A new leaf

So, I am stealing this idea from a friend of mine because journalling is boring to me but I figure if I incorporate photos with my "journalling" it will be more exciting to me! Thanks Krista for this idea!

Her concept was to not forget the "little things". Josh is now 3 and there are sooo many cute things that he has done, and I am sure I will forget!

When he was a baby he wheezed, of course we thought it was adorable, the doctors thought it was a problem, so needless to say he had many tests run to find out why he was wheezing. They didn't find anything, and he soon outgrew it... sadly. :)

Maybe I will start with recent things.

Josh LOVES to read books and is now "reading" them to us~! It is so cute! You can pick out some words in the sentences, and of course the last word of each line is said very clearly.

He has his routine, so when I say, "ok time for nigh night" he says, "of course we read books!" and books it for the stairs. We go potty, read and then as soon as I say the last word of the book he slides off daddy's side of the bed (farthest away from his room) and I grab is blanket and catch me a "dinosaur!" Then we go into his room and sing "let me call you sweetheart" sometimes it's a mommy solo and sometimes it's a Joshie solo and sometimes it's a duet! I then put him in the crib, cover him with his blankie (that Zan made for him!) and he says "hugs and kisses" so I bend down and give him squeezes and kisses and then he says" bye mommy, love you! I love him so much!

Martin age 4, when I would video tape Lexi as a baby he would jump around and say "see Martin, See Martin!"

Nathan age 2-3 ish use to say "drinky, drinky" when he was thirsty.

Lexi age 2 use to do this cute pose thing with her hands up in the air when I wanted to take her picture.

Josh 18 month pix!

Can't believe he is 18 months already!! Crazy! He is so much fun, when he isn't testing me!! Im catching on to his little game! He is saying all kinds of words, doing animal sounds, almost counts to 10 with help! He is running around the house like crazy. Loves to go outside! And oddly enough he willingly goes for naps and bedtime! He's a good sleeper like is big brother Nathan was.

Nathan's Baptism.. FINALLY!!

Wow! Took me long enough! I just can't keep up with Facebook and blog! So its nearly a year late but here they are! My mom was able to come out for it and as always we had a blast and miss her terribly now!

I love you Nathan! I am so proud of you for the young man you have become! I am proud of you for your decision to be baptized! Continue on this path and you will never go astray!

Lexi's first temple trip!

This is Lexi's first trip to the temple! It was awesome! She was so excited about it. Ray was able to baptize her again for those waiting for this precious ordinance. I am so grateful to her and all of my kids for their sweet spirits and amzing examples they are to us and those around them. I am hoping that the next time we go I will have some family file names to do!

Hangin' out with Jake!

Jake absolutely loved Lexi! It was adorable! Joshua was in heaven with all the toys that he had

never seen before. Nathan slept over at Courtney's house and then came over later, after we went to the temple (pictures in next post)! It was a lot of fun to see Caren and Dave and get to know Jake some more!

Christmas Tree!

One good thing about an artificial tree is that you can put it up Thanksgiving day! hehe! Traditionally we put the tree up the weekend of Thanksgiving, but because it was just us for Thanksgiving dinner we had time to spare! It's always fun decorating for Christmas, it just adds that extra spirit of Jesus Christ to our lives.

Martin is now a Star!

Martin has just recieved his Star in Scouts this month! He has been working really hard on it with his leaders. I am so proud of him for all that he does, he is well on his way to Eagle and his Duty to God award! He is such a good kiddo... you just gotta love him!