Here's the new game that Jonathan likes to play with his toy basket. He (forcefully!) throws toys out and then puts them back in. Sometimes he also climbs in the basket in-between. It makes us smile and wonder if he'll like everything put away like his mother! :)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
New discovery
So JP and I were eating dinner the other night and Jonathan is going back and forth, playing in his room and in the den. Well he was in his room for a few minutes and got quiet. Quiet is never good. We walked in and saw this...
He had been opening and closing the drawers but had never attempted to pull anything out! We caught him red-handed and he didn't care. He just kept pulling stuff out. He's a very determined little guy. :) He's all boy and I love it!
Now I'm trying to teach him that this isn't a fun new discovery for Mommy. We'll see how that goes!
He had been opening and closing the drawers but had never attempted to pull anything out! We caught him red-handed and he didn't care. He just kept pulling stuff out. He's a very determined little guy. :) He's all boy and I love it!
Now I'm trying to teach him that this isn't a fun new discovery for Mommy. We'll see how that goes!
Friday, January 15, 2010
3 Big Things
Three pretty big things happened in our life this week:
1. JP and I went on a date for the first time since Jonathan was born (that was over 11 months ago if you're keeping track!) Yes, you might call us crazy and that's ok. Or you might say I'm way too over the top or a control freak mom and that's ok too. I just love my kid and want to spend as much time as possible with him and the three of us as a family. (We did hope and pray for him for over a year, you know!) But we knew the time had come and my mom kept him while JP and I went to our "special occasion" place, the Melting Pot. We had a wonderful dinner, still had plenty to talk about with each other :), and we don't even think Jonathan knew we left - he did great! It was a good night.
2. Jonathan took his first steps! He took about 4-5 steps from JP to me. You would have thought he cured cancer or something the way we carried on with him! :) The boy will never have low self-esteem if we have any say in it! Also to update everyone, he's also waving hello/goodbye, saying "daddy" and "dog", blowing kisses, and giving 5. He also mimics the sounds for "thank you" and Jesus. (He doesn't have those consonants down yet, but we just KNOW that's what he's saying!) :) I know I haven't done well keeping this updated so I wanted everyone to know those accomplishments too!
3. Sadly, this week our sweet friends Justin and Brooke Olvey are moving to pastor a church in Silas, AL. Their family has been such an encouragement and joy these past 3 years or so and we hate that they are leaving. Seminary is such a transitional place to have friends and you always know that everyone will leave one day, but it doesn't make it any easier when it actually happens. But, God has called all of us to follow where He leads, no matter when or where and we know God will bless their lives and their labor in Silas. Besides, you never know how ministers' lives may cross in the future!
Overall it's been a good week and we hope everyone else is getting the year off to a great start as well!
1. JP and I went on a date for the first time since Jonathan was born (that was over 11 months ago if you're keeping track!) Yes, you might call us crazy and that's ok. Or you might say I'm way too over the top or a control freak mom and that's ok too. I just love my kid and want to spend as much time as possible with him and the three of us as a family. (We did hope and pray for him for over a year, you know!) But we knew the time had come and my mom kept him while JP and I went to our "special occasion" place, the Melting Pot. We had a wonderful dinner, still had plenty to talk about with each other :), and we don't even think Jonathan knew we left - he did great! It was a good night.
2. Jonathan took his first steps! He took about 4-5 steps from JP to me. You would have thought he cured cancer or something the way we carried on with him! :) The boy will never have low self-esteem if we have any say in it! Also to update everyone, he's also waving hello/goodbye, saying "daddy" and "dog", blowing kisses, and giving 5. He also mimics the sounds for "thank you" and Jesus. (He doesn't have those consonants down yet, but we just KNOW that's what he's saying!) :) I know I haven't done well keeping this updated so I wanted everyone to know those accomplishments too!
3. Sadly, this week our sweet friends Justin and Brooke Olvey are moving to pastor a church in Silas, AL. Their family has been such an encouragement and joy these past 3 years or so and we hate that they are leaving. Seminary is such a transitional place to have friends and you always know that everyone will leave one day, but it doesn't make it any easier when it actually happens. But, God has called all of us to follow where He leads, no matter when or where and we know God will bless their lives and their labor in Silas. Besides, you never know how ministers' lives may cross in the future!
Overall it's been a good week and we hope everyone else is getting the year off to a great start as well!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Roll Tide!
I almost messed up my new year's resolution this first full week of January, but whew, I made it! Our first official weekly post of 2010, and I didn't have to think hard about what to write this week! Roll Tide! It's been 17 long years since our last national championship and it was such a nice win! I was in 6th grade the last time we held this title. We had some good friends over to watch the game and thankfully we had a great game to watch!
Jonathan didn't even make it through the first half but I'm sure he'll remember it well from the stories his daddy will tell. :) I was in his room rocking him to sleep and he had just closed his eyes when someone made an interception. I know this because all 5 adults in our living room (about 7 feet from Jonathan's room) yelled "interception!" Our sweet boy picked up his head, said "Daddy?" and laid his head back down and dozed off.
There have been many lessons on my relationship with the Lord that God has taught me through Jonathan, but this one was particularly special. Would I be able to recognize my heavenly Father's voice like Jonathan can recognize his earthly father's voice? I hope so, but I know that many days the most important voice I could listen to is drowned out by so many other pointless noises. I hope that I'm able to hear His voice better and better this year and teach my son to do the same!
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