Camera Ham!

Joshua had his pictures taken at school the other day - one for his "class picture" and then a studio came in and waived the sitting fee and took "studio" pictues. I'm not going to show you guys too many b/c you'll never guess what Joshua is giving family as a Christmas present - ha ha! Anyway, here are a couple of the pictures for you guys to see how grown up he's getting.



His teachers loved these pictures. They think he looks like a little GQ, preppie boy. I love his smile in these pictures.


This is one of the studio pictures that we did not select. It's a cute close up of him but the others were a lot better.

We're spending Thanksgiving home this year. We rotate between home and Kevin's aunt's house with his Dad's side of the family. This year it will be a small gathering - Grandma Stephanie, Jaime, Kevin, Joshua and me. We'll miss Grandpa Ron and Uncle Harris who we sometimes get to see on Turkey Day too.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!!

Thanksgiving Celebration

Joshua's teachers hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for the students and their families. Despite Joshua only eating 8 chocolate chip cookies for dinner, we all had a nice time and really enjoyed watching the boys play.

Tim, Joshua and Rowan chasing each other around the gymnasium. Once they caught up with one another, they would all fall to the ground and start the process again, taking turns with who was in front.

Tim and Joshua "growling" at the top of their lungs - all the parents and other kids were taking a good look at these two. They were doing it so loud and for so long, that both of their cheeks turned red.

The boys hamming it up for Ellen. Joshua looks like his Dad in this picture especially in a few of his old college day pictures where he was very intoxicated and got in by leaning in at the last minute.

These kids play together every day and Tim and Joshua have a playdate outside of school at least once a month. They really are "friends" and when it was time to go they all gave each other a group hug.

Social Butterfly

We've been so busy the past couple of weekends! This weekend we had a birthday party for the twins - Jack and Dylan - who turned 2 on Saturday and then a playdate w/ Connor and then dinner on Sunday. We took the boys to the park, and the boys ran around the park and went down all the slides. They also seemed to really like the "choo-choo" train and the "people mover" that the parents moved back and forth by manually working the crank. We then went to dinner at a local BBQ place that was quite good. Of course Joshua didn't eat jack crap, but he was pretty well behaved for once.

Joshua and Connor enjoying a ride on the "people mover"

The Boys Getting Busy

It's been a busy weekend for the Milman boys. Saturday Kevin and Joshua played at the park with Harrison and Greg Weber and then everyone came back for lunch. Of course there is no cooking going on here - what combo meal would you like from Chick-fil-a? After Joshua's nap, which was an amazing 2 hours and 50 minutes long, we met up with Tim and his parents at Monkey Joe's. The boys were running around like they were high on caffeine and sugar or something - it's amazing how much energy they have. Poor Jon and Kevin had to go through the obstacle course a few times with the kids and I think they were exhausted by the end of the day. We decided to brave it and head to Mellow Mushroom for dinner with the Wrights.

After a 15 minute wait, we were finally seated. Knowing that our time was limited we all quickly ordered. The boys were actually very well behaved. And Joshua tried a Ritz p'nut butter cracker. We were so excited. He's been up for trying new things lately... we're anxiously waiting for the day when he tries pizza, steak, veggies, fruit, etc and actually likes it! We finally headed home and Joshua slept very well after all his playtime with his friends.

Sunday is a busy day for us too. The boys were very busy this morning doing yardwork. Joshua was a big help to his Daddy as they cleaned up our front yard.

Joshua helping his Daddy dig up plants in the front yard

Putting the dead plants in the trash bag

Say "cheese"!

TT came over and she and Joshua went to Target and then to McDonalds for playtime and lunch. Joshua actually at a McDonald's nugget and a few fries before going on the playground. I'm so excited that he's eating chicken from other fast food places besides Zaxby's. I know, how many mothers would be excited that their kid ate Mickey Ds... hey, I'll take what I can get! Later today, some friends are coming over for dinner. They have a 1-year old so hopefully Joshua will be nice... this is good training for him since we'll have a little one come late April 2007.

Trick or Treat!

Joshua had a blast this Halloween. Kevin and Joshua went trick or treating on our street and then made a pit stop at the neighbor's house who had a bonfire and refreshments for both adults and kids. After hanging out over there for a little while, the boys came on home and Joshua helped me pass out candy to the 100+ kids that came by our house up until 8:15 PM when we turned off our lights.

"Happy Ween!"

Joshua would give each kid a piece of candy and some even got 2 or 3. And as the kids were walking back to the side walk, he'd shout, "trick or treat, happy ween!" Sometimes, he even ran to the kid again and gave him / her another piece of candy. He surprisingly sampled a lot of his candy and wasn't a fan of Nerds, but he did like bottle caps, M&Ms and most of the chocolate. Next year he's going to be a pro!