Dogs and Cats

Greetings!

A great week is in the books. Jonas and Elsa went to the Puyallup Fair this week and had a sleepy and fun time. They saw a cow and talked briefly with her. They loved scones and crumbs were left everywhere as evidence. On the way home from the fair they were also able to swing by Dan's newly built school. Quite an adventure and their naps were well deserved in the afternoon.

Elsa and Jonas discovered the three apple trees that are in our backyard. The trees are not in the best location, a little on the small side, but always produce a ton of small, half-dollar sized apples. Both kids now make a bee-line for the apple tree and try to grab as many as they possibly can. We have curtailed the unlimited grabs and are now limiting them to one apple a day. Once they have their apple, they have a death-grip on it and will only give it up if they have fallen asleep. And then it is still a struggle.

As the kids vocabulary continues to develop, they have taken to making two animal sounds. Elsa has met several cats and now makes a soft 'meow' when asked what a cat says. Jonas has met a couple of neighborhood dogs and will now make a snorting sound like a dog sniffing a hand.

We have a big week ahead with Elsa seeing her eye doctor to schedule some surgeries. We hope the appointment goes well and we can get the eye surgeries done and dusted in the upcoming month.

Pictures: Jonas in the x-box 1.0.; Elsa slow dancing with Mari to Waterloo by Abba (daily ritual).

Videos: Jonas prepping to dance to Mamma Mia (the abba musical);

Go Bless,

Mari & Elsa & Jonas & Dan