Labor Day Weekend

Josie had a great time over labor day weekend. We celebrated Uncle Rich and Bre's engagement with a fun BBQ celebration. The weather was perfect. Josie wore her beautiful dress that Grammy B got her in Mexico for the party. When we asked her to hold Brody's hand she held her hand out waiting for him to grab it. What a little lady. The day after the party she found the piano and fell in love with pushing the keyboard and making sound. After each little ditty Josie would clap and say "YAAAAH!"

Monkey Sock Slippers

Josie LOVES her monkey sock slippers. She has gotten really good at pulling them off and tries really hard to put them back on. She keeps them on when the nights get chilly. On Sunday I took Josie to the store in her monkey sock slippers as she didn't want to take them off.

Peek-a-boo!

On Saturday we ran to the mall to get cousin Maeve's 3rd birthday present. We got her a lot of fun things to celebrate! Josie was sleeping in her stroller so we had it laid back in recliner mode. I thought she was still sleeping and all of a sudden she popped out of no where! It was pretty cute.

The Perfect Friday...

Friday, 8.8.08 was they perfect day. First of all, Josie turn 14 months! We did a lot of fun things to celebrate. For starters we had a play date with Carter and baby Porter. Afterwards we went to the park for a picnic lunch. Then we hit up the swimming pool where Josie had such a blast we went back the next day with Billy. Finally, after a long nap by both Josie and I, we played in the back yard while cooking dinner on the grill.

Cousins...

Josie got to see big cousin Maeve at the end of June. It was a great time together in relaxing Door County Wisconsin. We stayed in a cabin off the water and made smores in the campfire... OK the girls didn't make the smores, but everyone loved to eat them. Other than stealing the water bottle from each other the girls got along perfect! Maeve's tactic to get the water bottle was very smooth. She pretended to go in for the hug then Maeve would go for the steal. Smooth operator.

It's MY Party!

We have a 1 year old in the HOUSE! Josie turned 1 on June 8th, 2008. Where did the last year go?! Here is what Josie is into right now:
Loves sleeping with a blanket (that's what 1 year olds do!)
Enjoys waving Hello and Bye-Bye
Continues to be a book worm, she enjoys being read to and "reading" on her own
Anything we eat Josie wants to eat
She knows a few sign language signs, "all done" is her favorite
She loves to walk around the house if you hold her hands (she is FAST too!) and
Stairs have become her new best friend

Vacation

Our first BIG family vacation was to beautiful North & South Carolina. We spent a few days in North Carolina for Wiese's wedding then ventured south to explore sunny Charleston. We fell in love. The views were gorgeous and (more importantly) the food was amazing. We did a horse carriage ride, walking tours, shopping, swimming at the pool and at the beach. Everyone in Charleston is so friendly that they all stop to talk or just say hello. Soon Josie thought everyone on the street walking in our general direction was coming to say hello to her. So she waved with both hands to all her "fans". Her two front teeth decided to break their way through the first two days. Even with that going on she was a trooper.