Dan & Van

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Come and get it...

Chillin' with his bottle and his feet propped up

You can register to get a free ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins on your birthday, so of course we signed up. Josh got a few bites of his and the rest he shared with mom and dad.

Looks like he's another chocolate lover!

This is his "spoon trick" that he likes to do

I guess the theme of this post is EATING. Joshua spends a lot of time in the high chair these days - and I spend a lot of time in the kitchen cleaning up!

Our church had a baby shower for me and Becky today. Becky's having a girl too. She's due around Thanksgiving. It will be fun to have the two girls growing up together and so close in age. It was such a blessing to be loved and prayed for at the shower by our church family.

Me, Becky & Jenny

Amazing cake that Maria made

It's fun to get girly stuff this time!

But, I have to get used to so much pink!

While daddy's away

Daniel was in Chicago last week for a work conference, so Josh and I had to get creative and entertain ourselves...

Rocker!

Yogurt makes a good hair product - who knew?!

Smoky Mountains Vacation

We took our first "real" family vacation a few weeks ago to Smoky Mountain National Park. It was a different experience to vacation with a baby. It took some adjusting of expectations, but looking back we're glad we went and look forward to future family vacation memories.

Lunch picnic by the river

Our first hike - Laurel Falls

Joshua liked being in the backpack, especially on populated trails where he could smile at all the people heading the opposite direction. He seems to be quite an extrovert!

At the falls

Sunset view from our cabin

Cades Cove

Cades Cove is a valley area of the park known for having a lot of wildlife. We drove through it twice during our trip, but didn't get to see many animals. Joshua did enjoy seeing these deer though.