Happy 4th of July!!

This will be little Joseph's first 4th of July and Jopes and my first 4th of July here in Rexburg (we've always gone to Idaho Falls to watch the big firework show). We think there's going to be a parade on Main Street in the morning, so we want to go watch that. We are going to have our own little barbeque for dinner; hot dogs, corn on the cob, potatoe chips, and pork and beans. After dinner, we are going to play with some fireworks... it should take about 15 minutes. Joseph has some flowers from a LONG LONG time ago. We'll use them up, and then we're done! Inbetween the morning parade however, and dinner, we have no idea what we are going to do. :D We'll have to let you know when the day is done.

Thanks to this holiday, we didn't have any school Thursday and Friday of this week. Yay! Other than school and work around the complex, we really haven't been up to much... just watching and enjoying little Joseph every other moment!

We were out watering the lawns the other day, when Jopes got Joseph to laugh a whole bunch! It was the cutest thing ever! I was holding Joseph facing out and Jopes stood in front of us. He'd turn so his back was toward us and then whirl around and say hello! to Joseph and he would break into the cutest little laughter. We couldn't get enough of it!

We are really looking forward to our trip down to Utah... we'll get to see both sides of the family! Seth and Stacie are getting married, which we couldn't be more thrilled about, and Mike is coming home from his mission in Denmark that same week! 13 more days!

3 Months Old!

Joseph just keeps getting cuter and cuter. And, he's learning and growing more and more. Here's a little of what he's been up to:


Going outside with mom and dad


Hanging out with Mr. Caterpillar


Dressing up like a little elf


Blowing bubbles

Sleeping in rather weird positions

Hanging out with dad


And his favorite thing of all... STANDING!!

Another Video

Here's another video of Little Joseph playing in his swing. He finally figured out how to make the toy spin himself! In the past he's either stared determinedly at it (as if that alone would make it spin) or fussed for one of us to make it spin whenever it stopped. Now he's a big boy--he can spin the toy by himself, he can pull himself to sitting and standing positions (with the help of mom or dad), he can pull certain things to his mouth, he can blow bubbles, and he can swim in the tub (also with the help of mom or dad)!

Our little boy is growing up way too fast, but it's sure fun to watch.

We Have A Life!!

The other day Joseph and I were talking about how we don't have a life anymore... we're just boring old married people. Then, we decided that wasn't true-we have a life. Our baby and our fish are our life. And that's about it. So now, looking at our blog tonight, I'm thinking this is true. Our baby and our fish are our life, but we are NOT complaining, we love them!! :)

Sad Day...

There has been a death in the family.

Sometime this morning, Cosmo the fish passed away.
A few days ago, one of the rocks forming the cave collapsed, and we think that it scraped Cosmo on its way down. Shortly after the collapse of the cave, we noticed that Cosmo had a scrape near his top fin and was missing a few scales. We watched him closely the next couple days, but he just wasn't the same. He didn't come to eat out of our hand, he didn't try to fight his own reflection, and his color was pale rather than dark and pretty like normal. Poor Cosmo just hid behind the rocks and trees. So, when we found him upside down this morning, we were not surprised, though very very sad.

Joseph will miss him eating out of his hand.
Elizabeth will miss watching his fun personality.
Little Joseph has yet to figure out that there are actually fish in that funny lighted box that we're always holding him up to, but Cosmo is missed nonetheless.


On a happier note, here are a couple videos of
little Joseph and his latest discoveries:

Operation: Update!!

Alright, so I've been a big slacker in the blogging department... 

time to catch up!

School is going alright. It's been working surprisingly well to switch off with Joseph inbetween classes. Both Jopes and I WISH we didn't have school, but we want our education... we'll just be glad when we get it done! Other than school, our lives are consumed by little Joseph. He is our everything. We just love him and know that he's the cutest baby in the world!

Little Joseph is growing like a weed! He's getting so big! At his 2 month appointment, he was 11lbs, 2oz (35 percentile) and 23.5" tall (71 percentile). He seems so tall to me. A lot of his clothes would still fit the width of him, but he's too tall for them, so we've had to

 retire some of them. 

It's been a lot of fun getting to know him better as his personality has started to come out. He still always wants to be moving. In fact, I think that if he had things his way, he'd be running around already! Thankfully though, he has to be patient and grow little by little (in my opinion, it's still happening too fast!) 

He's learning all about his hands nowaday. He pulls them in close to his face, examines them, and then sucks on them. 

He LOVES going for a swim in the bathtub! All I do is hold his 

head and the rest of his body floats. So, I do just that- I hold his head, and he kicks off the wall and just floats around. It's great! We haven't gotten video of it yet, but we will!! 

The sound of water running is his favorite. He absolutely loves it, which means mom can shower while dad's gone to class. All I have to do is put him in his bouncer in the bathroom while I shower and he sits there content as could be! 

We've gotten him to play with his toy caterpillar the last couple days. He loves it, but the thing he loves more than anything is talking and playing with mom and dad. 

There is nothing more amazing than his smiles. He just brightens our entire beings with his happy noises and faces. We are so glad he's part of our lives.

First Time Flyer!

He's got a stroller now, but there's definitely room for him to grow!

I can't believe how long he is!

We tried some overalls on him. 

They were a little big, but he's still the cutest little farm boy ever!

His favorite toy... Mr. Caterpillar!

Joseph played with him for the first time the other day. He hasn't quite worked out how to grab it, but he can lift it up to his face and suck on it if we put it on his arms.  :)

Joseph LOVES sitting up like a big boy!

 

Look how good he is at holding up his head!

{: excuse the spit up on his shirt... that happened right before the pics were taken :}