Saturday, April 18, 2009

31! The oldest man in the house!

You couldn't have asked for a nicer day to celebrate Joshua's 31-month birthday! We spent almost the entire day outside. Caleb woke me up early (around 5 am) and I stayed up to do my devotions. When Joshua woke up around 7 am, he & Daddy played for a little while until we headed out for a little drive. We ended our time on the road by stopping at Grandma's yardsale, where Joshua was given a Scooby-Doo ball that he loved to play with there. Grandma also gave him her 2nd step slide and another horsey that he has loved playing with.
When we came home, he played more outside while I fed Caleb and then me & the boys went for a nice long walk all around the neighborhood to look for puppies while Daddy mowed the grass. Joshua loves to sing "how much is that doggie in the window?" when he sees one. We talk about everything we see outside, from pretty flowers & trees (there are two beautiful blooming cherry blossoms near us) to airplanes, cars and trucks. We all were sun-kissed 'til we got back. After lunch, we tucked the boys in bed for naps and Daddy hung out with Uncle Brian for a little while.

When the boys woke up, we played some more and I cooked us stuffed pork chops for dinner. Daddy made the dried corn, and I baked home-made peach pudding (which is more of a cobbler but without the syrup-like consistency) with fresh peaches I had bought. After we cleaned up, it was high time we made it out back to the playground, where Joshua was thrilled to play on the slides. I came back with Caleb early to feed him, and Joshua & Daddy stayed out until it was just about dark. It was a beautiful day that we all enjoyed!

Joshua is growing so big so quickly! When Grandma & Grandpa Ginder were in town, they taught him some new expressions that we are still hearing (which makes us chuckle). He'll call one of our names and say "um" (like he's thinking) then "NO!" with his finger going from his thinking chin to a point. He also says "You sit, car, you sit, and I MEAN IT!" But, his "I mean it" sounds more like "a minute!" He's all fiesty and then he giggles and shines his beautiful smile. He also pulls a "W" out of his ear occasionally, which came from one of the times that he and 'Pa-paw' were playing with the alphabet letters on the fridge. He knows many of them (and there's many he doesn't). He's a funny Bean!

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