The Beach

For the past two weeks, Garrett, Josiah, Eli and I have been visiting my sister, Kate, and her husband, Todd, in North Carolina. Unfortunately, Todd was out in the field for most of that time but we were able to keep Kate company while he was gone. On the weekend, Kate took us to the beach!

Josiah loved playing in the water and sand!

Eli didn't like the water so much! Garrett carried him for a walk along the water!

My sister, Kate, and I

Okay, I can admit that I wrote that in the sand, not Josiah. But it makes for a fun picture!

This is a picture of our third child at the beach! haha!

Eli and I walking along the beach.

We visited a fishing pier. It wasn't my favorite - it smelled. And there was pelican that was definitely thinking about attacking us!

Horses and Cars

Josiah loves horses.

No doubt about it.

He wakes up and wants to look at horses.

And then he looks at horses all day,

a book,

a movie,

on the computer with us.

And then he plays with his toy horse.

And 'Woody' rides around the living room.

"Bid-i-ga, Bid-i-ga, Bid-i-ga, Bid-i-ga!"

Translation: "Giddy up, Giddy up, Giddy up, Giddy up!"

Oh, how he loves his horses!

Eli has become a climber.

He walks with his car.

And he is starting to keep up with is brother very well.

20 Weeks and Counting...

until Baby #3 makes their appearance!

Boy or Girl? Any thoughts?

Would you believe that this young man will be 2 years old in just a week (31st)?

Josiah David

You:

like to read

give your brother good night kisses

like to eat fruit

look like me when you smile

like to play with Legos with your Daddy

like popsicles

say "cow" a lot

like to play "outsideh"

like to play with your cars

watch the movie Cars

call your brother "Ottyga"

run up and down the hall panting like you're out of breath

point to my belly and say "baby"

say "shh" when you see a baby sleeping

like animals

And this little man is already 13 months old!

Elihu James

You:

smile with your entire face

say "oo oo"

say "boo" when I pull your shirt down over your head

try very hard to keep up with your big brother

make a big mess when you eat

stand on your own just fine until you notice and then you grab something quickly

have an indentation in your sternum

still take two naps when your brother lets you

no longer use a pacifier

still chew on anything you can get in your mouth

like splashing in the bathtub

Nebraska Pictures

Here are some pictures from our trip to Nebraska!

Beautiful Miss Olivia Joy

Visiting the animals at the Zoo!

My Grandma Duff and me

Eli with his Great Grandma Duff

Josiah and his beloved cows

This is my Great Aunt Elinor

Jennifer playing with the boys

Garrett and Josiah at the July 4th festival in Lyons

Garrett and Eli at the July 4th festival in Lyons

Josiah playing on the merri-go-round

Balloons!

Since Garrett works in the afternoon (3pm - 11pm), we get to spend the mornings with him. This morning, while I was working on massive amounts of laundry, Garrett took the boys outside to play with water balloons that Eli got for his birthday!

Josiah running for his next balloon.

Eli playing with his balloon.

Josiah kept trying to pop the balloons and was still surprised when water came out!

Eli was trying to get the hose while Garrett filled the balloons.

A Day at the Park

Josiah and I went grocery shopping and then we went to the park! I think we both had tons of fun! When I was young, we always called it the Castle Park. The playground is like a big wooden castle! So many places to hide!

Climbing up the slide!

Looking at the views

 He loves the swing!

The castle park!

Garrett gave him this hat before we left and he didn't want to take it off! He wore it all through Walmart!

A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa Mullet

Garrett's grandparents came to visit for 2 weeks on their trip home to Montana. What a pleasure it was to have them here! They adored the boys and the boys adored them! Josiah had fun playing with Grandpa's cane and Eli was always ready with his smile! We enjoyed Wii bowling each night and we all got pretty good! Grandma and Grandpa even washed the dishes after every meal! 

At the end of their visit, Lloyd and Karen came to visit for the weekend as well. Josiah made a new friend with Karen! He loved playing and laughing with her! I wish I had video of them laughing back and forth and each other! We ended their trip with a visit to the Creation Museum on Sunday. It was a wonderful two weeks with them and we were sad to see them go! We hope we can visit sometime soon!

Wii bowling a pajamas

Grandpa loved to feed Eli

Josiah enjoyed riding in the wheelchair

Karen with Eli

Josiah 'riding' Garrett's bike

Eli sitting tall

Learning to crawl

Reading with Grandpa and Grandma

Reading 

Growing boys

Learning to Crawl

For the past couple of weeks, Eli has been rolling all over the room. I lay him in one spot, leave the room, and come back to find him in another. And so begins the frustrating month of trying to crawl. He wiggles on his belly for a while, trying to figure out how to move, only to get frustrated and start crying. I hate this time when they want to crawl but can't quite get it only to cry. 

Josiah is a wonderful big brother. He will lay down on his belly right in front of Eli and talk to him. Eli loves this and laughs everytime. Josiah's vocabulary is growing. His favorite words include "dude", "oh geesh", "no", and "Dad". I can only imagine what he will be like when he is really talking with words.