Let's Hear it for the Boys!

I'm linking up with Wendy over at Tales from the Motherhood for Stylin' Saturday!

Today's tip is for the boys in the family:

Saftey goggles are to boys what sunglasses are to girls...merely an accessory.

Come on in, the water is fine...

(For the best viewing experience, please turn on your speakers)

For those of you who were not able to be with us last Sunday to celebrate Josiah's baptism, I put together this picture video for your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!! 

Eight

Did you realize that we've had an awesome little boy in our lives for EIGHT YEARS already?

Isn't that amazing? :)

Eight years ago, we were holding this little bundle of joy

And just look at what's happened over the last 8 years--he's grown up into a fantastic, fun, goofy young man!

Oh, how the years fly by.

Josiah's birthday started out with the traditional funny face pancakes. (Always a hit around here!)

During breakfast the boys talked about how awesome it is to be part of our family because probably not every family has funny face pancakes on birthdays. Ahhhh, that is a much sweeter sound than the moments when they bemoan their fate about whatever they aren't liking at the time!!

I don't understand why it is so difficult to get all 4 of them to look at the camera and smile at the same time. Oh, right...because it's "all 4 of them." Well, this mom is going to keep dreaming big that maybe one of these days they will all "get" what it means to look at the camera and smile and that the delayed reactions will catch up with the quick listeners and the silly faces will fall in line after the smiles. Like I said, I'm dreamin' big.

Josiah was REALLY happy with some of his presents this year. All day long he kept reminding me how everyone gets to open one or two presents on their birthday, even if it's not their party yet. I seriously think he thought I was going to forget or something. Now, I admit that I did his birthday shopping the night before and got to the store about 30 minutes before they closed, but I DID have his presents before his birthday. And (so far) I haven't actually forgotten anyone's birthday or their presents. I think he was just looking forward to it so much that he didn't want to risk it that it might not happen. In any case, I'm pretty sure he wasn't disappointed!

Well, here's 3 of them looking at the camera and smiling. That counts for something!

And the usual funny face picture. Because everyone knows you can't take some pictures without making goofy faces. It's like peanut butter and jelly...they just go together.

And what's a birthday without some cake??

Happy, happy 8th Birthday, Josiah! I love you so, so much and I am so thankful that you are part of our family. I can't believe you are 8, but I pray we will have many more years to journey through life together. May each year of your life be filled with love and laughter and bring you into a fuller understanding of God and how much He loves you and how wonderfully He made you.

Stylin' Saturday - Borrowed Style

I made it on Saturday!! Woo-hoo!!

Here are the girls' stylin' tips for the week:

Even though you have 20 bazillion pairs of your own shoes that are the correct size for your foot, wear your brother's shoes which are 7 sizes too big.

If you've got a slave driver for a mom (like I do) and she makes you do horrible things like sweep the floor (even though you routinely ASK to sweep, remember to put on a big production when she requests it) remind yourself and everyone else that you are a princess by wearing your crown. And keep up with the layering! Vintage clothes are FABULOUS for layering because you can use a dress your mom wore at 18 months as a shirt when you are 3!



Always, always remember to LAYER. This applies to swimsuits and pajamas as well as everyday clothes. Here you can see I've made use of several clothing types with my swimwuit looped on over my sister's dress which is over my pajamas.

If your mom is so rude as to laugh when taking your picture, a good firm "Don't!" will remind her who has the fashion sense around here.

THE Playhouse

Seriously, the coolest playhouse ever. Of course, I'm not biased at all simply because it's in my backyard.

It's still a work in progress, but we don't care. We're too busy having fun with it!