Summertime Fun!

The 1st day of fall officially starts on Sept. 22 - yikes! August was a busy month, with the highlight being our vacation to Lake Kalamalka (Vernon, BC). The month in review:

Aug 16-22 - We stayed at Kekuli Bay Provincial Park on Kalamalka Lake. Cory's parents came along so we were fortunate enough to stay in their RV. Aunty Karen also came along and we met up with a few a my friends who were staying at a cabin on the lake too. I think we ended up going on the hottest week because I don't think there was a day below 30 above.

The view from our campground.

Playing in Aunty Karen's car - one of Jonas' obsessions.

Jonas' first boat ride - he looks a bit scared. Later he enjoyed jumping into the lake from the back of the boat (of course with our assistance).

Jonas enjoyed camping especially because he was able to stay outside for the full day.

One sleepy bear.

Jonas and Grandma.

Jonas and Grandpa

Other summertime activities included:
Playtime at the parked.

Splashing in the puddles.

Running around at Grandma & Grandpa Lee's

Driving the tractor at Grandma H's.

September 9th rolled around and Jonas turned 19 months! We are always amazed at what our boy can do and what he knows!
Jonas at 19 months:

- Wt. and Ht., yet to be measured
- Clothing size: still 12-18 months - though most of his shirts are now 18M to fit over his belly and all of his pants are too big around the waist unless they have the adjustable waist. Size 5 shoes.
- Favorite Food: Sill loves his bananas, apples, Cheerios for breakfast. Muffins, noodles, cheese, carrots, beets, crackers. MILK. His favourite snack/treat are tortilla chips.
- Favorite Book: Snuggle Puppy and Snoozers
- Favorite Toys: The ride-on car that we bought for $2 at a garage sale, Tonka trucks (which he sits on), Thomas the Train, pots & pans, stuffed animals (bunny, elly, Tigger, puppy)
- Favorite Activities: He loves being outside, playing at the park, riding his car, pretending to drive the van and our car, dancing, watching his Pixar movies (his favourite right now is 'One Man Band' ), reading
- Words: It has been amazing to hear the progress with Jonas' vocabulary. He is now starting to put sentences together. Today he said 'Mommy, are you coming?' He tends to copy whatever words we tell him to say.
- Bedtime routine: Bedtime has been a bit later at 9pm. It's still the same routine: bath, brush teeth, PJs, read, snuggle time with mom and dad and then nighttime. Still loves his blue blanket. Nap-time: 2-3 hours

The hardest thing now is to get him to sit still so I can take photos!
Mom and Jonas

My baby at 19 months.

Crawling towards mom while she was trying to take a picture.