Happy 4th Birthday, Josh!

4 years ago at 9:02 we welcomed our first miracle into the world.

Josh asked to have lunch at Arby's today.

(I had to include this picture. Josh wanted me to take a picture of just him and Katelyn kept inching into the frame. Sibling dispute ensued.)

He loves his roast beef...

Then on to Dunkin Donuts.

Time to open some presents!

And then dinner at Red Robin. Josh wasn't sure about the singing, but still enjoyed his sundae.

Happy 4th Birthday, Josh! We love you so much!

Rainy Day Fun

Seems that we'll be having a few of these over the next few days, so we'll have to get creative indoors! Josh enjoyed completing a worksheet his new preschool teacher's sent him. He even shared the stickers with Katelyn - impressive.

Katelyn really enjoys coloring. Here she is "making a rope."
We made a fort in the family room.

Thanks for the flashlights Granddad. We've been charging them on the window sill.

This is a funny story...

Katelyn actually did this first, but we didn't get a picture. She took the toy pan and put it on her head like a hat. And she said, "Look Mommy. I'm a pot-head!" It took Mommy by surprise so much, that she started laughing. Josh didn't waste a moment and grabbed the pan and did the same thing, saying the same thing, and getting the same laugh. We're a little worried about what Katelyn is teaching her big brother already! Say no to peer pressure, Josh!!!

Earthquake Damage?

Nope...just a battle scar from his sister. But Josh is still talking about the earthquake!

Beautiful Evening

The weather has been so nice that we were all eager to be outside in the evening.

We've all seen this before...

...but tonight Katelyn had her turn. It was rather short lived. She was so focused on telling Josh which buttons he should push on the dashboard that she quickly lost interest in being behind the wheel. She seems destined to have people driving her around so she can control the radio. :)
Posing with her boots...this is her first choice in footwear these days.

Family Birthday Weekend

We spent the weekend at Deep Creek with the Squires-Roberts family celebrating the August birthdays - Nana, Unco and Joshy! It was beautiful all weekend, so we played outside and took a long walk on Saturday morning. It even included walking through a house being built at the top of the hill - shhhh...don't tell!

Grant, Josh and Jackson

Katelyn puts up the biggest fight to get her picture taken...and then steals the show.
Happy Birthday, Dear Nana, Josh and Unco...

Nana made a giant dinosaur card for Josh - AWESOME!

Granddad and Grandma gave Josh a giant truck-loader crane. It's taller than he is!

Thank you Granddad!

Unco shared his birthday present with Katelyn and she thought he was funny - fruity pebbles!

Other fun things

We went to Rita's for Italian ice.

Katelyn dressed herself!
Katelyn started drawing faces. This is her self-portrait, can't you tell?

Josh and Katelyn took a bubble bath with the jets.

And we enjoyed fresh carrots from the Farmer's Market. Josh and Katelyn think its fun to eat carrots with stems on them, just like rabbits. It's a little trick we've picked up along the way to get them to eat their veggies!

Day with Friends

We spent the day with Mia, Charlotte and Baby Gabrielle.

Gabrielle is SO cute!

Intruder...

We arrived at Deep Creek on Friday to this. Someone had obviously broken into the garage. After investigating, we found nothing taken from the garage. The trash bags had been ripped, but that was the only other damage. We were puzzled by why someone would break-in through the middle of the garage door and still not take anything.

Upon further investigation, we noticed how there were tears in the seat of the riding mower. And not just tears...
...but puncture marks as well! So, this was our final conclusion...

...A BEAR!!! We can only conclude that the bear smelled the trash in the garage and tried to get in. Next on our agenda...a new garage door!

***On Saturday morning, Betsy was running with some friends back up the hill towards the house. About midway up the hill, a black bear crossed the road in front of them! The bear took a look and kept on walking...but the girls were not going to cross the bear's path! They headed straight to a neighbor's house and got a ride home! It was a weekend full of wildlife!***

Special Quilt

Katelyn and Josh had a special visit with Gigi Squires at Granddad and Grandma's house. Gigi completed her quilt for Katelyn - what a special gift! Katelyn was excited to receive this gift and covered up with it all weekend. Josh brought his quilt from Gigi too, so they took a picture of two of Gigi's masterpieces. THANK YOU GIGI!

Josh had fun playing with Granddad's iPhone. :) Who needs toys?

Puzzle Time

Katelyn and Gigi Gallo worked on a puzzle together. Katelyn was very pleased!

Do you think you could trace a truck under these circumstances? Super Pop-Pop!