New pictures

We've updated our pictures on our Picasa site. There are some really cute ones of Jeff's new puppy and Josh.

Big boy- eating his first cereal with his first tooth

This was a big weekend for Josh. He cut his first tooth. It is his top right. We're not sure if it is the second from middle or his incisor. Ken has nicknamed him Snaggletooth.

Sunday night, we decided it was time to start feeding him baby cereal. He looked so small in that big high chair. It was clearly time for him to begin eating. He had no trouble with the texture or with spitting it out. He opened his mouth continually for more.

At the end, we let him play with the spoon. He even got it his mouth the right way. Granted, these days, everything goes in his mouth.

Sports Josh

Grammy Wannemacher found Josh an exersaucer at a garage sale. He wasn't sure about it at first, but now really likes it.

We took Josh to his first sporting event Saturday night. National Starch annually takes all of their employees and families to an Indianapolis Indians game. Unfortunately, it didn't start until 7:00, only an hour before Josh's bedtime. Despite that, he was such a trooper. He sat on our laps (and those of Ken's co-workers) and just watched everything around him. He'll be ready for Butler games in a few months!

August 6-8

We are a little behind on our blogging. We went up to North Webster the weekend of August 6-8. Josh went on his first boat ride. He didn't like it too much. He fussed and then fell asleep in Ken's arms.

We came home Sunday night because East 91st Street Christian church and two other churches had a large worship service downtown at Veteran's Plaza. It was a great experience. They had a tent for families with small children. It became somewhat of a CrossRoads reunion. CrossRoads was the young adults ministry where Ken and I met. Jason and Margaret (Foltz) Hiscock and Rachel (Fretz) and Matt Whitaker all met their spouse through the ministry. Now we all had our first sons within 2.5 months of one another. Our Josh and Rachel and Matt's Josh were hot and tired by the time we took this picture. Emmet was laid back and relaxed as usual.

Uncle Jeff came to visit on the 8th. He and our missionary friend Alicia really got Josh laughing. Enjoy!

Friday Fun

Josh had a busy Friday. Mom's office had a picnic. Since Josh's daycare is across the street, she picked him up and brought him to the party. He was a big hit. He got passed from person to person. Here he is with office manager, Peggy Gillam.

Friday night, we all went to visit Blake and Leigh Anne Dearing and their daughters, Ava and Lucy. (Biggest sister Ruby was at Grandma Gerber's.) Blake and Leigh Anne are special friends of Ken. Leigh Anne was his cheer partner in high school and Blake was the one who showed Ken what being a Christian is all about. Lucy is another of the 2009-2010 baby boom. She was born in December.

5 months- Oh How He's Grown

It is so hard to believe that our baby is five months old. Time has just flown by. For those of you who do not see Josh much, here is a little comparison.

In his Pack-n-Play at 4 days and today.

For my environmental friends, I wanted to provide an update on Josh's tree. It is alive- at least it was before this photo. Josh is not quite a gardener. We got to the tree and he grabbed the leaves and tried to put them in his mouth.

Ken requested that I post this last picture.