Practice, practice, practice

Joshua has been practicing writing his letters this summer, especially his name. It seems he has grown up so much this summer. I can't believe he will be 4 years old soon.

If I do say so myself, I think he's a genius!

I love this little boy more than anything in this world!

Little Farmer

A few weeks ago, Joshua's class learned about planting and growing gardens. He brought home a little planter of peas. On the way home that afternoon the little planter actually tipped over in the car and everything dumped out in the floor. Partner that with the fact that I have absolutely no green thumb, whatsoever, and I didn't think the little seed had a chance. But Joshua has been faithfully watering the seed and over the last few days we've had quite a bit of growth, so tonight we transplanted it to a bigger planter.

Happy 4th of July

We spent the day with our friends - Anna, Matt, Madi, and Andrew.

Thanks for inviting us! We had so much fun today.

Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July.

Hilton Head 2009

We were able to enjoy a few days of rest and relaxation last week on the beaches of Hilton Head. I can't even describe what a wonderful time we had. The tides were extremely high this time and that seemed to bring in lots of excitement. We saw many starfish and collected lots of sand dollars and shells, and a bird (I think it was a crane) that seemed to enjoy the beach as much as we did. But also we got to see hundreds and hundreds of baby crabs! They were everywhere! Joshua was okay with the crabs at first, but when they decided to try to get in our bag and come home with us, he had had enough. At that point, Ronnie had to carry him on his shoulders any time we walked along the beach. No worries though. Ronnie can make that walk a thousand miles at least.

Here's a little video of our fun week at the beach:

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We are counting down the days until next year.....

Once again, I've let the days pass much too quickly. So, I'm guilty, but I have lots of pictures to share.

A few weeks ago Joshua was able to spend the day with his good friends, Billy and John Nathan.

This week it's been soooo hot - too hot to play outside for a long time. What's the best way to relax and cool off after some hot fun in the summertime? Watching a good movie and drinking cold lemonade...

Using our imagination with paint pens and paper....

I ♥ Faces Weekly Photo Challenge

This week at I ♥ Faces, it's all about birthdays! The picture I am posting this week is from Joshua's 2nd birthday. The theme was Bob the Builder and well, everything tastes better with a truck named Muck!

Be sure to check out all of the other entries in the birthday category and the pets category at the I ♥ Faces website!

The Boys of Summer