Our Hearts Are Melting!

Okay, so Josie's newest thing is that she understands hugs and kisses. She doesn't have the kiss thing perfect - she keeps her mouth open - but it is too cute. You say, "Josie give me a hug" and she gives a huge hug. If you say, "Josie give me a kiss" she kisses you. It makes our hearts melt everytime. Boy she sure knows how to get to us- we better watch out.

Pear Fair Dress - Reading

Remember Avari in the Pear Fair dress? Well, last year it was way too big for Josie so we tried again this year. She was adorable even though the dress was a bit short and she was flashing a bit of behind.One of Josie's favorite things to do is pull books off of the shelves. The great thing is that after she does that she sits down and reads them. I heard her pulling books down the other day and this is what I found - not only is she reading the books she is reading books about teaching reading - hmm.

I Can Feed Ernie Also

I was picking up Josie's room the other day when I heard the sound of small things dropping on the ground. I arrived in the kitchen to realize that while I had closed Ernie's food container I had not put it back under the counter. Josie had it open and was dropping food on the floor. It did not take long for Ernie to figure out what was happening and make his way into the kitchen for a second helping of dinner.
Josie's method is not as fine tuned as Cousin Avari's is for feeding Scarlett (she uses the bowl) but it works.

Josie is Walking :

It happened on July 14th - she started walking without assistance. Here is the video of her up and on her own two feet from that day. Enjoy.

Splish Splash

Since it has been so hot here we got Josie a pool - thanks grandma Joan for the birthday money. Thanks to daddy, grandpa O.D. and grandma Tup for blowing it up. We put on her swim diapers - thanks Keri - and her swimsuit - thanks grandpa John and grandma Sherry - and gave it a try. She had a good time and got the hang of splashing around. There is a feature where you can plug the hose in and then water comes out in what, on the box, looks like a gentle stream. Well needless to say there is nothing gentle about it. Of course her reaction to the rush of water in her face and the crying and trying to get out was not captured on video.

Birthday Pics

Okay, so her birthday was a month ago - I can't believe it has been that long. The day started with a new birthday tradition of sausage and chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. As you can see she really liked them. Later we had the neighbor kids over for cake and ice cream (actually I forgot the ice cream but I had the best of intentions). Tyler and Emily sharing the special day.

She started out eating neatly but by the end it was all about getting the cake in as fast as she could.

That evening her "grandma" Sheree and "grandpa" Howard (from church) had a party for her. Sheree's mom and cousin where there with their husbands. There was cake, ice cream (they remembered), and lots of presents. All in all it was a great first birthday.