crawls like crazy, in fact he got to Grandma Becky’s plant and took off some leaves
loves pulling himself up on his knees and when he can reach he will pull up to a standing position
has found his voice, he talks to Esther all the time – last night on the way home from DQ he was talking in a loud voice. This was really starting to bug Esther so she told him to be quiet. Jadon stopped for a few seconds then start off softer and grow louder. Then Esther would say “Jadon that’s too loud”. This repeated for quiet some time. Needless to say I think I got a look into future car rides…
loves being outside, playing in the grass, water, and exploring everything and anything!
gives the biggest wet kisses especially when he is hungry:)
We are having tons of fun watching Jadon’s personality come to life. He is a great young boy and our family is so blessed!
Esther’s latest sayings:
Driving home from Great Grandma’s after a long day Esther says out of the blue ”bummer we didn’t play barbies today”.
On the way home from DQ Esther says “Baba did you know that Grandma can read?!” What you need to know is she is talking about Great Grandma Barrus, who reads like a mad women. She can finish a novel in hours, which would take me months to finish! Great Grandma loves to read!
Esther is growing her mind like crazy. She is really starting to work on writing her letters. She points out letters all the time. This fall we are going to start working on all the letters. Wish us luck:) A while back she told me she wanted to learn how to read. I told her once we got settled in our home we would start by learning the aphlabet. Its coming soon!!
We are so blessed to have such an excited learner in our family! Pray that we can provide the right learning environment for her.
Through August I’m taking a required communications class at Fuller. We’ve been talking about how to make a succinct delivery while preaching what needs to be preached. I came across this video that was shared by one of my facebook friends (actually another furloughed Alaska guy)… Maybe I should just borrow what this gal does… not too bad at all!
This morning Esther comes into our room while, Greg is getting ready to leave. She looks at Greg and asks, Dad did you take your vitamins? Greg says no. Esther responds, Oh, Dad you should take them, I will go get them. I’m trying hard not to laugh while Greg thinks of an excuse. He tells her he doesn’t have enough time to take them. We asked her why Daddy should take the vitamins. She says so he can be strong! Its so awesome that Esther is looking out for her Daddy. Keep trying Esther maybe one day he will take the vitamins and like them as much as you do! They are good for you honey.
Jadon was 7 months on Saturday! It is amazing how many things this boy can do now!
He is trying to climb the stairs
He is working on standing up – in fact he pulled himself up in the crib, we had to switch cribs so he wouldn’t fall out. We are moving in 2 weeks and didn’t want to adjust the crib until then.
He is getting faster and faster at crawling every day
He also started drinking water – Esther is loving this because she is helping feed Jadon, take a look at the pictures!
Esther said the cutest thing to me today. We were eating lunch and she was asking what letter does cheese start with. I answered C. Then she asked what does raspberry start with. I said R. Then she asked what does goldfish start with? I saw the goldfish bag sitting there with the word written. So I pointed and said the word goldfish and asked what does it start with? Esther replies G, then she puts her index finger up in the air and says “Oh no! I just wanted to know the letter, not the word.”
here are some sweet pictures of our children playing together… enjoy…
Who’s Karla? Well she is Esther’s first baby doll! Esther woke up the other morning asking if we were coming to the party? We asked what party? She said for Karla’s wedding. She was getting all the bridesmaids ready – which are all her other dolls. So of course we wanted to know who Karla is marrying. Panda! Which is a another stuffed animal. Of course Esther wanted to take pictures of all the bridesmaids, flower girl, and groom! Sorry no groomsmen So like any good Mom I got out the camera and we had a photo shoot. Super cute she lined them up, made sure the dresses -aka blankets- looked pretty. Oh don’t worry I saved the pictures, thank goodness for digital! I think this little girl as been around too many weddings! Thanks brother-in-laws! Greg made the comment the
other day that he will honestly get to tell her husband someday that she has been planning her wedding since she was 3! I just love her imagination! Enjoy the wedding pictures!!
Esther and the Bride - baby Karla
Fish - bridesmaid, Karla - Bride, Rabbit - bridesmaid, Dolly - flower girl!
Panda - Groom, Dolly - Flower Girl
Panda - Groom, Karla - Bride
Esther - Bridesmaid, Karla, Fish, Rabbit, and Dolly
Jadon can sit up all by himself! Yes he has mastered sitting up this week. He has that showing off look in his eyes. Crawling all over and then he sits himself up without even thinking about it. He is growing up way to fast! Just the other day I saw him on his knees reaching for something. – NO, not yet. Just sit up! One thing at a time!
Other news: Summer has finally arrived in Yelm,WA!! It is hot! In the 90′s these past few days! Love it! Esther is loving it too because she gets to wear summer dresses! We have played in the sprinkler, kiddie pool and the lake. Its just awesome!
I had a great birthday on Saturday. It was such a nice relaxing day with family. Don and Ferol came over for breakfast. Greg cooked a great breakfast, french toast and bacon. It was a great morning. Esther even gave me a massage! She got out the lotion and rubbed it on my back, neck, arms, legs, and feet! It was wonderful! Then for the afternoon Greg, the kids and I headed to Northwest Trek. We had a great time watching the animals. Esther and Jadon did awesome for the day. After Northwest Trek we came home where Greg cooked another fabulous meal: steak, corn on the cob, and potatoes!! Then for my birthday “cake” we headed to DQ and had a blizzard:) A great end to a wonderful day!
Yes, it’s official Jadon is now a crawler! Yesterday is the official day when he connected all the dots. We were saying prayers with Esther for her nap when he started at Esther’s bed and crawled over to the other side to play with her blow-up princess chair. Last night he crawled around chasing the computer. He still scoots, but when he is on a mission he will crawl!!
I’m excited about this new adventure. It was really awesome to see him connect the dots of crawling. It marks the fact he is getting older everyday. My baby is growing up. I miss the days of just holding him in my arms without him wanting to go somewhere.
I tried to capture his movement on film, but it didn’t work that great. These are the times I wish we had a camcorder.
We went to go visit Kaimani for the first time last week. What a cute little boy!!! He was born on his Mom’s b-day May 17th! What a great birthday present! Melissa, Erin, & I all went to college together so it is awesome to have children together. Kaimani is five months apart from Elsie and Jadon. I hope they will play well together in the years to come.
Esther had a great time planting flowers with Grandma Ferol. Esther was super cute. She would shake the fertilzer in the potting soil, soak the plants in water, scoop the dirt into the pots, and then water them with her water can! It was quite a special treat Esther had with her Grandma. Thanks Ferol!
So like any good Mom I got out the camera and we had a photo shoot. Super cute she lined them up, made sure the dresses -aka blankets- looked pretty. Oh don’t worry I saved the pictures, thank goodness for digital! I think this little girl as been around too many weddings! Thanks brother-in-laws! Greg made the comment the
