Sleepy

Now this is what I call sleepy! Josiah sat in his miniature recliner this morning and fell fast asleep. I only let him stay in this position long enough to snap the photo then I put him on the sofa for his nap.

~*~My Guys~*~

Below are my two favorite guys.....~~Josiah........................Steve~~

Visiting Santa

As you can see, Josiah is pouting because I sat him on Santa's lap to begin with and he got mad. To keep Josiah from crying, Mariah had to hold him behind the Jolly old guy. Josiah did enjoy the candy cane Santa gave him after the photo was snapped. Now that Mariah is 17, this might be my last year of all four kids getting their picture made with Santa...it seems just a short time ago Mariah was meeting Santa for the first time. Time passes too quickly!

Josiah

Josiah, enjoying his Cra.ftsman workbench from Grandma & Grandpa Roberts! He's learning to solve problems on his own...by climbing up on his bench to reach the areas he couldn't when he was standing!

Whatcha mean, mom?

.....I'm supposed to stay clean during our Christmas tree expedition?

....nice theory, if only it lasted!!!

Safety first, right?!?!?

My parents gifted Josiah this battery-operated riding toy for his birthday days before my dad passed away. In May 2008, my oldest brother gave Mr. Josiah the handy-dandy safety helmet you see him wearing. The goofy boy wears his helmet every day...whether it's on straight or not!! Gotta love that little guy....

Our Family on Thanksgiving

The photo below was taken shortly before we left our home to enjoy a very yummy Thanksgiving dinner at Steve's parent's home....

We are so very blessed by our family. From left to right: Steve, Josiah (2), Tracey, McKenna (13), Mariah (17) and Miranda (9) ~~ Yes, the kids are all destined to be taller than Mom!!!

Pumpkin Festival @ Rock Creek

Each year, we all go to a very fun, local pumpkin patch. Unfortunately, with my dad's passing, we didn't have a chance to go to that one this year. Instead, my mom, sister and I took the kiddos to a pumpkin festival at Rock Creek in Stevenson. It was different than the tradition we've become accustomed to since @ 1992, but we all had a fun time!
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In the photo below, in front of the tractor are all four of Lisa's kiddos, Tyler's son, my four kiddos and Mariah's boyfriend, Bobby. From left to right: Miranda (my youngest daughter), Dade (son of my youngest brother, Tyler), Josiah (my son), McKenna (my second born), Sydney (one of Lisa's twins), Sophia (Lisa's youngest daughter), Mariah (my oldest daughter), Savannah (one of Lisa's twins), Antonio (son of my sister, Lisa) and Bobby (Mariah's friend).

Below, from left to right: McKenna (13yrs old), Josiah (2yrs old), Mariah (17yrs old) & Miranda (9yrs old) ~ my sweet blessings!
~Mariah & Bobby~McKenna, peeking out from the hay bales!

My sweet McKenna is growing up into such a young lady!

And below is Miss Miranda (disguised as a kitty) peeking out from the hay bale tunnel.

I just love the look of wonder and amazement on Josiah's face!

(These were taken on October 29th, the day before his first haircut).

"Hey!! C'mon, Momma, why are you making me sit in this wheelbarrow?!?!?!"
A future cowboy, perhaps?

I know I've said it many times before, BUT, I am such an incredibly blessed momma. I am SO very thankful for each one of my children.

~ Josiah's First Haircut ~

My sister, Lisa, gave our girls their first haircuts when they each were around 2yrs old. Josiah turned 2yrs old on October 16th and had finally had enough hair to need a haircut. His big sisters decided his "baby mullet" needed to go! I kept teasing the girls that we were keeping the "mullet" style so I could surprise them when I finally had it cut.

Josiah was a bit apprehensive about the whole process so we distracted him with Red Vine candy while he received his first hair cut by Aunt Lisa at Grandma B's house.

Patiently (?!?!?) waiting....
And the final results...
(The flash on my camera was too bright, though)


It's amazing how the first hair cut can make the little ones go from having that "baby look" to looking like a little boy, instantly!

~Our Sleeping Prince~

I love his LONG eyelashes!!!

~JOSIAH~

I just wanted to let everyone know that my plan is to keep most of the blog posts that are mainly about Josiah over at his blog at www.josiah-roberts.blogspot.com until he's about a year old. Around that time I plan to posting about him on this site, as I do the rest of our family members. That said, if you are interested in some updates and photos about our little man, please visit his site!

~Tracey