Super Jammer

That's entertainment. Jonas continues to be the best toy that Niles could ever want. Jonas really enjoys making Niles smile and giggle. Jonas was playing and singing his version of "Get that Train Through" to Niles. This song has many variations and seems to be able to be sung along with almost any tune.

Bay Beach Almost 3

It seems crazy to think how fast time flies....Jonas will be 3 in a couple of weeks and Niles is growing like a weed being feed by vermicompost and extra carbon dioxide. We got a chance to cut the ribbon for the opening of the new children's museum...the museum is the most ridiculous place I've seen that is setup for kids in my life, see some big ships with Grandpa in Green Bay, and do up Bay Beach for the second time this summer. Niles has been having a bit of issues sleeping lately and Jonas faceplanted his head into the pavement and messed up his jaw, face, and teeth and bit through his tongue today.

Snap Dance

About a month ago Jonas and Dominic put together an interesting dance routine. They had 4th of July props, 4 boxes of 'snaps'. It was a pretty good impromptu dance.

Nap Deprivation

Jonas has been going in and out of taking afternoon naps. It has been a roller coaster ride from 4:30 to bedtime without a nap. You can maybe tell by the picture of Jonas that his eyes are a good indicator of a 'low sleep' warning. Niles is much the same way. He has had a bit of difficulty going to sleep because he doesn't want to miss any happenings out there in the brand new world.

Happy summer!

Jonas and Niles have been busy with summer fun these past few weeks. Lots of visits from friends and relatives as well as tons of outdoor fun. Niles continues to grow longer and has just started to look chubbier. He is quite the "talker" as well, and loves to laugh at his big brother's antics. Jonas has been a sweet big brother and often helps out by dancing around so Niles can bring his spirits up.

Jonas and Max are SO BIG in the pool
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Happy birthday ice cream, Daddy!
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Mr. Big Hands in the bath
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Dane County Fair
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B B Clark Beach
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Snuggle time!
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Jonas and Dominic ham it up

1st Camping Trip with Jonas at Gov Dodge

We had the lake to ourselves for about an hour early one morning. It was absolutely beautiful. The birds, butterflies, clouds, and fish swimming between your legs. Jonas was impressed with his new tether that was attached to his wooden boat.


Up on top of a bluff at the end of a hike Jonas gave Dad a sloppy slurp. It was lucky that we didn't fall off the bluff as the sloppy slurp can make you squirm and giggle. The jiffy popcorn turned out great over the campfire. This was the first successful campfire popcorn I have ever done, usually it is pure 'Jiffy Black'.


Where is Jonas? He was found of going in and out of the tent and almost always tripping over the tent on the way out. It took him about 20 tries before he figured that he could not run full speed out of the tent without wiping out.


After all the food the nearest bathroom was found right next to the warm campfire. Everything was disposed of properly.


Roasting marshmallows with Mom. It turns out the Jonas is not a big fan of roasted marshmallows.

A bunch of videos of the trip. There is a lot of stuff here for dedicated individuals, but catch the last clip, it is pretty solid.

Jonas zonked out before we left Gov Dodge. Once we got home he slept for another 2 hours in the driveway in the van while Dad cleaned out the van and mowed the grass.

Jonas Workout...Cookies

Dad thought the perfect time to start working out again would be while handling sleep deprivation. So far Mom has only skipped one early morning workout and Dad has done them all. Jonas joins us on occasion if he wakes up early. Last week he came downstairs for the abs portion of the workout. He has inherited his mom's workout attitude from her days on the UW-Madison track team. You can see he's already explaining how his "right leg can't do that". He somehow also knows that we used to make regular trips to James J. Chocolate Shoppe for treats on our cool down runs from the track, as in this video he decides he needs a cookie break. The apple doesn't fall far...

June Adventures

Jonas and Niles have had a lot of adventures already this summer. Although at times it seems like we're "not up to much", it is also true that we are going on an outing just about everyday. Jonas's favorite adventure so far has to be the splash park. True to form, he screeched and squealed and buzzed around while Dad tried to keep up. He ended up shivering and ready for lunch, which was the perfect end to the morning. Niles, on the other hand, napped and watched the kids run around and have fun. Niles is becoming increasingly interested in the world around him and doles out sneaky little smiles from the crook of his mouth.