Christmas morning

Jonathan loved Christmas! And much to our surprise he actually hated the unwrapping part, could care less about the boxes and just wanted the toys out and ready to play with.

Before the destruction:



The first toy Jonathan opened by himself:



After that he wouldn't stop saying "CAR"... he was so excited. I really don't understand why, since he has never seen one before...

Last but CERTAINLY not least, Santa brought Kota the Dinosaur! Boy, this thing is so cool!



This dinosaur roars and stomps and eats and sniffs and plays music and Jonathan is able to ride on him. I know a some point we are going to find Cheerios in his mouth, well on second thought, Jonathan does not share food well with others...

They say it's my birthday.....

Matt and Jonathan on Christmas Eve morning, just after opening his ELMO LIVE doll. He loved it... He had his breakfast, (french toast and scrambled eggs) and tore open the box.

Here are the two goof-balls!

Let them eat cake

Everyone picked on me because I made Jonathan a special cake, a carrot cake with sugar-free frosting... But I NEVER heard him complain!

Jonathan's first birthday party...

Jonathan's first birthday was kind of a wash, with the storm, virtually no one made it. However, there was enough cake to go around. Aunt Chris, Uncle Marty, Kimmie, Auntie Lori, Auntie Jenny, Grandma and Grandpa 'Cella, Me-ma and Poppy and Ga and Pop-pop were all there... And of course Matt and myself.
Jonathan was so SUPER excited to see the train that his Pop-pop and Ga bought for him..

Down for the count

Jonathan got sick for the first time, and of course it had to begin when we were thousands of miles away from home.
Poor little man...
He scared me, but I bet he was scared also... He's such a brave little man!




Disclaimer: illness was unknown at the time this photo was taken...(I just snapped his photo because he is so darn cute)...

I LOVE DISNEY!!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Disney and we can't wait to go back! We are already planning our trip with Ga and Pop-pop (my parents), for some-time next year.... after our crazy plane ride though, we will take the RV... cabin fever here we come!

Disney is so cool, he was so overwhelmed, he fell asleep...

Jonathan loved his Mickey hat and it was the only thing he wanted to wear!!!!

Not our cup of tea...

We have decided, Disney is more our style... Universal is just not for us.

Give us a few years and maybe we will try going to the Universal in Orlando, but we wont return to California, that's for sure....

My first flight!

Jonathan flew for the first time,.... what a trooper... what an angel! We couldn't have asked for more...