Water is Fun

Tegegne,

You loved the mass amounts of heavily chlorinated water that shot out of the fountains at Addie's Pool Party. You eventually held your head in the fountain, and it stayed there for the remainder of the party. It was funny. You probably drank more of that water than I'd like to know about. Speaking of which, you must stop taking drinks out of Owen's dog bowl. I've caught you 3 times now. Not funny. I think water is one of your favorite things. Brushing teeth (turning water on and off), eating snow, always noticing when Owen's out of water and refilling his bowl, taking baths, playing at the water park, water fountains (you don't drink but just let water hit your face) , touching raindrops, drinking clean water...the pouring of water from one vessel to the next occupies good chunks of time. Water. It's crazy to think of the abundance we have here. God, help the arid lands.

Been Busy

You've been busy:

Jogging with daddy (riding along that is)

Doing yard work with mommy (helping some then taking periodic wagon rides up and down the street)

Attending your first bowling party

Having fun with grama debby and g.g. ileen

Visiting cousins

Meeting grammy heinlein

Going to the park with owen & i

Visiting your new pediatrition, dr. kevin. (i am so excited about dr. kevin. he was not the doctor recommended to us, but once i went to his flickr page i knew he would be a great fit)

Upcoming fun:

Saturday we will walk in the Brookside St. Patty's Parade representing Academie Layfayette!

Next week is daddy's spring break! we will go to fayetteville and visit the cullys, then go to eureka springs for a night. can't wait for you to meet sweet norah cully!

photos to come. can't find our camera charger and battery is dead. must keep looking.

Happy Birthday

mommy and ababa,

happy 27th almost 30th birthday! i can't believe you've had 26 birthdays without me in the picture. did you wish for me on your last birthday? so glad i'll get to celebrate the rest of your birthdays with you because i like you a lot. wait, isn't it unusual for mommies and daddies to have the same birthday? is this something special? mommy, is it true that you are 2 hours older than daddy?

ababa, thanks for teaching me how to pray, for taking me on jogs, for tucking me in every night, for teaching me french, for letting me build fires with you, and thanks for making me laugh so much.

mommy, thanks for our picnic date, for singing with me, for making me my favorite snacks, and for letting me kiss you over and over.

i hope you guys have a fun date night. don't worry about me. i'll be playing with gramma debby and great gramma ileen, so i may not even know you're gone.

i lub yew.

tegegne jones

favorite things

here are some of your new favorite things:

salsa, by the spoonfuls.
flushing public toilets. over. and. over.
water parks. (today you were completely fascinated by the "oo-wa" at the Gladstone Community Center during Cousin Addie's pool party. we had so much fun swimming with you.)
opening your peanut butter and jelly and eating the jelly side first.
pointing and naming every last bit of snow that hasn't melted away.
playing tag.
giving a ladies hand a kiss.
bowling.
yogurt. beets. applesauce. grapes. and brownies.
my favorite. getting your daddy and i to kneel by your bed to pray at night.

Stair Master

I caught you cute head. Your new favorite thing is to climb up the stairs and close the door...which you cannot open...so you call desperately for my help and I come running to save you. You have high hopes that I will always come to your rescue.

Franck and Brynn

Dinner with Franck and Brynn was so French and so fun! It was so French because well, Franck is French and Brynn speaks French. They have a great--falling in love in France--story. Also French because we had Kir Royale to celebrate you, Little T. Also French because the delicious bread was sitting directly on the table, they served cheese between the entree and dessert, and most importantly it was French because we sat around the small cozy table and visited and ate for the majority of the evening. It was nice to be in Kansas City, but to be hosted as we were in France.

And it was fun because Franck and Brynn are just super fun. Brynn is about travel to Haiti with the actual Patch Adams, her father, and a crew of clowns to love on kids. She's so fun!

Thanks for the lovely dinner, Franck and Brynn!

Library Social

So I learned that mommys hang out at the library on Thursday. It's quite the place to be. Storytime, craft time, and of course...a social. We went with one of your new friends from church. She is going to be your good buddy and hopefully you guys will be in the same class in school. You were both born in September of 2007. She's so fun and her mom is pretty great too! We love the Johnsons! (Thanks for introducing us to all the great parent/kid things in town!)

You were trying to make friends with this little guy and eventually you hugged him, luckily he accepted.

Bed Head and Daddy's Bread

Daddy has a great way of asking you to play in your room while he gets something done. So here you are playing with some great bed head from nap time. In the mean time your dad made this amazing challah. It was so yummy. And look at it...it's gorgeous...could have come from Jane's bakery from the movie "It's Complicated" (loved this movie).

mom's turn

okay, it's mommy's turn to pick a new outfit.

fashion loves people...warby parker.

urban outfitters shirt.

j crew jeans.

urban outfitters purple booties.

crewcuts

I'm just saying that I think you should be in the next j crew ad for crewcuts because it's so fun and adorable!

J Crew kids line...crewcuts!

and i think these items would be a great addition to your closet for spring. if they were not $80 at jcrew but $2 at the local thrift store.

crewcut boys shoes

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