4th of July

This nice lady gave Jadon a this hat and Ben a flag when we walked up. Jadon actually kept it on for like 5 minutes. I really think he forgot something was on his head.

I must remember to take off my glasses for pictures. Look at that sweetest, cutest little engine!

We ended up taking a drive up to Columbia on the fourth of July to see their parade. It was cool. They had a lot of people dressed up in "pioneer" apparel. Seemed appropriate for America's birthday. The boys had a lot of fun. The had "ol' time games" watermelon/pie eating contests, greased pole races. Because of budget cuts none of the nearby cities had fireworks :( I really wanted to take Jadon to see some. The city of Modesto shot laser lights on a screen accompanied by music... wow. We didn't go. I'm all for making due but... wow. We were so tired after the long day in Columbia, we really didn't want to drive far again. David had to get up super early and Ben was plain exhausted after crying the entire way home from Columbia (I seriously don't know how we could have got 2 kids who abhor the car seat, Jadon is fine now, I assure Ben he will be fine one day too!) I was almost going to just go to bed too, but then I decided to at least take Jadon in the front yard and see if our neighbors did anything or if we could see anything in the skies. It was GREAT! Just Jadon and me sitting in a lawn chair watching about 5 of our neighbors light fireworks along with various, probably illegal, big fireworks. Jadon thought is was Fantastic. I thought the noise would scare him just he loved them. He told me the light was jumping and wanted to touch them, so I let him... just kidding. So Jadon drank milk, sat on my lap with a blanket and we just watched all the fireworks for an hour. He is a great little buddy, so much fun!!

Cute Jadonisms:

He is seriously, almost, over polite, always saying please, thank you etc. even at times you wouldn't even think of courtesy!

Jadon say "hey baby", "hey honey", "bye honey". He will even lower his voice and say "hey baby." Even to strangers... We had one of our teenagers and her parents over for dinner and he went up to her and said "hey baby."

Everything is "all gone" if he doesn't know where something or something is it must be all gone.

We were making some things for our new coming niece and I was explaining to him his cousin was going to have a baby like we have a baby and he kept interrupting me saying something. I heard the work tummy so I thought he was trying to tell me something on a different topic. But then I heard him, he was saying "Susan's tummy." He remembered from months ago where his new baby cousin is, I thought he would have completely forgot. I was telling him old news.

Jadon had found the word "need." Now in a very desperate voice he will tell you he "NEED milk" "NEED sheep", you would be surprised how desperately you can need sheep,"NEED movie" "NEED food".

Jadon has shown, I think, an amazing demonstration in persistence recently. I will give him a task to do: breaking the ends off peas etc, go do something with Ben and come back and he is still hard at work with the job I gave him.

Well we leave for San Diego for vacation tomorrow, so next week I will have lots of pictures and stories!!

MUCH LOVE Blog readers!!

There's never an easy way

Ben Ben is learning to eat food, well cereal, I suppose it qualifies as food... yuck. For a while there I was certain more was coming out than I put in. It is getting better.

He never had a bottle mind you, but now... what could be more fun?

Update delivered Wednesday as scheduled, be sure to share the love.

Fun Jadonisms this week:

Jadon takes Ben's face so gently between his two hands and kisses him.

Ben was laying on our bed, while I was getting ready to take us all the the park. He started fussing, Jadon came up to him and said "I know, I know Ben" and then he went to the guitar and sang "The Ben Song".

Jadon says "I hold you me" I think he gets this from us saying "You want me to hold you?"

Jadon asks to "check" on Ben. Right...

Jadon rocks...

out to David Crowder that is. Only our son would be in love with the David Crowder Band and always ask to watch their videos on the computer constantly. And when we do let him watch them he runs to get the dust mop... to play gutair on... of course. I have video, I will see if David can show me how to put it on here. He like Neverending, the la las' get him everytime.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr6mD_lub6U

A day in the life...

Happy Ben! He likes measuring cups.

Hmmm....

A's Game

Jadon learning the wave.

Field of Dreams Status... No?

Ben Ben snuggled up during the game.

So last Friday we went with my mom and saw the A's play. Those who remember how Jadon completely freaked out and the whale and dolphin show at Marine World... ditto at the baseball game. Not the screaming, crying type thing, but shaking, repeating mama mama asking to go home type thing. Maybe because we don't do the TV thing, he is not used to stimulation overload... like the rest of us...? But about half way though the game he relaxed and enjoyed himself. He liked the cheering and seeing the ball etc.

Floaties!

You just gotta love that face!

Benjamin and I have decided to try to update the blog every Wednesday.   That is now in print so now you may hold me accountable ;)  Benjamin said it is fine with him as kong as I keep it short and don't say anything embarrassing about him (don't worry, he can't read too well yet!)

Cute Jadonisms:

He is in a phase that when he leaves somewhere he must say goodbye to everything, you know cups, spoons, grass etc.  Well leaving the grocery store this week he said "Bye lights, bye water, bye pen that writes on my hand."  While I had been paying for the food he had been writing on his hand with the pen on the cord you use when you write checks.  Very funny.

He says No Please.  (Does that mean yes or no?)

Jadon loves to cook.  He runs to his stool saying "I helper, I helper."  Today we made a berry cobbler, I had to think of something for him to cook and we had a bag of frozen berries.  He says "2 cups, 2 cups" he would like 2 cups of flour.

His new phrase is "I workin, I workin." usually quoted while doing something that isn't a good idea to do, but should be allowed to because "he's workin"

Ben and his best buddy!

He Loves this thing!

Father's Day 09

I'm convinced this is as good of a Father's Day picture your gonna get with a 2 year old and 5 mon. old.  This is actually the best one, most of the other ones look like someone is in pain.

"The headlock Pose,"  always a favorite.

Jadon giving Ben a kiss.

Jadon showing Daddy where Baby Ben is.  He really loves his brother!

Daddy's gift from us, to hang in his office!

Wow, whose that handsome guy... movie star, opera singer, ostrich tamer??

NO!  It's JADON! When we paint Jadon likes to paint himself, of course.  So this day Jadon drew a smudge across his upper lip that looked like a mustache and I thought hey, if you can't beat them ...