Jonathan and the Skid Steer

 Jonathan loves tractors... he says, 'dig, dig, dig' followed by 'hole'. :)

 The Michael family lived next door to where the work project was taking place... this is Julia... we were sad to say goodbye!

 

 Jacob helped load up these gavian baskets with stones... they are in the process of building a boat house for the Biem boat.

Jacob and his work...

 This is the mechanic shop where Jacob fixes vehicles, changes oil, etc

 This is Willi and Bill talking about work... Jacob works with these guys every day.

 Jacob is installing a gate opener on the vehicle gate.

 He welded the frame to line up perfectly with the gate opener specifications.

 And he welded the frame onto the fence.... but didn't think about how to reach behind the frame to install the fasteners

 Jonathan, curious about everything!

 He loves to watch Dad at work!

 But it was a success! He used glue to stick the fastener on his finger and dangle it behind the frame while tightening it with the screwdriver.

A package from Grandma and Grandpa!

 Jonathan loved his new phone that Grandma and Grandpa sent... as well as his new shoes and hat!

 I loved all the cute clothes that Grandma and Grandpa sent for Jonathan...

Attempting to use his 'toy' remote control to turn up the volume?

 Thank you Mommy and Daddy!!

Playing around outside...

 Jonathan points all the time... you never know what he is interested in next!

 He loves basketball... he says 'hoop' and 'shoot' when he wants us to make a basket. :)

 He must have been teething... he wanted to bite my fingers...

 Jonathan and Dad looking at the ships out in the ocean... so interesting!

Our co-worker had some extra large boxes that she didn't need anymore... so Jonathan made a house on the back porch. :)

 Father and son, outside looking at the moon. It was almost right above our house, so the only way to see it was to lay down on the floor. :)

 Jonathan loves to say 'moon' with his lips sticking out! :)

Helping Mom...

 Jonathan likes to help me sort through my jars to see which ones I need to get rid of and which ones I should keep. :)

He makes sure that each jar as a lid of its own!

Blocks!

 Our co-workers gave us lots of building blocks... and Jonathan loves to build towers!

Random fun Jonathan activities...

 Trying on Dad's hat!

Dad and Jonathan reading books together...

 Time to work on his computer!

 Learning about trucks!

 Jonathan loves anything with wheels that makes loud noises.

 Drawing.... houses and cars and ...

"ball", he loves when we draw these things for him. But he also tries too. :)

One day Jacob had to go to the wharf to pick up a crate... he is required to wear a hard hat and vest... and Jonathan wanted to help! :)

Jonathan loves to eat!

 Here in Papua New Guinea we can't find grapes, but we can find ramatans which have a slight grape flavor.  :)

 At this sitting Jonathan ate 4 of them! They look big but there is a pit inside.

 It's Sunday afternoon, so we are eating lunch while watching football! Jonathan loves it!

 Prune juice, rice and carrots, yum, yum! :)

Jonathan turns 1 1/2 years old!

He loves to look at books!