Visiting Cameron

can I just say visiting Cameron and not have to add grave to the end? yuck. It is still so weird. I feel like I am living a parallel life. I always want to take pictures at Cameron's grave to somehow include him in the picture. It was nice to be able to go to the cemetary this Easter. And it was nice as Ben and I got weepy to see our wildchild Josh running around chasing butterflies and stealing pinwheels from other people's graves:). It made us smile and see Cameron in him. I am sure they know each other, and Josh remembers him. How we miss our Cameron boy.

So Many People to Love

We went to Utah to visit our families. It was such a fun trip. Usually my kids are so off their schedule that I am just ready to come home. But this trip they did so great and Josh had so much fun playing with everybody. I didn't want to leave.
Carlee and Josh hunting for the eggs.
Bodie and Josh at the Dinosaur Museum. Josh loved this place, and this is the look he gave Bodie all trip. Got to love that Bodie!
Doing some slacklining with Uncle Pete and Melissa.
Sydney is the best. Josh loved playing with her all day everyday. I want her to come spend some time with me this summer. She is such a great help.
This is hillarious. Josh convinced Grandpa Mike to give him a ride on the "tractor". Sorry Dad, it's really a lawnmower. They rode around on it all afternoon. They even went down the street to see the horses on it. Let's just say my Dad is a softie with his grandkids.
Josh playing leaping frogs with Great Grandpa Don.
Yes this is snow. Eight inches of it! I was pretty mad, but Josh had fun building a snowman with Grandma Laurie.
This is a precious picture. Josh with Weston and cute little Jocelyn. But right after I took this picture Josh bonked their heads together....poor Wes. I think I say that a few times a day.

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!