Turned 4, and ready for more...

Joshua turned 4 on the 14th, but I wanted to wait and post until after the doctor appt. so I could give his stats and that wasn't until the 15th.

Weight: 34 1/2 lbs (30%)
Height: 42 1/4 in. (85%) This is probably not very accurate because he would not stand against the wall to be measured, so we had to lay him down on the table in the exam room and he was squirming all around, so the doctor said it wasn't a good measure, but close enough.

Joshua at 4 likes:
Trains, Lighting Mcqueen, playing outside, taking a bubble bath, being a helper, finger plays, singing, reading books, watching PBS kids, playing on the computer and being bossy.

Joshua at 4 does not like:

brushing his teeth, being told "no!", being woke up before he is ready, being covered up, wearing pants, eating dinner, when someone tries to help him, being cold, and change!

Joshua at 4 can:

Spell his name, recognize his name and other names, count to 49(the last 10 or so with coaching), can resite almost the whole "cat in the hat" book, take off his shoes, socks, and clothes without any assistance, take naps without a pull-up, take his plate to the sink when finished at the table, use the pedals on the tricycles at school, problem solve with the best of them and give the biggest bear hugs!

Joshua's Favorites at 4:

Milk, Chicken nuggets, steamed broccoli, apples, his blanket, quiet time with mommy or daddy, computer time, being independent and playing in his room.

So, there you have it, the highlights of Joshua! He is such a big boy and I can't believe he is already 4! We have been so blessed these past 4 years! Joshua, Mommy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know!

Ready, Go, Playdoh

Joshua had a great birthday party this past Saturday! We had a play doh themed birthday party! He had friends and family come over to celebrate him turning 4! I decided that it would be best to have the play doh action in the garage, because I didn't really feel like having to pick play doh out of my carpet. It worked out really nice, because with the activity being in the garage it allowed more room around the table and living area for everyone else to visit. Joshua had such a good time playing with his cousins and friends! Towards the end of the party, he was pretty much done, so we didn't get to open any presents until later that afternoon. Which also worked out nicely. Over all I think the party went extremely well and everyone had a great time!

The play doh set up!

The decorations for the table

Friends enjoying some play doh time

Enjoying their cupcakes!

Present time!

Less than A Week

In less than a week this little man will be FOUR! I am finding this hard to believe, but it is true! Next Wednesday he will officially be four, but this Saturday is his birthday party! It will chaotic, but fun! I will post about the party next, but until then have a great weekend!!!


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Sunday Funday

On Sunday we had a family fun day! Jason and Missy invited us to go with them to see a movie and look at lights in Belton (about 45 mins away). We shopped some sales before heading to the movie. We saw The Smurfs. It was a really cute movie. Joshua sat through the whole movie (YAY)! He got a little restless towards the end, but for the most part he sat there and watched it. A small bag of popcorn and blue icee helped I am sure. After the movie we went and looked at lights. This place was amazing! For 5.00 we were able to drive through the trail of lights and see some amazing displays. It took a good 30 mins to get to the end, where we then went inside a rec center to have some hot chocolate and cookies. We attempted Santa, but no luck. Joshua decorated a an elf hat and put the microphones to good use. He loved talking in them and also using them as a telescope. I posted some pictures below of the trail of lights. Enjoy!









































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Thanksgiving Holiday

Although there are not any pictures to prove it, we did have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. We left early Thursday morning and headed to Dallas to be with Dan's family. We have learned our lesson in the past that traveling on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is no bueno! It takes twice as long and who wants to be stuck in a car for that long? Lisa and Nic hosted thanksgiving dinner again and once again they did an outstanding job! They always have the best food! It was all so yummy!! Thanks again for having us Lisa and Nic. You guys out did yourselves again. The rest of the weekend was spent visiting with family and watching the boys play. The kids play so well together. We came home Saturday evening around dinner time. It took a little longer to get home because of traffic, I guess everyone else had the same idea. So, today (Sunday) we decorated the house and put up the tree. I absolutely love this time of year!! Below are some pictures of the day. Joshua didn't quite get in the spirit at first, but eventually he warmed up and joined in. I decided to go low key this year on the outside decorations. Dan was very grateful that he didn't have to get on the roof this year. Joshua has been asking for snow all day! I don't blame him, I would like that too, but at least it was cold, so it felt like it should this time of year!!

We just came in from being outside, he wanted gloves and a scarf.
This boy is serious about wanting some snow!


I have to brag a bit, because I think they turned out great. I, with the help of Dan, made the trees on the side of the door. The things you can do with tomato cages. I can't take credit for the idea, it was Pintrest!







Tradition! Looking up at the lights through the tree! I did the same thing as a kid. He actually remembered from last year on his own!! Love it!











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It's All In The Batter

Everyone knows that the best part of baking any cake or cookies is being able to lick the bowl and spoon! Joshua is all about this! It is like he has a radar or something, as soon as I close the oven door, he is right there. He does help sometimes. He is my official stirrer and bowl licker(these are technical terms, ha!) He is really good at both. I have found alot of Receipes that do not require eggs, so I don't have to worry about that. The pictures below are from Saturday, when we made skinny cupcakes! Yes, I said skinny. Only two ingredients; cake mix and sprite zero. The cupcakes came out very moist and delish! I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as Joshua enjoyed licking the bowl! Ok, I don't think that is possible, but you can probably get close! :)















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Joshua Gives Thanks

It's the month of November so, of course Joshua's school is talking about Thanksgiving. Here is what Joshua told his teacher he was thankful for and why:

Toy Story because it has Buzz Lightyear and Woody

Toys because they are fun

Food because he likes to eat broccoli and chicken nuggets

His tongue because in Joshua's words " it changes color". By this he means when he has a slushie his tongue changes the color of the drink.

Momma and Daddy because they play trains and cars with me. Apparently, the picture with the guy smiling and the girl in rollers is supposed to represent us. Lol

Oh how I love the way his little mind thinks!


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Oh The Drama

Joshua has become quite dramatic lately. He seems to think that being dramatic will allow him to get whatever he wants. Ha! He will pretend to fall or trip and then proceed to say that his leg hurts or say, "oh no! I fell down!" Clearly we see that he has done this on purpose, so we simply do one of two things, ignore him or tell him to get up; he is going to be alright. He complains about his belly hurting and when he realizes that is not working to his advantage, he will begin to complain about another body part! The boy is seriously "crying wolf!" He has a fake cry and everything. I guess you have to hand it to him, for being clever, but we have walked that road before and know it doesn't get you too far. Some of the dramatic things he has said lately are:

" Oh no, I'm freaking out! I am freaking out!"

"I need help, my leg hurts and I think I need a booboo(band-aid). (said with a whimper)

"I'm scared,hold me!" (whimper voice) Clearly there is nothing to be scared of, but I will admit, this one I cave on, because I just can't resist holding this boy! Holding him is scarce now a days!

"Shhh! Be quiet! There is a bear and it is about to eat a BIG strawberry!" (think exaggeration)

"Whoa! There goes a silly (city) bus!"

"Whew, that was close!" (as he wipes his forehead )

Joshua is so funny, but can be so serious at the same time. I love my little, drama king!!

Random

Just wanted to share a few random pictures. They give you an insight on what we have been doing the last week or so.

Building awesome architecture with TinkerToys



Josh enjoying the world's biggest lollipop!



Daddy and Josh taking self portraits



Enjoying a little sandbox time before Saturday football begins




Spending Thursday nights watching Dylan play football! Go Panthers!!


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4 Years of Pumpkins!

I know I have done this post for the last 4 years! But, I am going to do it again, because 1. It's my blog and I want to and 2. I know you all secretly want to see the progression of how much Joshua has grown!! His costumes have changed and so has the little boy in the picture with his pumpkins! Super crazy how time has flown by. So here you go post for year 4:

10 months (10-31-08) Cutest Puppy ever!!

Picture with the pumpkins 10 months


Handy Manny at yr 2. 10-31-09

Year 2 with the pumpkins!

Year 3 as a train conductor (10-31-10)

Year 3 with the pumkins!

He went from being a puppy at 10 mos to a pirate at 4!! (10-31-11)

Year 4 with the pumpkins!!! Seriously, how cute is this kid?

See, wasn't that fun?

A little note about the pirate costume. He actually wanted to go as himself, but we tried to convince him to be something else. The boy could really care less about dressing up, but in the spirit of things, we thought he should. So when he wouldn't pick out anything, we grabbed the cheapest costume the store had and left. So, that is how his costume choice came about this year! Luckly he was pretty pumped about it today!