This was Jon's first time using chopsticks.

Jon finally got a chance to try out his cool new rain boots! He'd sleep in those things if he could! (Actually, he has!)


We were waiting for Jon's doctor, when Jon decided to climb onto the window sill. He loves looking out at the passing cars, and the lightrail trains.

We signed Jon up for a gymnastics class at the day care. He looks forwards to going every Friday afternoon! He's learning pretty basic stuff. Last week, he finally did his own summersault!

We found a little battery operated car over the internet. It was dirt cheap, but pink! We figured that for that price, we could paint it! So, we drove over to get it. After a couple of trial runs, we found out that the battery was capoot. Off to ToysRUs to get a new one. It's their own brand (not PowerWheels), so batteries are hard to come by. Luckily, the manager was willing to sell us the battery out of their floor model! It's VERY slow, and has horrible traction. But, Jon loves it! Actually, it's been good for him to get used to steering! We'll see how long it lasts!

On Saturday, we went in search of something to do. It was cold & wet, so outside activities were out of the question. We were hoping to find one of those bounce places. There was a large place that we had seen before that looked like it had lots of family activities, so we decided to try it out. It was a bit old, and no bounce rooms. However, since we were already there, we let Jon play in one of the areas. As you can tell, Jon didn't care that it was not in the best condition! He just had fun! Luckily, we know of several smaller places around here that are just bounce-type businesses. (Jon's Pre-K class went to one & he LOVED it!)


While on the computer, I heard a familiar sound, so I went to investigate. Here was Jon, playing with an old toy of his. It was a bit of a challenge for him to reach, but he figured it out! Jon enjoys racing around the front yard on his stick zebra! Grandma Smith made this into a "zebra" while they were visiting in Oct/Nov.

I was just playing around with the camera on the way back home from Ikea last week. I love how these two pictures came out!

Daddy thought this was too cute with his zebra outfit, cuddling with a zebra! We were just about to get Jon ready for bed, when we found him on our bed.







Helping Mommy make sugar cookies!








Jon discovers what fun it is to decorate cookies.
A sprinkle here, a sprinkle there.


Gotta squeeze hard to get that frosting out!

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Charlie & I worked together to make a yummy dinner for the three of us. Afterwards, we all went for a walk. Then, came back home hungry for homemade pumpkin pie! It was a wonderful way to spend the day!

What a good helper! Daddy just couldn't get his excercise without Jon's help!
During our after-dinner walk, Jon just had to bring his car. Going down driveways is tons of fun! It does make the walk much slower, though!
Someone got caught playing with the light switches!

Jon found Daddy's boots in the garage. He thought it was great fun to walk around the yard in them!

We took Jon to go see Santa today! He was so excited! When it was his turn, Jon went running up to Santa! After, Jon was giggling about it half way through the mall! After visiting Santa, and having Chick-fil-A for lunch, Jon wanted to go to the play area.

Running over for a hug! He was pretty proud of himself for a really big jump!Gotta have monkey toes to get up the tent! There's even a fort to climb on!


When Jon was done in the play area, he decided that it was time to check out the toy store. (Conveniently across the way!) He was a very good boy, and didn't make any messes in the store! Although he made it very clear that he didn't want to leave, there were no temper tantrums over it! On the way home, Jon was so tuckered out, that he fell asleep!

Thanksgiving week at Kathy's Kiddie Corner! Jon had fun not having to go to school! It was a much needed break! Climbing on top of the barrels!
Jon has fun playing with his friend Henry!
Jon has discovered what fun it is to rock the boat!
Just this last week, Jon started playing more & more! Even on the side that he usually just rides the trike! All of a sudden, he's climbing into the boat, crawling through the barrels, and even climbing on top of the barrels! And, the other kids aren't even telling him to do this! Wow!

Last weekend, we all went to Brazos State Park. It's known for having alligators, as well as being very pretty. Obviously, with all that water, it's not a place to go during summertime! It was a chilly day, so there were no mosquitos! There were several lakes to walk around, plus a few non-alligator walking paths. We decided to go around one of the lakes. It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon!

If you look really closely, you can see the ladybug on Jon's finger! Jon thought that was pretty cool! He loves most bugs, but especially ladybugs!

Thank goodness for zoom lenses on cameras! I wouldn't want to get too close to this guy! Although, we were pretty darn close! The park has decks that stick out over the lakes so that people can safely watch the alligators. I've heard that they sometimes makes their way onto the walking paths! You have to just go back the way you came! We kept Lady on a very short leash during the walk around the lake! (Jon too!)
I'm not sure who was walking whom, but they both are loving it!
Jon got these tops spinning all by himself! He's gotten really good at it! He started practicing when Grandma & Papa were in town. About a week after they had left, he was even able to get the little one going!

We had so much fun at the Renaisance Festival!There was much to do, and all day to do it! It was fun to see all the characters. Jon still gets excited when he sees pictures of the elephant ride!

Mommy loved throwing that stick up in the air!

Petting a baby dragon!

On guard!

Look at my magic Fairy Rock!

Here's some more pictures from the week that Grandma & Papa were here! The one's at the daycare were taken by one of his teachers.

Dancing at the daycare.
That's a hungry zebra!
It's even more fun with Grandma!


Mommy's sweater is yummy!