Joseph -ism

When Joseph doesn't want something that is offered to him or doesn't want to participate in an activity he is offered, he pleasantly waves his hand in front of his face, shakes his head no, and says "no thanks, I'm fine".................. Oh boy, how many times has he heard me respond in that way that led him to so the same!! My little parrot.

So anyway, he did this to the doctor on Friday when he thought she was going to check his ears (we were just there for a referral for something else) and tonight he cracked me up when he was in the shower and I asked him "ok, are you ready to get out of the shower now?" He responded with "no thanks, I'm fine. I am taking a shower!!" He loves his showers!

Anniversary date

Jessy and I are fortunate to be able to celebrate 13 years of marriage this week! Our anniversary falls on Monday, July 1, so we enjoyed a lunch out with Joseph (he still has only been with us, only 1 babysitter once when I had my first mammogram when he was 5 mo old) and it was wonderful.
We spent the rest of the day playing games and hanging out in the pool with Matthew and Joseph. A beautiful celebration, we are thankful!
A few snapshots from our day-




Oh my goodness, this boy LOVES his Daddy!




I love these two! Even when they make me crazy ;)




Joseph loved his shake his Daddy bought him, I have to say that it was amazing!
We all needed today, a time for fun, celebration, memories, and remembering our mission and purpose! God is good!

Tv free Thursday

After a horrible night of sleep Wednesday night, Joseph woke up bright and early and was super energized from his good sleep. So instead if hanging out at home all day feeling groggy, I got everyone ready for a day of fun (cheap).

We started out going to a favorite park before it got too hot. We were there from 900-940 and were melting, so we headed for the mall. Joseph played with the cars. Matthew saw some old friends, and after selling a ring I won as a door prize years ago, we had a happy food court lunch ;)
Matthew and I played a game while Joseph watched. The best part was upon getting home at 2 pm, Joseph had passed out in the van, Matthew got out and cut the grass in the back, and I caught up on my phone calls.
What a good day. The tv free theme continued until 8 pm and the Joseph had meltdOwns ;(. He wanted to listen to the radio, I wanted him to go to bed , and Jessy wanted to watch Swamp People. Arggghhhhh!
Overall, a very happy day. And when Joseph was "ready" for bed he said "I go bed now, curious Goerge goes camping". No need to ask what story he wanted!
Here are a few pictures from our morning at the park.




































Now I can't forget that I got these great pictures after we all shared one cookie from Chic-fil-a! Those things are huge and yummy ( messy, too).