Time is flying!

I know this is incredibly disappointing to everyone, but I have decided to stop the scrapblogging. Dry your eyes. I had a lot of problems getting the book printed up and it just wasn't worth it. I'm back to traditional scrapbooking for now! But I wanted to catch up with some pictures from the last couple of months since I haven't posted on the blog in awhile. Jonah is growing up so quickly. The other day I made a list of everything he is saying and so far we're up to 16 words! That really sounds like a lot to me. The best is when Daniel or I say "I love you" and he says "luh-loo" back. It's so cute! He is usually a pretty happy little guy... loves to climb and go and do, and he is in a bit of a daddy phase right now. As in, all he wants is Daniel, but he calls Daniel "mommy".... go figure. I'm a little insulted but trying to get over it. Enjoy the photos... more to come soon as we leave tomorrow for our trip to NJ/NY!

Six Scrapblogs!

We have been busy - and I finally got around to doing something with all of our pictures. Enjoy these scrapblogs and slideshow of life the past couple of months - Valentine's Day, a visit from my sister, a trip to Florida to stay with my grandpa - my parents met us down there, and Jess even came down for a short visit so we could see the Indigo Girls and have some time to catch up on the beach.

Random Updates

Here is a slideshow with a few shots of Jonah from our last visit with Grandma Alice and Grandpa Bruce a few weeks ago. We went to a pretty random place called "Funtastic Fun" and it was probably in its prime about 15 years ago. We also had a little get-together with the Baron clan in the party room. The video is of Jonah's first word "hell-00000?" which he says when holding a phone, ipod, remote control, or food items(!) and fun with Gus. Since I took those videos a few weeks ago, Jonah has been saying a few more words. He loves saying the words dog, daddy, Jackie (the name of the woman who watches him while I'm working,) bye, moo, and night-night. "Mommy" makes an appearance very infrequently. Sad! He often imitates something random that we say. So exciting! Jonah has also been way more into reading books FINALLY and he points to the objects in the pictures. He knows the parts of his body and LOVES to put things away. We have been going to a weekly music class that he is starting to like a lot more... and he is trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to get Gus to like him! More to come soon.

Road Trip!

Melanie, Jonah and I went on a fun adventure road trip to Lake Havasu over Christmas. Jonah was a trooper, and we did the trip in 2 days each way. On our way out there, we stopped in Alburquerque and went out for authentic Mexican food with Silas's brother Sam and his wife Nadine. Jonah enjoyed dinner until he got a taste of a jalepeno pepper in the guac! He let out the loudest scream I have ever heard!
Our time in Havasu was very relaxing. We enjoyed the down time and got to hike one day - good thing we left Jonah with my parents because we weren't really prepared for the dry waterfall drop and I had to spiderman-rock-climb to get out! It was pretty insane! Other than that, our time in Havasu was pretty low key... and my parents loved having us... well, Jonah mostly! :)
They got to hang out with him overnight while Mel and I went to Las Vegas. I had never been there before so you'll have to bear with the tons of pictures below!

The ride back was much more scenic....Enjoy the scrapblogs and slideshow!

Happy Hanukkah!

Here are a few Hanukkah pictures from this year. Jonah loved looking at the glow of the candles and enjoyed dancing around while we sang Hanukkah songs. Such fun! We had our annual cousins party at Sondra's condo in the mountains this year. The kids (and adults) all enjoyed giving and receiving gifts! Jonah got lots of fun new toys. My first time making lots of latkes was a success!
Daniel and I took Jonah to a Hanukkah party through Judaism Your Way, where we had a sing-a-long, yummy snacks, and listened to "storah-telling."
I also went to a holiday party with my girl friends - lots and lots of fun as always!
Enjoy the slide show... road trip pictures are coming up!

November travels

I know, it's the middle of December.... recent pics will be coming soon. Here's a slideshow from last month's photos. A few fun things around here and then our long trip to New Jersey and New York. Lots of quality time with Grandma Alice and Grandpa Bruce, as well as a few hectic days of running around to try to see everyone else! We spent numerous hours in the car, but it was worth it to see all of you! I was terrible about taking pictures on this trip - if anyone has photos of our time together, please send them my way! Jonah's highlights: the children's museum with his grandparents, getting his first pair of real shoes, seeing lots of Aunts and Uncles and cousins, getting to play with lots of his east coast friends, and eating tons of Thanksgiving foods!