Happy Birthday, Joshua!

Today my baby boy turned one! This year has flown by so fast. Joshua's a happy little boy whose favorite things to do are stand on his head (like prepping for a somersault), chase Kara, play with cars and balls, color, and eat mini marshmallows. He had a good day today with messy cake and lots of presents. Love you, Buddy!

Let Him In

This morning Kara said, "Jesus don't need to have wings; he needs to walk."
"He doesn't have wings."
"He needs to walk by our house."
"Do you want Jesus to come to our house?"
"Yeah! And He gonna ring the doorbell, and you need to let Him in, and He gonna go upstairs and play toys with me."

Has This EVER happened? to ANYONE?

Today we went to the Wal-mart Portrait Studio to get Joshua's 12-month picture taken. (He won't turn one till the 24th, so the more pressing reason for going today was because I have a portrait club card , and I wanted one more free 8X10 before it expires on Monday.) Anyway, Joshua gave the camera a cute smile, the picture taken looked great, and that was it! One picture. ONE. We paid and left. It was the fastest I've ever been in and out of there. The moon must be blue tonight.

Happy Birthday, Dustin!

Today is Brian's older brother Dustin's birthday. Dustin is very sociable with a strong personality. He's the proud daddy of a little girl and lives with his family in Virginia. We hope your day is great! We love you!

It all started one day last week...

Joshua cuts a couple more teeth, making nursing painful again.
Mysterious, itchy, pimple-like bumps appear on Kara's torso and thigh.
Joshua leaks diarrhea out his diaper all over himself and his bed.
Joshua vomits on me and the kitchen floor.
Brian gets bitten by fire ants.
Joshua leaks diarrhea on his bed again.
Kara vomits on the kitchen table, in the toilet, and on her bedroom floor.
Ants invade my home.

Am I stressed? Of course not! Why do you ask?

Kara-isms

"move a lawn" = mow the lawn
"Old MacDonald" = McDonald's
"it's tired" - when a balloon loses its helium
"that's for candy" - referring to the feminine products dispenser in a public restroom
"tomorring" = tomorrow, in the morning, or tomorrow morning
"sunscream" = sunscreen

Happy Birthday, Kyle!

Our nephew Kyle is 9 today. He's the oldest child in his family and a good example to his brother and sisters. Kyle is very nice, and I've always enjoyed being around him (which, unfortunately, is rare these days). We miss you. I hope your day is fantastic, Kyle!

Four Years

Today is our 4-year anniversary. It has gone by so fast; I still feel like I should be in high school; I frequently have to stop and remind myself that I'm married and have 2 kids. Time flies.

Brian is an amazing person. I have loved being able to spend the past 4 years with him. He is a wonderful husband who never says no when I ask him for help with anything, and I ask all the time. Our children love their Daddy; they have so much fun with him. Brian is a hard worker and good at figuring things out. He's been working at USAA for 2 years, promoted once, and has worked on three different "teams," learning new things every day.

Thanks, Hun, for all you do; I love you!

Happy Birthday, Mia!

Today our niece Mia turns 2 years old. She's a cute little smart girl who tries to keep up with her 3 older siblings. I can't believe that she's already potty-trained! Mia was fun to see when we went to Yuma for Christmas (when we got to meet her for the first time!); she loved baby Joshua. I hope we don't have to wait that long before we see her again. Have a happy day, little girl!

Milestone

My baby took his first step on Saturday! He's made some progress in the past 3 days:



And I must say that Joshua is quite the performer. I stood him up then backed away while I turned the camera on. He just stood there, waiting for me to beckon to him. It's like he knew he was being recorded! This was seriously the most he's walked in one go. This was the only footage taken. Then afterwards, when I was watching it on the camera, he came over because he wanted to see himself!

Oh, and Joshua can throw a ball, too (performing nicely for the camera again):