My Silence...it is broken

I have been away on a mental retreat gathering my forces to become the best President I can be for my little group.

I'm now back.....and you should be giddy. (those butterflies in your stomach prove it's true).

Fatherhood is AWESOME! I fall deeper in love with my wife every day as I watch her blossom into the Mother God has called her to be. I fall more in love with my boy everyday that I watch him grow, giggle, squirm, poop, smile (after the poops), grin, chirp, scream....well....everything my mini-me does.

It lays upon my shoulders a completely different set of responsibilities that I am now held accountable for. That can generate immobilizing fear but I have a Father who will provide, a father who is behind me..and men in my life worth emulating to become the man the Father has called me to be.

That is all for now.

Josh
President of goofy grins
Reveler of screaming boy
JandA Corp

Slacking Off

We have been informed that we have been extremely negligent in the picture posting arena, so here are some new photos to appease the masses. However, you don't get a clever story with these - deal with it...

First tub bath - splish splash having a fit

Meeting great-grandma Jo for the first time.

GrandmaJo loving her great grand.

There are no words for this one...

Hanging out on his mat



And this, this little grin melts my heart...

The Momma

Family, Fourth, Fun, and Very Little Sleep

This week my sister Ari, her husband Ashley, and their four little boys came to visit. Hence no posts - who has time to blog about all the fun they are having while they are having it? Not me, I like to soak it all up and then reminisce about it later. Which is why Facebook doesn't really work for me. Its all about updating your current status - no one wants to know that I had Penne Rustica from Macaroni Grill two hours ago, by this time its irrelevant. OK, end of tangent...

My sister and crew came to visit, and while my tiny little house was so chock full of people it bore distinct resemblance to a clown car, it was good to see them - especially Ari. Texas may only be a few states away but it might as well be Botswana. However, my sweet sister braved a thirteen hour car trip with four small boys just to see me and my small boy. She cooked for me, did my laundry, we went out to dinner with some amazing women, she encouraged me in motherhood. We talked, we laughed, I cried - it did my heart good. Do you have anyone in your life that fills up your tank just by being around them? My sister is that for me. She just gets me - maybe it has something to do with being made with the same stuff.

All that to say, the only picture I got of her this whole week was a snapshot of her behind in the background of one of the pictures of her kids. As much as I know you would like to see her hiney, I'm not sure she would appreciate it. So instead here are some other pictures from this week....

London boogeying in the pool.

My man Poindexter.

Ashley delivering a beat down.

Napping on the 4th.
Marshall who's favorite phrase is "What is this?"

Parker on the world's longest slip-n-slide.

My boy chillin' with his Tootsie.

Riggs and Noah who were none too happy that we interrupted their conversation.

Happy Belated 4th of July!

The Momma