Playing with May and Alice

Brothers

Cute Josh with messy hair.

Feeding the Fish

Giving Dad Five

Laughing with Alice

Just Wrestling Dad

Josh always gets excited when Ben comes home. Now Wes does the same. It is cute to see Wes leap out of my arms for Ben or crawl as fast as he can to climb up Ben's leg.

Cameron's Day

Every year on the anniversary of Cameron's death we go to a baseball game with our families. It is a fun tradition and something we can do to celebrate Cameron's life. Thanks for coming everyone! For some reason this year was harder for me. I think we are in a transition and I didn't plan the day very well. It is always easier when I plan the day out. I think also that it has been 3 years. That is a long time. I think of Cameron every day but I don't think of the accident every day anymore (thank goodness), so this year it felt heavier and more intense. I think that as time passes the anniversaries become a bigger deal because things rush back and emotions surface. I guess it is a sign that I am healing, functioning, surviving, embracing life. One things for sure I miss my Cameron boy.




and I just had to post this pic of Cameron the same age as Wes. Blue eyed boys.

Midway

We had a fun weekend with Ben's family up in Midway. The kids had a blast swimming in the pool. We rode the carousel and went into Park City to ride the alpine coaster. We took Josh and he loved it. We are loving being close to family. Josh has so much fun with his cousins.

Lake Powell

THE Cutest baby...and I love that I have a pic of Cameron and Josh in this outfit at Lake Powell.
It was nearly impossible to convince Josh to get out of the water. He loved the lifejacket and swimming all by himself.
Uncle Pete and Josh in the kayak.
Papa Mike taught Josh how to fish. Josh loved it and just kept realing them in.
Papa Mike is trying to get Josh to kiss this catfish (in my family of fisherman that is what you do before you throw it back).
All the fish Josh caught.
Driving the boat is serious business. Josh watched a little too carefully. At one point my Dad said ok we need to go faster now and Josh slammed on the throttle. Ben almost fell off the back of the boat.
My 2 year old on the tube. He just kept yelling, "Hit it Papa!" "Faster Papa!" This kid has no fear which increases my fear :).
And little Wes swimming free of the lifejacket. The babies just hate those baby lifejackets.

Big Josh

I am backtracking but I just uploaded all my pics. We moved our stuff using PODS with ABF. Josh talked about when our Pods were coming and just happened to be outside when the big semi carrying our Pods pulled up. He was so excited I could hear him from inside the house. It just got better from there. They used a forklift to get the Pods off the semi and put them in front of our townhome. Josh was in awe. Then we found out the forklift driver's name was Josh. He even let Josh sit on the forklift. Josh wasn't scared (no surprise there) and wanted to press all the buttons. As we drove across the country he would pick out ABF trucks and talk about big Josh taking his toys to Utah. Then when we would pass the trucks and he would see the driver wasn't Big Josh he would say, "it's a different big Josh." Pretty cute.

So much to post, but for now cute Joshisms...

Me: "Josh stop picking your nose."
Josh with his finger in his nose: "I'm not"
Me: "What are you doing?"
Josh: "Just getting the boogers out."

Josh to Wes: "Wes you are so cute. You are you are."

Josh in the car and out of the blue: "Mom I want some grapes."
Me: "I don't have any grapes."
Josh thinks for a minute: "What am I talkin' bout?"
(the funniest part is Ben and I laughed so hard that still two weeks later Josh will say this again like a joke and laugh.)

Me: "What a big jump Josh. You are so big."
Josh: "Your Welcome!"

Josh doesn't stop talking all day long. I know every mom thinks their child is brilliant, but he is quite the kid. He makes up stories complete with sound effects. His imagination and memory are amazing. Wes is quite taken with his brother. Love these cute boys!