Josh's Visit with Santa

I took Josh to see Santa today. I think the picture says it all!!!

First Snow of the Season

Josh was really excited to wake up to snow yesterday morning. He is fascinated by all of it. We made a special trip to Target today to by snow bibs and boots for him. After getting him all bundled up we went outside. It took awhile for him to get used to the snow but once he did he couldn't stop touching it! He even ate snow for the first time!

Getting So Tall!!

We recently discovered just how tall Joshua is getting. He got in the pantry and managed to reach for his goldfish crackers all on his own. He is growing up so quickly!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Josh was a skunk for Halloween this year. He is still a bit too young to go trick or treating but he did get to show off his costume at the Halloween party at daycare this afternoon. His costume was a hit especially the tatoo on the butt that said "Lil' Stinker". It was so cute to see all the kids in his class dressed up. He had a great time at the party. Here are a few pictures of Josh in his costume at home and at the party.

Go Buckeyes

With football season underway, Joshua has been showing his Buckeye pride by wearing scarlet and gray on game day - just like his mom and dad!

Surviving Sickness

Joshua has managed to have an eye infection, a high fever, and the stomach flu in the span of about three weeks. He has survived all of it quite well and is finally back to being his normal adorable self. The only good thing about him being sick is all the cuddling he wants to do! Now that he is a very active toddler, it is hard to get him to slow down enough for a hug let alone some cuddle time. John and I both enjoyed being able to cuddle with him even though he was feeling so lousy!!

Blog Debut

With Megan in town last night, all of the girls got together to catch up. These get togethers seem too few and far between these days so it is so great when all of our schedules coordinate for all of us to be there. We certainly enjoyed the evening at Jamie and Eben's house. It was really nice to just order in dinner and catch up. The best group of girlfriends just made their blog debut!!

Laundry Room Renovations

We have started to do some renovations. We have started with adding cabinets to the laundry room and ordering a new high efficiency washer and dryer! John has been busy today installing the cabinets and I am anxious for the new washer and dryer to arrive on Friday. I can wash and dry 16 pair of jeans in one load!!! Joshua wanted to be with his Daddy and enjoyed playing in the new cabinets! John is finishing the center filler piece as I am writing this. In the meantime, here are a few pictures of John's hard work and Joshua's enjoyment.

Joshua's One Year Photos

I took Josh in to have his one year photos taken. I was a little nervous because he was in a grouchy mood right before we left for his photo session. Thankfully his mood changed once we got there and the photographer did a great job. I still can't believe my little baby is a toddler now!!

Pictures From Joshua's Birthday

Josh' First Birthday Party

We celebrated Joshua's first birthday party with a house full of family and friends on August 18, 2007. It was a success!! Joshua enjoyed having other babies to play with and John and I got a chance to see both sides of the family and lots of friends. Something we don't get to do often enough these days. The highlight of the party was Joshua enjoying his first birthday cake and no one stopping him from making a mess! Payback came in the middle of the night when he woke up with a belly ache from all the cake he ate! We had a wonderful afternoon and hope everyone who was here had a great time too!

First Try

This is my first post to my blog! I am hoping this will be a better way to keep in touch with family and friends so we will see how it goes!!! We are in the midst of planning Joshua's first birthday party. It has definitely become much larger than we planned but we figured he only turns one once!! It will be more of a celebration for us making it through the first year as first time parents!!! It is truely amazing how fast the first year has gone by. I have loved being a mom more than I ever thought I would! Watching Josh grow and change has been so much fun. He has been taking his first steps this week and barely resembles the baby I brought home from the hospital last summer! He was so tiny with all that dark hair and now he is so tall with all that blonde hair!! He looks more like John everyday!