We’ve been slow to post about our annual trip to Michigan because it’s always hard to come back from a trip, unpack, get back into the grind of work and still get all the photos downloaded.
We actually didn’t take a ton of photos because we had aunts, uncles and grandparents around to act as paparazzi so I really only have the video below to include.
We stayed in the same house as last year and had a great time. The weather was nice the whole week. We got a bit of rain here and there but nothing that stayed around long enough to dampen our fun. Not that it would have mattered to Jonah. He loved running around in the living room (as you can see in the video) and making garages and parking spaces for his cars, trucks and trains with the Jenga blocks that Aunt Amy brought. And as long as Aunt Amy was around he was happy. He woke up in the morning not saying hi Mama or Daddy but, “Amy, Amy?”
Last year the first couple nights sleeping in the pack-n-play in our room were hard for Jonah but this year we didn’t have any problems. It probably helped that by the time he went down he was pooped! He slept from about 8:30-6:30 each day. Of course we always try to tell him to sleep in till 8:00 but that only happens VERY rarely.
This year we got to spend a day on the public beach in Frankfort which we’ve never really done in the past. We were going to meet everyone for lunch in town later so we thought we’d just head to that beach and be right there in time for lunch. We got there around 9:30 and were the first ones at the beach! By the time we got to Dinghy’s and got our food I literally had to catch Jonah as he fell asleep in his chair. He was in a booster seat so we were worried he’d fall right out! He napped for the next hour in his stroller as we walked around.
Jonah also got to go on his first boat ride on this trip. Chris’s parents (and sisters and future uncle) rented a house about 15 minutes away on Crystal Lake. Their cabin came with bikes and a pontoon boat. The day Chris, Papa and Uncle Tim went golfing Jonah, myself and the rest of the Diehl’s went out on the pontoon boat. Jonah even got a chance to drive the boat (he likes to turn left we learned, as we did a complete circle in the middle of the lake)!
I’m not sure why the movie came out so grainy this time but I wanted to give everyone an idea of what I spent my time doing these days with Jonah. I swear he can keep up this activity for 8 hours a day if I let him. Who knows, maybe this is what Tiger Woods was like as a kid.
This is what the weather was like on our trip to Florida. Check out Chris’s jacket and pants. Jonah didn’t seem to mind too much though. He always loves to swing.
Jonah in a box! Probably fascinating for about 10 seconds, and then fascinating for family members only. Anyway, hope you enjoy. He can climb in and out of that thing with no problems. One of his favorite things to do is stand in it and then be surrounded by his stuffed teddy bears and/or some plush sporting balls (basketball, football, etc.) we bought for him.
I also spoke to Jonah today about the Super Bowl. His thoughts are that the Cardinals will win, but I think he’s out of his mind. Too many people are picking the Cardinals, when one month ago, no one would have given them half a chance against the Bears.
“OK,” I said to him, “let’s run down this little run they’ve been on. They beat a very good Atlanta team in a close game at home. They beat a very suspicious Panthers team on the road, and yes, they were suspicious. Let me tell you, I had the Panthers D in my fantasy league never totally trusted them. Then they got to play an Eagles team that couldn’t beat the Bengals in five quarters. Not to mention they played in the weakest division in football and got blown out several times. They were practically a lock to finish 8-8 after getting completely dominated in the New England game. Now you’re going to try to tell me that this team that couldn’t run the ball all regular season is going to turn to a washed up Edge James to get them past the #1 ranked rush defense and the #2 ranked pass defense in the NFL? Surely you can’t be buying the hype…? My prediction is Steelers 31, Cardinals 14. What do you think?”
His reply: “Dah dah?”
I’ll leave out his prediction on the Chelsea/Liverpool game, though he thinks that one will be a 1-1 draw.
How many times does something cute or funny happen and no one else gets to see it. This night I actually had the camera handy and close enough that Jonah didn’t get destrated from his game when I started filming.
It’s taken me a bit to figure out how to post it here or share it via email. Hopefully this works. Make sure to turn on your sound. That’s the best part!
