Blessing Day!
August 16, 2009
August 16, 2009
So Joshua has finally been blessed. It was a nice day. The blessing went great! By that, I mean Josh didn't scream. I was worried about that. I heard he was a bit of a wiggle worm, but with Matt's bro's and my bro's, there were plenty to hold him. After, everyone came to our house for snacks. It was pretty crowded, but most of the kids went outside to play, so it went well. The picture above is Josh on the blanket I crocheted for him. I finished just 2 weeks prior, but I'm so glad I was able to do this for him!
This is our family later that day. Kelli took this in our backyard. Josh refused to smile or look at the camera, but he's adorable anyway!
We also fed Josh his first rice cereal that day. He LOVED it! He cried if I didn't spoon it into his mouth fast enough. It was so cute!
On the 24th of July we decided to go camping. We decided earlier that week, so we didn't have time to make reservations. We thought about going Thursday night, but in the end we got up early Friday. It is a good thing! All the camp sites were full. We got there as some one was packing up to leave, so we were so lucky to get a place to camp! This is Matt putting up our tent for the first time since we got it. I think he enjoyed showing off his skills. Since he was so excited to do it, I just sat and watched-okay I watched Josh and Gizmo, but I was able to get off a couple of pics while I did so.
Gizmo had a blast!!! He was no longer black by the time we left. He dug in the dirt so much, he was brown!
We are all about roughing it, as you can see by Josh in his swing. We were hoping Josh would sleep well if we brought this, but he woke up every half hour. To make matters worse, he didn't just cry when he would wake up, he would scream!!!
Like father, like son! I'm sorry if you can't see the similarities, but I sure can!!!
Gizmo and I were able to enjoy a little quiet reading time together.
Matt was able to get a little fishing in while Josh napped, then we took a walk around the lake. After, we were going to take Josh with us fishing. Unfortunately, a storm came in and we retreated to our tent.
We took Josh up to Bear Lake to visit with Matt's sister. Josh's ever prepared mother forgot a swimsuit and suntan lotion. Figures. Fortunately, his little cousin Kyle had both of these items, plus a hat! Thank goodness for Michelle letting me borrow them!!! Josh had a blast sitting in the water. He only got one mouthful of dirt. He tried to eat it from his right hand, so as I was washing this hand, he grabbed a handful with his left hand before I noticed, and it went straight to the mouth!
Sorry, I didn't turn this picture and am too lazy to fix it. On our way home from Bear Lake, Josh and Kyle had a nice little visit in their matching "Daddy's Little Hero" outfits. It's funny watching them babble to each other!
Matt and Josh wearing matching blue shirts! I'm sure once BYU football starts up on Saturday, Matt will make certain to have Josh in his BYU blue!
If you look with the pic zoomed in, you can see his teeth! He thinks it's so funny when we go into the bathroom. I knew he'd give a good grin for the camera if I went in there to take it.
Matt's breaks went out, so he got to spend hours working on the car. The break pads didn't take long, but he had to take off the rotor, and it was screwed in tight. Then, our friendly neighbor came over to "help" and stripped one of the screws. But it was sure sweet of him to offer his help! And he helped get the screw out after he stripped it!
Matt's brother, Kevin, works at a place that sells play equipment. When their sister came down, all the kids went to Kevin's work to play, and they all had a blast!!!
Joshua loved the swing the best. The higher the better! I'll update more soon, cause I didn't download pictures of our zoo trip yet. That will be next time!
