Jonah in kindergarten

Jonah Swims!

Jonah, Abby and Janie Kate

Jonah making his way out there... before Anna intervened...

Me: "Jonah, how come you didn't want to jump off the diving board today?"

Jonah: "You know! Because I am afwaid of HIKES!"

Jonah's inched his way out onto the diving board and then chickened out a little. His teacher Anna came out and helped him to the end, and then gently lifted him down so he went in the water with a little plop. He was not happy about it.

Later...

Jonah: "I CAN'T WAIT to go off the diving bowd tomowwow!"

Joyful Noise Jonah

Jonah had a fabulous year at Joyful Noise Preschool ... his third year in preschool!! It was super fun having him and Lola in the same class, Kim and I would often meet for lunch after one of us had picked up the kids. Jonah is totally a people person. One of the first days of preschool he really befriended Ethan Olsen (who is really shy and was having a hard time coming to preschool) and helped him stop crying. Jonah made alot of good friends this year. Even if we were late every single day:)

The graduates singing songs

Jonah and Mason, his best buddy at preschool

Miss Jane and Jonah

Miss Libby and Jonah

Mason, Will? and Jonah

a thought from Jo

Jo: Mom, I like you better than SALSA... no better than KETCHUP... and it is my favorite SAUCE!

jonah-isms

"It's as cold as camping in here!" In Janie's room after the window was open all night

"It would taste like donuts and cupcakes put together." When I asked him what the pancake-thingies in the Best Two Years might taste like

Jonah and Sadie

Jonah loves his baby sister. He is going to teach her lots of things, like how to ride a two-wheeler, when he is 10 and Sadie is 5. And he also tells me regularly how when he is bigger he is going to take care of Sadie and Janie really well. He told me out of the blue the other day that: 'My most precious gifts awe my mom and my little sistews.' I am not making this stuff up, really! Jonah had the stomach flu this last week, and by Thursday night he was finally feeling better. He came into my bedroom, and said: "Guess what mom, I got healed!" with a big smile. And then he said: "And I am going to sewve all the children."

Last night we came home from Mason's birthday party and he told me:'Mom you're HOT.'

Not sure what to make of that one, except for the obvious fact that he is a boy genius! Bah ha ha!

Cold Thursday

Eli sure loves his babysister

Jonah and Mason

Sadie at 27 days old

It is freezing cold today, like 4 degrees with 20 mph winds that make it REALLY cold. I was hoping that we could stay in today, but then realized that the boys have karate tonight. Curtis is in Morristown and gets back tonight. His truck is going to be frozen solid at the airport, I hope he remembered to bring his gloves this time. Janie is in her bed still awake, Sadie is sleeping in her stroller, and Jonah has a friend, Mason, from preschool over. Also, Jonah has played the wii WAY too much today.

Remorse

We were about one millimeter away from going to the ER Monday night, thanks to a swing, a pair of pruners, and 2 boys who have been fighting alot these days. Eli was sitting in the baby swing below our deck, and Jonah got mad about something, and walked up to him and threw the shears at Eli's face. Eli started screaming, and Curtis came running ( I was upstairs putting JK to bed). Curtis said that he could see blood around Eli's eye but Eli wouldn't open his eye. He also said that he picked Eli up and Eli clung onto him so hard! Curtis thought that the shears had pierced Eli's eye, until they got upstairs, and then Eli opened his eye. The shears caught him right in the corner of the eye and scratched down Eli's face. What I heard from upstairs was 2 boys crying like they had been seriously injured. Mom's know that cry, ya know? Jonah was WAILING, and this is what he said:

WAAHHH: MOM I FEEL SOOOOO BAD!!
WAAHHHH: I SHOULDN'T HAVE DID THAT SHOULD I???
I'M SOOOO TIRED! WAAHHHH

While he was doing this Curtis and Eli were having a conversation in the next room. Eli came into the bathroom and said:
"It's ok Jonah, I forgive you... " gave Jonah a big hug, and shed a few tears himself. I think I did too. And pretty sure Curtis had a few as well. It was a sweet moment.
And later in the bath tub Jonah told me at least 3 times:
"Mom, I'm SEWIOUS I fowgive Eli!"
I'm pretty sure that Jonah was having good feelings for Eli by that comment, and that is a very good thing these days!

Nanny Noelle

We have had lots of visitors over the past few weeks! It has been awesome to have so much fun AND so much help. Noelle flew in last Saturday to hang out (ok, help) while Curtis was in China last week. I loved having her here. We laughed at the kids alot. Noelle took a week off school and away from her job as a nanny to 4 kids in UT to come take care of 4 kids in MN. Perfect example: Have you ever met Jonah? Well he has no problem asking very personal questions like: "Hey, what are you doing in there (there meaning the bathroom). Are you done yet? Are you going pee or poop?" It's even better when you're at Costco!

Sofi's hockey game! Sofi and Hogan are great on the ice, so fun to watch them!!

We drove down to pick up Curtis and went to IKEA and Mall of America. Noelle had JK's bottle in her purse and it SPILLED all over Noelle's lap. Now is she not only an ice cream snitcher and a hypochondriac, she's a little bit incontinent!! (and hasn't even had a baby , phht)

I got to go to UnderWater World with Ethan's class on Wednesday. Ethan's teacher, Mr. E. told jokes and stories all the way there and home. It was a riot.

Next post: Grandma and Grandpa Tanner, and Rosie!

I'm pretty sure that Jonah's diet yesterday consisted of 1) 1/2 a bag of gummy bears 2) french fries from Burger King and 3) one tortilla. I don't get how that kid can run and jump and sing all day when he eats crap like that! Does that make me a bad mom? The fact that he didn't eat ANYTHING with ANY nutritional value at ALL that day?That is a rhetorical question! Oh, forgot to mention the he also wore his shirt inside out and his shoes on the wrong feet. All day. Nope, I didn't even attempt to correct the situation. I am just grateful that he can clothe himself without coercion unlike other offspring.

Kissy-face Bear

I just downloaded Jonah's pictures from when he turned 3 and remembered how cute they turned out! I started calling Jo kissy-face bear because he was giving out kisses like crazy in August and September. He would kiss me on the arm, nose, lips, hand, knee... anywhere he could get those lips on me he would! And of course I loved every kiss... even the ones during dinner when I would end up with half his dinner on my arm!

Popeye the Sailor Man

This is for you, Grandy Grand!