Doggie hat made at babysitter's
Chef hat made at babysitter's
This is Josh's helmet he wears while running through the house pretending to ride motorcycles or four wheelers. It's also a great chair, stool, and bucket for toys. My shoes are a great way to complete the ensemble.
The ball was at the Snowbird Ski Resort. It was really pretty up there.
He looks so good in his uniform!!
Did I mention he looks good in his uniform?
I couldn't leave out the picture of the poker game after because I WON!!! We stayed up until 1 a.m. playing and too bad we weren't playing with real money! I can't tell you which poker hands are better than others, and I can't keep straight which chips are worth what, and they had to explain poker terminology. I had no idea what I was doing, but with a little help from Gary I still managed to win. I guess I should be spending more time in Vegas!
Josh made a cute little pirate this year for Halloween!
He had a good time trick-or-treating with his cousins!
He really enjoyed carving a pumpkin too, although he would not touch the pumpkin guts with his fingers. He would only use the spoon since he does not like to get his fingers dirty, just like his dad!!
Josh loves to go to the park to play. He really has a good time on the swings and slides.
He also likes to feed the ducks at Salem Pond.
These next few pictures are from Grandma Wood's 90th birthday party. Grandpa is 92 and they have been married almost 70 years!
Josh and his cousin Jordan are pals. Jordan was a great help getting Josh to eat his food.
The party was at my cousin's house, and the kids had a great time swimming in her pool. Josh absolutely loves to swim. He kept jumping off the side of the pool to me. He has absolutely no fear. He wanted to jump in by himself without me catching him, but he's not quite ready for that.
Josh and Jordan are so cute playing together. They get along really well.
Sometimes this is a great sight for me to see, Josh fast asleep with his Snoopy, bear, and dog. We went several weeks with very little sleep because Josh kept waking up every half hour to hour for hours during the night. Then he was very cranky and very difficult all day from the lack of sleep. After being up all night it was really hard for me to function at work and stay on top of everything around the house. It took me quite a while to figure out Josh's lack of sleep was partly because he needed to go potty and wasn't awake enough to tell me, and partly because he cries in his sleep when he's dreaming. Now he's sleeping a lot better, which means we get more sleep, and it is amazing how much better you feel when you get some sleep!!!
This is our camping trip to Payson Lakes. I didn't get to go camping last summer since Gary was gone, and I didn't go the summer before because Josh was too small. I have really missed being in the mountains and was very excited to pull out all our camping stuff again!
Josh really enjoyed putting his feet in the water with Melissa, though he wasn't satisfied with just that. He wanted to get in the lake.
He was entertained for the longest time sitting in his camping chair blowing bubbles.
He loved climbing on the big rock and jumping off it.
We borrowed my uncle's kayaks and Josh really enjoyed riding in the "boat".
This is American Fork Canyon. It was also a beautiful place to camp.
There were a few spots by our camp site that had run off coming down the mountain. Josh had a great time playing in the water, and after he was all wet fell down in the dirt and became pure mud. He really had a good time.
He is a great little helper. We have to be careful where we set the hatchet or axe because he will pick them up and start trying to use them!
In the tent with Erin!
Erin and Randy
Josh very much enjoyed doughnuts and chocolate milk for breakfast!
When we got home, Gary was exhausted. I told him I didn't want him on our couch or bed until he showered since he smelled like camp fire and was dirty, so I came in the house to find him dead asleep just like this on the kitchen floor, snoring and everything. It didn't even phase him when Josh tried to play with the golf clubs.
Josh would have been content to stay in Grammy's pool the entire time we were there.
Josh enjoyed shooting everyone with the water gun and didn't even really get scared when he fell off the toy and Grampy had to pull him out of the water.
We took Josh to the ostrich farm. Grampy Mark was the brave one to feed the ostriches first.
Feeding the deer.
Feeding the birds with Grammy.
Gary feeding the birds.
One of the birds decided to nibble on my neck.
He looked a little more like Grampy by the time he was done.
Rocking with Grammy after a fun filled day.
Doing a little shopping at the mall.
Aunt Kimi took Josh to Build-A-Bear. Every night he sleeps with the dog he made at Build-A-Bear, his Snoopy, and a Bear Gary gave him.
Grammy, Kimi, and Josh looking at the gator outside Rain Forest Cafe.
Checking out the elephants at the Rain Forest Cafe.
Just the guys.
