This morning started out "early" with Jonathan waking up at the ungodly time of 9am! It actually worked out perfectly since we had a date with a friend for story time today. We had breakfast, and I got him dressed in a monkey costume (thanks to Cousin Bobby!). He'll keep the hands on when we're outside, but the hat isn't as easy. See picture. A friend with her adorable bumble bee daughter came by, toured the house, and then we grabbed some hot chocolate and tea before hitting the library. Story time was good; there were a bunch of other creatures there today (2 chicks, a dinosaur, 2 Supermen, a spider, a hot pepper, a mermaid, a princess...), and it went longer than usual. Unfortunately, as Jonathan wandered away, I chased after him, and my necklace from Jordan broke, spilling beads all over the room. Thankfully, my friend helped corral Jonathan and gather up as many beads as we could find. What a bummer, though. Maybe I can get Sarah to restring them like she did for another necklace.
Jonathan went down for a 3 hr+ nap after chatting and clanging away for a bit. We needed him to nap so that he could trick or treat with Uncle Steve, Aunt Vicky, and Cousins Bobby (Thomas the Train) and Catherine (Batgirl) later that evening. He tried fish sticks for lunch and seemed to like them, even though lunch was a bit rushed so we could get to NY in time. Their town opens all the stores for kids rather than going house-to-house. The town center was chaos, but the kids were adorable and had a great time. We also stopped by a local park to get some energy out and to take a couple of photos. Jonathan refused to keep his monkey hat on throughout, so it was a bit hard to tell what he was. But, it didn't really matter; he seemed so confused by the whole event anyway!! We stayed for pizza dinner (Jonathan actually ate an entire slice of pizza by himself!), playing (the kids ran around the house like crazy, and Jonathan chased after them), and grown-up socializing and then made our way home around 9:30.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
2008_10_30 Thursday
Today is a beautiful fall day (finally!!). The air is nippy, but it's not bitter cold. We woke up, had McHardwicks for breakfast, and then moozied to the library for storytime. I've got to figure out a way to keep a hat and gloves on this kid; he particularly hates hats, but he'll tolerate mittens since he can't get traction to pull them off when his fingers are stuck inside!
So, storytime is only 30 mins long, so they squeeze in a couple of songs and a story or two. It's cute, though. Today's theme was Halloween, of course. He was quick on the draw for the black cats, yelling out "meow!" any time he saw one. Afterward, Jonathan completed his second masterpiece. And, we explored the kiddy section of the library, to include its puzzles, train set, and fish tank. On the way home, he gave me the sign for milk (a rare one for him to do), and of course I didn't have any, so we improvised with juice. close enough. And, it seemed like anyone who has a dog in Maplewood was out, so there were lots of "woofs" coming from the stroller. At home, we had a little snack, chased a balloon, read part of a book, and he went down for his nap.
He slept for 4hr 15 min! Boy, that kid can nap! Jonathan got a Halloween card in the mail today from Danielle and Pat. We ate a quick linner (lunch/dinner), swung by the local playground at the elementary school (where we saw lots of airplanes), and then picked up Dave at the train station. They've fed the cats and played out any residual energy. Dinner was cheesy noodles from last night and fruit, and Sir Jonathan is tucked into bed.
I've also uploaded a handful of pictures from the last few days, including a video. Feel free to browse Picasa if you have some time. Plus, you can now subscribe to this blog!!!
So, storytime is only 30 mins long, so they squeeze in a couple of songs and a story or two. It's cute, though. Today's theme was Halloween, of course. He was quick on the draw for the black cats, yelling out "meow!" any time he saw one. Afterward, Jonathan completed his second masterpiece. And, we explored the kiddy section of the library, to include its puzzles, train set, and fish tank. On the way home, he gave me the sign for milk (a rare one for him to do), and of course I didn't have any, so we improvised with juice. close enough. And, it seemed like anyone who has a dog in Maplewood was out, so there were lots of "woofs" coming from the stroller. At home, we had a little snack, chased a balloon, read part of a book, and he went down for his nap.
He slept for 4hr 15 min! Boy, that kid can nap! Jonathan got a Halloween card in the mail today from Danielle and Pat. We ate a quick linner (lunch/dinner), swung by the local playground at the elementary school (where we saw lots of airplanes), and then picked up Dave at the train station. They've fed the cats and played out any residual energy. Dinner was cheesy noodles from last night and fruit, and Sir Jonathan is tucked into bed.
I've also uploaded a handful of pictures from the last few days, including a video. Feel free to browse Picasa if you have some time. Plus, you can now subscribe to this blog!!!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
2008_10_29 Wednesday
Today could be a busy day for us. Of course, all this is weather dependent...and assumes Jonathan gets up in the near future. He woke up at 10 and has been pretty cranky.
I think a local toy store (Sparkhouse Kids) has a jam session (ie sing along) at 11:30, although their website is still in progress and has no details. We went; Jonathan was a disaster. He wasn't paying any attention to the singer/performer, so we stuck it out for about 20 minutes, but I didn't want to torture her or the other kids for much longer. They have just started with this 'jam session' so we'll try again next week.
He's down for a nap now (at 12). I have some time to work on my freelance gigs, but I'm just not very motivated or inspired today (that makes it very tough to write inspiring articles). Maybe we're in the same funk. Hopefully he'll be in a better mood after a good nap. I'd love to hit the grocery store this afternoon if the weather holds.
We have our normal afternoon playgroup at 3:30-4:30, but we skipped it today. It was just too cold, and with him out of sorts, I figured we'd be better off playing alone at home. And, there's a Fall Fest costume parade in South Orange from 4-6. We missed that too.
We did pick up daddy at the train station; train was late, but he brought popcorn for Jonathan. I cannot believe how stinkin' cold it is here. We completely bypassed fall and are heading into winter full force. Although we raked and collected the fallen leaves last weekend, it's hardly noticable now with a fresh covering of wet ones. We'll go back out the weekend before the town collects them again, I'm sure. My neighbor was picking up her husband (we walked together, with two strollers) and said that surrounding towns did get trace snow falls. egads. So long, fall!
Everyone's home now. Jonathan had dinner of cheesy noodles and veggies with chicken fingers. Then he and Dave will have some QT time (ie bath and winding down play) before bed. Mommy and daddy have Indiana Jones, part 100 (?) tonight...surely with popcorn.
Oh, and Happy Birthday, Aunt Clair!
I think a local toy store (Sparkhouse Kids) has a jam session (ie sing along) at 11:30, although their website is still in progress and has no details. We went; Jonathan was a disaster. He wasn't paying any attention to the singer/performer, so we stuck it out for about 20 minutes, but I didn't want to torture her or the other kids for much longer. They have just started with this 'jam session' so we'll try again next week.
He's down for a nap now (at 12). I have some time to work on my freelance gigs, but I'm just not very motivated or inspired today (that makes it very tough to write inspiring articles). Maybe we're in the same funk. Hopefully he'll be in a better mood after a good nap. I'd love to hit the grocery store this afternoon if the weather holds.
We have our normal afternoon playgroup at 3:30-4:30, but we skipped it today. It was just too cold, and with him out of sorts, I figured we'd be better off playing alone at home. And, there's a Fall Fest costume parade in South Orange from 4-6. We missed that too.
We did pick up daddy at the train station; train was late, but he brought popcorn for Jonathan. I cannot believe how stinkin' cold it is here. We completely bypassed fall and are heading into winter full force. Although we raked and collected the fallen leaves last weekend, it's hardly noticable now with a fresh covering of wet ones. We'll go back out the weekend before the town collects them again, I'm sure. My neighbor was picking up her husband (we walked together, with two strollers) and said that surrounding towns did get trace snow falls. egads. So long, fall!
Everyone's home now. Jonathan had dinner of cheesy noodles and veggies with chicken fingers. Then he and Dave will have some QT time (ie bath and winding down play) before bed. Mommy and daddy have Indiana Jones, part 100 (?) tonight...surely with popcorn.
Oh, and Happy Birthday, Aunt Clair!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
2008_10_28 Here we go!
Well, hi there. We've officially joined the 21st century with our own family blog. My intention is to track Jonathan's life and milestones along with notionally interesting nuggets from me.
David just read him a book about a dirty dog, and he's been pointing out all the trucks (tu'ck), trains (whohoo), dogs (woof), and cats (meow) throughout the book to me as I write. He's about to take a bath, a daily fav, and then head off to bed. Today was a bit of a strange day, in that it was rainy and dark all day, so Jonathan didn't wake up until 10:30 this morning. Of course, that threw his nap schedule off. He had breakfast/lunch. We headed off to the local mall for some inside play, stopping off at Old Navy for me. On the way there, I saw freezing rain, and folks claimed to see snow (I can't confirm that!). I'm not ready for winter yet. We were just raving about the beautiful weather yesterday! what happened!? So, we did play at the indoor playground for about 30 mins. That's all I could stomach. A video in our photo album is him in a car there.
We also bumped into two M&M moms, so that was a nice surprise. Then we swung by Omaha Steaks in Livingston (what a cute town) to cash in a gift cert from David's birthday. I hightailed it home so that Jonathan could nap from around 3 until about 5:30. I was able to get a little freelancing work in during that time. And, then we picked up Dave at the train station at 6:15 since it was still raining...and we're soo thoughtful.
We're about to have dinner. Omaha Steaks from Grandma Cathy, veggies (green beans?), and couscous, me thinks.
Short and sweet for now. Will continue during the naps.
P.S. It's Aunt Shannon and Uncle Raj's wedding anniversary!!
David just read him a book about a dirty dog, and he's been pointing out all the trucks (tu'ck), trains (whohoo), dogs (woof), and cats (meow) throughout the book to me as I write. He's about to take a bath, a daily fav, and then head off to bed. Today was a bit of a strange day, in that it was rainy and dark all day, so Jonathan didn't wake up until 10:30 this morning. Of course, that threw his nap schedule off. He had breakfast/lunch. We headed off to the local mall for some inside play, stopping off at Old Navy for me. On the way there, I saw freezing rain, and folks claimed to see snow (I can't confirm that!). I'm not ready for winter yet. We were just raving about the beautiful weather yesterday! what happened!? So, we did play at the indoor playground for about 30 mins. That's all I could stomach. A video in our photo album is him in a car there.
We also bumped into two M&M moms, so that was a nice surprise. Then we swung by Omaha Steaks in Livingston (what a cute town) to cash in a gift cert from David's birthday. I hightailed it home so that Jonathan could nap from around 3 until about 5:30. I was able to get a little freelancing work in during that time. And, then we picked up Dave at the train station at 6:15 since it was still raining...and we're soo thoughtful.
We're about to have dinner. Omaha Steaks from Grandma Cathy, veggies (green beans?), and couscous, me thinks.
Short and sweet for now. Will continue during the naps.
P.S. It's Aunt Shannon and Uncle Raj's wedding anniversary!!
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