Joseph's 4 and more!

So I thought I'd try and post faster than this, but obviously that didn't happen. But I have a good excuse. But I'm not telling that til the end. Here's Joseph's 4th Birthday!! It's so hard to believe he's 4 but he certainly is big enough. It was a great day, and we had a really fun time celebrating!

Here's the birthday station.

We had a fun obstacle course, starting with "the tube".

Hopping over 2 hula hoops, the kicking a ball around a tree.

Then do it all over again on your way back.

It was a lot of fun, and the kids all got an easter egg filled with treats for their trouble.

Then we enjoyed a fantastic picnic lunch, consisting of Joseph's favorite things: peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, string cheese, and apples. I even added in chips and juice, special treats for Joseph!

Then we feasted on Joseph's construction cake which Julie made. It was really fun, although he kept asking me why his construction machines were on the cake.

And of course there were presents, which Joseph loved. So we had to share some of his gift-lovin' dance!

Here's Joseph in part of his wedding get-up for Josh and Jessica's wedding, which was August 21st. Joseph had the privilege of being the ring bearer, and I have to add, he got a ton of compliments on doing such a good job. We were very proud of him!

Julie made his bow tie and suspenders to match the wedding colors. They also match Emery's dress!

Coming back to his seat, a job well done!

And you can't have a good blog without a picture of Miss Emery. Here she's wearing an outfit Julie's mom made her. The minute we put it on her, she was twirling around the living room, and tossing out cheesy grins, like the one in the photo. It was such a hoot!

So last, but not least is the reason why I can be excused from not posting sooner.

Julie's Pregnant!

Yup, you read it right. We're expecting baby #3. As of now, the due date is April 1st. (Save the jokes.) We're really excited. This was planned, and we're looking forward to this newest addition next spring. (At least it would be nice it if were spring by that point. Probably wishful thinking.) Joseph is old enough to really be involved. He regularly asks Julie "How's the baby doing?" and every week when she reads her baby update, she tells him what's growing, and how big the baby is. We can't wait until we can learn the sex of the baby and share that with him. It will only increase his excitement and attachment. Julie is 10 weeks along, so just out of the feeling icky phase. So maybe, just maybe, she can post more regularly now. But don't hold your breath. :)