Water Kids

One of our church members(and friends) have a nice big pool, 24 ft diameter & about 5 ft deep I think) and have invited us to go out and use it whenever we'd like. A little over a week ago we did just that, we all enjoyed it!
A couple family pictures





While in the baby float (that he weighs too much for) Joshua can be on his own, it's nice when we don't have to hold on to him.


Miriam on the deck before she got in the pool.


Joshua flying high in the sky


Here's an idea of how big the pool is and the deck built next to it

Rice Cereal

Oh about a couple weeks ago I started our happy little girl on rice cereal. I am not sure if it was that I have done this before or that I waited longer (until she was older) to start than with Joshua, but it seems to be going pretty well! It's said at first it's mainly just the baby learning to eat from a spoon and that the baby usually doesn't eat much of it... and that it gets all over. WEll we must have one smart cookie on our hands or else waiting to start rice cereal with her until she was 5 1/2 months old had something to do with it, but currently when it's all stirred up there's probably 2-3 tablespoons of it and she eats most of it. Here are some pictures from the first time (also first time in the high chair).








MMmmmm!

A belated birthday gift

Joshua's Aunty M couldn't make it to his birthday party and had been hoping her gift could have hitched a ride with someone, but finally she had to break down and UPS it from the local lumber yard. It's kinda hard to know what to do with so many new toys at once anyway! Thank you for the new ride! He's just a tad too short to pedal it all the way around by himself yet, so it will be something to grow into!



We opened the box right away, Joshua helped.

Joshua's words before age 2

Before Joshua turned 2 I got smart and started a list on the fridge, writing down all the words he could say before he was two. For those of you who are curious, here is that list, I have new list going now of words he can say after 2. I haven't decided what the cut off age will be yet.

Hi, pull, socks, foot, feet, more (and the signing it), puppy, baby, ball, church, Joshua (sounds kinda like Josh-sha), bye,bowl, out,ouch, up, no, cheese, hot, uh-oh, please, forty, kitty, moo, one, two, mine, catch (he says it with a "d" like "datch"), cow (also says it with a "d" like "dow), pillow, don't, cookie, hop, shirt, dude, donkey, horsey, thank (he says "tank"), blow, drink, "I got you"

He's added about another 20 words/things to his vocab. One of the exciting ones lately was yesterday we were in the van and the radio had a local church service on, the Pastor said a prayer and after he said amen we heard an amen come from behind us! Joshua said Amen yesterday for the first time, he folds his hands and prays at meal time and bed times, but has never said it before!

Outside at the lake

Miriam sitting like a big girl in an umbrella stroller


Joshua


Joshua, Mallory & Brenda


Miriam and Grandma

Cool dudes

Joshua & Mallory modeling Mallory's sunglasses

At the farm

While recently at the lake we took kids to go see my uncle Mike's and cousin James' horses (they each have one), James' horse was more cooperative and friendly, I guess it helped that he was there too, so all of the pictures are of his horse. We also saw chickens and a few cows, Mallory was most interested in the chickens.

Joshua petting James' horse


Miriam petting James' horse


Joshua feeding James' horse


Joshua giving James' horse a kiss


Miriam giving James' horse a kiss

Grandma's garden is a good place to play

Once they're in the dirt just let them be... well there could be some exceptions, but in this case - we just let them be. What a mess they were!


Did you know that sandals work well as pails too?


Joshua & cousin Mallory

Okay, so I had said footage of Miriam was coming and well, blogger isn't letting me upload it (I tried 3 times) and so you will have to settle with pictures.

Here's Miriam 5 months old...


and a little drool for you too!


She has discovered how to roll over in her crib, but she hasn't figured out how to undo the process to get to where she started - on her back. I have had to rescue her in the middle of the night from rolling into the rails.


What a silly girl! She's in a swaddle/wrap thing, something I've put her in for bedtime and naps since almost the beginning. Now she hardly stays in it anymore.

A new baby!

Congratulations to Emily & Pastor Olsen on a their 1st baby - a boy, 6/24/08!
Actually born on the due date... how often does that happen?