Afterthoughts...

After rushing a little bit to get the last post in, Julie realized she left out a few tidbits here and there, and also took some pictures and video of Emery for those who are Emery-starved! Our first tidbit is that Joseph is potty trained! He has been now for a few weeks. We tried working on it Jared's house but realized he was just too distracted playing with his cousins that he wouldn't take the time to go to the bathroom. So once we moved into our own place, we got him some cool underwear and put him in it. He had accidents for 3-4 days and after that was good to go. Now he's able to do the whole deal by himself, and even has the good habit of washing his hands and turning the light off when he's done! He's so wonderful and we're so grateful to have this milestone done with!

Another Joseph tidbit is that Julie has begun teaching him Spanish! So far he knows 4words. Sol (sun), Luna (moon), Estrella (star), and Rojo (red). We'll see how well he starts to pick up on it. It took a while for these 4, but now he knows them pretty well, and enjoys it when we point out one of the words he knows (a star sticker, or red toy), and he'll repeat it back to us. It's pretty fun!

Here is an official plug (not a day too soon) for Stephanie's (Julie's sister) new sewing blog. She's doing giveaways (which are amazing). This is the latest one. Hope we win! http://thesewingroombakersfield.blogspot.com/2009/08/gratitude-and-give-way.html

Now, as promised, Julie immediately began taking pictures of Emery. Granted, there weren't too many photo shoots, but the pictures are still good. Hope you enjoy the updated photos. P.S. keep your eyes out for a new look for the blog. It's time for an update!











I had to add this one. Joseph came into the kitchen and said "I'm a man now!" He was wearing Aaron's shoes. Precious.