Cute pic's

Well, here are some new pictures for all to see out in internt-land.

I was trying to get Ethan to look and smile at the camara but he was so inthrawled by his lightning Mcqueen PJ's (or as Ethan likes to call him "Kachow") that he would not look up. The ironic thing lately is if you try to put these PJ's on him he get so very upset. Very strange.

Thumbs up!

Oops wrong finger. We have showed him many times but he just gets mixed up. A couple times he has come up to me looking like he does in the picture with Will. I thought I was introuble like he was telling me "No! No!". I soon figured it out, though. (Will's aside: in reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demon's I've found out the origin's of the "Thumb's Up" sign. I must emphasize that our use of the thumb's up means nothing more than "golly gee, that's neato".)

We thought Joshua was hungry so we put him in the high chair got his food all prepared gave him a couple bites and then he was out like a light. (Will's aside: Rest assured that there is not any food in his cheeks, they're naturally that puffy!)

BAD IDEA!

Will and I trade baby sitting nights with some friends so we can have a date night. So every month we watch two different friends' kids on two different nights so that we can go out two times. However this particular night Will and I thought it would be a great idea to baby sit all the friends' kids on the same night..., you know, get two nights out of one. Well BAD IDEA. Wow it was a lot of work/drama. To many kids around the same age for just two adults. We had Liza getting muddy in the back yard when we tried to go outside. Then the same girl also spilt milk on the Sofa. Actually she was the one that I would say put us over the edge. She did not want to participate in anything we were trying to do. For example color, sing, and play games (ring-around-the-rosies etc.). Anyways I really am not sure we will try that again. (Will's aside: *shudder*)

Ethan is not big on cuddling but Will caught this cute picture of us.

I love this picture. I just recently started to give Joshua this cup so he could start to learn to use it. So I thought I would capture this new acomplishement and I got this great picture. He his such a fun good kid. (Will's aside: His look reminds me of a wild animal with a fresh kill; somewhat eager to show it off, but hesitant to let anyone get to close.)

That's it for now. Hope you enjoyed them. I'm already working on another post, so check back in a few days!

Mom and Me group

Challene, Ethan, and Joshua take part in a "Mom and Me" play group with some of the other ward mothers. Each week they go out with the kids and participate in some fun activity. Just recently, they went to the Rhodadendron Garden. Here are some pictures from the garden that Challene thought you, the viewer, would enjoy. Oregon can be very beautiful.

My three favorite things in this whole world (the kid in the pink coat halfway in the shot is not one of them). I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful family!

It was kind of an overcast day (what else is new), but it looks like a beautiful garden.

May 2007

So I know we are kind slow with our blogg sometimes but it has been a very crazy May so far with Mothers day, our 6 year anniversay and Will's midterms right in the middle of it all. But here are some new pics of our family.

Isn't this picture too CUTE! First off it is a big thing lately for Ethan to help with cooking; he loves it. So I was making salsa and using the little quizinart you can sorta see just over Ethan's left shoulder. Well it scard him and he looks up at me and say "Momma that's scary" so I put my arm around him and he did the same to me. Too Cute!

I am not sure you will have to ask Will about this one.

Joshua had his first tooth come in on April 29. It is the bottom central incisor on his right. Anyways he likes to feel it with his tongue. So I was playing with him and sticking my tongue out at him and then he started to copy me. He such a smart baby.

Look at my Handsome little men! I love this picture.

7 months old!

Here is his officail 7 month old picture. I take a picture of Joshua every month on or around the 26th to show how big he is getting. Milestones this last month for Joshua was his first tooth which he got on April 29th and he started to sit up on his own April 20th.

So Will and I had a lovely date night Saturday May 12th. Will and I went to the Portland Temple and did a session and then went out to dinner to celibrate Mother's Day and our 6 years of wedded bliss. It was a very enjoyable evening.