Be Nice Mom

At the end of the day (even if it was a good one) I feel a little worn out. Here is an example of why. Here are the incidents of this very typical day...

This morning Josh rolled/flipped over the top of me and Wes right off the couch.
Later this morning a whiteboard fell off the fridge and landed on Josh's nose.
Josh ran right into the corner of the wall. (He constantly runs while looking backwards or sideways)
Josh jumped from the stairs and somersaulted his way into the wall.
Josh again ran into the corner of the wall.
Josh was sitting on the arm of the couch and he fell straight backward onto the floor covered in toys.

So after all this falling (no serious injuries), he was jumping around on the couch over Wes and I was asking Josh to stop jumping on the couch. I guess I wasn't asking too sweetly.
Josh paused, looked at me and said, "Be Nice, Mom. Be Nice."

Three Cute Babies

I know I do this all the time, it gives me an excuse to post pictures of Cameron. They definitely look like brothers. You can't tell because Cameron's picture is black and white but I think Wes has his coloring--at least the blue eyes.

Weston's Blessing Day

We Blessed Wes on March 1st. It was a cold and snowy day. The blessing was beautiful, and Weston looked cute in Cameron's blessing outfit. We were able to have some good friends there as well as Grandma Rainey.
I just love this picture of Josh and Weston. A good representation of life around here--Josh, Mr. Mischevious and Wes, scared for his safety.

Baltimore Aquarium

On Valentines Day we decided to go to the Baltimore Aquarium. It was kind of our party for Josh's birthday. He loves sharks and fish and was very excited. He loved it and Wes did great. It was a fun day!

Josh is TWO

Happy Birthday to my big boy Josh Capell!! I feel like overnight Josh has become such a big boy. I guess that is what happens when your baby turns two, they are no longer a baby. Josh had a great birthday. He loved blowing out the candle, which he blew out about 10 times before his birthday was over. He got fun presents from Grandmas and Grandpas and he even got some more dinosaurs from his friend, Lincoln. Josh is obsessed right now with dinosaurs. He knows that a "bird dinosaur" is called a Teradactyl and a "big daddy dinosaur" is a T-Rex. Pretty smart kid. We love Josh so much and are so glad he is a part of our family. He keeps us on our toes and we love him for it!

Catching Up...Lots of Pictures

Sorry I haven't posted new pictures for awhile so this is going to be a long picture post.

Wes in Josh's blessing outfit.

Playing in the first snow.


Josh LOVES green peppers. I can barely get dinner made because he always steals them and eats the whole pepper.

Ok here goes a somersault...

Another good bedtime story

Josh is such a character. It was time for bed and after scripture reading and prayers I asked Josh, "who do you want to put you down, Mom or Dad?" Then Ben said, "or do you just want to put yourself to bed?" Josh grabbed his bottle and said, "Josh"(which means Josh will do it). He walked down the hall waving and saying bye Mom. He even blew us kisses. I started to walk after him and he said no and pushed me back toward the living room. So I left him alone for a minute and then went upstairs to check on him. He was in his room rocking himself in the chair drinking his bottle. He didn't want me to rock him just wanted me to turn the light off. I sat in there while he looked at a book. Then I said, "Are you ready to get in your bed?" He said, "Josh" and then tried to climb into his crib. I helped him in and that was that. Our little guy put himself to bed. Being a big brother really makes you grow up.