Letter to Grandma Simon

Dear Great Grandma,

How is Arizona? It's a nice day at school. I already got a warning on another day. We are getting new stations. She is choosing a different way for centers. It's the color of our binder. Mine is green. Actually the bus is coming to the office the next day. It's going to be a great day for me. It's exciting because I get to meet Cannon, my friend. I bet your are having a great time in Arizona. If you can find a trianchula you can send it to our town. If it dies its OK because we don't want it alive anyway. And, my friend Cannon is a good guy. Jerron got handcuffs. There were two of them. We are going to get a new telescope to look at planets. Grandma does this with me every night. It hasn't come yet. Our state bird is a cardinal and our state flower is a Pansie. Thanks for all the postcards you've been sending me. I like them. My favorite is the one with all the animals. And since we moved near to grandma's house we've been going there a lot. After school I go to her house and play. Last time at gym I got to go to the big boys playground. I can't wait until my birthday! I can't wait until Christmas too! My room, is class A Mrs. Shmidt's Room. I'm making losts of friends at school and saving Joseph all the time from the bad kids at recess.

Love,
Jacob

Ethan watched his first Colts game last Sunday! We all wished his Aunt Ashlin were there to see it, she would've been so proud of the jersey and matching bib Ethan was wearing! Coincidentally Ethan starting throwing up on his cute outfit just about the time the Bears made their second touchdown in the third quarter. Colts lost 26-13.

Ethan has a new blankie!

Aunt Nancy sent Ethan a new blanket all the way from Arizona! Ethan is having a blast playing on the blanket and also having tummy time on it! Hopefully Ethan will roll from his back to his tummy for the first time on this blanket.

Boys and their toys

Brandon came over yesterday to have lunch and show Jerron police gear. Jerron is waiting to be accepted to do ride alongs with the Jonesboro Police Dept. Jacob was so excited to play with the handcuffs and try on Uncle Brandon's gun belt.

Jerron was a good sport and let Jacob handcuff him together.

Jerron liked this idea...try turning of the Cubs game off now Kim!

Ask Ucle Jeff says "Ask em, tell em, taze em"

Jacob and Johnny

Jacob and his best friend Johnny have been playing at Carol's house most of the summer. Johnny is Carol's friend Mitzie's grandson (follow me?). Jacob and Johnny swim and play together, Mitzie says Johnny always asks to come over and see Jacob.

Johnny and Jacob playing in the sandbox in Carol's backyard.

Johnny wants to bury and kill Spiderman in Quicksand, Jacob thinks Spiderman will survive because Spiderman has "powers".

Johnny won the Spiderman fight. I'm pretty sure the rules of the playground state, and I quote, " He who provide the toy make the rules."

PARTY, MY CRIB, 2AM

Ethan got a crib today! Tom and Carol purchased a crib for Ethan and I have to say Ethan looks SO small in it!! The bedding is in Classic Pooh, which was purchased by Aunt Nancy and Grandma Carol. As soon as Carol put Ethan in it he lit up and loved looking at all the pictures on the bedding. We put Ethan on his belly so he could look at the crib sheet, and much to his surprise he could roll over! I think he feels like a big boy in his brand new bed!

The crib is a sleigh bed in cherry.

Doesn't he look so proud of himself!?

Thank you Grandma and Papa!!

Daddy's ticklin my toes!

If only I could crawl....

The infamous " pick me up grandma arms"!

SO much leg room!

Last Night in the Cradle

My little Ethan had his last night in his cradle. Carol bought a cradle and it is now being past down to each grandchild as they are born. The next baby to have the crib is going to be Connor Matthew Kendall who is due in October. Each baby will have their own name plate attached to the cradle with their name and birth date. Ethan loves rocking in his cradle and I hope this will be an easy transition!


Ethan loves watching his "classic pooh" mobile !


You can probably see from this picture the name plates on the back of the cradle. So far there is one for Jacob and one for Ethan.

Can you believe how big he is getting!!? A week ago I came in to get Ethan from his cradle and he was playing with the toys at the bottom of the bed with his feet! I think it's time for a crib!