Jonas got a nice treat this weekend when his Uncle Dan and Aunt Tuesday came in from Utah for a visit. To take advantage of the trip, Jonas got to hang out Saturday night with his Colorado uncle, aunt and cousins, as well as his Mima, for a little family reunion for Mom's side of the family. The event wasn't without its drama. While Mom and Dad were making preparations for dinner, Mom accidentally stabbed herself while attempting to open a new jar of oregano with a steak knife (this plan actually made more sense to Mom than it sounds, although the result may not sound like it...) prompting an impromptu visit to the new emergency room that recently opened down the street...
...once Mom was treated and released, it was back to business. While the oregano incident may not be the best evidence, Mom's side of the family is generally quite handy when it comes to opening things, installing things and fixing things. So Dad (who is decidedly not handy at any of these tasks) used the opportunity for a little help with our latest house decor project, an idea that Mom and Dad dreamed up months ago but had yet to put to fruition. The vision: A living art exhibition in our dining room, whose walls have sat largely empty while we've figured out what to put on them. The result: An enormous new chalk board that Mom and Dad had commissioned from a factory in Illinois that will serve as a backdrop for dinners and events to come, not to mention a fantastic score sheet for the occasional game night. The board was so big that it took a special freight delivery to get here...
...with Uncle Dan and Uncle Char's help, the board and its substantial backing went up on the wall...
...once up, we started with a test mark on the board, which can take both chalk and erase markers...
...after the mark was deemed a success, the fun began. For Jonas' cousins Rachel and Ben, the board may have seemed less like a canvas for art than a chance to practice their math...
...but Uncle Dan saw the art possibilities, offering a realistic sketch of Ben's favorite pal, Funky the Tiger...
...the first of many, many creations to come...
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