Jonas is one and has a new haircut!

We regretfully have not been updating this site often enough! Jonas is now walking/running all over the place and is leaving baby-hood right before our eyes. He turned one on June 5th. We had a birthday BBQ with a 'baseball cake' made out of cupcakes.

On Tuesday Jonas went to the barbershop in Brookside for his first haircut. He did a great job and sat fairly still with Jason's help. I think he liked the buzz of the razor.

Updates on what Jonas is doing these days--His first word was dog. He loves our dog Lou and all other dogs. When he sees a dog, he points and says, "do." He also says "ba ba" for bottle and 'talks' using all kinds of noises. His cousin Holden can really get Jonas 'talking.' Jonas also says bye, bye and waves bye. He is demonstrating his independence more by getting upset when redirected and is often on the go. He will stop and take a break to listen to and look at books, which is fun to watch. He is trying to use his spoon to eat sometimes, but more succesfully uses his hands. He likes to explore anything new and is keeping us busy chasing him wherever we go.

Right now, we are trying to get ready for our move to Japan. We leave in four weeks! Time is going by fast...We will update this more often while in Japan to help us keep in touch with family and friends. We are going to miss everyone!