Josh's 5th Birthday

This is Josh's finished cake that I made the night before. Josh was really happy with his cake. My favorite part is the guy jumping of the plank. 

This was a really fun cake to make. I had a lot of fun doing it but by no means am I a pro at it like Aunt Ronda.

This unfortunately is how it looked the night of his birthday. It had been ship wrecked! I would do things a little different next time but it still tasted great and Josh was still super happy with it all and that's is all that matters.

All set to go with the dart gun that Grandma & Grandpa gave him.

He got a really fun race track from all of us. They've had a lot of fun racing it.

Very happy boy with his new Star Wars Lego Wii game, he has loved playing it.

Although clothes are not that thrilling to get for a kid he was thrilled with his pirate ship shirt.

And again, another shirt but he had to wear this shirt the very next day to school because he loved it. He saw it at Target one day and said he wanted it, well when we were looking for gifts for him they had it on clearance and I knew I had to get it for him. I think Uncle Jas got my boys hooked on these kind of shirts.

Happy Birthday Josh!

Joshy, Joshy, Joshy!!!! Happy Birthday to my Joshy! I can't believe he's 5 years old! He's one of a kind! We love having him in our family. From an outsiders view, Josh seems rather quiet and timid but let me to you, he is not! As my parents found out, this kid is loud, and stubborn. Danny and I laugh cause he has a big vein on the side of his neck that protrudes big time when he's super-duper mad. We swear it's going to pop on him one day because of his anger. But on a brighter note, he has a really pretty smile. In fact the other day he said at the table that "smiling is his favorite thing." He loves preschool even if every single morning he tells me he's not getting out of bed and he's not going to get dressed. But once he eats some breakfast he's much happier and willing goes to school. He honestly has some pretty amazing eagle eyes. He can find so many little trinkets and misc. items outside in grass, dirt or under beds. He can spot animals really easily and just amazes me at all the things that he finds. Josh also has a soft spot for girls. I remember when cousin Sofie was a baby he loved to touch her and kiss her. Then he had a baby sister and he's the same way. He's so sweet and gentle (most of the time) with Audrey. His younger brother is just inches shorter than him. He's our short little guy but he has a lot of spunk in that little body! We love our little Joshy and so glad that he's a part of our family! Happy 5th Birthday Joshy!

Birth
Nate's not sure what to think of his new brother

1
Just out camping in the snow. He looks like such a big boy

2
We start them out young to love the hot tub.

3
Look at that gorgeous smile taken up at Adam-Ondi-Omen

4
This is evidence that he loves his meat.

5
Our spunky Josh today