The girls are back!

As many of you know, my friend, Kate, and her mom, Sara, went to Paris last week. We missed them a lot, to say the least. As luck would have it, Mom got a cold this past weekend, so I had to wait even longer to see Kate. It was a good visit, though. We played a bit inside and outside at Kate's house, with her trike and new swing. Don't you just love to be outside in the fall? Oh and Kate even gave me a kiss. :)

Visit from Great Grandpa and Grammy Moore

My great grandpa and grammy Moore came into town this week and so I got to see them tonight. You might think it awfully late for me to be up on the computer, but this blogging thing is so easy I can practically do it in my sleep! As I was saying before, my cousin twice removed, (anyone know if that is the correct relation?) Patty, was gracious enough to bring them over to our place for dinner. Mom and Dad woke me up from my nap so I could join everyone for the meal and I was pretty cranky about that, but later on in the evening I was given a fun new toy that our company brought just for me! Yippee! Above is a photo of me playing with my great grandpa Moore. I love my new toy! Thanks for my toy and thanks for coming to visit!

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

Well, we did brave the weather on Saturday and headed out to the pumpkin patch on Sauvie Island. It was cold, but Mom and Dad bundled me up real good so I kept pretty toasty. We went with my uncle Bill, grandma Jane, aunt Mary, Marisa, Brian, and Bodhi. The pumpkin patch had a ton of fun stuff to see and do, so I think we will definitely go again in the future! We saw some real life animals in their animal barn, got to go on a hay ride out to the pumpkin patch where I picked out my own pumpkin to take home, and there was a hay pyramid that I got to play on with Dad. Oh, and the best part of the trip... going to Starbucks afterward for a pumpkin spice latte! Here are a couple fun pictures from the day. Enjoy!

My way of play

Hello again. I bet some of you may have wondered a time or two, 'What does Jonah do all day when he and his mom are at home?' Well, I'll tell you. When I am awake and not eating a meal, I find all sorts of things to get into at home. I like crawling into small spaces, as you are all aware of by now, and I also like to listen and dance to music, look out the window at the construction going on outside, and of course, I have tons of toys to play with too.


In case you were worried, Mom's always right there with me wherever I go in the house. I'm actually pretty extroverted so I just play where the people are.

When we do go out, it's usually to boring places like the grocery store, but there are times when Mom takes me somewhere fun. Like yesterday, for example, we went to a place called Cafe Sip 'n Play with my friends, Marisa and Bodhi. They have a really great play area for kids like me to roam around in and then there are tables just outside the play area for moms to sit at and watch their kids while they have a cup of coffee. Pretty great idea, huh? Here's a photo of Bodhi and I checking out this really huge stuffed lion. I wasn't so sure of the thing, but Bodhi was totally into it.

I've also said some new words since I blogged last. I now say no for no and nose, eye (but I still point to my ear for some reason), choo-choo for train, ni-ni when it's time for bed, mo for more, and I call grandpa 'pa pa' and grandma 'na na.' I've been pretty dang cute lately too... always wanting to give hugs and kisses to my friends and family. I went through a phase last month where I would screech if things didn't go my way, but because I'm older and much more mature now (I AM 16 months old now), I don't do that anymore. I'm getting a lot better at listening and following directions now too. I still like to get into the cupboards I'm not supposed to get into, but I'm learning. It's not like I'm two yet!
Well, tomorrow a bunch of us are going to the pumpkin patch here in Portland and I can't wait! I also get to see my great grandpa and grammy Moore next week as well. Should be fun times!

Take care and keep in touch,
Jonah

Just a couple of laid back city folks...

We've done some traveling within the Portland area these past few weeks so I thought I'd share what all we've been up to. First of all, we attended a birthday party for my new friend, Mahayla. That's me and her in the picture below. Dad goes to school with her dad, Darryl, and they live out in Tigard. It was a fun party with lots of good food. I even got a couple of balloons to take home. Score!

One night last week, Mom and Dad decided we needed to get out of Gresham so we hopped in our car and drove to downtown Portland. I had never visited the waterfront fountain so that's what we went to see. It was pretty chilly so I didn't get to run around in it, but I'm thinking next summer we'll definitely have to go again.

Tonight Mom and I met up with my Aunt Mary who lives in Camas (FYI: lots of cool people I know are from Camas). Aunt Mary will often times come out to our neck of the woods, so as often as we can, we try to meet her over where she lives too. Well, tonight they took me to what is currently my favorite restaurant, Burgerville. I like the Camas Burgerville because 1) I can run around in the kids area, 2) I get to sit on a motorcycle and last, but certainly not least, 3) I get to take home a balloon. Can you tell that I'm REALLY into balloons right now?

And I've also been having fun exploring our new home, in and out. I have found a few more hiding places, but I believe my favorite is the dryer. Here I am!


Love,
Jonah

Talky-talky

I thought I'd write another short blog so I could post some pics for you all to enjoy. The above picture was taken yesterday when my mom took me over to see my friends, Gabby and Cassie, and to take some photos of them. They live out in Brush Prairie and have some horses that I enjoyed getting to know. I even touched this horse on the nose!

I thought I should update you on my last doctor's visit. It went pretty well, though I did not care one bit for those vaccines they gave me. To all my younger readers, I must warn you: the MMR vaccine burns! It only hurts a little while though, so try to be strong. :) Anywho, the doc says I'm looking good. I weighed in at 22 lbs. 5 oz. and was 32 1/3" tall. That puts me in the 90th percentile for height and the 25th for weight.

I also wanted to share what new words I've been learning to say. Mom and I counted 'em all up and I think I have 16 in my vocabulary (3 are animal sounds). In case you're curious, here's the list: mama, daddy, hi, bye, baby, pee-pee, poo-poo, gape=grape, ba=ball, bae=bear, no=nose, he-he=horsey, mo=more, and the animal sounds I know are moo for cow, ba ba for sheep, oo=woof for dog. I am learning more every day so there will soon be many more to add to the list!

Just for kicks, I decided to pull one over my parents this morning. While they were sitting down to breakfast, I quickly crawled up into one of our open cupboards in the kitchen island and hid there for a minute. It didn't take long for Dad to see me in there, but Mom couldn't believe it when Dad told her that's where I was. Here I am!

Home Sweet Home

Well, it has definitely been awhile since my last blog, but I do not have much to report. Really, all that I have been up to in the last few weeks since the move is going shopping at places like Lowes, Fred Meyer, Target, etc. to get stuff for the home. Last week my mom FINALLY took me to the park near our house and got some great pictures of me, but then the pictures got lost somehow during the upload to our computer. We are not sure what happened as even Dad could not find them.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that things with Kate and I are going really swell. We are getting along much better now and I am not so shy with the kisses anymore. Whenever we have to part ways, I am quick to give her a good smooch. She likes to cuddle and give me hugs, but I like to get down to business with the kisses. Typical of men and women, am I right?

Anywho, the new place is great and we are hoping to get things all put in place here real soon so we can have a little housewarming party. Dad and I are worried that Mom is addicted to painting and both hope she will quit real soon. She says she only has a little more she wants to do. We will see about that...

Dad starts fall classes next week and though he will be busy with school and work, it looks like he will be working here in Portland for at least the next month or so. This is good, because we like having him around. In case you were not in the loop, Dad just got back from the Netherlands this past weekend (he was there just a week for work) and so yes, we are glad he made it safely home to us.

Sorry for the lack of pictures of beautiful Moi. However, I am sure you will all get over it soon enough.

Take care and talk to you soon,
Jonah