So many posts, too few hours

The last few weeks have just been a whirlwind...again. Joshua and I were able to spend a few days with my mom, sister and niece as well as much of our extended family in Mississippi. That is always a fun time. The only bad part about that week was that it was the week that rained so we didn't get to go outside very much. We found lots of other fun things to do:

From the moment we arrived, Joshua nicknamed Alyssa, "Princess". When Alyssa started ballet dancing for us, Joshua walked over, put his arm around her and asked, "Princess, do you need a Prince?" Cutest thing ever! Melted all the hearts in the room.

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Joshua's first trip to Chuck E. Cheese

Yeah! I win! I win!

Hey! I'm supposed to be the winner!

On Friday of that week, the rain held off long enough for us to visit the Buffalo Park. That was really cool with lots and lots of animals.

Alyssa was not afraid to feed any of the animals

Joshua, on the other hand, was a little leary of the animals

But he loved these little goats. They were really cute and kept jumping out of their pen.

We really had a great time visiting with our cousins that we don't get to see very often.

I wish we could get together more often.

If only there were more hours in a day.

We are looking forward to a visit from Hazy, Cindy and Alyssa in a few weeks for Joshua's 4th birthday! WOW! Can you believe my baby will be 4?

More posts and pictures coming soon!

The Lions

It was a night of fast and furious running and kicking and laughing at the soccer field. Tonight was Joshua's first soccer practice. He has been sooooo excited about playing soccer, especially since his best buddy, CJ, is on his team!

First on the list of things to accomplish tonight was to name the team. After many, many suggestions, the kids all decided they wanted to be the Lions....roooaaaarrrrrr!

Now on to the field for the footwork....

The new gear

Joshua & his best buddy, CJJoshua's patented kick
Practicing the dribbleHeading for the goal

SCORE!!!

After practice, we headed over to the sporting goods store to outfit the little pro with the proper gear. Now he is ready to take over the field!
All in all it was a great first practice and Joshua only picked the ball up with his hands 10 or 15 times! Yeah, we're still working on that.

Can't wait til our next practice and the first game in a few weeks!

Minnehaha Falls

We had a beautiful day spent with a very special family - Chris, Kathi & James. Chris & Kathi are the experts on waterfalls in the state and today they took us on a short hike to a beautiful waterfall in Tallulah. Joshua was so very, very excited to actually get to see a REAL waterfall!

The hike up

Minnehaha Falls
Joshua gets his first look at a REAL waterfall
Chris, Kathi & James

Me & my boys

Feeling the water rush over his hands and feet

Climbing higher

The happy group We had a relaxing and refreshing day. When we got back to the car this afternoon, Joshua looked at us and said, "I had a great day!" And well, we all had a great day!

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Psalm 145:9

A rainy day....

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A trip to the dentist

A visit to the dentist can be scary for most anyone, but for a little one going for the first time it can be an especially scary event. Fortunately we have a very kind and gentle dentist, Dr. White. It also helps that Dr. White's son, Jared, is one of Joshua's buddies at school. So even though Joshua was a little nervous yesterday, when Dr. White walked into the room, Ronnie asked Joshua, "Who is this?" and Joshua answered with a big smile, "Jared's daddy!"

All done!

Ms. Beverly & Joshua

New boots

Last year, around Joshua's birthday we bought him his first pair of "cowboy boots". Originally we went to the store looking for a new pair of shoes, but when he saw those boots, that was all he wanted. He was so very, very excited about them and wore them home from the store and then wore them everywhere!

October 2008Eventually as the weather warmed up, we convinced him to wear his crocs or tennis shoes, but he continued to wear those boots whenever he could. By early summer, he had really outgrown the boots, but would shove that little foot in and wear them anyways.

Last Friday night we went back to that same store to buy Joshua a new pair of boots. Sure enough the store had them and we bought them. (I know his foot really was shoved into the old pair because he went from an 8 last year to a 10 this year!) Again, he was so excited!

And wore them home from the store again.
And wore them to church on Sunday!

And will probably wear them everywhere.

My little cowboy sweetie - He loves his boots!

Swinging!!!

It's almost too hot to play outside these days, but here are a few fun pictures: