Sick day #5

Joshua has been battling with the strep virus for five days now. I think this morning he is feeling alot better. We've never had any experience with strep, but found out that it can be a nasty little bug. I hope Joshua doesn't ever have to go through this again.

He finally felt like coloring a little and I actually got him to smile and look at the camera....

Elmo Grows Up

Joshua had a great time at the Sesame Street Live show. This year's storyline was "Elmo Grows Up". All of Elmo's friends try to help him decide what he wants to be when he grows up. Joshua's favorite career was the train conductor. He also felt like a celebrity because we were close enough for him to shake hands with Elmo, The Count, Cookie Monster and Grover.

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Letter of the week - B

In school, Joshua's class has been working on the letter B. Today we made a Letter B - Bee.

You can find some other great letter recognition ideas at No Time For Flashcards.

We've had a busy, busy couple of weeks, so the Letter B seems very appropriate. I hope that our schedule will slow down a bit this week. We are looking forward to a quiet family weekend.

Introducing Dorothy

Recently we've been discussing the possibility of a new pet for Joshua. It's been a while since we had to let Peanut go, but we weren't really ready for another dog. Deron and Laura have a great fish tank at their house (one that looks a little too complicated for us), but Joshua really likes the fish. So, this afternoon we had to stop at Wal-Mart for a few things and wandered over to the fish. Joshua was pretty excited and, of couse, wanted the biggest one, but we settled on a typical goldfish-like fish. I can't remember the exact name, but it's a little bigger than a goldfish. We asked Joshua what he wanted to name his fish and he tapped his finger to his chin and said, "Let me think. Oh! I know! Dorothy!" So Dorothy it is!

A new bike

Thank you Granny!

Robot

In case you wonder what we do all day:

Today, as Joshua and I were unloading a box of diapers he put the empty box on his head and said, "I'm a robot, mommy!" So, we grabbed the markers, paper and scissors and started working. Joshua has such an aversion to costumes that I wondered if he would really like it once we were finished. It turned out really cute and he actually did put it on long enough for me to snap one picture with him smiling. Immediately after the picture was taken, he started saying, "Get it off of me, get it off of me." Since then he won't put it back on, but he likes to play with it. This afternoon we added a tube through the arm holes and it became a bridge for his cars.

I just showed him this post and picture and now he wants to turn it into an airplane!!! That's probably what we'll be doing on Monday!

Happy Weekend!

Another great weekend

This past weekend we had the opportunity to travel to South Georgia and visit with Beth, Jabin, Lillie, and Becca. Joshua had a great time playing with Lillie and Becca. Unfortunately, somehow I didn't even click one picture!!! Don't ask, I have no good answer?!?! You can check on Lillie and Becca at Beth's blog by clicking here. Beth and Jabin were very gracious hosts and we enjoyed our visit. I'm hoping we will get to see them again very soon! (hint, hint)

Ronnie was blessed to preach on Friday night as well as Saturday morning. We had a wonderful time fellowshipping with all the people at the church. We look forward to visiting with them again soon also!

Thanks to everyone for a blessed weekend!

Since I didn't take any pictures from the weekend, I leave you with a few of the latest play-doh creations: