Weekend Fun

Jonathan was blessed in church on Sunday, and Papa and Nana and Grandpa (Grandma was sick, unfortunately) were all able to be there. We also had a fun day on Saturday at the pumpkin patch, and later that day the kids decorated Halloween cupcakes. Thank you Papa, Nana, and Grandpa for coming to visit!

This was taken at the pumpkin patch on Saturday--the date is wrong.

Here is Jonathan on Sunday. Can you tell he is well fed? I love the little smile. I see resemblances to all of the other kids--and Michael--in this picture.

Tiny Angel

He is awake a lot more now, but he still sleeps great at night. Yea!

I love this picture because it shows his adorable profile, and it reminds me of the ultrasound picture below.

This is from May, when I was about 6 months along.

For the post below, here is the order from top to bottom:

Andrew, Jonathan, Nathaniel, Emily, and Daniel

Pop Quiz

Who is who? Answers next time. :-)
(Check out the post below this one--I just posted it today--and it will give you some clues.)

The Circle of Life

When one of our children is annoyed with a younger sibling about something they used to do to their older sibling, we call this the circle of life. For instance, Nathaniel used to get so frustrated playing with his tracks and trains because Emily kept messing up the tracks. A few years later, Emily would get frustrated with Andrew when she was building a track and he kept destroying it. Now, Andrew gets angry when Daniel breaks his tracks. Eventually, Jonathan will do the same to Daniel. Does it make me a bad mom that I sometimes chuckle at these situations?


Here is another fun example of the Circle of Life:

Nathaniel holding Emily



Emily holding Andrew

Andrew holding Daniel

Daniel holding Jonathan

Everybody loves to hold Jonathan

Jonathan is such a good sleeper. The kids get so excited when he actually opens his eyes.

These pictures are in order starting with the most recent.

Jonathan and Papa (Christine's dad)

Jonathan and Nana (Christine's stepmom)

Jonathan and Emily

Jonathan and Andrew (the date is wrong on this one)

Jonathan and Grandpa (Michael's dad)


Grandma (Michael's mom) and the boys

More Pictures

Here is a picture of me 4 days before Jonathan was born.

The kids were so excited to come to the hospital to visit us, but they were soon more interested in watching cartoons.

Nathaniel and Jonathan

Andrew's Birthday

Jonathan Allan May

Jonathan Allan May was born on August 13, 2009 at 7:55am by C-section. He was..drumroll please...10 lbs 3 oz! And 21 inches long. The first thing I heard them say when they pulled him out was, "Wow, that's a big boy!" You're telling me! I carried that heavy baby. My back and sides were suffering there the last few weeks. Now we have our beautiful, healthy boy and I am so happy and grateful. The kids adore him, even the little boys. He and I are both doing well and I am recovering nicely.