My Tiny Obsession

Warning: This is 100% a mommy obsession blog over my favorite little person.

Aka lots of pictures (and even some videos) of Joshua being awesome!

Joshua has changed a ton just in the last 2 months.

He rolls EVERYWHERE and is pretty close to crawling.

He loves to eat his dad's nose.

I don't really know why, but it's cute.

He really loves his daddy, especially when his daddy tickles him.

This is probably my favorite shirt of his. 

Who doesn't love the classics?

Joshua has gotten really good at sitting up and playing with his toys.

He can't get into the sitting position by himself yet, but he's got time.

That face kills me! *swooning*

A few weeks ago we started to introduce baby food.

He doesn't seem to care for most of except applesauce.

He likes it apparently only when I feed it to him though (he spits it out for anyone else).

He has a jumper/bouncer toy that he LOVES.

He will bounce for hours on end until he is ready to nap.

On the 4th of July he got to see fireworks for the first time.

Baby logic: "Oh big explosions......cool......"

*mom sneezes* "Ahhhhh! I must burst into tears!"

Anyone else get that logic?

We've started a fun little tradition of bringing him in our room when we're trying to let him relax before bed. We watch a little show on netflix while he sits in bed with us until it's time for bed and then we have his bedtime routine. 

He's a pretty chill baby boy.

He doesn't mind just hanging out with daddy while he reads. It's pretty sweet.

This kid is pretty great!

I've decided 6 months old is when they really start becoming addicting.

He's so fun and spunky and I feel incredibly blessed to be his mom.

He is the best little person ever and I cannot imagine my life without him.

For your patience here are some videos of him playing and laughing:

On a side note he likes to fake cough and make spitting noises...

(Sometimes those mean "no")

-Megan

Family Fun

One of the coolest things about my sister coming to visit was getting to see our kids together.

Joshua and her little girl are not quite 2 months apart and so obviously we want them to be close buddies.

It was fun to see them interact with each other.
When Joshua first met his cousin at the airport, his initial reaction was to reach out and touch her.
I like to think he had fun meeting another small person like himself.

They often would grab each other's binkies to the other;s dismay, but it was cute.

I do hope they will be good friends one day.

Another little adventure we had was finding this cute creek at one of the local parks.

 DO NOT BE FOOLED! That water was FREEZING!

My brother-in-law decide to build a dam with his son's help.

And possibly my brother's help.

Albert helped his sweet little girl discover the creek which she liked to look at, but not be in it so much. His wife was the cleaver one and opted out of the cold water, partially due to carrying another baby girl.

My nephew being sneaky, but luckily threw that rock the other way rather than hitting his daddy.

 Garett and Joshua had a fun time as Garett carried him while walking up and down in the stream. 

I walked around in it a few times, but eventually my better judgement kicked in as the numbness wore off my feet.

Joshua did get a little grumpy so we decide to have fun with it and all pretend to be grumpy too.

Funny that no matter how old we get, you can't take the child out of us all.

To Think It All Started From Two

It's been awhile since I blogged and so here are some of the changes:

Garett and I after much prayer and consideration felt that our time in Rexburg was over and we needed to move on.

We are staying with my parents right now while Garett finds work more closely related to his field and begins to apply to grad schools.

Shortly after we arrived my sister and her family flew in and we got to have a nice big family reunion with all my siblings and our growing families!

It's kind of insane that this all started because a pretty lady from Delaware met a handsome West Point man up in New York and they fell in love!

It had been a year and a half since we had all been together and so much has changed!

Well not everything, we're still a goofy bunch.

My parents gained 2 grandchildren this year with a 3rd one coming any day now, putting their total to 5. Mom is absolutely LOVING being a grandma and lets face it, these kids are pretty dang cute.

(I apologize for Joshua's very distressed face, he is actually a very happy baby most of the time)

Have you ever tried to get 4 children all under the age of 4 to look at the camera all at once?

Good luck! 

Garett and I are loving being parents to our darling little boy who is changing and growing everyday!

I love that though we've all grown and changed, we're still friends.

Gosh I love my siblings!

I'm so blessed to have these 3 crazy and sweet people to call my family.

I hope Joshua will one day be an awesome big brother and love his siblings as much as I love mine. 

Looking forward to the next time we can all be together again and the fun and changes that will have occurred!

-Until next time,

Megan

Happy Birthday Catherine!

Happy Birthday Catherine!

Thank you for being the greatest big sister a girl could ask for! You have always been there to show me the way and to help me through life. Though you were a bit of wild child growing up, you have become an amazing woman, wife and mother. You may not realize it, but I look up to you so much. 

I love that we get to be best friends and raise our children at the same time.

You are a joy to be around. 

Your energy and bright colors fill me with joy.

My favorite thing lately is bonding over the crazy mom moments we have.

You are beautiful, sweet and have the biggest heart.

A small side story to about 4 years ago:

When I first started dating Garett, he was nervous to meet mom and dad. I laughed and told him not to worry, the one he needed to worry about was you. I always knew that if I ever dated anyone that wasn't good, then you would be the one to tell me. When you came to me and started raving about Garett, I knew he had to be good. You have always been protective of your siblings, but it only because you care fiercely about us. It is no wonder that you are a great mom!

Thank you for everything, for being patient with me as kids and not killing me in my sleep.

As much as I used to complain about it, I think it was sweet that you used to sleep in my bed with me when we had watched a scary movie. 

And the summer before you went to college when we would go to movies all the time together and get frosties with whatever change we had in the car.

You taught be step out of my comfort zone when it came to trying new things and never wanted me to get hurt.

Even after you married Jesse, you never stopped taking care of me and letting me visit y'all in college. 

You really do have the biggest heart and I am grateful for you everyday.

I'm so glad you're my sister and best friend.

I love you with all my heart and I'm so thankful to have you as my sister.

I can't wait to raise our children to be best friends like we are!

I love you Catherine and I hope you're having a wonderful day!

Love,

Your sister