Summertime with Josh

So Josh has been enjoying Summer. He LOVES having the big kids home, they love Josh in 5 minute increments. We have gone to our local Farmers Market and he enjoys eating fresh peas. YUM. He gets great pleasure out of helping to water the plants and grass. His new fridge trick is to drink the condiments instead of his old dump them out everywhere. I am thinking he will need a blood pressure test soon since his favorite "drink" is the soy sauce. YUCK! Yesterday he put Ians video game headset on and walked around having a one way conversation with Eli. It was very sweet. We also had the great pleasure of hosting my "other daughter" Kara last week and every morning Josh woke up and his first words were "where's Kara?" They are very sweet together. I am thankful he hasn't learned about the ice cream man yet, since we live on a small cul de sac they don't drive down our street. Thank God for small favors! He is moving into his big boy bed and takes on average an hour and a half to fall asleep for naptime AND at bedtime. This means I usually end up falling asleep at naptime and since I am not four or ninety four I DO NOT NEED TO NAP EVERYDAY! I am thinking I will try making him stay in there alone after story time, although I fear leaving the Tasmanian devil alone in our room. Josh can often be found jumping out the doorwall much to my irritation, stealing premade pasta salads from the fridge that are meant for dinner, busting into the big kids rooms, or playing with the hose. He is still as cute as ever and had begun to make up and tell stories. His imagination brings big smiles and laughs. I hope that you are all enjoying some sun, picnics and fireworks! See you soon!