Happy 2012!

We had a big family gathering at Daniel's grandparents house over New Years Weekend.  It is always so much fun when the whole family gets together.  There is lots of great food, fun games, and much laughter.  It is even more fun now that all the cousins are starting to have babies. 

We slept in the same room with Joshua and learned that he moves ian his sleep A LOT! 

One morning when he woke up he was on his tummy with his head lifted looking around cooing with no idea that we were even in the room.  When I greeted from our bed he started giggling.  I think he thought it was pretty silly that we were in the same room when he woke up. 

It was fun taking him into uncle Andrew and Aunt Anna's room in the mornings to wake them up.  When we did they would sing their own version of a good morning song to him which he thought was pretty special.

Aunt Anna teaching The J Man how to clap.  He thinks clapping is pretty funny.

 

Being silly with cousin Britain.  This kid LOVES to be hung upside down.  I think he is part monkey.   

Uncle Andrew feeding Joshua. 

 

Here are some pictures of Joshua and his cousin River.  To say that River loves babies would be an understatement.  That girl gets SO excited when she sees a baby.  She smiles, makes happy grunting noises, and tries so hard to wiggle out of your arms and lounge at the baby.  It was hilarious. 



R- "OOH a baby, I want touch him."

 

J- "DAD, this girl is in my bubble."

 

J-"I'm okay now, Dad.  I think I like my cousin."

The cousins playing and sharing toys and...

 

...germs as we later found out when they all came down with a cold a few days later. Poor babies.

 

I love this picture of Joshua resting on Daniel's Grandpa.  So sweet!  Grandpa kept calling him, "Grandpa's boy."