Pumpkin Patch and Halloween!

This year we took Jonathan to the Pumpkin Patch with Grandma and Grandpa Christopherson and almost all the Aunts and Uncles came to play too! It was lots of fun! Jonathan especially loved going in the bounce house with Uncle Jared! They were so funny to watch.

Jared would bounce Jonathan and he would crack up! You can see Jareds feet as he was landing in front of him! But Jonathan didnt only get to fly with Uncle Jared! Uncle Jason came over too to play another favorite game of Jonathans! Toss the baby!

Its a good thing we trust him so much! :) Then Uncle Jason found a pumpkin almost as big as Joanthan. He loved it and tried to pick it up. And was very pleased with himself when he could with Uncle Jason helping just a little.

Of course Aunt Leann got in there and helped too! Her and Jonathan found a cool wheel barrow to play with!

And a big congrats to Uncle Adam and Aunt Brittney who celebrated their first Halloween together! We love you both!

This year Jonathan actually got to wear a costume for Halloween! We actually found this outfit in a store in Morro Bay when we were there this summer. We thought it was cute so we bought it.

When Kimmie and I were little we had little outfits like this one and its fun for Jonathan to have one now too!
It had a really cute little hat that came with it but Jonathan has no patience for the hat so we only got a couple of shots with it on.

You cant see it in the pictures but it had a little braid on the back of the hat too! It was really cute. Thanks Grandma Julie for fixing the hat so it would fit on our little boys big head! ;) We didnt take Jonathan trick -or-treating we just made the rounds to visit all the grandparents and great grandparents. But we still had a blast and are looking forward to next year when Jonathan might actually want to go trick-or-treating!

Jonathan 1 Daddy 0

Jonathans favorite time of day? When daddy gets home of course which coincidentally happens to be mommy favorite time of day too! :) Jonathan is all boy and loves to rough house with daddy and wrestle around on the floor. I watch and shake my head and give constant reminders to be careful (to Jonathan cause daddy is so old ). But last night we had our first accident that left me with 2 crying boy and one of the them bleeding!

Thats right daddy came away with a wound. Poor Aaron. Jonathan and Aaron were playing on the floor when they bumped heads. Aaron was laying on the ground and Jonathan was standing above him and they both moved toward the other and smack! So basically what happened was that Jonathans two front teeth collided with Aaron nose.
As you can kinda see in the picture he has two perfect teeth indents on his nose. Its a little bruised and sore but daddy was a very good sport. I love them both and am so proud to be Jonathans mom and Aarons wife! He is an amazing father and husband and provider. We are so lucky to have him!!
P.S. This my love is revenge for posting the throw up picture of me! :) Love you!

The Big Fresno Fair!

I live for this time of year good weather and the Fresno Fair!! I love the fair I have forever! Whats not to like good food and lots of fun?!? This year we were really spoiled and we went twice! We went on Saturday night with my Parents and then Jason and Cynthia were able to come and meet up with us there! But first we played for a bit. For the last few years they have really been developing the side of the fair over by the livestock and it is amazing! So fun for the kids a huge tree house that connects to a Pirate ship lots of things to play with and slides! Fun! Jonathan even found a little part of the tree house that was just his size!

He Loved that he could open and close the door by himself and was very pleased that there was only enough room in there for him!

There is a big waterfall that you can find up in the tree house too and Jonathan of course thought that was amazing! He loves water and was so excited and he could reach out and touch it with Daddys help!

It was so fun taking him this year and watching him walk around and enjoy everything! I can only imagine that it gets better!!

As it got later Jonathan went home with my Parents and we got to stay and play with Jason and Cynthia! It was so much fun. We basically shopped through the commerce buildings and Cynthia and I got to play dress up!! LOL! We are really enjoying having them back in town!

The second time we went was Monday night. It was much less crowded and still lots of fun. This time we got to go with my Parents and to take my Grandparents too! Its always fun to take my Grandma shopping and get them out to play. They enjoying being around Jonathan too!

Jonathan getting a ride with Great Grandpa in his wheel chair. We also got Grandpa a new hat! Nice huh?

Me with my Grandpa Benny and my Grandma Mae! I love them both and am so glad we were able to go with them! Its a fun tradition going with them every year!

Jonathan and Charlotte!

First I want to say sorry to Holly for the picture but it was the only one I had when we were both pregnant! Anyways I know that we have been bad about updating lately and I am making a goal about being better starting with a blog about two of my favorite kids Jonathan and Charlotte!!! I was watching her today and loved watching them play. They get along so well and are so funny to watch! I cant believe that they are both toddlers!! I remember Holly and I being pregnant together! We were so excited and wanted our kids to be best friends! Look how far they have come!



Jonathan was only a couple days old here and Charlotte was about 4 months.
This was taken shortly before we moved out of the apartment complex! I miss the days when we could run up and down the stairs to find a sitter and friend!
But even though we moved out Jonathan and Charlotte were still able to see each other!
Now we have two big kids!! They run everywhere and are into everything! But they are still good friends!
You cant see it here but Charlotte has a book and they were looking through it together!
I cant believe that they are so big! I remember when Holly brought Charlotte home from the hospital and when she came to visit me in the hospital after I had Jonathan! Im so glad that Jonathan can have such a good little friend and that Holly and I get our wish of having our babies be such good friends!

Financial Peace University

Here is the 1st non-school book I am reading in 5 years and my newest favorite thing to listen to on the radio. The principles Dave Ramsey teaches are good advice to live by. I am truly learning valuable lessons about financial peace.



I like his advice..."Live like no one else, so later you can live like no one else!"

Is It Really Here?

Lots and lots of going ons.

I know that its been forever since we have blog so this is going to be kinda long sorry! So anyways things have been crazy in our house! Aaron has started his last push to get through school! He is doing his comp exams which is basically just a bunch a papers. 6 papers to be exact plus he has to keep up in his other classes. Jonathan and I hardly get to see him right now but we know its for a good reason and are trying to be very supportive and helpful. Just a few more weeks and he will be Graduated with his Masters and we are so proud!

Krystal and Melinda were here a while ago and stayed with us for a few nights while they were on their way to Oregon. We loved having them and being able to spend sometime with them. We really miss them! Jonathan loves his Aunt Krystal and Ninna!
Jonathan is always on the go! He is crawling everywhere and into everything! He is getting bigger everyday and is so funny! He is always trying to mimic anything we do and say.His favorite words right now are Ma-ma, Da-da, Ba-ba, and NO! LOL! Yup he picked that one up pretty good. He doesnt actually know what it means and hardly uses it appropriately but he still says it. His new trick and his Daddys favorite is that he burps (kinda) with Aaron. Aaron will burp and Jonathan tries to burp back. Mom just sits back and shakes my head. He is such a boy!!
Jonathan has also learned to pull himself up on things and even walk along holding on the something. He scared his parents to death the other day when he pulled himself up in his crib one morning and decided that he wanted his toy boat that was on the shelf next to his bed. Trying to get it he knocked it over. So all Mom and Dad heard was a loud crash from his room! You can see the boat upside down at the bottom is the picture. Aaron lowered his crib that afternoon.
Jonathan and Jordyn the little girl that I watch have been loving the warm weather. It means that they get to play outside. Which basically means that I get to pull them around in Jonathans wagon! But they love it thats really all that matters.
Jordyn loves playing with Baby Jonathan! She really thinks of him as a big toy and always want to help me dress him! Its funny.
For Easter we went to Pismo with my Parents and my sister! It was great we really needed the break and Aaron got a little vacation before starting his comp exams. We had a wonderful time the weather was perfect and our Hotel super nice! We stayed at the Pismo Lighthouse Inn and Suites! I highly recommend it! They had a heated pool and hot tube that look out on the ocean and an amazing courtyard with tons of fun things to do. Like a mini golf course. We even found Jonathan sized golf clubs!!
Jonathan loved his chair it rocked and always wanted us to push it!
They also had a life size Chess board and Jonathan thought it was the coolest thing! He loved the Knight it was the perfect height for him to be able to hold on and play with!
We also traveled to Avila beach for the day. And Jonathan got to play in a swing for the first time!!! He LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVED it! He thought it was the most exciting thing he would hold on and laugh the whole time!
We have wonderful Life, Family and, Friends and know that we are truly blessed and very lucky. And our family is about to grow again with Adam Aarons brother about to marry Brittney in July! We are so happy for you guys and love you both!