playing in the mud

There was a huge rain storm the first day of our camping trip so there were big mud puddles around the yard.  Josh thought it was a lot of fun to run and splash in them.  Other kids joined him for a while, but no one was nearly as amused as he was.   

 

Josh and cousin Christian

 Josh, Brandon, Christian and Logan

Mommy and Anna joined in the fun (Mike thinks I look like a hippie, lol!)

 Catching the water that was dripping off the awning

 

He said he was making "mud angels" (like snow angels...)


This one's for you Nana Cook!  

and for those not familiar with Josh's ol' bamboo dance from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

butterfly

we went out today, and when we came home, we found our caterpillar had turned into a butterfly

Waiting for him to fly away

Bye bye Mr Caterpillar!!

(Josh looks kind of out of it because he took a long nap in the car and was still half asleep)

Our garden

On the right side of this page, click on the link that says "our garden" to see some pics of it. :)

what's in there?

Anna was checking out what's in the drawer under the oven....

PEAS!!!

Josh is so excited that his favoite snack is ready! He LOVES to eat peas, fresh off the plant. I get a whole bunch of them, break them open and he sits on the diving board and eats them out of the pod.

sandbox!!!!

Mike finished filling Josh's sandbox last night!! We didn't have space in the back yard for a box, so the box is actually IN the deck. We just flip up a section of the boards and then he can play. :) I just sent him out a few minutes ago to play in it and he's thrilled!  haven't heard a peep out of him :)

Thanks daddy, I LOVE it!!

Noodles!!

Anna tried some noodles for dinner tonight. She had a long spaghetti one, which was lots of fun, and some little round ones as well.

She liked to pick the round ones up on her finger and then put them in her mouth to eat them :)

good use for a baby tub....

I think baby bath tubs are not very useful for bathing babies (so much easier to just take them in the tub / shower with you) but they are great for playing outside with!! (and yes, we do have a pool but the water is barely 70...)

I love when 1 toy, entertains 2 kids, lol! Anna sat at the back door watching Josh play the whole time he was out there.

Anna

I've been getting complaints about not updating in a while, so here's a bunch...




This is Anna's "I have a full belly" face :)



And this is her super sweet hair!

Just goofing around...

hamming it up for the camera




Trying to get the camera

almost got it...

Ahh, there's those 5 teeth.... (3 on top and 2 on bottom)