Quick Update

Wow does time fly! I do not even know what to post so much has been going on:) Jake will start school here next week and we are ready for it. Ready for routine again and the fall season:) Jake is excited to start Jr. Kindergarten and has his backpack sitting out ready:) He will be turning 5 here in a couple weeks and I really cannot believe it! 5 just seems so big. He has started soccer and has his first game in a week. It is too cute to watch him run around the field and brings back so many great memories:)

Joshua is doing great. He is such a joy. His little personality has really come out and he babbles and babbles. He has started saying a couple small words...bubba, ruff (for dog), oh (for uh-oh). He will also shake his head no, put his hands to his mouth to say he is hungry, and my favorite is he will motion his hands to come if he wants to take you somewhere (like go up the stairs-his favorite). He is a busy little guy and we are in the process of getting our house baby proofed. He opens every drawer, loves the toilet and trash cans. His curiosity has definitely not diminished and it is hilarious to watch him when a door to the outside opens. He has a radar and no matter where he is comes out and will dart as quickly as possible to it. One thing that has diminished is his food anxiety. When he first came home he would go crazy over the sight of food (even if he just ate) and he would eat it as quickly as possible. Funny story is my first grocery store outing with the two boys. I went to a small grocery store and the cart was small and the isles where so close Josh could grab at everything (and he did). Anything I would put in the cart, especially his favorites bananas, yogurt...he would get crazy. The cart was full and I turned to grab some milks. When I turned back around Josh had managed to reach into the back of the cart and in seconds rip a yogurt open and was fisting it into his mouth.It was all over the floor, him, the cart. People probably thought I never fed the little skinny boy:) I could not help but laugh and snap a picture with my phone:) The picture was after we gained some control and cleaned up most of the mess.

Here are a couple more pics captured by my phone. One is Josh with my sister-in-laws neighbors dog. He loves dogs! I think we are getting one here soon:) I have been researching.

I am planning on ending my blog:( As our journey has come to an end I just feel the timing is right:) I am trying to put together a little video with the pictures of our trips and Joshua. Working on it:)