I went to Jon's school last Monday for their Thankgiving Feast. Parents were invited to come have lunch with their kids. Charlie tried really hard to make it, but couldn't.
The school has a beautiful new cafeteria that makes it much easier for everyone. Jon was able to easily pick what he wants, then he goes to the register & punches in his 5 digit PIN number. It was so cool to see! I also got to find out what he likes to eat there. He has 3 favorite items. Hamburger, hot dogs, and nachos. The hamburger & hotdogs are alternated as the everyday hot sandwich that kids can get instead of the main item. Nachos are (I think) every Thursday. He also likes to get the fresh fruit with a salad. I decided to go back to letting him eat school lunches because it's more important for him to eat, than to worry about ingredients right now. (Besides, this is some pretty good stuff!) And, the hamburgers are actually soy!
I got to meet Jon's school buddies. This is Kiera. She absolutely adores Jon! There's another girl, Clara, that used to be in Jon's PPCD class last year. They love playing together as well. Then there's a couple of boys that he hangs with. They all insisted on informing me that Jon used to say bad words, but now he doesn't! You have to look closely to see why I took this picture. If you look at the front of his car, you will see a flashlight jammed in there. This is his headlight! He came up with this yesterday, & I just thought it was too cute & creative! Oh yeah, and my Christmas tree got put up yesterday! That has Jon sooo excited about Christmas! He went to turn on the lights as soon as he woke up this morning.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a yummy meal, as we thought about all the things we are thankful for. The thing is, we talk about what we're thankful for all the time. We don't need a holiday for that. We do, however, need the holiday, so we'll accept it! It's always nice to get a couple of days off.

We love all of you, and think of everyone often!

I just had to get this picture up today! Jon had noticed recently that his car didn't have a license plate. We mentioned that we'd keep an eye out for one, thinking that we'd get to a store that has those small plates for kids with their names on them. Well, yesterday, we were out running errands, when we saw a license plate on the ground. Charlie decided to put it on Jon's car! It's even better at the stores, because it's the real thing, complete with an "airplane"!

Okay, it's been a while since I've posted anything on the blog. I am super behind on my pictures. I'll try to get as much done this weekend as I can.

This is from a company picnic at the beginning of October. When Jon wasn't playing, he was eating! It was an all day thing, with us leaving the park at around 4pm. We had just gotten a few blocks, when Jon fell asleep! He was one tuckered out little guy!


These wooden trucks were fun! Very few kids even knew they were there, so it was wasn't a busy spot at all! Jon knew where to go, because he remembered them from last year's picnic.
There were dragon flies everywhere! I wish I had gotten a picture of Jon chasing them!
There was a dark game room for the kids. Jon loved this fire truck. He spent a long time hula hooping, but the pictures didn't come out.
Jon loved his pony ride.
Who's that strange woman?

Jon found a playground with this space shuttle toy. He calls it an airplane, and it was his favorite ride of the day!
He insisted that Mommy get on it with him. You can see how tired he is in those droopy eyes!
This was Jon's first time having a snow cone. They had been offered in the past, but he had never wanted to try them before. He likes snow cones!