abby slept through most of it and when she was awake she liked the lights and pulling on anything she could get ahold of. :) We topped off the afternoon with some frozen custard from the famous Ted Drewes. That is so worth the trip, yes even in the fall/winter. Ted Drewes is like a food group of it's own. I know it is in the pyramid somewhere... It was such a great day. Hope you have one too.

6 Month Appointment

Abby had her 6th month appointment. She is growing so much. Here are her latest stats...
16 pounds 4 oz (50%)- 27 1/2 in (95%) height. The percents are the percentiles for her age group. She is doing great and had 4 shots today. Sniff** Jonah said, "Mommy I don't want baby Abby to get shots they hurt, when I got a shot I was really brave when I was 3 years old. Then daddy and I went out to get icecream at Costco". He cracks us up. So here is for a long night and hopefully a better day tomorrow.

Long Overdue update

Jonah at the Park

Flower Girl

Hello Again Friends and Family! It has been a little while since our last post. This should catch you up. Jonah is doing fantastic! We are working on his states. He can put together a US states puzzle and name almost every state, and can tell you who lives there! Pretty crazy huh?! He is so funny, the other day he drank his milk too fast and put his hand up and said, "Brain Freeze"! Don't know where he gets that from. Abby is doing well also. She loves routine, and is getting to be the most wonderful baby. She loves the Kodi (dog) and her big brother. She is rolling all over the living room and if you are not careful she will grab anything in her way! She is teething like crazy. Drool girl. James and I are doing pretty well. We are busy as usual and we are lucky to have some quiet moments to ourselves. We are trying to keep up with 2 kids! We have alot coming up for the holiday season. James is in the drama at church and I am going to be singing. So, lots of practices and time up at the church. James' parents are here and will leave Sunday morning. They are off to Tenn. And we are off to bed. Love to everyone.

Birthday Card

Jonah wrote mommy this birthday card. He was 3 in June. We are really proud of him. He is learning to write his letters. So stinking cute!!

Happy Fall

Jonah and Braeden

Mooo-

Oh, Halloween. We had a good time. Our church does something called Trunk or Treat. The kids play games and get lots of candy. It is on what is going to be the new church property. Jonah had a great time and filled his bag with candy. We had gotten this costume for his Christmas program he is in for school (thought it would be easier to get a costume at halloween than it would be at Christmas) so mommy didn't have to make one!! He saw the costume and passed up Buzz Light Year to be a cow! He cracks us up! It "killed 2 birds with one stone". We had to stay home Monday night and pass out candy to the neighbor kids... if we don't we get teepeed. It was raining... teepee and rain... hum... easy choice. Jonah helped pass out candy and had a good time. It worked out nicely because he has a little cough and with the weather... need I say more. Happy Fall.