Reception and Presents

Elisabeth ensured that Jonathan ate his dinner at the reception. I think she had the most luck of anyone getting him to eat. He sure appreciated all the attention from Auntie Lizzie. I did too!

The walkers and wheelchairs also made great toys.

Great-Granny Yourk

Grandma gave Jonathan some new PJs and let him play with those rockin' glasses.

Lynn Canyon

Happy family!

Banana slug

"Rock, Whoa!"

"Trees, Whoa!"

Jonathan wanted to walk, but he didn't have shoes on.

David was a little angel. He is such a fat, happy, sleepy little guy.

The day of the reception Edmund and I were able to sneak away to Lynn Canyon and enjoy the gorgeous weather and a little exercise. We walked to 30 ft pool and Edmund helped Jonathan take his shoes off and walk in the water, then he gave him a shoulder ride back to the bridge.  The whole trip made me fall madly in love with Edmund all over again. He is a wonderful father and a thoughtful husband. 

Wedding

Elisabeth got married last weekend! It was so wonderful to be there with a lot of Edmund's cousins and his siblings. We got to see Angela and Paul, and we hadn't seen them since Jonathan was born. We also got to see and talk to a lot of the cousins that were at our wedding. I just love spending time with family. What a treat.

Tanya loved holding David, and David loved Tanya's Bulgarian.

So Happy!

Rowan and Garnett came to the temple and waited the long temple wait. They also helped babysit Jonathan and David. Thanks you so much!

Jonathan in action. He was impossible to keep track of.

Jonathan did NOT want a family picture. He wanted to "go, go, go!"

Jonathan kept taking the bridesmaid's bouquets and handing them to other people.

I'm glad that Elisabeth made a good choice of husband. We are excited to have Adam be a part of our family. They both look wonderful and so happy!

Helper

Jonathan loves to help. He is always willing to set the table. He usually sets extra places for Grandma-Chelle and Auntie Lizzie, and he always thinks it is for a birthday. He also likes to help unload the dishwasher. He hands me plates, and I put them away. But his very favorite thing to help with is the laundry. He can put the clothes in the washer, and he likes to press start. Then, he opens the the soap holder and watches the water go into the washing machine. Is is fun to see how excited he gets about it.

Puzzles

Jonathan surprised me a couple of weeks ago by putting his puzzles together without any help. I felt so proud of him. I think I was actually more excited about it than he was, and he was really excited.

Spider

About a month ago there was an enormous spider on the wall. Jonathan was playing with his rocking chair when he ran over to me and said, "BEE!" I looked over to where he had been playing and saw an enormous hobo spider on the wall. I said to Jonathan, "spider." Then, I got up and grabbed a shoe and smashed the spider on the wall. (I was too grossed out to clean it up, so I saved it for Edmund. He really is a nice husband.) The rest of the day Jonathan told me over and over again, "Spider, whoa, shoe." After Edmund cleaned it up, Jonathan said, "Spider, whoa, shoe, trash." He eagerly told anyone who would listen. He will still tell you about it if you ask.

Smiley

David is a very smiley baby! He makes you feel so good about yourself because he is always just grinning. (Except right now because I am listening to him cry it out for the first time. I was just so tired of carrying him around the basement until 11 pm every night. It is painful, but I just tell myself everyone will get more sleep this way in the long run.)

Suitcase

We decided to buy Jonathan a suitcase before we went to Canada. We realized that it was totally crazy to try and bring three carry-ons, a stroller, a backpack, and the front pack for David. But, the suitcase was smaller than the one we already had, and you could roll in all directions because it had swivel wheels, so we used it anyway. The week we had it at home it was Jonathan's very favorite toy.

Jonathan also enjoys riding on our skateboards. He likes to hold your hands and stand on it with you while you kind of scoot across the basement.