Jonas and the piano

As I mentioned in the last post, Jonas loves playing hockey, but he also loves to play piano...so well-rounded and only 13 months old! ;P   The thing is, he is no Mozart and so while he enjoys playing, the rest of us struggle as we are forces to listen to his out-of-tune melodies.  Piano lessons ... you can wait!

Our little hockey star

Jonas loves playing hockey.  He is so funny to watch because even though he hasn't mastered the skill of walking, he still wants to shoot the puck and carry drag around a stick, so he does it from his knees.  He's even got the celebratory, "GOAL!" cheer down ... he just wants to be one of the boys! 

   

 

Jonas

Jonas has become quite a clown.  He likes to make people laugh and tries hard to do things that he thinks are silly.  The best part, and the part that actually makes us laugh, is how hard he laughs at his own attempts.  Pictures, of course, don't capture the moment (note to self: take a video), but they do remind us of them.

Jonas' First Hair Cut

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Jonas' Birthday

Jonas celebrated his 1st birthday with dinner and cake with our family.  He was spoiled with gifts and hugs!  Thank you to all of our family for helping us celebrate this special day.

 

Jonas' First Birthday Party

We celebrated Jonas' first birthday with family and few special friends at the ice rink at ARC.  Jonas had a great time watching everyone skate around him as he was pushed on the ice in his stroller.  It was so entertaining he soon fell asleep...oops!!  I guess that was to be expected...he missed his morning nap.       

The older kids had a great time skating, but the fun really started when the hockey sticks came out (true Canadians!)

  

After skating, everyone enjoyed lunch and cake upstairs in a room overlooking the ice rink and pool.

I was so proud of this cake!  It turned out so cute and was delicious too!  Thanks so much Colleen for your recipe and all your help!  

I was surprised by how much Jonas enjoyed unwrapping his gifts.  I figured he would maybe pull out a bit of tissue paper and then loose interest, but he stuck it out, stopping only to read the book Matt and Nik had given him about Trucks. Thanks everyone for your generous and thoughtful gifts!

Happy Birthday Jonas!  We love you!