Listen to Family Blog

I know it's been so very long since I have posted anything new on my blog. It's been bothering me too but sometimes its hard to find the time, not to mention I'm bad about taking pictures. I know I will really regret this down the road! So I'm going to try super hard to start taking my camera with me everywhere I go and to update this more than every 6 months. I really only have pictures of Josh at the moment because my mom keeps asking to see new pictures of him since he is changing so much everyday. So for now here are some recent pictures of him and I will post some of the whole family in the next couple of weeks.
My active boy spends everyday playing in the yard and always with Ginger. Good thing too otherwise she wouldn't get much attention. In these pictures Josh is combing Ginger with her new brush that Kayley bought. Ginger sheds sooo much hair, there are always gobs of it floating around the patio, so we are going to try to brush her more often.

Kayley and Josh sharing a moment. Usually Kayley tries to get hugs and kisses from Josh and he sure doesn't hand them out for free...nor does he oblige unless on his own terms. I sure love it when he is sweet and cuddly though!

Mike has started getting the backyard ready to put the waterfall in this back corner. Of course his little sidekick is out helping. There isn't a moment that Josh is not along side daddy if he is doing any kind of project. Anytime he goes into the garage, Josh is there. Anytime he gets in his truck, Josh is there. Anytime he is in the backyard, Josh is there. Josh will just sit next to him and observe what he is doing or join in to help. It's funny the things he is naturally in to, such as tractors and concrete mixers. I never realized how many are out and about on the roads until Josh started pointing out every single one he sees.

Ok, I know, I know...this is just cruel. But doesn't Josh make the cutest little girl??? Kayley and I had tons of fun putting his hair in pony tails and dressing him in pink. The funny thing was that he actually enjoyed it. He has perfect hair for ponty tails.

Josh hanging out with his best friend Ava. Ava lives next door and I babysit her once or twice a week so these two get to play pretty often. Josh calls her Vava and I love watching them interact, they are too cute. Thankfully they do get along well and they find all kinds of things to get into :)

Kayley celebrated her 14th birthday on Valentines Day. All the girls had to wear pink, red or white to the party. It was a lot of fun. Kayley put together a fun packed schedule of games and baking and then they all slept out in the trailer and watched a movie. This was a perk for us because all the noise was contained outside and we got to enjoy a peaceful nights sleep ;-)

Josh's favorite part was all of the balloons.

Wow, I was really encouraged this morning after watching Life Today featuring Nick Vujicic. I uploaded it to my blog to hopefully encourage others. His testimony is powerful. I believe God is still a God of miracles and I love how Nick talks about being devastatingly discouraged when his prayers to receive arms and legs weren't answered. Years later he came to a realization that God wanted to be his biggest desire, not the arms and legs. He is no longer focused on his circumstances, he knows God is good and chooses to believe Him whether or not he ever receives the arms and legs. I want this kind of faith and pursuit after God!! You have to scroll down to the bottom to watch the video.