New Lawnmower

 Jonny found this toy lawnmower while we were browsing a local thrift store.  It was only three dollars and was delighted with his find, so I agreed to buy it.  Jonny is obsessed with lawnmowers and is always dragging out the real lawnmower to push around the yard (not running, of course).  I was hoping that this toy lawnmower would keep him busy, and boy, did it!  We've had it for a week and he spent the first three days (nearly ALL DAY) pushing it all around the yard.  He took it everywhere with him, including running errands in the car, watching tv, and even to BED for several nights!!!

New Sweater

 My mom knitted this sweater for Jonny and finished it last weekend.  Jonny was so happy with it that he wore it all day long for two days, even though the weather has been so warm that he was sweating!  Hopefully spring will act like spring so we will have some cooler weather before it is supposed to be hot and Jonny can wear the sweater again!

 These other two pictures?  I can't remember what Jonny was pretending.  He likes to do silly things and then look at the picture on the camera!

Eating Watermelon

Jonny LOVES watermelon and has been asking to buy one for several months.  I finally gave in a couple of weeks ago.  The first night we cut the watermelon, Jonny ate an entire slice of watermelon (the whole circle) and then another half circle!  So that was about six triangles of watermelon!

But this is the funniest story so far:  last week we were in the grocery store and Jonny saw corn on the cob in the produce section.  He asked if we could get some and I told him probably not.  I don't usually buy corn on the cob from the store since we grow our own but I walked closer so Jonny could look at it.  While we were standing there, he asked if he could SMELL the corn so I handed him an ear of corn.  He was in heaven and I watched an older lady smiling since she had heard Jonny ask to smell the corn.  Well, how could I say no after that?  So we ate our first corn on the cob last week!  Silly kid!

Chicks!

 As if 30 chickens was not enough, a guy who works with Chris asked him if we wanted some chicks!  Someone he knew had bought some chicks to use in their preschool but couldn't keep them.  So we ended up with four more chickens.

 And if that wasn't enough, three of our hens decided to go broody and sit on some eggs.  The eggs started hatching this week and it looks like we have eight chicks so far.  Jonny is in love with the babies and I have to keep a sharp eye on him when he is outside or else I find him in the chicken coop, trying to hold the babies!

Best Friends

Wherever Jonny is, you can usually find Mac nearby.  Sometimes it is because Jonny calls him over and sometimes it is because there is sure to be some food to vacuum up.  Whatever the reason, it's nice because if I can't see where Jonny is outside then I can usually spot Mac first and then he leads me to Jonny!

 Above:  Jonny sharing a sandwich with Mac.

Below:  Jonny eating a "picnic" on the back lawn.