Some Florida Fun!

We all went to Disney World together. It was a lot of fun. Josh really loved the rides.

Dumbo's Ride
It's a Small World

Josh looks like he is about to fall asleep. He didn't get much sleep this weekend but he sure had fun.
The little guys sleeping away in Andrea's awesome stroller. (Em--we thought of you a lot holding both of these guys....we just don't know how you do it!)
Growling at the elephants on the Jungle Cruise.
The whole gang (minus Nate taking the picture). Worn out and ready to go home. What a fun day. I was so glad Ben and I weren't there by ourselves. Andrea and Nate knew which rides to take the little ones on and which ones were really busy etc. They made it much more fun!

Our Little Boy

Josh is turning into such a little boy. We call him our little wanderer because he wanders from room to room causing trouble all day. Lately it is hard to get pictures because he wants to "watch". So as soon as he sees the camera he comes rushing over to watch on the screen. He loves to watch the videos of himself. Josh has started throwing tantrums. I remember Cameron doing this when he turned one. I thought it was early, but he grew out of it pretty fast so hopefully Josh will too. Right now it just makes me laugh-which makes him more mad.

Don't you love this shirt. I got it at Wal-Mart for all you other exhausted parents :)

Josh is very sweet about saying prayers. He folds his arm and bows his head. Sometimes he even mumbles in a very sing song sweet voice.

His hair is getting curly. I love it! When he gets out of the tub or up from a nap he has a few curly q's.

Josh LOVES to read. He doesn't have much interest in toys, but he loves books. He will sit down and read all his books on the shelf. He also brings me books throughout the day and sits on my lap so I can read to him. It is funny to watch him pick a book off the shelf. He pulls out a few until he finds the one he wants then he nods his head and giggles.

Josh is getting really good at copying. He has started sticking out his tongue, winking (with both eyes), and whistling like the birds (no sound yet but usually some spit). He loves dogs and barks whenever we see one. But all other animals growl....ducks, squirrels, etc.

Joshua's One Year Pictures

Here are some cute pictures of Joshua at one year old!!

Sprinkler

Josh loves being naked. Last night I took him out of the bath and he escaped, running naked through the house. He thinks he is pretty cool when he gets away from me. He starts panting, doing fast feet, and raising his arms to the sky. Funny funny guy. Anyway so I "let" him run around for a minute naked, and then right as I am saying, "Don't pee." He does. Just a little bit and Ben decides to run him to the toilet to finish. Surprisingly he doesn't finish in the toilet. Ben puts him down and Josh takes off down the hall giggling at his nakedness. I hear Ben call, "Oh no. He is peeing again." I come to mop it up, and Josh is once again off. Then he stops in the hall, pees a tiny bit more. We both chase after him and he takes off. Then he stops pees a little bit more and runs away. By the time we caught him and got a diaper on him there were little puddles all down the hallway.

I know you would think that 2 grown adults could catch and diaper a one year old, but until you see Josh in action don't judge too harshly. He might just be the number one wiggleyworm.

Oh yeah...another funny thing, once we get a diaper on him and he runs away again halfway naked he tries to pull his diaper off. If it isn't on good enough he can actually get it off. The kid just loves to be naked!

Good News

So I NEEDED to tell everyone some exciting news. My little brother Travis received his mission call. He is so cute and excited. He will be serving in the Prague, Czech Republic and Slovakia mission. CRAZY!! First of all he is the baby so it is crazy he is going on a mission and will be gone for two years. Second, Prague. How awesome is that. I did study abroad in college and lived in Austria for four months. I was able to see some of Europe. Prague was one of my favorite cities. It is a beautiful storybook city with cobblestone streets and statue lined bridges. We are so proud of you Travis.

The next exciting news is that my little sister is getting married. Yeah!! I love that my siblings are rapidly joining me in married life. Pete and Melissa got married in January. Jenilara and Kevin are planning to get married before Travis leaves so he can be at the wedding. Congratualtions Jeni!

Stretching the Birthday...

We have had a fun birthday weekend with Josh. I didn't plan to stretch it out quite so long, but our power was out on Sunday for 5 hours. I couldn't make his birthday cake. So I made it today, and even though he was tired and sick he still had fun smashing it all over and throwing it on the ground. (I think he took a bite....and then spit it out.) Josh got some great presents from Grandma's and Grandpa's but the favorite toy are the ballons that I blew up and decorated with. Yesterday he tried to eat all the crepe paper that I tied around them making his mouth and teeth blue. He also used them as punching bags. And then he held onto the balloon and ran right into the sliding glass door--yup and bounced right off. Wish I had that on video! And then today he would bite on the tie of the balloon and then walk around swatting it with his hands. I know not the safest toy, but when this kid gets something in his head it is next to impossible to change his mind. You can kind of tell what I am talking about in this video.

Grandma Rainey he loves the race cars, but the video was too long to post. I'll take another and post it soon. Happy Birthday Joshie Josh. We are so grateful for you and your funny sense of humor. We love you!

The Birthday Begins...

Josh's birthday is really tomorrow, but we decided to space out the gifts so it would be more fun and less overwhelming. Plus, truth be told, I was anxious. Here is Josh opening his first present from Grandma Laurie and Grandpa Mike.

And here is one of him playing with his new marbleworks. It will be a fun toy for awhile, and he really likes it now too! Thanks Mom and Dad--we love you and miss you!