Happy 2nd Birthday Joseph!!!!

Wow! 2 years ago today who would have thought that we would have the cutest munchkin ever? Time has flown and we have certainly tried to cherish these days while Joseph is still small enough to snuggle and think what we say is the funniest thing ever or want to spend every waking second with us. So, Happy Birthday Joseph! Don't grow up too fast! We love you more than we ever thought possible.

Kum Ba Ya

So as I was driving tonight, I looked in the rear view mirror to see that Joseph had found his Diego sun glasses and was signing along ala Steve Wonder style to the cd that was playing "Kum Ba Ya". He was singing "Kum.....ya.....la......." It was such a fantastic and funny moment that I grabbed my cell phone at the stop light and took a picture. What a cute little guy. He has no idea how hilarious and precious he is. I turned down the music and asked, are you singing? And he screamed "Mom! Music!", "Oops, soory" I said as I turned the volume back up.

The Next Emeril Lagasse

Pour 1/2 cup of milk into a clear plastic cup

Cap with Lid and Straw

Pick only the finest 2 pickles

Gently pierce the pickles with the straw

Sip your milk like it is the best thing ever. yum scrumptious!

Before you judge me...

Actually don't judge me unless it's positive, because I don't want to hear it. Joseph loves his little puppy leash that Dan had me get for when I recently traveled out to California alone and man it was a life saver in the airport. This way he can explore whatever he wants at a close distance with out being electrocuted. I have only used this leash a few times but now I know how important it is not to judge other parents for what they choose to do. I think our dog Zoey was a bit jealous in this picture.

Uber Cute

This is such a great picture. Joseph does everything his cousin Michael does including warming up next to the fire after a day of ice skating. He's looking at him like "we're big boys huh?"

Ice Skating Here We GO!

So we went with the fam to Centenial Lakes to go ice skating in 20 degree weather. Because what else do you do when it is warm out in Minnesota?

Here is what Joseph wore...

1 hat

1 t shirt

1 thermal shirt

1 hooded sweat shirt

1 pair of thermal pants

1 pair of jeans

1 pair of bibs

1 jacket

He also wore mom's gloves (mine) because his kept falling off (to all of my 3 readers, can someone please invent a pair that stays on? Thanks!)

I kid you not, after all of this when we were standing by the lockers just before we were about to head out on the ice, Joseph says "Poo Poo mama". But thank goodness that also means pee pee to him and we were all good. Phew. I still like diapers for that reason.

They have these wonderful contraptions for toddlers that you can put them on to push them around on the ice and we belted Joseph in with my scarf. Now I was minus gloves and a scarf but with all the action I really wasn't cold. Aah the things we sacrafice for our children:)

When we got out on the ice Joseph was in heaven. I though he might be scared considering he sometimes is fearful of merry go rounds but he giggled the whole time, especially when his Papa spun him around. What a great day.

For your pure entertainment

Dan was getting a new pair of glasses and Joseph wanted a pair too so we let him try some on. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a while. He is eating a pretzel is you were wondering what that is. Doesn't he look like a little old lady or Edna Mode from the "Incredibles"? The next time I am sad I am totally going to take him shopping for women's glasses.

Um... Shave it dad

I love this picture.

X-mas Family Pic

Ok, so this all we have to show for a family picture this Christmas. The last family picture we took was the one where we were at the fair behind the corn dog cut out. I think I want the next one to be a little more glamorous. Did you notice how I got the shoe off of Jogi's foot?

Oospsy

Here is Joseph with great-great Aunt Hallie. Yep, she is Great too! Seconds after this picture was taken Joseph slid off the table he was sitting on. We caught it on our video camera also. It was a teeny weeny itsy bitsy bit funny. He didn't get hurt. As Joseph would say "oospsy daisy"

Elvon and Joseph Spend quality time

Here is a picture of Joseph with his Great-Great Uncle Elvon on Christmas. (Yep, he is really Great!) Joseph calls him "Elbon". We definitely love him. This is where Joseph gets his long and lean features from.

Fairy Godmother

Here is Joseph with Erin, his Godmother. What a beautiful picture. I love how the light is shining down on them. That's because they are both so special! We had such a great visit with Erin and Bowen. I miss you Erin!

Do you want Ketchup with that?

Yesterday when Joseph was eating his very healthy and nutritious french fries (not), he kept saying "cockeye, cockeye". I said to Dan, "Dan, I think that he is calling french fries 'cockeyes'." Dan replied," No he isn't, he is asking for cookies." I said, "Joseph, say cookie," and Joseph replied "coke". Then I said, "Joseph, say French Fries" and Joseph said, "Cockeye". So the debate was over. Cockeye it is. And for your added enjoyment here is a googled image of cockeye. Enjoy ya!

BUTTS THE BUTTS

The other day Joseph and I were getting out of the car in our garage and I started saying "butts the butts" because that is what he always says even though I have no idea what he means. He started getting very excited and saying yeah "butts the butts", "butts the butts". I had no idea why he was so excited but as we got to the garage door I realized why. He wanted to "PUSH THE BUTTON" which is what I always say to him when I ask him to push the garage door button. It finally occurred to both of us that we each understood one another and we were so happy. So always remember to butts the butts and have a good day!

Born to be wild

Exhibit A.

Exhibit B.

Exhibit A. is what happens when your child is given too much Halloween candy. However it does make for a very realistic looking lion.

Exhibit B. is no exhibit really just my sweet little baby. Toodler actually.

French Madame and Lion

3 adults+3 Cameras=1 sad faced Halloween Picture

And I nabbed the only picture! We were snapping away and finally got all of the cousins to sit for a split magical second. AH how I wish I could photo shop happy eyes and smiles onto their beautiful faces!

The Petting Zoo

Lakeville had " Harvest Fest" this week so we decided to go. They had a petting zoo! Joseph was a little frightened at first, but he became more comfortable as time went on. It seemed as if he kept daring himself to go and touch the animals. He was giggling the whole time.He was very gentle with the animals. I thought that he would tear their hair out or something and cause pandemonium but he was a sweet little angel. Of course he was right;) ?!

Uncle Greg!

Joseph just loves his Uncle Greg. Every time Joseph, Greg, and I go out together people automatically assume that Greg is Joseph's dad because they look so much alike. It's bizarre.

Joseph's Harem

I think that he will appreciate his picture with the Minnesota Viking Girls one day. He looks a little overwhelmed right now though. Too many mammaries.