Two Months Late

"Pa" and Grandma came to visit in early August, and here are some pictures from their time here. Josiah loved mooching off Pa's food (as you can see)--and, really, doing anything with Pa (washing dishes, fixing stuff outside, reading books, watching clock videos on YouTube, etc.). We also took a morning visit to the zoo, where there's a great splash pad that Josiah really enjoys. This time he even braved the caves and slides. He liked visiting the squirrel monkeys in the monkey house across from the splash pad, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Little Angel

He doesn't look like he could be naughty, does he? 

Camping in Flagstaff

Whew--it's been a while since I posted here! I've probably lost all readership I might have once had by now. :) Sorry to those of you who have hankered after pictures of our little guy and been disappointed! Here are a few from the end of July, when we went on a camping trip with Jeremy's family. This was Josiah's first camping trip, and he loved it! He played in the woods with Grandma, rode around on Grandpa and Uncle Justin's shoulders, went on hikes in a backpack on Daddy's back, played in the rain, learned how to honk the car horn with Aunt Anna, got to wear pants and a jacket in cooler weather, terrorized Mama and Daddy at night in the tent--all in all, it was a hit.

 

 

 

 

Zucchini

I meant to post this before our two-week vacation, but I didn't get around to it. Whoops!

We've been harvesting zucchini almost every day for weeks, and our plants just keep growing and producing! Josiah is everlastingly interested in the garden and its produce. He likes to gnaw on new finds when he gets the chance, as you can see below. Usually he ends up spitting out little green pieces shortly afterwards, though. We've been eating zucchini in lots of things--lasagna, tomato sauce (first time making my own!), stir fry, burritos, bread, chocolate cake--and I'm still trying to think up ways to use the stuff while it's fresh. We have bagged and frozen quite a bit, too. My mom and sisters helped in much of the processing and kept Josiah entertained along the way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outside with the Aunts

Josiah did lots of playing outside with Aunt Hannah and Aunt Rachel while they were here, despite the heat (the highs are around 105-112 these days). Thankfully we have some nice shade in the front yard in the late afternoon. Josiah doesn't seem to notice the heat too much, though--he just loves being outside and free!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Hannah, for the beautiful photography!

 

Family Picture

To the few readers of this blog: I'm sorry for the dearth of posts these last few weeks! We've been busy with family visiting (my mom and sisters, and then Jeremy's sister and her husband) lately. I hope to post some pictures from June soon, but meanwhile, here's a rare picture--one of all three of us together! My sister Hannah took this at a wedding we went to in Prescott, AZ. It doesn't look like Arizona, does it?

Ducks!

Last week our neighbor got irrigation, and a pair of ducks turned up in her yard! We took Josiah over to look at the duckies, and he was enthralled. Jeremy brought some old bread to throw to them. Josiah wanted to join in the snack-time, though, and popped a few pieces into his mouth (including one he had already thrown into the water for the ducks). These ducks let Josiah get quite close to them (closer than we adults could get). He loved feeding them, chasing them, seeing them paddle, and joining them in the water himself.