An amazing week in Maine - July, 2013

Never too late to share....

July Maine Trip = Best Time Ever!!!


As part of our trip to Maine, Matt and I were so lucky to get away with friends to go river rafting on the Kennebec River.  It was probably one of the most adrenaline pumping times in my life. We went Sunday and again Monday. The flow was almost double on Monday, since they had a special release of water from the dam, making the rapids and holes HUGE. Enjoy the intense amazement on the photos below. Taken from a photographer on shore.

Some additional photos of the group after the rapids, just hanging out and having fun.

Matt & Me

 

Cliff jumping at Swim Hole

Swim Hole

 



Matt (too much sunscreen) & Me

Nate as captain

Nate & Angela

Angela & Me

Me & James

Justin (our captain) and Hannah (and baby #1)

Erica (and baby #2) & James

 

James, Matt, Justin, Nate

Some family time and Johnny tries lobster.

No the biggest fan... yet!

 

 

Until Next Time Maine - See you very soon. 

Johnny Fontaine Loves........

Oh How I Love Johnny Fontaine

Johnny is a talker - imagine that. He is putting together so many words and starting to repeat a lot of what he hears from us. Here are some of my favorites:
"What is that"
"What is this"
"What happened"
"There's just so many" (typically referring to picking up pine cones)
"Listen"
"That's mine" (one of my least favorite words)
"Go outside"
"Pine cones"
"Johnny did it"
"So Pretty"
"I'm hungry"
"Apple Juice"
"I want down"
"Hungry"
"Ready Set Go"

Sings:
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Count: 123 so far
ABCDEFG.....LMNOP (he skips a few right now, but almost has it down and can get to P)

Spanish words he says and understands a lot more:
Mas (More)
Mano (Hand)
Agua (Water)
Leche (Milk)
Hola (Hello)
Adios (Bye)
Manana (Morning)
Bato (Duck)
Gato (Cat)
Perro (Dog)
Zapato (Shoe)

Johnny loves books. The Lorax is one of his favorites right now. He actually goes and gets it and will climb in your lap for you to read it. It's awesome.
He also loves to watch clips from the movie on the tablet.  Maybe you saw his version of it on Facebook. So cute!

Enjoy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyUFKLGuRjU

Johnny Still Loves Elmo. J will ask to watch recorded clips of Elmo Live and especially the Christmas video.
Enjoy : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aukDpxZEEPU

He loves hockey. Ever since he saw Matt play, he asks about hockey. We all watched the Stanley Cup together and it was really fun. He would yell 'GO' and 'GOAL' and then want to play with his hockey sticks and show he can hit the puck too. One of his favorite hockey videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTcu6rEOCws

Johnny loves being outside. Anything outside. Playing, running, jumping..... lots of jumping.

Johnny loves to be at a playground. He will go down a big slide all by himself.

Johnny loves to help. They will do trash and recycle every Thursday with Dadda. He helps pick up his toys and still really enjoy the vacuum (which he calls yaya) and sweeping. He waters the plants and has started to pick up pine cones and put them in piles for me to pick up later. Now I'm working on picking weeds, but at times he likes to pick the flowers off. All in all, he's a very good helper.

Johnny loves to dance. He has some awesome moves. He raises the roof and shakes it all the time. One of my favorite things to do with him.

He's amazing everyday. I'm a bit more tired after running around and keeping up with him, but I wouldn't change a thing. Many more adventures to come!

Next post - July visit to Maine.

Coming Up:
1st family camping trip in the N. Cascade Mountains in August
Shelby's half marathon, girls weekend in Vancouver, BC in August
Charlotte's 1st bday party in August
Long Labor Day weekend at Lake Roosevelt in early September
Planning Johnny's 2nd bday bash......... in September

April Visit to Palm Springs

It's never too late to post about a good time....

We went to Palm Springs in late April to visit Nana and Papa and friends. We had tons of pool time, running around in the grass, long walks at the golf course and some golf time. We even had a night out with friends, while Nana and Papa hung out with J. It was a perfect trip!

Until Next Year..... Thank You Palm Springs for another great time!

Let's update - Jan through May, here we go....

This is pretty much Johnny's baby book, since I try and keep track of all his 'STUFF' here. Some of the photos may seem familiar from Facebook.

Here goes:

2013

January:

• We have molars - started to get them in late Dec,.
• Loves the hot tub and tells us when he wants to go in it, which is all the time
• Loves bath time too. Just says Bath Bath.. Hot Tub... Bath... anything to swim and splash
• Got a new roof on the house. Not expecting to do this, but it's done now (basement - new furnace and duct work done in Dec)

February:

• We have 3 showing molars
• Not sure on who loves it more, but Dadda loves to take J to bed and sleep together until Mom comes in and takes J to his own bed. It's very sweet!!

• Dr. check up

Stats:
24 lb 9.5 oz (65% percentile for weight)
2' 9.47" tall(94% percentile for height)
48.3" head circumference (81% percentile for head circumference

• Johnny's 1st haircut, done by our wonderful friend Pedro - see pics below:

• Johnny's first hockey game. Everett Silvertips. Went with the Huffakers. J made it through almost 3 periods.
• Went for Valentine's day at the zoo. Bought our year passes and plan to take J every sunny weekend if we can. It's so much fun.

• Nicole and Ryan came to visit us in Seattle. Took Johnny up to Stevens Pass to play in the snow and watch the skiers.

• Basement update - new windows and attic/wall insulation done (completed in early March)

  

March:

• Now we have 4 total molars
• Johnny watched Dadda play hockey and he was mesmerized.
• Went to Yakima to see the Frenzel's for St. Patty's Day weekend. Had so much fun cooking up an Irish feast.
• Easter was a gorgeous warm day in Seattle. We went for a trail walk by the lake and looked at flowering trees. It was a perfect day.
• Got a new sandbox for Easter from Memere.
• Johnny got his first fat lip from a playground fall.
• Johnny went poop in the toilet for the first time on 3-28!!! A big day!

• Dadda hard at work in the basement. Got the floor leveled this month with the help of Brenda and Andy.

April:

• Started a new nanny share with 2 new toddlers. Desmond and Viola, both 2 years old like Amelie.



Amelie and Viola in back. Johnny and Desmond in the front.

• Went to Palm Springs to see Nana and Papa. J loved the pool and running around on the grass. It was an awesome trip. Another post to follow with tons of pics.
• Amelie's 2nd birthday party and she had pony rides. J got to ride a pony. He was very into it. Concentrating to hold on. Kept saying Mas for more rides.

• Visited the tulip blooms with some great friends



Brenda, Me, Sarah, Tanya, Lesley






Finn Frenzel, Charlotte Huffaker, Johnny Fontaine

• Johnny's first Sounders Soccer game. He yelled 'Hockey' and we were like soccer. It rained and we still stayed. It was an awesome time!

May:

• Getting 2 more teeth on top.
• Went to our first concert. Elmo Live at Comcast Area in Everett. J loved it!

Adding more... wanted to post this NOW :)

Christmas in Maine

I have had this done for some time and never activated it. SORRY!

Way late. I know its May now and I am finally posting this, but still had to share.......

We had snow!!!! It was a wonderful Christmas in Maine. We were able to be there for almost 2 1/2 weeks. We stayed with Memere Sue and Grampy Fred. Johnny loved having pets to play with. He loved kitty cat Leo and Sammy the dog.

We took so many photos and videos. I hope what we share, tells the story of a really great visit. We are so lucky to have amazing, supportive and loving families and friends.

Enjoy!

and will still add more... I want to share some sledding videos soon! It's just hard to go through 100's and find all the perfect ones to share.

Johnny's 13 Month Photo Shoot

Sharing our favorite photos from J's 13 month photo shoot (tried to have it be his 12 month, but things got too busy).

If you ask me... they are too perfect! They show how active and fun J is. He is a natural in front of the camera.. when he wants to be. Our photographer Bill from Select Photography is amazing as well.

Johnny Updates Through January 2013

A favorite recent picture from bath time:

Johnny Fontaine, 14 months old

Time is just getting away from us. Sorry for the long delay between posts.

It has been a very busy time with holidays, traveling, sicknesses, house projects and life in general.

Let me give you a brief recap of everything Johnny has been up to.
Johnny is:

• climbing
• going up stairs is easy, but still understanding going down without help
• eating everything
• running
• dancing
• talking
• signing
• laughing
• getting more teeth (total of 7 and 2 molars on bottom)
• loving bath time
• loving hot tub time with dad
• loves
• vacuuming  

Johnny had:

• his first stomach flu a week before thanksgiving
• the hand, foot and mouth sickness just before Christmas. A fever of 101-102 for 3 days and then he didn't want to eat. Took him to the pediatrician and he let us know he had white sores in his throat and has the mouth part of the common sickness.
• head cold congestion just before we left for Maine
• an eye infection (maybe pink eye) and a slight cold when we got home from Maine. Had crusty eyes on the plane and for a couple days when we returned.

Johnny is now saying:
nigh nigh (night night)
ba ba (bottle)
bye bye
HOT
uh oh
hello
hola (hello in spanish)
meow (cat)
gato (cat in spanish)
ruff ruff (dog)
ma ma
da da
vvvvrrrrrr (for the vacuum)
up
down
hat
snow
shoes
agua (water in spanish)
moooo (cow)
bath
ball
elmo

Johnny does the signs for:
hungry/food
bottle
shoes
all done
bye bye
more
dancing (moves from side to side to get us to play music)

Johnny also loves to:

• shake your hand and say hola or hello
• lead you to what he wants (will take your hand and lead you to the snacks, if he is hungry)
• blow kisses and gives hugs/kisses
• give cinco (high fives)

And sooo much more. Johnny keeps us very busy and we love it. He is one amazing wonderful, full of life and energy little boy. I wouldn't want it any other way. Just makes for a tired working Mom and Dad!

Next up - Christmas in Maine photos and stories !!!!