Sunday Naps

 

First Date

 

Aaron next to his little friend who is one month younger!  When Aaron went to his five month check-up he weighed 18 lbs.  This last week we weighed him again and he's up to 20!

Friends for Elizabeth

 

Elizabeth is getting old enough that she really loves getting to be with other girls her age.  It makes getting to go to a friend's birthday party extra special. 

A Happy Birthday for Me

 

I was spoiled with a second birthday celebration ... flowers, my favorite Chinese food -- Pei Wei, a birthday cake decorated by Nathan (with my initials), some funny cards picked by the kids, and our latest favorite game -- Apples to Apples.

Last Family Home Evening on Monday night, we had "announcements".  When Greg announced it was my birthday on Saturday, Joshua got so upset.  He said, "Why didn't someone tell me sooner?!  We've got presents to buy, cards to make, decorations to hang up and we only have a week to do it!" 

Couldn't ask for a better birthday than having the little people in my life working so hard to make it great.  (And a good man actually making it happen.)

A Day at Greenfield Village

Nathan and Joshua had the day before my birthday off of school, so we decided to head down and celebrate by going to Greenfield Village.  It's part of the same Henry Ford Museum complex, but a part we hadn't been to before.  We had such a great time!

A working steam locomotive, a historical farm with baby lambs, a real train turntable like Thomas the Tank Engine...with men inside welding on engines! 

 

Our favorite area had different "crafts" being demonstrated.  Pottery, a print shop, and our favorite, glass-blowing!

Cub Scouting Boy

 

Nathan accepting his first cub scout award.  He's a Bobcat!

Rolling Over

 

Aaron was doing "tummy time" this week, and was doing so amazingly well I ran for the camera.  When I got back, he was on his way over -- rolling over!  A first for him!  With our other kids it felt like they learned how, and then it took several days to remember again and actually get natural about it.  (Largely because the had strong negative opinions about being on their tummies.)  Aaron is more patient and willing to rest his little head down on the carpet when it gets tired, and then come up and try again.  By the end of his first day of rolling, Joshua acknowledged Aaron had already become a "rolling maniac"!

I think we started T-ball

Joshua started T-ball this week, and it's our family's first try at this sport.  Next week we won't be bringing the whole family to practice, because Joshua was too busy showing us all his cool fielding moves and "instant replays" to actually keep track of the real ball in play. ...

Until one ball made it out near him...and then he and two others fought for it.  You can see that one boy gave up pretty easily.  But, not our Joshua.  =)  After a good minute or two of wrestle, Joshua came out the proud victor.  And we wondered if we should have signed him up for football instead! 

Little Friend

 

Upon doing one last check after getting the kids seat-belted in the car, I found two extra little eyes staring back at me.  Joshua just thought that sleeping Aaron needed someone to keep him company...Joshua's hamster.  =)

Love, Joshua