Big Boy Toys

It's no secret that all boys love their toys (including grown men!) and it appears that my son is not going to be the exception.  He can't get enough of Pap's four-wheeler!

 He even thinks he should be allowed to drive it himself...

And if that isn't bad enough- my father took him on his first motorcycle ride last weekend.

What can I say- he's a little man through and through!!  (Although as you may have noticed in these photos, we are in desperate need of a Jonathan-sized helmet- if anyone hears of one for sale, please let us know!)

Play Ball!

This spring, Nate has been playing for our church's first-ever softball team in a local league.  His games are usually Tuesdays and Thursdays, and because I am at dance, Jonathan has been to every game.  Needless to say, our little "Monkey-see-monkey-do" Daddy's boy has a new interest in anything relating to bats and balls:

We are still trying to teach Jonathan how to be a team player...

... but at least he knows to run the bases as soon as he hits an imaginary ball out of the park!

A Busy Week

So I have been (justly) accused of never updating this blog, so hopefully the amount of pictures I am about post will make up for some of the lost time!

It has been a very busy week at the Hedricks... Nate was out of town at a big archery shoot (Brag Moment: my wonderful husband has been recently blessed with a well-deserved promotion at work that includes more responsibilities that fit right in line with his natural skills and a new schedule that he loves!), so Jonathan and I were left to ourselves.  To keep busy, we began working on learning our COLORS!!!!  Our official Weekend of Red was to commence on Friday, however, Jonathan ended up getting sick, so we had to consolidate to just one Day of Red.

We put together a bucket of red items for Jonathan to play with all weekend.  Since it was so nice out, we scattered the items through the yard to have a scavenger hunt.

However, Jonathan decided that he would much rather have Pap push him on the swing (which, hey, is red so it counts) and did concede to a wagon ride (also red).

We wound down the day with a red bath (thanks, playcreateexplore.com).  Jonathan loved it!

On Sunday, we took advantage of Charter Day at the PA Railroad Museum right in Strasburg.  Jonathan loved all of the big "choochoos"!

He was also very interested in the giant head...

We went outside to explore the tracks...

And they even had a Thomas to ride on!!!!

We were happy to have Daddy come home safe and sound on Monday and spent the day recouping from all of  the busyness...... only to be off again Tuesday for Jonathan's very first haircut!!!  It was a very special trip to Baltimore to see a very special barber named Greg who gave Nate his first haircut almost 27 years ago!  Greg also has been the favorite barber of Jonathan's Grandpap (Robert) and Great-Grandpap (Johnny), making this a 4th Generation Haircut!

"Look how long Mommy and Daddy let my hair grow!" (bad parents!)

Not entirely sure we can trust the strange man with the sharp scissors!

Look how handsome!  Thanks, Mr. Greg :)

Needless to say, the busyness of the last few days has left Jonathan tired enough to take an extra long nap, which is why I am able to upload so many pictures!!!  I'll do my best to be a more regular updater :)