When Grandma Johnson was visiting us she would point at Jordan and call him, "Pancho!". He would then point to himself and scream, "I not Pancho! I Jordan!" And she would do it again and he would scream again. This went on to the point that he would just scream when he saw her - she didn't have to say anything! This didn't make the plane trip to Utah very pleasant for Shaunna, Alex, and Grandma Johnson but, Shaunna remedied the problem by making Alex sit between the two. After that, Jim just started calling Jordan, " Pancho", and of course he had to give the nickname, "Joeleto" to Joel which got shortened to "Rito".
The day after bringing this magnet home, this is what I found in the kitchen. I think it's appropriate, what do you think.......
After 12 years our pet koi met his untimely death with a garden hose. We had pulled out the old pond to put a new (smaller) one in. And after an exhausting day of working and trying to resuscitate fish and getting stung by a bee on the finger tip, we lost most of our large fish. I didn't realize how much one could become attached to a fish. I will miss the feedings, as he came when I called his name ("here fishy, fishy") and he let the grandchildren pet him. One Sunday afternoon I caught this koi coming up out of the water and to eat the allysm on the side of the water. He did this for quite a while. Needless to say Paige, we didn't have fish for dinner!
This is a picture of our old pond the year we invited the Garden and Pond Tour to our house. The koi swam in the large ball sitting on top of the water. He got stuck in there on several occasions and couldn't figure out how to get out. He was between 15 and 18 inches and the ball was 20 inches. On those occasions I had to climb in and pull him out. As soon as our new pond is up and running I will post a picture of it.
Jim decided this year he wanted to have homemade tortillas for Cinco de Mayo and I figured, hey, might as well go all the way! What is Cinco de Mayo anyway? Just another excuse to celebrate! Or in our case, a way to celebrate Jim's heritage! Jordan thought the sombreros were hilarious and couldn't stop laughing. We had more chili candy, mango soda, mola, tortillas, guacamole, quesso and Vicente Fernandez than we could handle. In the end we all fell asleep to Nacho Libra. Thanks go out to those who helped us celebrate! (I think they left before I woke up!)
Some how teddy bears and motorcycles don't seem to go together but, in this case they definitely do! The grandchildren love their papas motorcycle! This time, Jordan refused to get on the motorcycle without his teddy bear. This was surprizing for those who know how much of a motorcycle enthusiast Jordan is but, he wouldn't budge. So papa had to accommodate both!
Well, it is 2:45 Prom night and it has yet to end. Hopefully, it will be in about 15 minutes! I do have to admit Alex looks a little bit better in this dress than in the "Matching Doll Dress" that distressed Cole so much. (And I think her hair has grown quite a bit since xmas, don't you!) I know I'm missing a pic of the date but, his father is a photographer so I figured why try. I will post a pic of the two of them after I recieve a copy. Let's hope her dreams came true! (And I'm dreaming shortly!)
My grandson, Jordan, likes to hide. He is so small that he can fit under and in about anything. I was babysitting him this morning and when his mama showed up he didn't want to go home, so, he thought he'd be clever and hide from us. It didn't take long to locate him though because he was using the "Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak" to hide under!
