Mike's parents came for a visit on Memorial Day weekend. We went to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. Jonas loved the fish and all the fun shows. I think his favorite was the penguin show. They were so cute and Jonas couldn't take his eyes off of them. They also had a jellyfish exhibit. I think that was my favorite exhibit we saw. The aquatic show with the dolphins and beluga whales was pretty fun too. :) After our day in the city we went out to Island Lake, IL where Mike was born and raised and visited their old neighborhood. One of their old neighbors was out watering flowers so we stopped and they all talked and got reacquainted. Then we went out to dinner at an old family favorite restaurant Village Squire. We also played Monopoly and Mike would like to claim his victory. Monopoly is his favorite board game and he enjoyed playing with a slightly larger group. It was a fun weekend we had together.
Well let's see here....Mike quit is job at Walmart back in April and is now a bank teller at Chase Bank. It is a much less stressful job (at least in a different way), better pay, better hours, closer to home...need I go on? Mike finished up his first semester here at UIUC. It was a little tougher than what he is used to. But is moving on better prepared for his future here at UIUC.
Jonas is growing up so fast!! He is almost eight months old. He now has a great interest in toys, actually anything he can get his hands on! He loves the TV remote. He makes a lot of noise too. He babbles and tries to tell you what is on his mind all the time! He has finally discovered the power of rolling. He rolls across the floor whenever you set him down. And even worse when you are changing his diaper...yeah, what a mess. We took him to the doctor a while ago. He is in the 20 something percentile in height, 50 something percentile in weight and like 87th percentile in head circumference. He has a big head!! Just like his daddy! At the appointment when the doctor said that about his head size Mike says, "I wonder where he gets that from?" The doctor looked at each of us then back at Mike and said, "Yeah!" and laughed a little. For those of you who don't know, Mike has a bigger than average size head to say the least. :p Jonas eats solid foods now too. He loves vegetables. He eats the fruit but, doesn't like it as much as the veggies.
Me...well I don't really think there is anything to report. I'm just a stay at home mom with a pretty normal daily routine. Mike and I teach the 5 year olds at church. They are rascals, but we love them and their spirits and spending Sunday afternoons with them. So I spend a lot of time at home with Jonas and working on our lessons. I do enjoy the time Jonas and I spend together, but I do get a little lonely for my husband's company and it will only get worse once he starts up school again. But such is the life of student's wife.
Well that is all the happenings I can think of to report...the Lord is great and the blessings we have received in our little family are so great that words cannot express the gratitude we feel. Love to all and have faith. The Lord knows our trails and will help if we but ask.
