Little Smarty Pants

Last night, Nathan had to take the garbage out, and whenever Joshua sees anyone going outside, he wants to go out too (he loves to be outside)!

So, Nathan slipped out quickly, leaving Joshua inside...

Joshua started crying, so I told him. Joshua you can't go out because you don't have any shoes on...

He looked up at me, stopped crying, went and got his shoes and gave them to me :)

"Ok, Mum, here put my shoes on then!!!!"

So we went outside to play for a while...

how could I not, after that?! ;D

I Stand in Awe at His Creation

I love to take pictures...

When I was uploading some pictures from our Canada Day trip,

I had to stop, God's creation is truly breathtaking!

I hope you enjoy looking at these pictures as much as I do...

While Joshua and I were waiting in the driveway for Nathan,

Joshua pointed out this flower to me. He loves flowers!

Roses are my favorite flower.

This picture is an area, where, if you are there at the right season,

you can see tons of bald eagles.

Unfortunately, we didn't see any. They are there from December to February.

We were trying to find the pier that Sandra told us about...

we never found it:) but we ended up on this path, and when we turned around to go back to the van, we noticed that "chief" was right behind us! Solid rock...

Such a wonderful reminder to us. Even as big as this rock is, our Rock is bigger!

Shannon Falls...
You can't do anything but be amazed when you see these beautiful falls!

In remembrance...

When we think of someone with love for Canada...

when we think of someone with love for missions...

when we think of someone with love for church planting...

when we think of someone with love for the lost...,

we think of Pastor Gregory O. Baker!

Pastor Baker has been a huge influence in our lives,

in the lives of many people across Canada, and across the world.

Today we are thanking the Lord for the Bakers!

We love you all!!

Being a 1 year old...is a blast!!

Here are just a few of the pictures that I have taken of Joshua this week.

He has been having a blast walking around everywhere...

its a whole new world of exploring for him!!

Good morning, sleepy head...

Joshua has been sleeping in until 9:30!

Our little worker man.

He was wearing his USA clothes to cheer on the USA in the world cup...

but they lost.

So sad...not :)

This is how Joshua deals with things when they don't go his way...

I guess he wanted the USA team to win?!?!...

Nathan was adding another rod in Joshua's closet...too many clothes in this family :)
Joshua was right in there with him!
He LOVES to do everything with Nathan!!!!

Here you go Daddy...

That working stuff is to tough...
I'll just take a little break... :)

:D

Joshua LOVES all his stuffed animals!

They get more hugs and kisses then we do.

The other morning Joshua brought me ONE of his crocks,

so, I put it on him.

As soon as it was on...

He headed straight for the door.

Joshua knows when I put his shoes on him, he gets to go outside!

He loves to play outside.

Joshua has become the BIGGEST fan of reading books...

I don't know where he got that from????

I love to read with him! He will sit on my lap forever and read with me!

Now, if I only had time to sit and cuddle, and read him books all day long...

we would both love it!

When Daddy gets home, he gets the same privilege!

"Da, dad, boo!" (boo = book!)

Yesterday, I watched Matthias and Shirley, while Sandra and Micah went to do laundry and a Dr.'s appointment. Joshua was still sleeping when they got here, so, he had a big surprise when he woke up!

He had such a blast with the kids.

He can run around with them now, and do all the same things as them!

It was so cute to see him "playing" with his big cousins! ;D

In this picture, I noticed that Joshua was sitting on a monkey...

so I said to him, "you are sitting on a monkey, you silly..."

He stood up, adjusted the monkey, sat back down, on the monkey, and looked at me like this...

as if to say, yeah, I know :D

Last night we picked up a wardrobe (to help with our lack of storage) for $25 off of craigslist.

I started putting our shoes in it today, then had to make lunch.

While I was in the kitchen I heard, "mum, mum, mum,"

so I went back into our room and found Joshua here...

in the wardrobe!

He was so proud of himself...see his big smile :D

He made himself quite at home in it :)

Every time we go to Wal-mart...

Joshua likes to see the BIG stuffed animals.

He would always give them big hugs and kisses. Everyone in the store would, "oooo, and aaahhh!" at Joshua! :) It is so cute to see him do it!

When Joshua got his birthday money, I figured we would go and get him one...

but, of course they were all gone. It's a good thing he is still young enough that he doesn't really understand, "lets go buy a big doggy!" It doesn't lead into a crying baby boy.

I know, you are all thinking...just wait! :)

Well, at the beginning of the week, I noticed that Wal-mart had the big stuffed animals again. So, today, I took Joshua to buy his Big Doggy!! He was so HAPPY!!!!

Everyone in the store was laughing at us...

I walked to Wal-mart, so the BIG DOGGY was in the stroller with Joshua!

He LOVED it though :)

Our new address

Hello everyone,
I just thought that I would give you all our new address.

310 Boyne Street
New Westminster, B.C.
V3M 5K1

No junk mail please...hahaha!

Another day at the beach!!!!

Last Thursday, we had another fun day at the beach!

This time we invited Erin, Calleigh, and Heather.

Calleigh and Joshua

Joshua and his new sand "Truck!"

Beach bum!


Look what I found Mommy!!

Beach ball.

our world cup fan...

I left Joshua in the living room watching his movie, and when I went back in to check on him...

this is what I found! Some how he ended up right on the channel that was showing the world cup!

He was sitting there saying, "ball, ball, ball!"

"Ball!"

He was getting really excited! :)