Time to GO!!!

Look at me go!!! I can crawl!!!!

Now, if I could only figure out how to climb these steps!

Quotable Conversations...Tuesday morning

Daddy... "Good morning, Jonathan! Did you have a good sleep?"

Jun-Jun... "Good sleep."

D... "That's good buddy. Time to get out of bed and get dressed. We're gonna go get haircuts today."

J... "And get wolly-pop"

D... "Yep, you'll get a lollipop."



A few hours later, at barber shop...
J... "Get wolly-pop. Where's wolly-pop?"

D... "You need to get your hair cut first."



An excruciatingly-long 30 minutes later...
J... "Want wolly-pop."

D... "Ok, just let me finish buckling your seatbelt......Here you go buddy."

J... "Gank you, Daddy!!!!"

October

Jun-Jun here. Now it's my turn to tell you what I've been doing the past month.

Mama and Daddy took me and An-chew to a real farm. They had lots and lots of pumpkins at the farm but no cows. Cows live on farms. In the barn. They say "moo!!" Ok, so I did see a couple cows but they weren't in a barn and they didn't say moo.

No cows saying moo... but they did have tractors to sit on

and tunnels to run through and pots and pans to bang on. Fun, fun, fun!!!

We even picked out our own pumpkin to bring home.

Mama helped me decorate the pumpkin after we got it home. It had eyes and a nose and a mouth and hair.

And then on another day Daddy cut a hole in the top of the pumpkin. We stuck our hands in the hole and pulled out the seeds and the other goopy stuff that was in there. Daddy used a knife to cut eyes and a nose and a mouth in the pumpkin. Then he put a candle inside and turned it on. That was fun!!

Oh, and Daddy and Mama told me one evening that we were going to go "twick or tweet." I got to wear my policeman hat and coat and An-chew wore a lion coat.

We went to some houses along our street. There sure were lots of funny looking people out there! "Twick or tweet" was fun cause when I said "twick or tweet" to someone they would give me something to put into my bag. I thought Mama and Daddy were having fun too, but they soon told me that it was time to go home. Twick or tweet was all done. I wasn't very happy about that. So I let them know. But when I got over that disappointment, I made an amazing discovery... chocolate!! There was chocolate candy in my bag!!! YUMMMM!!!

I've discovered the joy of crayons. Sure I know they're fun to color with... but did you know that crayons can roll? Right off the table and onto the floor?!? They do!! FUN!!!!!

Have I told you that Mama takes me to the library sometimes? I like going to the library cause they have books there. I like to read books. I like when Mama or Daddy reads books to me. They let me hold the book and turn the pages. But sometimes, when they're busy and can't read a book to me, I'll "read" it all by myself.

Do you know what tomorrow is? Tomorrow is Sunday. Tomorrow we go to church!! When we go to church in the morning, I get to play with all the toys in the nursery. And see all my friends. And eat animal cookies. When we go to church at night, I get to sit with Mama and Daddy while we sing songs. I like hearing the music. And Mama lets me hold one of the song books. And Pastor prays. He says the same thing at the end of his prayer that Mama and Daddy say... "In Jesus' name...." When Mama or Daddy says that at home, I like to say "Amen!" And I like to say "Amen!!" when I hear Pastor say that. I like to say it loudly. Everybody thinks that's funny. Just doing my job, people!!

One more thing!! Tuesday was voting day. I know that because Daddy told me. And when he went to vote he took me along. I'm not quite sure what voting is cause when Daddy took me to the voting place, he went behind a little curtain by himself. I just had to wait. Daddy said voting is important, though, and that when I get bigger he'll explain it to me.

Thanks, Daddy!!

Now where are those crayons....??!?

J

Amazingly Eight...

...Eight months old, that is!!

It's amazing how much can happen in a month's time...and now that our computer is working again (Thanks, Matt!!! By the way, when are you coming to visit again? I like playing with you!!) and now that Mama's not sitting here looking at the computer, I can tell you about the latest in my life!!

1. I can stand on my knees. Don't quite have the balance thing all worked out yet so I have to hold on to something. And getting back down is way harder than getting up. I've discovered that getting back down usually involves crying...either letting Mama know she needs to come help me get down NOW or because I took the fast, painful way down.

2. I can surprise Daddy in the middle of the night. The other night I decided that I needed to stretch my legs so I stood up in my crib. When hanging on to the crib railing wasn't fun anymore, I let everyone know. Daddy looked really sleepy when he came in to see what was wrong...but he sure looked surprised to see me standing up like that.

3. I can eat. And eat. And eat. Fruits are a really good thing. Vegetables are pretty good too. Cereal...not so exciting anymore. But I'll eat it.

4. I can put my paci in...I take my paci out...I put my paci in...and I give a little suck...that's what it's all about!!!

5. I have teeth!! Two little ones in the front are poking through. See...right here...on the top... see??

6. I like it when Mama rocks with me in the rocking chair but I'm growing up and I don't need her to do it every time when it's time to go to sleep. But I know she likes doing that sometimes so I let her.

7. I do remind Mama how much I love her and want to be with her. Specially when I haven't seen her for a while and she comes in the room and ignores me. I remind her that I'm there and that I love her... VERY LOUDLY!! Works almost every time.

8. I can blow raspberries. I'm really quite good at that. I think it's funny to blow raspberries when I'm eating. Mama doesn't seem to agree with me on that.

That's what I can do! What can you do?
A

Quotable Conversations

Mama... "What's your name?"

Jun-Jun... "Jun-Jun. Jun-Jun Swaim"


M... "How old are you?"


J... "TWO!!!"


M... "When's your birthday?"


J... "May 6"


M... "Where do you live?"


J... "Marble Street. Fill-dell-pha"

Quotable Conversations (A bedtime prayer)

Mama... "Dear God, thank you for a good day"

Jun-Jun... "Dear God, tank you good day"

M... "Thank you that we could play cars and trucks today"

J... "Tank you pway cars trucks day"

M... "Please give me a good sleep tonight"

J... "Pwease give good sweep night"

M... "Please bless..."

J... "Bwess Daddy... bwess Mama... bwess An-chew... bwess granpa granma... bwess other granpa granma... bwess MeMa... bwess Uncle Ev-ret Aunt Nae... bwess Uncle Eddie... bwess Uncle David Aunt Cin-y Rachel Anna... bwess Uncle Jeff Aunt YeeAnn"

M... "In Jesus' name..."

J... "Bwess Cwitter kitty cat"

M... "And Critter kitty cat. In Jesus' name..."

J... "AMEN!!"

Quotable Conversations (During an October lunch)

Jun-Jun... "An-chew God"

Mama... "What buddy?"

J... "An-chew God"
(Mama's comment...the way he says his brother's name now sounds a whole lot like a sneeze)

M... "God made Andrew and God loves Andrew"

J... "God loves Mama and Daddy"

M... "Yep. And God loves Jonathan"

J... "God loves eve-ybody. Where's God is?"

M... "God's in heaven"

J... "Where's heaven go? Heaven go bye-bye"

Quotable Conversations (On an October afternoon)

Mama... "Is Andrew a big boy?"

Jun-Jun... "No"

M... "What is Andrew?"

J... "Baby boy"

M... "Is Jonathan a baby boy?"

J... "No. JunJun's a big boy!!"

M... "Is Mama a baby boy?"

J... "No"

M... "What's mama?"

J... "Mama's Woman!!!"

M... "Is Daddy a baby boy?"

J... "No. Daddy's man"