A couple evenings before they left, Katie and James met us at the park for some fun. The boys decided that it would be way more fun to play football on the concrete than play on the much safer rubbery-matted playground. Boys will be boys, I guess.
James celebrates an amazing pass. It's not his fault Jonah didn't catch it!
"Go long, Bia!" (As an aside: How awesome does my son look with his "short pants", jean jacket, and ponytail? He loves this jean jacket.)
James was born to be a footballer. Look at that form! Ball tucked safely in, leaping curbs in a single bound. He'll fit right in with those Texas boys, fer shur.
The day before their departure, Katie threw a going-away party for James. Moms and tots gathered for fun and food on what turned out to be a beautiful day.
Lynn took the time to teach Jonah how to catch. He was into it until he detected the noise of a truck passing on Addison, which is why he's gazing over his left shoulder. Trucks are still more captivating than ball for our little man, though just barely.
Jonah and Josie (to whom we'll have to say good-bye in a month or so!) party with the big red car.
We managed to get all kids seated at the same time and, thanks to Kendra's marvelous rendition of "Baby Beluga" (Jonah's new favorite song, by the way, ever since James gave him a copy of the CD), they even managed to look in the same direction at the same time. It was amazing!L-R are: Miles; James; Isaac, Jonah; Josie; Maggie & Susanna (sisters).
Jonah was pretty excited about his first cupcake ever, though he ended up only licking the frosting off it rather than actually eating it. I think most of the excitement came from having a portable cake; he held on to it for a good ten minutes, if not more like twenty. And don't worry, folks, he polished off a whole one the next day, and asked for more to boot. (Speaking of "excited", a separate story: Pop-Pop and Gangee visited this weekend. Before they came, Jonah said to me many, many times: "Pop-Pop. Gangee. 'Cited." He truly was. I'm glad that he informed me of it, too, because it was too cute.)
James was kind enough to put together gift bags for his Chicago friends with a few of his favorite things inside. I'm pretty sure that Katie had something to do with helping him with this project, but James wouldn't say. Here's James, handing out the goodies. Jonah continues to clutch his cupcake in his right hand, while reaching for a gift with his left. This boy knows what a party is about.
And here's Jonah, testing the goodies. These glasses were his favorite things out of the bag. This is also one of my favorite pictures of Jonah to date. And there in the back of this picture is Auntie Katie, one of Jonah's favorite people in the world. Thanks for the party, Auntie Katie!
And where was Manny? He enjoyed this party, like so many others, the best way he knew how: by sleeping thru it.
Adios, dear James! We miss you!
Jonah was pretty excited about his first cupcake ever, though he ended up only licking the frosting off it rather than actually eating it. I think most of the excitement came from having a portable cake; he held on to it for a good ten minutes, if not more like twenty. And don't worry, folks, he polished off a whole one the next day, and asked for more to boot. (Speaking of "excited", a separate story: Pop-Pop and Gangee visited this weekend. Before they came, Jonah said to me many, many times: "Pop-Pop. Gangee. 'Cited." He truly was. I'm glad that he informed me of it, too, because it was too cute.)
James was kind enough to put together gift bags for his Chicago friends with a few of his favorite things inside. I'm pretty sure that Katie had something to do with helping him with this project, but James wouldn't say. Here's James, handing out the goodies. Jonah continues to clutch his cupcake in his right hand, while reaching for a gift with his left. This boy knows what a party is about.
And here's Jonah, testing the goodies. These glasses were his favorite things out of the bag. This is also one of my favorite pictures of Jonah to date. And there in the back of this picture is Auntie Katie, one of Jonah's favorite people in the world. Thanks for the party, Auntie Katie!
And where was Manny? He enjoyed this party, like so many others, the best way he knew how: by sleeping thru it.
Adios, dear James! We miss you!
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