Grinning Joshua Photo

Mike caught Joshua's smile on camera yesterday! What a treat. Often, Joshua has a huge grin until someone goes for the camera, but he stops smiling while trying to figure out what that little contraption does...

A Few More Firsts...

This has been a big week for our little guy! Joshua laughed out loud for the first time -thanks to a rousing game of peekabo with his Daddy. He also starts the music in his Baby Easy Chair by pulling the ring by himself. We also went to a movie at the movie theater and watched about half of it before he was ready to walk around. Today, on his first Christmas, he ate a whole meal from a bottle for the first time, too.

Enjoying the Winter Weather

It's amazing how quickly the weather turned from autumn warmth to winter's chill this year! We went for a walk before dinner to enjoy the crisp air. You can tell from Joshua's pink cheeks and happy expression that he enjoyed the walk as much as we did.

First Words

We heard the first phrases from our little guy this week. He frequently says, "Abu dhabi". We aren't sure why he is so fond of the United Arab Emerites, but I did have a good friend in grad school from there. Moreover, he made sounds that we heard as "Hungry" and "Oh, good" today. He's a prodigy, talking at only two months old!

Thanksgiving Holiday

We had a very peaceful Thanksgiving holiday. The day before, we met the Wilson half of the family for a combination Thanksgiving/birthday celebration. Hubert is now 80. It is always a pleasure to see how much Joshua enjoys being held by Uncle Sam, Aunt Amy, Grandpa, and Grandma. Jaoshua particularly enjoyed the funny faces Uncle Sam & Aunt Amy made for his entertainment. A visit with Aunt Maxine was very fun, too.

On Thanskgiving Day, we stayed home to enjoy the traditional meal. Mike played Christmas carols on the piano. We watched a movie, made a game plan for Black Friday, and played with Joshua.

Mike got up herioically early to get to the first sales of Black Friday. Joshua and I went out with him after breakfast for a second round of shopping. Joshua did a great job on the adventure and looked adorable all bundled up.