Jonna is TWO!

We very much feel that we chose the right name for our "gift of God" Jonathan.  Our little big boy is also living up more and more to his middle name, Isaac, which means laughter.  The hilarity of toddlerhood has me chuckling halfway through the day and Dave dancing with Jonathan in the evenings. 

Jonathan has started calling himself "Jonna," which is more user friendly for the toddler tongue.  His birthday was yesterday (Thursday) and we hope to have friends over for cake and ice cream on Saturday.  We opened a few little presents from Mommy and Daddy, but haven't had a chance to purchase the BIG gift, which will be a tricycle -- but don't tell him.  It's a surprise!  We still have 2 presents that came in the mail from grandparents in America, and we want to share the moment with them over a Skype video call when we all can get on the computer at the same time. 

Happy Birthday Jonathan!  He's pretty excited by the candle on his cake this year! 

He still needs help blowing it out though!

A proud mommy has to show off new skills!  We tried a couple of new things on Jonathan's birthday  -- painting with water colors.....

and peeling his own little mandaran oranges!  "More orange please!"  As you can see by the pile, he's about on his  6th one!

What a difference a year makes!

Wow, what a difference TWO years makes!