Afternoon at the pond

Grant took a vacation day yesterday. After his morning golf game we went to the pond at our old neighbors, Tom and Margaret's pond. Josiah had fun. He sat on the edge and played in the sand then he moved on over to the water. He had a really nice afternoon. When we went home he took a three hour nap! It felt so good to be in the water on a really hot day.

Father's Day and food

I'm a little late on this, but I wanted to wish Grant a Happy Father's Day. He is such a wonderful dad to Josiah and husband to me. He gives so much of himself to help with Josiah and to take care of the house. Jojo and I are so lucky.

A couple of weeks ago I tried two new foods with Jojo. The cottage cheese didn't go over so well as you can see. I was fixing the rest of his lunch and when I turned around it was everywhere. Then he also got to eat a bagel. Once again I wasn't watching (I really don't leave him by himself all the time) and when I looked he was balancing the bagel on his head. He was really serious about it until I started laughing. Then he thought it was great. I got some great video footage of it also. The only problem now is that he thinks that most foods should be on top of his head.

1 year photos

Amanda finished up with Josiah's photos. You can now go to her website to view and order pictures. His gallery will be up for 2 weeks. He looks so cute. He was in a really good mood that day, almost too good. He kept making funny faces. I hope you enjoy looking at them. Amanda, I love how you capture our little Jojo. We will enjoy looking at his photos for years. Thank you.

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Pool time

Yesterday was our first really hot day. So we decided to let Jojo and Sophia play in a little pool. Josiah loved sitting in it and throwing toys out of it. Sophia like standing in it and getting in and out to get the toys Josiah just threw out. They had lots of fun and then had a yummy lunch at Sophia's picinic table.

Memorial Day

Last weekend we had fun visiting Grammy down in TN. Josiah did really well in the car both ways and sleeping at a new place. On Sunday Grammy, JoJo, and I went to the park and had lots of fun. The slides still make him nervous, but he thought he was big stuff climbing on the playground. He needs to learn to walk though because crawling through the wood chips isn't that good on the knees. We were glad to make down to Tennesse for the few days we were there.

Last week we also had his pictures taken by our friend Amanda. She did a really good job considering what she had to work with. He didn't want to be still and he decided to scrunch up his face the whole time. Of course, I still think he's adorable. She posted a sneak peak on her blog. When she gets his gallery up I'll let you know.

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Today we went to Josiah's 1 year check up. He weighed 19lb15oz and was 30" tall. Poor little guy also had to get his shots. He had a silent scream of about 10 seconds until he let the world know what he had just felt. Doctor said that he looked good.

Grant and I also started working on his big boy room this weekend. I'm really excited to see it done. Josiah loves to be in there. He thought he was helping and he loves to roll around on his twin bed. We are in the process of looking for a crib so that he'll have both in his room. I'll post some pictures soon once it's closer to completion.

Birthday Party

I just want to thank everyone that was able to come last minute and say that I missed everyone else who couldn't make it. It definately has been one crazy week. Josiah was on his best behavior today for his party. He looked adorable in his Birthday suit (I found it at a sale and just had to get it), and he wasted no time chowing down, literally, in his cake. He ate his cake just like the picture looks. Also, thank you to everyone who helped pull things together for us, we really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy the pictures. They tell the story.