Who needs toys?...

...when you've got fun packing paper?!

"Fun, Daddy!"

"Achoo!"...The great rice tradgedy...

Can anyone figure out what happened here?

Yup. 1 mouth full of rice cereal + 1 BIG sneeze = 1 rice-covered Mama
"Who, me?!"
"Surely I didn't do that..."

Auntie Miriam takes the stage!

Real food (still hates it!), Take 2:

We tried "real food" a while back and Joshua HATED IT. So, we gave it a rest for a bit and decided to try it again. This is the result:

You'll have to forgive me...

I have NO CLUE how to edit this video, or else I wouldn't have put the whole thing up here. But, if you'll forgive me for that, the first little bit of it is quite funny.

It's up to you. Watch only if you want a glimpse of evenings in our household....which often times consist of Steve making up silly songs and Joshua singing along. I'll be behind the camera laughing my head off if you need me...

Some joy from our journey this past week...

Dancin' in his new jammies!

And the best was: learning to give hugs!!!

Did somebody say I was big?

"Yep, that's ME!!"

Jumpin' for joy, take 2...

Well, as you can see...he finally "gets it"!!

(And LOVES it :)

Still alive and still sick. But more importantly, pictures from last weekend's special visitor!

Papa John came to visit!!

The weather was beautiful, so we sat outside A LOT
Lots of giggles, as usual...

Heading out Saturday morning:
to the Farmer's Market!

So precious.

More giggles...

And Papa John's specialty, the "horsie"!
But really, this is how Papa John spent most of his visit:

Thanks for a wonderful visit, Papa John! We love you!!

Where are the McMurrays?...

Out sick...will post later... So much to blog about, soooo little energy....

We heart Rachel Anne!!

Rachel and her mommy (my dear friend!) Grace came over this week to visit! Rachel tried out the Bumbo for the first time...

Not so sure...

Joshua was very excited to play with Rachel!!

He was surely fascinated with her...staring in awe?

Thanks for a great visit, Grace and Rachel!!

And now moving on to guitar lessons...

Doesn't he look thrilled??

LOL!!...So funny ;)

Yay! More new cousins!!

Remember my cousins from my baby shower?

Well, we are so excited to share that there are more of them!!

Welcome Ethan Fenner!!!

We can't wait to meet you!

My cousin Amy with her three babies: Tom-Tom, Emma & Ethan!
Emma is a proud big sis ;)

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.

Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands.

How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them...

-Psalm 127:3-5 (NLT)

Congrats, Fenner's! What a blessing...We love you guys!

Last weekend's piano recital

He's really, really good. And he can sing, too! Wow!

(haha...LOL ;) Enjoy!

Such a great helper

I mean really - who could ask for better assistance?!

TWINS!

"Hey, there's two of me!"

Don't we wish... ;)