Posted 7:21 AM by Kathy
Shawn and Josh had a good time at Josh's school on Monday. Shawn said that next time, he'll wear earplugs. Those kids have some high-pitched voices. Also, the kids were really showing off for Shawn.

G-pa and Nana came over on Monday evening to give Josh his present. He loved it, army men! He got a pair of camo pants from Shawn's mom and he wants to wear those while playing army men. In fact, he wants to wear those pants every day. I won't let him wear them to school, too hot!

Posted 9:23 AM by Kathy
Well, we've got a fish! Grannie-Nanny came over on Saturday to visit for awhile and Josh was showing her his fish books and talking about the fish store. So, we have a blue Betta fish named Dory. I'm not sure how this is going to go, but Josh is thrilled with it. He tells it good night and good morning and everything.

Shawn is at school with him today. It's Josh's birthday and they are going to have pizza and play. I called to check on them and they are doing well. I'm sure I'll have more stories later.

Posted 11:07 AM by Kathy
Josh and I went to 2 pet stores yesterday to look at Nemo fish. I'm guessing that this is a popular activity as there were other kids there as well. Josh wants to go back, I can't stay there forever. Those places are a little stinky. He had a good time though, I'm glad.

Posted 7:28 AM by Kathy
Last evening, we went to a DCI contest. For those of you who don't know, that means "Drum Corps International". Eight Corps were competing at BA High School. We took Josh to "Blast" last year and it was such a big hit, we took him here. It was pretty good. Of course, the corps that played "Malaguena" got Josh's vote for first place, even though they came in second. He enjoyed it. He was getting a little tired at the end and fell asleep in the van. In fact he told me, "Mama, I'm going to sleep in the van."

Posted 7:19 AM by Kathy
Josh and Connor play together so well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We went to the Touchets' on Friday night to spend some time with them and Sean Meade before he left for North Carolina. Those boys played and played so nicely! There was no calling for Mamas or taking anything away from each other or anything. I was thrilled. We didn't leave until late, I think both families were loathe to stop such nice playing.

On Sunday afternoon, we went to Big Splash to play a little bit. Shawn got to go with us this time. We didn't stay very long. Just a couple of hours, until they closed. The big news is this...Josh swam! Of course, he was wearing a life jacket. He was able to move himself around pretty good though. We are very proud of him.

Posted 9:35 AM by Kathy
We had a very tiring weekend! Josh did not cooperate very well. Friday night, he woke up screaming about a fish toy and came to sleep with us at about 2:00 am. I think we made a mistake by telling him that he had a bad dream, so he was afraid of his room all weekend long. We did have a good time on Saturday with Sean Meade. We went out to eat and to an arena football game. I've been talking to other people with small children and this weekend was challenging for them as well. Maybe it was the full moon....

Posted 7:30 AM by Kathy
Last night, we attended "Member Appreciation Night" at the zoo. We had a pretty good time, although it was HOT! Shawn wasn't able to go, so it was just Josh and me. I wasn't sure how things were going to go. We had a hard time getting started. We tried to go "Behind the Scenes" at the shark tank. The line was too long and that didn't fly. We headed for the giraffe enclosure and that was OK. Then we came across a porcupine that we could get really close to. That turned the tide. We went to the reptile area and petted a snake and a turtle. Josh wasn't sure about the snake, but I touched it first, so he knew it was OK. We also saw the kangaroos up close and took some pictures of the peacock showing off his plumage. That was amazing! Over all, it was a really great time.

Posted 9:57 AM by Kathy
Yesterday was laundry day. I was heading toward Josh's room to put up some of his underwear. "Mama, that my underwear?" "Yes.", "Thank you for cleaning it!" It really took me by surprise as he's never thanked me for anything like that before.

Posted 7:58 AM by Kathy
Last night Josh and I made Mrs. Ferguson's Brown Sugar Cookies. We worked so hard on these all evening long. Then it was finally time to try one. Josh picked the biggest one, took one bite and says, "I don't like this!" Are you kidding me? He doesn't like cake though, and these are kind of like little frosted cakes. Except they aren't as sweet. Oh well, he'll grow into it.