Jonathan Four to Five

Jon was thriving in school. He was so opposite of C.J...outgoing and loud.  That was very evident at the school Christmas concert where Jon sang loudly and did all the hand gestures with gusto.

That is his little friend Emily next to him in the red pants.  I guess you can tell from the picture there was a significant height difference between him and everyone else.  My poor shorty pie!


For Christmas that year, my parents bought us plane tickets to visit them in Florida.  It was Jon's first ever plane ride...but he was okay as long as Elmo came along for the ride.

Incidently, we left the day after the Packers won the Super Bowl.  That is why we are all wearing our Packer things! 

It's hard to believe now that we were visiting the area we would be calling home in a couple short years.


As the school year came to a close, we had to say goodbye  the wonderful teachers who had helped shape my children for three straight years.  Even though Jon still had a year of preschool left, the school was closing due to consolidation.

That summer we returned to Florida for a vacation with friends.  This time we did the all the Disney Parks.

Also, Jon was so happy to be playing both t-ball

and soccer

In fact, he and C.J. played on the same soccer team.


The next school year marked a big change for us.  Presented with a wonderful opportunity I went from being a stay-at-home-mom to a part-time kindergarten teacher.  C.J. was in my morning kindergarten class and Jon went to Preschool across the hall on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings.  Tuesday mornings he would spend with my mom and Thursday mornings he would go to the day care in the basement of the school.  This is Jon and his teacher on his first day of school.

If you wanted Jon to fall asleep, all you had to do was put him in a car.

The dangerous days before booster seats were required!


Jon turned 5 in November. This is the cake my grandma had for him when we visited her. I just included it because I love the expression on his face.

For his family party, Carey made him this cool dump truck cake.

The last measurement I have for him is for 4 years and 11 months:
Weight: 32 pounds (less than 3rd%)
Height: 37.5 inches (less than 3%)