Hard at Work

Dear Jude,
You adore the computer. Especially mommy's computer at work. I have been taking you to work with me on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and then walking you to your school on campus.  You love to sit at my desk and play "puter" and then go shoot baskets in the gym before we go to school.  This picture totally makes me laugh that you know how to hold one hand on the keyboard and one hand on the mouse! I adore my Tuesday and Thursday mornings with you. It is a great way to start my day. 

Anticipation

Dear Jude,
You had so much fun with your cousins Ava and Eden yesterday.  They came with Gma and Papa M and took you to the Childrens Museum of South Dakota.  When they left last night you kept saying "Ava and Eden come back".  We took out this picture from this summer of you and Eden giving kisses and you were so excited.  Your dad and I can't wait until tonight when you get to see everyone (Gma and Papa M, Aunt Sam and Uncle Nick, Ava and Eden, Aunt Julie and Uncle Joe, Harry, Sophie, Rita and George) that is coming for the weekend for Hobo Day at SDSU.  We are excited for everyone to get here! 

Fall Day

 

Hey Jude,

You had such fun playing the leaves in our backyard this weekend.  You were a big helper and loved scooping up the leaves and attempting to put them into the bag.  Halfway through our task you decided it was more fun to crawl into the bag and push all of the leaves out of the bag. I was not trilled with your discovery, but you were so excited that you had emptied the bag that your dad and I just had to laugh. 

First Day of School

Hey Jude,
You had your first day of preschool at SDSU in mid-September. There are 10 kids in your class and they are all between 16-24 months old.  You love to make new colors on the light table, send the scarves flying in the wind tunnel, cook vegetables in the kitchen, cover your smock in finger paints and play outside in the playhouses.  You come home talking about your friends Iassac, Carolyn, and Kyra and your teachers Amy and Sarah. You have been sad lately when we leave you, but we have been staying to watch you behind the one way research mirrors and you get over it as soon as we leave.  Are you testing us? 

Missing Gma and Papa

Hey Jude,
You spent Sunday night and Monday with Gma and Papa Meendering. When we asked you if you wanted to go for the night you said "Bye Bye" and waved to your dad and I as Gma and Papa drove away. You were happy to see us when you got home yesterday, but were devistated when Gma and Papa left to go home. You probably said Gma and Papa 50 times tonight between 6:00 and bedtime (8:00). I am wondering what you will say when you wake up?

Believe it or not.....

.....we are still here. I know, our blog postings have been slim to non-existent lately. I was bored with the blogging and other things took priority. However...I LOVE the idea of using this blog to keeping a journal of thoughts and pictures for Jude online. So, I am switching up the format a bit to be a journal of our life events for Jude, written from Jon and I to Jude. I know Jon and I will enjoy looking back on the journal and my hope is that someday Jude will at least find it mildly interesting to look back on. The few family and friends that check regularly - we hope we haven't lost you by taking such a long hiatus! 


Dear Jude,
You are 17 months old.  You are running, whining, talking a mile a minute, saying "Hi" to everyone you meet and continuing to say it until they acknowledge you.  You LOVE to play outside with sand and water and the neighborhood kids that you refer to as "guys".  Your favorite things are bubbles, CARS, your shoes, pears, bath time, daddy's tools, and mommy's jewelry. You are not sure you like mommy and daddy leaving at the beginning of school each day, but you dont' want to leave when we pick you up.  You are good friends with Grace, Maddy, Jack, and Brody.  You have been talking a lot and learning new words everyday.  We hear the following things most often: no, whoops-see-daisy, please, thank you, hungry, all done, and of course mommy and daddy.  You are so much fun!
Love,
Mom and Dad