4.12.2010 Oink & Ellie's Big Day

It is nice to have a friend like Oink that can go into surgery with Ellie. Oink stayed with Ellie all through the surgery. He even had his own hat and name tag.

2.4.2010 Little Helper

Josh loves to help daddy with the laundry. He unloads an entire basket of clothes, puts them back again and then unloads them again. Lucky for dad this load wasn't folded yet.

2.3.2010 Pacified

Josh chews on his pacifier...sideways. Sometimes he even places the whole thing into his mouth. Chewing on everything those little munchers are so cute.

2.2.2010 Run, Run, Run

Ellie and Josh love to have fun and play together. Now Ellie chases Josh around the house being the puppy. Run Josh, run.

2.1.2010 Sleep Horsey

Ellie tucks in Josh's rocking horse into her red wagon. Always caring for animals Ellie has a big heart.

1.31.2010 Daddy Time

Around 8:30pm Josh starts to get a little grumpy. Josh continues to be grumpy until he gets to sit on Daddy's lap in the chair. Then they watch TV together and bond.

1.30.2010 Date Day

Shawn and I took a day to get groceries and have a date night. I took the camera to take a picture of us having fun and being together. Well, I forgot that photo but we laughed as I took this photo. Really? Who writes this stuff?

1.29.2010 Bite Marks

We love our new crib. One of the things I was the most disappointed when getting rid of Ellie's crib was letting go of all the bite marks. Josh made quick work of breaking in the crib with new bite marks on the side.

1.28.2010 Mini Me

Ellie loves to take care of Mommy and daddy's cafes and zoos on facebook. Ellie is watching now to see when the baby animals in Mom's zoo need fed.

1.27.2010 A Whole New World

Forced to turn his seat around early because we had a small rental, Josh sits forward facing in his car seat for the first time. He does not sleep but watches the cars come and go through the front window.

1.26.2010 Musical Talent

Josh plays with his drums. Always attracted to the music, we wonder what instrument he will play someday.

1.25.2010 My Elephant

Josh love to wrestle with his elephant. He throws his friend down onto the floor pinning it on his back. Dad says one day he will be a state champion wrestler.

1.24.2010 Steps of their Father

Waiting for church to start the kids take a walk with daddy. Josh and Ellie love the new lights and sound.

1.23.2010 Hello?

Josh likes to pretend he is on the phone. Ring, Ring...and the "phone" goes up to his ear.

1.22.2010 Sweet Dreams

Josh curls up into a ball while he sleeps. With his favorite blaket and his friends he sleeps very very soundly.

1.21.2010 Puppy Ellie

Ellie likes to play puppy. Everyday she barks and growls. Good thing she is potty trained.

1.20.2010 Future Electrician

Mom is taking a long time to hook everything up. Maybe I can help her out with this. Josh loves to be in wires & Mom left him quite the temptation.

1.19.2010 Snot Nosed Kid

I love this little snot nosed kid. Always busy and always doing the unexpected.

1.18.2010 Silky Smooth

One of Ellie's favorite gifts this Christmas was a silky set of jammies. We are having a movie night as a family on our new TV.

1.17.2010 Midnight

When you play hard you pray hard the next morning. Diana and I send some good quality time at Bella Scrapbooking. The midnight crop lasts from 6-12am. Bella's is my favorite store and this is the last crop before it closes.

1.16.2010 Refreshed

Shawn gave me the gift of peace and quiet. I used it to do my Bible devotions. I always feel refreshed after doing devotions.

1.15.2010 A Mommy

"I'm a good Mommy," Ellie says. I woke up to Ellie feeding her baby where we feed her brother. Afterward she told be her baby did not finish her bottle, so she put it in the fridge.

1.14.2010 Fun with Dad

Josh loves to play with dad. He throws himself backwards waiting for dad to give him raspberries and to pull himself back up.

1.13.2010 Brave and Strong

Ellie didn't like to go to the dentist. We told her to be brave and strong and she was. She even let them clean and flouride her teeth. A little ice cream bribe helps too.

1.3.2010 First Steps

Josh is ahead of the game. At almost eleven months, he takes his first steps to victory.

1.12.2010 The Gift of Pizza

My mom surprised us with the gift of pizza. Yummy. Even Josh had some cheese and pineapples.

1.11.2010 Boots

What is it about these boots. Ellie's favorite shoes. It doesn't matter that they are two sizes to small or that the snow has melted. We have to wear the boots every day.

1.10.2010 Fun With the Norths

Everyone gets involved when we get together with the North family. Josh gets his Mario Kart skills from his mommy.

1.9.2010 Staff vs, Girls Bowling

Gotta feel the love. The staff beat the girls bowling by over 70 pins. We all had a great time.

1.8.2010 Terrorizing Sister

Josh was born with the ability to get under Ellie's skin. "Don't let him slobber on my stuff!" is often heard in our home.

1.7.2010 Daily Inspiration

Waking up and getting two kids ready to go in the morning is often a struggle. I love my chalk board in our bathroom waiting to bring me a message every morning.

1.6.2010 Tubby Time

One child at a time is enough for me to handle. Get brother and sister together and splash everything starts to get out of control.

1.5.2010 It's All in the Chair

I don't know what it is about this chair, a little love from dad, and college football, but we snuggle up together in the chair and fall asleep in seconds.

1.4.2010 Mommy's Little Monster

No candy is safe, no item sacred. Josh found our insurance bill and make quick work of destroying it. He is Mommy's little monster.

1.2.2010 Hidden Treasures

Ellie holds onto things. She has turtles made of seashells and treasures hidden everywhere. Today we organized her "treasures" into this shelf to help her keep her room clean.

1.1.2010 Bob the Glob

"Snow, snow, we have snow!!!" What do you do when your little girl looks forward to making a snowman every time she sees a snowflake. Daddy decided they would make a blob instead.