Why, yes. He does eat his greens.

Halloween 2008: HUGE SUCCESS! Not only is having an ambulatory boy a huge ingredient to a succesful All Hallows Eve, but a verbal one makes it even better. Make note, "Trick of Treat" and "Thank You" will net you at least two extra pieces of candy.

At first, The Boy was a tad shy but by the 76th house he was a pro and was up the walkway and back in under 20 seconds. The real surprise though was that he agreed to only eat one piece of candy at the end of the night.

Took a little jaunt to the LA Zoo this weekend with the Pogos. You can read more about it on Spencer’s Blog. Suffice it to say much fun was had.

Supposedly, they offer bulk tickets for the pony rides so JBM should be bowlegged, wearing a funny hat and saying “Giddyup” by the end of the year. Stay tuned.

Two thumbs up for Griffith Park from our family.

Using his superior negotiating skills and overwhelming charm, Jonah was able to negotiate quite the deal for the Cobra above. Would you believe Grandpa sold it to JBM for only $5?

Unfortunately, Grandpa didn't actually own the car so there was some stonewalling at the DMV. Something about title and insurance and blah blah blah. You know how bureaucracy works. By then it was time for a nap so JBM forgot all about the car and decided his dookus was blowing in the wind...whatever the heck that means.

Anyhow, we are back from a very successful vacation in Rhode Island. More posts to follow.

And so it goes.

Jonah’s good buddy L. moved away last month. He was one of the first little boys that Jonah ever met outside his immediate circle of friends. And while there was some “give and take” when it came to the sharing of toys (especially trucks), they did have a whole slew of good times together.

Quite the mixed bag, this passing of milestones. Let’s keep friends moving to other cities to a minimum, shall we people? Because it just reminds this author about The Boy someday moving out into the world. And then what would we blog about?

Jonah got to experience his first earthquake today! We had a little shaker today at around 11:42am. As you may notice, it was right around lunch time so he didn't really notice anything as he was too busy asking for food.

Count this as one experience that we'd like to happen very very rarely. Along with spontaneous combustion and immunization shots, earthquakes are things that aren't too popular in Casa JBM.

Jonah got his first bee sting today. So much for Fuzzy Bee and Friends. All lies I tell you put out by the Apoidea propaganda industry. It should be “Angry Bee and Hateful Beings.” But now Jonah knows not to pick up dead bees so it was a learning experience.

And he got a Hello Kitty bandage.

Jonah is a tad over 2 years and 3 months and he FINALLY developed his ability to walk on water. We were starting to get a tad worried that it was taking so long to manifest. But no worries, JBM came through and started walking on water today. Whew!

At the risk of offending some religious people, we won't speculate on when he'll be chasing the money changers from the temple.

Being the only blond in the house, JBM is a little "lacking" in the eyebrow department. But no more! Not our son. Now he sports nice dark eyebrows! Thick manly mascara eyebrows! Only problem is that he now has a black nose and whiskers.

But we like how he looks kind of surprised all the time.

Happy birthday to John and Eve! Thanks for the face-painting.

Jonah and Spencer got to “borrow” Cedar’s backyard while she was visiting her grandmother in Michigan. Needless to say they, took advantage of it by sitting in her chairs and eating all her porridge. Good thing Memere was there to keep them from getting really out of hand.

After that they stole her car and took it for a joyride. Oh wait, that doesn’t happen for another 15 or so years. But really, don’t these lads look like they are old enough to drive? GAH!

Could you, esteemed reader, resist this face? Could you?

Well, I bet you could if it was screaming, “Daddy, are you waking up?” for about 15 minutes at 6AM. This coming after you went to bed at around 12:30AM. Now, could you resist?

Yeah, neither could I. Darn kids and their early rising cuteness.

Here's a photo of wee JBM at the Fire Station in Culver City. Right after this picture was taken, he sliced his finger on a fire truck. Needless to say, if you are going to suffer bodily injury, a fire house is the place to do it. Lots of band aids around.

This happened a couple of weeks ago so the trauma has passed thankfully.

Jonah's got a new second cousin! Everyone welcome Vermonts's newest resident Addison Adele Gates. Family gatherings should be a ton of fun and mayhem should ensue in plenitudes.

Congratulations to Sarah and Tom. Everyone here on the Left Coast is looking forward to meeting the newest member of the family.