new bike

jonah got a new bike yesterday....not daddy this time!! :) myk went to toys r us and got him a cute little cars bike, while jonah was napping. Lets just say that not only did jonah love his new surprise, daddy did too. it is so fun to see how much myk enjoys spending time with the little guy. jonah is definitely all about daddy too!! jonah can barely reach the pedals and i am pretty sure myk had a sore back today, but it was a lot of fun going on a walk with our little boy riding his bike. oh and lets not forget his cute new helmet too = )

oliver scott

it is so amazing to me that it is already about that time....for the new little man to arrive!! i would have to say that i am physically ready to be done being preggo. as for actually having another baby, well that is a different story. ha! no, i know it will be super awesome. i am just a little nervous about having two kiddos. i guess it is more of how it will be in the beginning that is kind of frightening. i just keep telling my self that it will be all good :) plus "i can do all things through Jesus Christ who gives me strength" Phil 4:13. this verse never leaves my mind, especially when i start worrying!!

so, ollie's bedroom is just about ready, which is exciting. i was having a hard time, at first, imagining another baby being in that room. that is the room jonah has been in until the last couple of months. i wasn't really going to be doing anything to the room and was planning on just using jonah's crib bedding. that has most definitely changed!! there was no way that i could that. every time i walked in the room i thought to myself, this is jonah's room not another childs. silly but i was really having a hard time with that.

here are some pics of the little man's bedroom! i have to give my babe, myk, total props for making some of the cutest letters. he is the one that used the jigsaw, painted and distressed the letters. so, he pretty much rocks and they are perfect :) my parents got us the cute signage too, which i totally love! oooh and the huge rug was a gift from myk's grandparents, such sweet people.

our little musician

jonah is all about frosty the snowman lately. well, that among many other things. he is always seeing his daddy play guitar and has been into it as well. so, he has been playing his yukalale and has been starting to sing while he is playing. its pretty cute, if i do say so myself :) well, a little repetitive but that voice gets me everytime!!

it's all about jones

for those of you that are not on facebook. jonah thought it was super cool to be like daddy and run and do a flip. well, that is what we call a flip, for now :)

all myk was doing was dumping the water out of the little container and jonah would not stop laughing. i decided that i should go get the camera and he just kept laughing. he actually got a little angry when we stopped...lol!

summertime travels

one of the many things i love about my man is his spontaneity. myk has always been this way. so he thought it would be fun to go to santa cruz on the 4th of july....he decided this on the 3rd of july! i wasnt really sure if it was going to work out or not. we had my brother staying with us that weekend and we needed to tend to his dog while my parents were out of town. luckily, we got everything figured out and at about 4pm on the 4th we booked a hotel and were out the door by 5pm. it was SO much FUN!!

after being home for just about a week, we were then off to east wenatchee, washington to see some of my family! we visited and stayed with my aunt and uncle. it was soo nice being able to see them and my cousins. one of my cuz's is going to spain for a year in august to be an au-pair, so i just had to spend some quality girl time with her :) we decided instead of heading straight home, we would go to seattle. it is only about 2.5 hrs away and since we already had a 9 hr drive ahead of us....why the heck not!! we took jonah to the woodland zoo and then hit up pike street. it was an action packed day that was a total blast!!

we are now home and so glad to be, but we are so stoked that we were blessed to have been able to have so much fun !! pictures you might ask??!!! oh right...ya about that......oooooops my bad, but i can promise we will have so many awesome memories!!

family pictures

here are just a couple!

i have been wanting family pictures since last fall, but it has not worked out for many different reasons.  well, on mothers day that is something that myk said that we could go ahead and get done.  i was super stoked and am so glad that we waited until now to actually do them.  it would have been even harder with jones if we would have gotten them done sooner, plus i absolutely love how they turned out!! we used a photographer here in medford.  her photography business is alisha chase photographer and she absolutely ROCKS! i would definitely recommend her to anyone wanting to get there pics taken and we will be a returning customer for her as well :) thanx babe for the wonderful mothers day gift as well as everything else that you made happen that day.....luv you! 

just listening

now listening AND dancing

sooo jonah is all about music, just like his daddy! he loves getting a hold of mine and myk's ipod...or the stereo for that matter. i finally decided to video it. since i have never done that before i did not realize i could not rotate the video...sorry. next time it will be right :)

earth day project

we decided that it was time for us to put our green thumb to the test. today, we went and bought some flowers and the cute hanging basket and pot. we planted the flowers and love having so many in our yard. then we went ahead and planted some herbs and tomatoes. we shall see what happens...but we will hope for the best. if all works out we should have some basil, cilantro, and onions...mmm. it was a lot of fun spending time together and we all helped each other out :)

fun in cali

this last week was so much fun!! we headed to california friday night and got to la at about 330 am....it was such an easy drive. we stayed with myk's aunt and uncle for five nights and then headed up to santa barbara for a night, then off to santa cruz for a night. we had a lot of fun checking out the beach...jonah was not into the sand AT ALL the first time we went, but he warmed up to it. it just took some easing into each time...haha! myk's uncle took myk and i to a dodgers game...they won of course ;) we had a few rough patches with the little guy, but overall it was a great vacation and some good quality family time!!

he is still definitely into bathtime. if we say the word bath he starts running to the bathroom saying bath bath over and over again. jonah has a new fun toy....the swiffer! its pretty cute, but he sure gets angry when he gets it stuck under a piece of furniture!! i guess it just interupts his superb cleaning...haha. seriously, why do we buy kids toys anyway :)

fun family day

on friday we had such beautiful weather!! we had to get some family time in, since myk just got home from a trip and was leaving again in a couple of days. we went to jacksonville and played at the park and then walked around town. it was a lot of fun seeing how excited jonah was just to be playing outside in the nice weather. however, he was more interested in watching the other kids than actually playing himself, but we had a blast in the sun and looking around in the stores.

we are so blessed! the Lord has really provided for us....what more could we ask for?! jonah is just becoming more and more like a little boy. he is really trying to say different words, learning his colors and animals, and just being an amazing little boy. one of his favorite things to do is go outside...such a boy! he could swing on our porch swing for as long as we would let him. i would say that is one of his favorite things to do right now...well that and get into everything. work is going well for myk and i am actually doing some work for the dr that i use to work for. i would have to say we dont have much of anything to complain about...other than the summer could not get here fast enough!! we are just so thankful for all of our friends and family....who are just amazing!

so much has gone on since i have done this....how do i blog again???! well, to start off our handsome little boy is now TOTALLY walking. he is soo over that whole crawling business. it is so much fun watching him walk around. the bummer part is now he is constantly falling.....over and over and over again. i do have to say that it really isnt as crazy as everyone makes it sound, with him getting into everything now that he is walking everywhere.....yay!! well i guess that is just life for a 1yr old...speaking of he is now 14.5 months old, which is just incredible in itself. oh and yes he is liking the window....silly boy.
we have been just so blessed with having such a wonderful family, great friends, and a wonderful home to come home to!

christmas

christmas was busy but a lot of fun. it was nice because we were able to spend quality time with both sides of the family. jonah is at the age where he does not exactly get the whole opening of presents thang, but he sure is into the tissue paper. so i am pretty sure that we are about to open our very own toy store...omg!! seriously having a child who has a birthday near christmas makes for a lot of gifts at once....good grief.

our litttle cuddler

jonah has been such a little cuddler these past couple weeks. it has been the sweetest....did i mention that we both LOVE IT!! yesterday jones went to the dr for his 1yr well baby.... he is about 13 months now, which i cant believe. so he has totally shot up on the charts for his heighth. he is now in the 50% and he was in the 15% last time he was at the dr. as for his weight, the little guy is just under the 5% mark. he is now 29.75 inches tall and weighing in at.....drumroll.....a whopping 18#3oz.

this morning

this morning jonah has been in such a silly and happy mood!! oh, did i mention that i love when he is like this :)

okay a few more...

i know i know....FINALLY

so i dont even know where to begin...i have totally neglected my duties as a blogger!! ooops :) i guess i should first start with the fact that my little baby is no longer a baby....per baby center. apparently the day that your baby turns one they no longer refer to him as a baby, rather he is known as a toddler. this is truly unbelievable!! i cannot believe it but jonah is now one, as of nov 23rd. we had a wonderful birthday party down in medford. i do have to say that i am not into this whole hosting bit...just a little stressful but it all turned out and we had a blast. jonah now has enough toys for 10 kids..lets just say that our car was packed on the way back to bend! we had thanksgiving at our house, which was pretty cool! ohhh and let me add this is my favorite day of the year, and i totally admit to it being because of the fabulous food....yummmmm! i kind of went crazy with the pics...but i had to catch up :)

eventful weekend

we had an exciting weekend!! on saturday night we watched jones' little cuz, elijah. eli had a lot to say to jonah when he was using his chair...hehe...and jonah was just taking it all in. then on sunday grandma and papa were in town and we went out to the pumpkin patch. jonah had a good time seeing the animals and the pumpkins! it will be a blast next year when he is walking around and able to do a little more, but we still had a great time.