Hamburger Buns

I recently bought a package of those big beautiful hamburger buns with sesame seeds on top.  I set them on the kitchen counter at home and Jonny just couldn't leave the alone.  He thought that the seeds were rice and kept saying that he wanted to eat one.  I finally gave in and he took bites all around the edge.  Later in the day, he wanted to eat some more so I gave it back to him and sent him outside.  I found him sitting on the slide, sharing his hamburger bun with Mac.  Jonny would take a bite for himself and then would drop a bite down for Mac.  It was pretty cute!

Gathering Eggs

There are two sweet old ladies (who are sisters) that live in our ward that owned around 40 chickens.  When one of the sisters started getting sick, her doctor told her that he didn't want her going outside in the cold to take care of the chickens anymore.  They gave us 20 of their chickens, so now we have 20 chickens plus the 15 or so that we already had.  The sweet sisters just love Jonny and always talk to him before church starts.  One recent Sunday, one of the sisters pulled out this basket.  She said that they thought Jonny would enjoy using it to help gather eggs with.  Well, of course he does!  And it gives the eggs a better chance of making it to the house in one piece!

Imaginary Tractor

The weather has started to make it feel like spring so I've spent a couple of hours starting in on some yard work.  One afternoon, I raked up a bunch of weeds and trash that had blown into our yard.  When Jonny saw the pile, he saw an imaginary "lawn mower tractor".  He climbed onto the pile and arranged twigs and little pieces of foam to make the buttons and levers.  What an imagination!

What is Jonny drinking?

Are you not sure what is happening in this picture?  Let me explain....  Jonny loves to eat pickles, especially the whole minis, and will eat several in one sitting.  Well, one day, he decided that he wanted to try some of the pickle juice.  I tried to talk him out of it, but he was pretty insistent, so I handed him a straw.  I thought that he would try a little sip and be disgusted.  I was wrong.  He thought it was pretty tasty and kept sipping until I put it away!  Yuck!  I'm not sure that little kids have taste buds!