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It’s that time of year again!  It’s the Isaac/Joshua birthday party!  Isaac turned 3 in February, and Joshua’s birthday is still a couple of weeks away.  We were hoping for a beautifully warm, sunny day despite what the weathermen predicted.  No luck.  We did get a couple of minutes of sun so that we could hide the eggs.  By the time we went hunting for the eggs, it was sprinkling.  The boys didn’t mind at all.  They just pulled their hoods up and ran out into the yard.  They really enjoyed hunting eggs.  It’s funny how it took 2 toddlers and 8 adults to find all the eggs.  We all had a blast!

After the egg hunt, we played a lot inside.  Julia took a short nap, and then was a big hit!  She got a lot of attention, and loved watching the bigger kids play.  Who doesn’t love a baby with a flower on her head?

We got to spend time with Gommy and Aunt Susie and Aunt Sandy.  It was so nice having the whole family together.

Our precious girl is 5 months old already!  She’s sitting up really well, and she can sit up for a while with a boppy behind her.  We bought her a special toy this week.  I found a Jumperoo on sale at a local consignment store.  Joshua loved his (which was borrowed), and as wiggly as Julia is, we hoped she would enjoy it too.  She LOVES it.  I had hoped to post a picture of her in her new toy, but they all came out blurry.  She just loves to bounce!  We did have a nice photo shoot this afternoon, and I got some pretty pictures of our little girl!  What a wonderful little girl she is!

Papa, Uncle Wil and Jason were putting in the garage doors at Nana and Papa’s house this Saturday. Jason took Joshua along since Nana was going to be there too. Julia and I stayed home so she could take her nap and I could get some work around the house done.

Joshua had a big time at the new house. He and Nana played and played. They played in the grass. They visited the goats next door. They built a tent out of the boxes the garage doors came in. Joshua LOVED it. When Julia awoke from her nap, we got ourselves together, and we headed down for lunch. We all picnicked next to Joshua’s tent, and Joshua picnicked in the tent. Here’s a look…

After lunch, Joshua gave Papa a hand with the ladder. Truly, he was very helpful.

When he wasn’t needed to “help” with the ladder anymore, Joshua did what any 3-year-old boy would do. He sat on the ground and played with gravel. Perfect little boy fun!

We had a great Dr. visit today for Julia. She’s a whopping 17lbs 3 oz, and she’s measuring in at 24 3/4 inches. That puts her at above 95th percentile for weight (shocker) and 50-75th percentile for length. She’s still our precious little chunk! Besides weight and length, she’s doing everything a little 4-month old should be doing. She got 3 more shots and one oral vaccine. Yuck. She’ll probably feel a little icky tomorrow, and hopefully that will be the worst of it.

Well, it’s been snowy and yucky and just plain cold. So, we haven’t gotten out much at all. I decided that today was the day to bundle up and run outside. Here are the kids enjoying the freezing winter temps… It’s possible that this was just an excuse to put Julia in her little Eskimo suit and take her picture.

Julia received her first Bible at church last night. A couple of times a year, we have a special service at church for all the families that have new babies. Each family walks to the front to get their Bible, the congregation promises to support the families as they raise their kids, and the elders pray over the new babies. Last night was Julia’s turn (along with about 20 other little babies).

I don’t have any pictures from Joshua’s Bible presentation, but we made sure to take the camera last night. Julia was a big hit. Jason carried her and she just made eyes at the whole audience and smiled all the way down the aisle. Joshua was a good big brother and walked nicely down the aisle and took Julia’s Bible from Mr. Walt and held it for her. We did bribe him with a new toy if he was good and quiet for the whole presentation.

After church, Ben took our pictures!