Vacation

Sorry about the lag in posts. It's been almost 3 weeks since my last one, I think. We went on vacation for a little over 2 weeks. I have a ton of pictures that I need to download on my computer and then I'll be updating you on our fun fun break.

Hope your summer is going great too!

Dumb

Oh, the things I've taught my son. Josh loves to play the games on the Sesame Street website. They've been a lot of fun for him. Well, tonight, as he was playing a bumper cars game, he said, "No bump. Dumb." Funny how they pick up on what we say when we're not paying attention.

Here he is playing another game. I think we made it through a few "dumb" games before we got to one that worked. We'll see how this goes. As long as he doesn't start to call other people dumb, right?

Swimming

We get to go swimming a few times a week. I just keep forgetting to take pictures. Last week, we were invited to a birthday party for a little boy turning one, and I remembered the camera. Finally!

Peter was trying to get Josh to come over for the picture. This is as close as he managed to get.

Emily started to make this face the other day. It's SO cute! What do you think it means?

My handsome little Josh.

This was the first time she had a true mohawk. Her hair is always an adventure.

I've Been Tagged

All About Me Alphabetically!
A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? Attached for 5 years
B. BEST FRIEND? Peter
C. CAKE OR PIE? Cake - with LOTS of frosting
D. DAY OF CHOICE? Saturday - Peter's home all day
E. ESSENTIAL ITEMS? Diapers & wipes
F. FAVORITE COLORS? Yellows, blues, purples
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? Worms
H. HOMETOWN? Ponca City, OK
I. INDULGENCE? Fudgy Ice Cream
J. JANUARY OR JULY? July
K. KIDS? Joshua Peter - 2, Emily Katheryn - 4 1/2 months
L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? My family
M. MARRIAGE DATE? 06-20-2003
N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? 1 Brother 2 Sisters
O. ORANGES OR APPLES. Oranges
P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? Falling down stairs
Q. QUOTE: (I'm drawing a blank here, sorry)
R. REASON TO SMILE: My sweet husband and kids
S. SUPERMAN OR WONDER WOMAN? Superman
T. TAG 5 PEOPLE: Heather B, Erin, Laura, Camille, Robyn
U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I was bit by a horse in kindergarten
V. VEGETABLES? Asparagus is my favorite, though I like most of them
W. WORST HABIT? Criticizing everything
X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? Ultrasound
Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Turkey Tetrazzini
Z. ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer

Weird Happenings

Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture. But we had quite the scare this morning. Okay, it was more of a startle than a scare. I had put Emily in her side of the stroller and Josh was about to help me push it out the door... He likes to push the stroller for the first little bit of our walks in the mornings. Anyhow, I opened the door and in flies a little birdie. I don't scream often, but I did jump and scream pretty good at this little surprise. Our little friend headed straight into the kids room, so I shut the door to keep it in there. How do you get rid of a bird in the house? That's a good question. Fortunately, this one was easy. I called the emergency number for the maintenance guys... the office wasn't open yet... and they came over and opened the doors and the bird flew right back out. Guess I could have done that. :) Oh well.

Josh wasn't as bothered by the bird as I was. In fact, he was more upset that the bird was gone than he was about it being there in the first place. He talked about it for an entire hour or so afterward. "Bird. My room." And then I'd say "Yep, the bird's gone." Then, "No. Bird. My room." Conversations with toddlers are VERY productive and exciting by the end of the hour. ;)

Strawberries

This weekend, Aunt Katie came to stay for a couple nights. Josh couldn't be happier. On Saturday, we went to a farm up the road to pick strawberries. Wouldn't you know it, I left my camera at home! Oh well, we got a picture of Josh with Katie and ALL those yummy fresh strawberries after it was all said and done anyway. Josh had such a good time picking the strawberries. It was quite a change, since he's not usually aloud to pick things off plants... namely flowers.

Big Toy

Emily has grown into the big toy... exersaucer... She seems to like it well enough. Who wouldn't love to suddenly get to be upright after 4 months of laying down or being held to be in any other position? Josh, of course is VERY interested in her "new" toys. Hopefully, he'll soon get around to letting Emily play with her toys. We'll see!