First hour of preschool

Josh had his first day of preschool today - his first hour that is. But we did the carpool line, the teacher came and got him out and then I picked him up an hour later. His teachers, Mrs. DeSmit and Mrs. Barrentini, or "Mit" and "Tini" as Josh calls them, said Josh had a great time, was a good listener and even sat still on the carpet during circle time! We are very proud of him!

Mrs. DeSmit

Macy and Katelyn enjoy some Starbucks while we wait for Parker and Josh

Come and ride the train...and ride it!

Today we celebrated Josh's 2nd Birthday with our family and friends. (We missed you Uncie!) We spent the day at Leakin Park in Baltimore and rode on the steam engines run by the Chesapeake and Alleghany Live Steamers Society. It was a really fun day complete with a picnic lunch and cupcakes! We highly recommend everyone checking it out! http://calslivesteam.org/

Grant, Josh, Jackson and Aunt Cassi get their first glimpse of the trains

Parker, Bailey, Macy and Josh wait patiently in line to go for a ride

Still waiting! It was the first nice day of the weekend, so there were a lot of people in line.

The Birthday Boy!

Daddy, Josh and Mommy on the train

Unco, Jackson, Aunt Cassi and Jeff

Chad, Mia, Grace, Jed, Kate, Grandma Carol, Grandma Crossman and Katelyn

The party guests eating lunch

(Erdmans, Sniders, Smiths, Magers and Lightners)

The Family Table

The Choo-Choo Birthday Cake!

Thank you Carol and Cassi for all of your late-night decorating help!

Blowing out the candles after Josh helped everyone sing to him

Our Family

Madison, Parker, Grace and Mia each ate a train car

Josh digging into the engine. He's not quite as messy as last year, but still makes an effort!

Thank you for the gifts!

Josh spent the rest of the night playing with his new trains, tractor, and forklift.

The future's so bright...

In line for one last ride before we leave

The Squires' Men (and Katelyn)

Katelyn and Daddy

Katelyn LOVED riding in the train. She talked non-stop and waved her arms around!

Sesame Street Live!

We spent the morning in Baltimore to see Sesame Street Live - 1-2-3-Imagine! Grant and Josh enjoyed it and even the babies were interested in some of it (until they fell asleep!) It was a little long for Josh to sit still, but we were glad that we went! Thank you Stacey!

Cubbie Conference

Josh had his "first day" of preschool today. We went in as a family to meet his teachers and met a few other classmates. Here he is with Liam on the playground. Josh was kicking and screaming when we were leaving - a good sign we think!

There are choo-choos everywhere - the perfect theme for Josh!