At the Beach

A sunny weekend in WA calls for time at the beach. So that is what we did on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Isaac would stay there for hours digging in the sand if we let him.

Crazy Hair!

Fun at Country Village

A fun time riding the choo choo with best buddies Sasha and John John.

Good thing he is so cute!

Here is a picture of Josiah that I took this morning. All I have to say is it is a good thing he is so cute because he has been giving me a run for my money lately. I am not sure if it is teething, heat, seperation anxiety or something else but Josiah has been extremely needy all day and all night long. He has been waking up 5-6 times a night for no particular reason and wants to be held. It takes him a bit to go back to sleep just to turn around and wake up an hour later and start all over. I know he is a baby but at 2 months old he was sleeping 6-7 hrs straight. Now at 5 months I am lucky if I get 4-5 hrs for 1 stretch and then it is 2 hrs after that. During the day he always wants to be held, and usually only by me (mom). Don't get me wrong, I love Josiah more than words can express but come on, all day then all night and then all day again, etc. It is neverending and quite exhausting. It is leading me to pray a lot because it is out of my control. So again I say it is a good thing he is so cute.

Here is Isaac and his buudies at his week long VBS (Vacation Bible School). Every night this week he goes for almost 3 hrs and sings songs, plays games, has a bible story and does a craft to go along with the story. He has been having so much fun, it is great to see. While I feel blessed that they have this for our kids it reminds me how fast he is growing up and how I need to treasure every moment because before I know it he will be off to college.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Spoiled at the circus

Feeding the elephants after the circus.

POPCORN!!!
Pony Rides with Great Grandma at his side!

Thanks to Great Grandma Betty we got to go to the circus again this year. We had a lot of fun! Isaac got completely spoiled by great grandma which thrilled him to pieces. He is still talking about several of the different acts he saw to anyone who will listen.

Big heads!

I am constantly amazed at how large my kids heads are. I shouldn't be because they have both had huge heads (according to the doctors) since birth. But every time I go to get a hat I am reminded and I have to laugh. Isaac needs a new bike helmet this year so we went to try some on and the 8+ years helmet fit him. What!?!? His winter snow hat and his summer shade hat are both for 8-12 year olds. How hilarious! So now Josiah at 5 months fits into the toddler bike helmet. We think they are adorable, big heads and all!

I love to eat!

Josiah has now started rice cereal and he loves it! I think he leves the process of eating the most but I am thankful either way. He tries to grab the spoon and feed himself. So now I have 2 spoons, one to feed him and the other for him to play with. He is still learning how to swallow so he makes a huge mess, but we are having fun with it.

In honor of cousin Faith

Josiah is wearing his England jumper in honor of his cousin Faith, Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Justin.

The simple things in life

A canoe trip on Lake Balinger on Craig's day off!

I love how much fun we have as a family with the simple things. Yesterday was the 4th of July and we had a great time watching the local Bothell parade. After that we came home, took naps, and woke up to spend the evening with friends talking and of course eating BBQ. We didn't go anywhere fancy or do anything extravagant but we had a great time. The picture is of Isaac doing sparklers that we had gotten last year and didn't use. So we sat outside in our yard with friends and watched as everyone else lit fireworks off around us (and there were some big ones). What a joy the simple things in life can be.