Jonny's a Sunbeam!

Jonny became a Sunbeam on Sunday.  No more nursery!  I've been talking to Jonny about this for a few weeks, about how he was going to go in with the big kids and sit on chairs and sing songs and have fun.  He was okay with it but then on Sunday, he woke up saying that he was going to go to nursery and blow up balloons.  There was no talking him out of it.  He was still talking about going to nursery clear up until the end of Sacrament Meeting.  I had to go teach my Sunday School class so Chris got to take him into Primary.  He didn't throw a fit about going in and he stayed the whole time.  I peeked at him after I was done teaching my class and he was sitting on the chair with his Sunbeam class.  It probably helped that one of his Sunbeam teachers was a nursery teacher and they moved her up with the kids.  The other teacher is Sophia's mom, and we babysit Sophia so Jonny knows her.

This was our conversation on the way home:

Me:  "Did you like to be a Sunbeam today?"
Jonny:  "I didn't listen."
Me:  "Did you have fun sitting on the chairs with the big kids?"

Jonny:  "No."

Me:  "Did you sing some songs?"

Jonny:  "No."

Me:  "What did you do in your class?"

Jonny responded by making a mad face and I gave up on the conversation!  We'll see what this Sunday brings!

Playing with Christmas Presents

 Jonny had a lot of fun opening Christmas presents this year.  He especially liked this loader from Papa Gary.  When Jonny opened it, he said, "I've wanted one of these!"  I've let him play with them in the store but I never planned to buy one because it's one of those toys that make a LOT of noise!  Jonny takes it everywhere, including anywhere we go in the car.  We had to draw the line at church though.  It can stay in the car but it definitely can't go in with us!

Jonny got this light saber from Uncle Andrew.  I guess Jonny snuck out of bed and got it because when I went in to check him that night, he was snuggled up with it!

Jonny got this cool tool set from Aunt Jennifer.  When Jonny put everything on one day, I told him he looked like the little guys on Despicable Me.  Jonny had to check himself out in the mirror and then ran to get the movie.  We then had to watch the movie and Jonny wore his goggles while he was watching.  It was pretty funny.

Christmas Eve 2012

We enjoyed Christmas Eve at our own house this year.  Someone was doing the Twelve Days of Christmas for us this year and left this gingerbread house kit on our doorstep so we saved it for Christmas Eve.  Jonny helped us decorate, but he definitely thought the candy was the best part.  He kept sneaking candy while we were decorating and then was delighted to eat the leftovers!

We also made and decorated cupcakes to celebrate Jesus' birthday.  Jonny loved the singing and especially blowing out the candles (which we had to do over and over).  It was a lot of fun!

Dr. Jonny

 Who knows quite what prompted Jonny to grab a piece of floss and put white underwear on his head so that he could be Dr. Jonny!  Maybe it was his recent trip to the dentist's office, his recent interest in what he can be when he grows up, or maybe just a three-year-old's wild imagination!  Whatever it was, I ran for the camera as soon as he put on the underwear and told his dad, "Open up so I can fix you."

The Christmas Tree

 We decorated our Christmas tree for FHE last night.  Jonny wasn't super interested in helping, but we got him to hang up about seven or eight ornaments, a handful of candy canes and then Chris lifted him up to put the angel on the top of the tree.

 Most of Jonny's ornaments ended up right next to each other.  He liked to hang them from the red bead garland.  Maybe it was just easier for him to hang them from the garland rather than the tree.  I left the ornaments where they are because it's kind-of cute!

Snow!

 We finally got our first snow!  Jonny and I slept over at Grandma's house Friday night and when we woke up in the morning, there were little skiffs of snow in her yard.  When Jonny saw them, he said, "It's the holidays!"

 When we drove home and found that we had a bit more snow at our house, he was even more excited!  He told me things like, "Look at all the snow all over!  It's a big mess!"  and "It's okay.  I like snow.  I'm going to eat the snow!"

 Jonny decided to throw a snowball at me while I was taking pictures.  He didn't hit the camera, but he has surprisingly good aim for a three-year-old!

The next morning, before breakfast or anything, Jonny went in search of a hat and gloves so he could go back outside and eat snow.  That's evidently what Jonny likes the best about snow so far:  eating it!

Ward Christmas Party

 Our ward Christmas party was Saturday night.  The theme was "A Night in Bethlehem" so they asked everyone to dress up.  This is what we came up with.  Chris used his college graduation robes and a dish towel and I used my robe and a piece of cloth.  Jonny doesn't have a robe so we got lucky when my mom remembered that she had a costume that she had made for my youngest brother when he was in a Christmas scene many years ago.  It was a little big for Jonny but it worked out well with the addition of a pillowcase on his head!  He liked the fact that he could spin around and have something flapping around his knees and his head at the same time!  We went around the cultural hall to the different "shops" to "buy" our food.  (We were given a bag of pennies at the door to use to pay.)  After buying our food, we then sat on blankets spread on the floor while we ate.  I signed up to bring 36 pastries, so my mom and I made a bunch of fruit turnovers.  One of our ward members is a professional photographer so he took family photos in the stable that was set up on the stage.  Jonny was entranced by the star that was hanging in front of the stable, so it was hard to get him to look at the camera.  We haven't received a copy of that picture yet, but when we do, I'll add it.  It was an enjoyable night.