Jon went to the YMCA for the first time today! We just joined up this last week, now that Jon is old enough to enjoy it. We didn't drop him off at the kid's room yet. He got to play in the splash area while we took turns working out. Jon had such a blast!

Take a look at how low Jon's swimming trunks are in this shot!

Whoops!

We found a beautiful park last weekend! It's hilly, and has lots of trees! It parallels the bayou, and has plenty of benches to stop and enjoy the surroundings. This was a turtle that we saw on our journey. We didn't let Jon get out of the trailer, since it wouldn't be much fun if it snapped at him!

Jon's Graduation!

Jon had his Pre-Kindergarten graduation last Thursday. All of the kids were so proud of themselves!

This was the bear that Jon chose to bring for the week. They got to sleep with their bears during nap each day. All of the bears were there to help during graduation!

The teachers traced each child, and drew out was was on their shirts. The kids then colored themselves. This is Jon's!

Jon right after walking in.
Jon getting his graduation certificate and a graduation bear.

Jon was so excited, he was jumping up & down, causing his pants to fall down! Ms. April helped him pull them back up!

After the ceremony, Jon gave Ms. Laurie & Ms. April flowers.

Jon with his best friend, Julianna. I love this picture, with the teachers looking at these 2 friends with smiles on their faces. You can't help but smile when you see the affection they have for each other!




Jon did a fabulous job at the soccer game Saturday morning! First, he blocked a ball when he was goalie! All of the parents cheered as if he had made a goal! Then, one of his team mates taking his turn as goalie would throw the ball to Jon every time. (I didn't tell him to do that!) Jon felt like a part of the team, and was out there running with the other kids, trying to get the ball! He had the biggest smile on his face! It was the best 4 minutes of the game! Next week, I'll make sure we have the camera!

These pictures were taken Saturday afternoon, an absolutely gorgeous day! We didn't want to spend any time inside!

Jon is driving his car like the low-rider from the parade. He "driving like that!"

Check out them boots! And hardly a cloud in the sky!
The keys are so massive, it helps to use the lanyard! Plus, it's more fun!

We went for a drive, and came across this beautiful field of yellow flowers! They were too tall for Jon to stand in, so I held him for pictures.

Jon decided that this bath needed some shaving cream! The tub needed cleaning there anyway! It got all of the bath crayon markings.

This last Saturday, we took Jon to the annual Art Car Parade. Jon was in heaven! So many silly cars! There are a lot of pictures on this post, and very few with Jon. Some of the cars are funny, and some are jaw-dropping. And to think, I only got pictures of a few of them! Before the parade, we got to walk by the cars, take pictures, and talk to the artists. That was everyone's favorite part. It just got too darn hot by the time the parade actually started, so we ended leaving. There was one car that we didn't see up close, but got a shot as we were heading out. That would be the zebra car.

Try to zoom in to read some of the stuff on his truck!

Read before moving on to the next one.

This one is gaudy as all get-out, but it's incredible how it's made with Mardi Gras beads!

This was one of Jon's favorites. Probably because it looks like a normal car! Plus, he was cracking up over the bouncing. Now, he looks at this picture, and says "he was driving like that!"

This was one of several wooden cars by the same artist, however this one photographed the best.

The paint job on this one is amazing!

By the way, you will sometimes see people driving their art cars around town thoughout the year! Not the totally outrageous ones, but the painted cars. Somehow, we have yet to see the zebra car driving around!

This is a picture of Jack. He's the man that created Fun-Fair-Possitive Soccer. The reason there's a pic of him here is because he reminds us so much of Robert! He even has similar manerisms! Does anyone else see the similarity? Jon wasn't as into this game. He was happy to be playing a game with someone he knows, though! Ian, whom Jon knows from the day care, is standing at the goal. Jon was happy wandering around him. It was the only time Ian was standing still long enough for Jon to be near him! Those two have been at least somewhat friends for the last 2 years. Ian is the only other kid Jon's size in their class.

I tried to get Jon to kick off the ball. This was about as good as it got! This time, I had to tell the other team that it was okay to start kicking!

After the game, we were invited to a birthday party for one of the boys on my team. We decided that it sounded like fun. Jon picked out an rc car to give Arath, which turned out to be perfect! He even wrapped the present himself, including cutting the paper!

The party had a pinyata, which Jon had never seen before. He thought it was hillarious that there was a truck hanging up so high!

Jon was even hitting the truck when it was on the ground! When the candy came out, he thought that was pretty cool!


The boy behind Jon is Arath, the birthday boy. He had just gotten Jon with a confetti egg. This was another new experience for him.

Daddy gets Jon with a confetti egg!
Jon really got into smashing these eggs! But then, he enjoyed the fact that they also made a "big mess" on the ground.
You know, it's funny. Jon bearly knows this kid. The only reason we were invited was because I'm the coach. And yet, Jon had more fun at this party than he has at any other that he's been too! (Other than his own!) Now, Arath's family treats Jon like he's part of their family! They were all so happy to see us there, and made us feel incredibly welcome. Arath, would come up to Jon, all excited, and ask if he wanted to go jump with him. Jon would then go running off with him!

During the last practice, Jon wandered away to the play ground. Arath's mom went over there and watched Jon play for awhile so that I wouldn't have to worry about where he was. I thought that was so sweet!