Audis' visit

A few weeks ago Daniel's folks came for a visit. We had so much fun with them. And, as you can imagine, they had so much fun with Josiah! They live in Maryland and this was only their second time to get to see him. The last time they saw him was 5 months ago at Christmas. How he has certainly changed since then!

"Hey Grandma! Look! You have teeth like me!!"

"And, Grandpa, you sure know how to make me laugh!"

The Audis of Arlington clan with Mom & Dad Audi

"Swine Flu Break" sends us to Ruston

The FWISD let school out for a week because of the Swine Flu epidemic. And, we took the opportunity to visit my family in Ruston. It was a nice, unexpected surprise! And, the best part...Daniel doesn't have to make up the week that he was off! So, thank you FWISD for an extra week vacation!!

Josiah helped Papa grill shish kabobs for dinner one night.

And he played "booo-heady, boo-heady" with Papaw.

And he got up close and personal with a singing & moving deer at my grandparents' house.

And he got to get behind the wheel of the car with his Daddy on my family's private land - no worries, it's legal to be illegal on your own private property! ;-)

Turning 32!

Daniel turned 32 on May 11. We celebrated on his big day at our house with cinnamon rolls for breakfast, a visit to his school to bring him lunch, and dinner at a sushi restaurant. THAT was a labor of love on my part. Not a fan of sushi, but, I did try some. It wasn't terrible, but, I won't say I'd ever really choose it myself.

sushi dinner

birthday kisses for Daddy

We celebrated his birthday AGAIN with a steak dinner at our house this past weekend. Daniel grilled steaks and I baked potatoes, made salad, baked a German chocolate cake, and served rocky road and vanilla ice cream. It was such a nice evening with our small group. (Michelle, we missed you and hope you are feeling better now! And, Brendon, bummer that you couldn't fly in from Uganda for the party, but we understand. ;-) We're looking forward to seeing you in just a few weeks!!)

the guys

the gals

new milestone: SITTING UP

Josiah began practicing sitting up around 5 months, but toppled over quite a bit. We discovered that if we sat him in front of his basket of toys, he could reach for things inside and was able to sit for longer and longer. Over the past few weeks his back muscles have gotten stronger and stronger, and instead of sitting for seconds, he sits for minutes! He still topples over at times, but he's getting better day by day.

Josiah and his basket of toys

Introduction to sitting in the grass...wasn't too sure about it at first

Playing with Curious George on a pallet in the front yard

"....the better to eat you with!..."

Josiah got his first two teeth at 5 months and 8 days and 5 months and 12 days...these are the little bitty buds. They are about half way in as of today.

Easter in Ruston

So, it's time to play blog catch up....

We spent Easter weekend in Ruston. The weekend equaled an Easter picnic at Mamaw & Papaw's, fishing, celebrating Papaw's 81st birthday, church on Sunday morning, and lunch with the fam at Granny's.

Papaw's pond

4 generations

Meredith catching her first fish with her Papa

Josiah getting his first close look at a fish

The men & boys

The ladies & girls

Bubbles, bubbles, and more bubbles

Cousins

Granny

Bedtime Stories

Yes, our son is just that good....he can hold a book twice his size by himself AND read himself his bedtime story from his Bible. ;-)

Thanks, Amy Greek, for the great book!

easter photo shoot...

contemplative Josiah: "what's up with this weather? one day i get to go outside in the warm air, the next day it's cold again and i'm cooped up inside! i like days like today when i can go outside!"

rock star Josiah: playing his air guitar and singing his own rendition of "He's alive!"

and, 'Elmer Fudd' Josiah: "shhhh....be vewy, vewy qwi-yet. I'm hunting wabbits."

laughing with Daddy

I took this after Daniel came home from work yesterday...

feet.

I guess all babies do it. But when it happens to your baby, it's just that much cuter!

Josiah has foundhis feet! And, it's terribly cute.

It makes diaper changing a bit more challenging now that he's so interested in putting his feet to his mouth, but again, it's terribly cute. But, I could be biased! :-)

You know, this blog has become mostly about Josiah now, but I guess that's okay, right? I mean, his arrival has totally changed our lives!! And, who wouldn't be okay with a face like this changing your life?!!!