Halloween 2010

The boys had a blast trick-or-treating.  Nate's costume was the biggest hit.  Almost every-one we passed said that it was the cutest costume they had ever seen.  Although, literally everyone thought he was a girl.  That's what he gets for being so cute.  After we got home, Josh put himself in charge of passing out the candy.  He decided to camp out by the front door.  First he started out sitting on a red pillow waiting for the trick-or treaters, then he decided to get out his chair to sit in while he ate candy and read books!  He didn't want halloween to end!  He loved it!  John and I loved watching the boys go from door to door.  They were both so adorable in their costumes and it was so fun that both of them now understand halloween and we were all able to really enjoy it!  

My Hardworker

My Hard-Worker & Helping Hand

Josh makes dinner for everyone a few times a week.  He always does it at the end of quiet time and then comes to get me to surprise me.  He is so excited and happy with himself every time.  His meals usually consist of fruit, cereal, yogurt, cheese, crackers, and carrots, with our drinks as well.  He always finishes every last bite when he makes it.

If anyone knows me, they know that I love cleanliness.  I am thrilled that Josh seems to love to clean up. He does the dishes from time to time, he sweeps and mops for me a couple times a week, and occasionally dusts.  John and I decided that Josh is ready to earn his own money and we are not going to buy him treats anymore.  He gets 10 cents for every chore (cleaning his room, cleaning the house, mopping, and dishes).  He loves getting his money and buying treats.  The house is much cleaner and I don't have to pick up toys all the time.  It's worked really well for Josh.

He's even changed Nate's diaper a couple of times.  I think this picture is hilarious that Josh put the hat and bib on Nate, then proceeded to change his diaper and Nate totally let him.

Today, Josh totally took the initiative after breakfast and did all the dishes and started the dishwasher all by himself (with a little help from Nate) and did just as good as if John or I did them.  He must be watching me because he organized the dishes just like me.  He even asked Nate for help.  It was so funny how he politely asked Nate for help and told him exactly where to put the dishes.  It was so adorable how Nate followed all of Josh's directions.  It was so cute to watch them work together.

Josh totally takes after his dad in his high energy, love for work, and ability to be fast.  John's mom tells about how Johnny, at the age of 6, cleaned out and organized their entire garage.  So far, Josh is so much like his dad.  I guess we'll see what he can do in a couple of years, he might even surpass his own father.  All I know is that Josh is a great blessing in our lives and we are so blessed that he is a part of our family.

Josh in LOVE

For 1 Year Josh has been in LOVE with Olivia!  I thought it was just a phase, but he has been "in Love" since October 2009.  He talks about how he loves her and wants to marry her almost everyday.  They were inseparable in Preschool last year.  He refuses to sit with his primary class because he is smitten and wants to sit by Olivia.  We have the most hilarious conversations about it.  Here's one we had the other day.

Josh:  I'm going to marry Olivia, when I am 6 and Olivia is 6!

Marie:  That's too young to get married!

Josh:  10!!!  When I am 10 I am going to marry Olivia!

Marie:  That is still too young.  Don't you need to go on a mission first?

Josh:  Okay!!!  After I serve a mission, when I am 26!!!

Marie:  That's a good age!

Josh:  I love Olivia.  We are going to get married!

Marie:  What are you going to do if Olivia doesn't want to marry you?

Josh:  I am going to pray to Heavenly Father all the time so she will marry me.

Uncle Gary & Josh

Grandma Shawna with Her Grandsons

Edwards Family Picture 

(can you tell the boys weren't in the mood and Nate really wanted and needed a nap)

The Scavenger Hunt

Visit with Great-Grandma Edwards

Gary & Johnny

Gary came to Indiana on his way out to medical school in Chicago.  Gary shadowed John, they played gold, and watched movies.  They had a blast together and it was great timing since I was in Idaho still.

Idaho Trip

Can I just say the skies were amazing our whole trip!

My dear friend from Iowa came all the way up from the Ogden area with her two kids to spend the day! It was a blast and so fun to catch up and to watch our kids play together!

Uncle Daniel & Nate

Josh & Nicholas

The rest of the trip wasn't very exciting, but extremely eventful as we were going to 2 to 3 doctors appointments a day for 2 of the days.  Josh got a really bad infection from his eczema and I had to go on antibiotics as well which made me so nauseous.  The boys loved all the attention they got from my parents and brothers and they really love grandmas house.  There was always constant entertainment.  Hopefully, our next trip to Idaho won't involve going to any doctors or being sick.