Weekend at the beach

We had a wonderful time in Amelia Island last weekend! As you can see from the pictures, swimming was a big hit with Jonathan - that is, when he wasn't talking about, pointing towards or gingerly poking at his favorite object at Grandma and Grandpa's house, the clay duck by the pool. "Hi, Duck." "Bye-bye Duck." A big hit with Jer and me were the 3 hour naps that Jonathan took EVERY DAY.

PS - Proof that Jeremy was there too in the last photo.

Bye-Bye Trunk

Here's a cute little moment from tonight that we want to remember.

He loves elephants and requests his animal books all the time, getting especially excited about the pages with elephants on them. He also loves a song from music class about elephants - at the end he likes to raise his arm and make the trumpeting noise.

But he can't say "elephant" yet. He calls them "trunk."

Tonight, after we sang the elephant song, Jonathan noticed one of his elephant toys on the rocking chair in his room.

"Trunk?" "Trunk?" He looked worried, and ran over to it to point emphatically. "Trunk??"

"Yes, Jonathan, that's an elephant who has a trunk. But now we have to say bye-bye to the elephant and go to bed."

Waving slowly, Jonathan sadly said,

"Bye-bye trunk (babble babble babble)"

"Bye-bye trunk (babble babble babble)"

"Bye-bye trunk (babble babble babble)."

Jer and I started to laugh. The harder we laughed, the more he said it and the more somber his sweet little face became.

Love that kid so much.

Catching up on some photos - Easter

We had a great time on Easter at Jim and Jo's! Jonathan, Maggie and Will raced around in the yard for "horse shows" and enjoyed the egg hunt.

Perfect Day

Today is a day I would like to remember. It was honestly just perfect, from beginning to end.

Jonathan woke up on the right side of the bed, happy and chatty. He played calmly by himself for a few minutes while I made banana pancakes for us in peace.

After breakfast we went to Music Class and walked around the Dunwoody Arts Festival with friends Jodi, Justin and Sydney. Jonathan was happy and quiet, watching all the people and dogs go by. It was breezy and 70-something. Perfect.

We got home, made him lunch and put him down for a nap. We were hoping for 2 - 2.5 hours. We got 3.

When our rosy-cheeked boy finally woke up, he was happy as a clam. After snacktime, we decided to check out Hammond Park in Sandy Springs - I hadn't been there since I was little. Jonathan had a great time climbing up the stairs and going down the slide, feet first on his belly as he prefers, over and over again.

Finally, we ended the night with dinner at one of Jer's and my old fave's, Willy's Mexicana Grill. Our little bottomless pit finished up his quesadilla and part of my burrito bowl.

Today was the ideal mix of activities and relaxation, plus perfect weather and a cheerful little boy. I guess every once in a while, everything comes together just right like that.