then and now...

Before reading further please go to this blog entry from October 2010 and watch the video from that day.

Now here are Joshua and Dave nearly 4 years later...

and one more

Joshua has grown a lot in 4 years!

Picture Grab Bag

A bunch of pictures from the last few weeks:

Splashing in the rain...

his boots were so full of water that it took days for them to dry out.

Swinging at the park...

Anna Ruth points at a swing and says "weee!"

(I love the expressions of their faces in each of these pictures.)

"Come on Anna Ruthie, let's go play."  -Joshua

Eye safety is important when your fine motor skills are in process!

Art center in Room 2!

Anna Ruth colored part of the page and then chewed on her crayon.

check-up check-in: Anna Ruth 15 months old

I never thought this baby would be described as "small for her age."

But it happened today at her 15-month check-up.  Anna Ruth's doctor said, "well Mom, it looks like your baby is on the small size for her age."  Anna Ruth weighs 21 pounds 11 oz. which is in the 32% and is 29 inches tall (although I think she is an inch taller) which is in the 12%.  

Anna Ruth is perfectly healthy and received the last of her baby immunizations today.  She handled it like a champ.  She cried for 15 seconds max after her shot...she truly is our Happy Baby.

She has started napping on a cot at school.  The first week has been difficult with very short naps but today she took a near 2 hour nap on her cot.  WAY TO GO GIRL!  Her teacher sent me and excited text to share the news of the good nap.  

Anna Ruth's walking is coming along well.  She still prefers to crawl if she needs to get somewhere fast, like away from her brother but is walking more and more each day.  

If you ever need a pick-me-up come by and we'll try to get Anna Ruth to blow you a kiss.  

First Day 2k14

Brother and sister hugs before heading to school

"I'm a Kindergartner!"
Joshua handled his first day of school like a pro.  I think he was a little overwhelmed on the way to school this morning and said, "Mama, I think the inside of my head where my brain is has started hurting a little bit."  But he was super excited to wear his uniform and new school shoes.  He admired himself in the mirror for a few minutes before leaving the house.

"I'm in Room 2!"
Anna Ruth is such a happy baby that she didn't seem phased at all by moving in to a new room today.  She just smiled.

Before leaving home Anna Ruth had to get one more look at the neighbor's dogs and bark her "good-bye" to them.

Walking into school this morning Joshua saw 2 ladies that work at his preschool.  Both of them hugged him and told him how proud of him they were.  I could see Joshua relax and become a little more confident after that.
After school he bounced into the car and shouted, "IT WAS AWESOME!"
Outside of that declaration he said, "The line in the cafeteria was crazy long!" and "We didn't have time to eat our snack."
So here's hoping that day 2 brings a shorter lunch line and a snack...school may be off the charts awesome if that happens!