Auntie Donna's Visit

Jumpin J's birthday party is this coming Sunday. Since J's Dad is still a little gimpy Auntie Donna came up to visit tonight so she can go with Daddy and J to gym class tomorrow and I can get the cakes made for the party. Tonight she did the story honors....

Visit From An Old Friend

After many aborted attempts at getting together one of my friends from college, Jenn, and her son CJ came over yesterday afternoon for lunch and playing. CJ is 6.5 and wants to be a firefighter. He has such a wonderful active imagination and gave me a short but inspiring look into what my life will probably be like in 5 years. It's a totally different way of playing than LP does when she comes to our house; definitely a boy/girl thing.



CJ and Jumpin' J had fish sticks and peas for lunch with berries for dessert. J was so entertained by CJ, it was really great to watch. After lunch we went for a walk and then CJ got to have a popsicle while his mom played with J. We were so glad to have them over and hopefully we can do it again soon.



Again, I took quite a few more pictures but these are the only two that didn't get corrupted. Bummer again because the best ones were ruined. I hate it when I get a picture I like and then something happens to it.

The Explosion of Pink Has Left the Building

We had such a great weekend with the Lilypad Family. Jumpin’ J was endlessly fascinated with Lilypad Princess. When we went for a walk he just wanted to hold her hand and "talked" as if telling her all about his neighborhood, it was really cute!



And LP seemed to be just as taken with “her baby J” as he was with her. When J’s settled in to read with his daddy, LP climbed right up too so she could enjoy the story.



Although I wear pink there isn’t usually a lot of pink in the house. But this weekend there was pink and girly stuff all over. I’m not sure Jumpin’ J knew what to make of all of LP’s dress up clothes and princess dolls. He definitely liked LP’s cars and airplanes though.



And now with LP and her parents gone the house looks surprisingly empty without the explosion of pink. Good thing J has the full-length mirror in our bedroom so he has a friend his own age to talk to.