Joseph is soooo proud of his "new" big boy bed
Joseph shows off his new bed
Baba and Joe
Sleepy Joe getting ready for bed,
waiting for me to come read his bedtime story
Joseph and I made a Baby Herb Garden. Stay tunned for
pictures of the sprouts in two weeks (hopefully!)
Spring has been one big twirling time warp this year. I feel like a kid who has been spinning and spinning in circles for a long time- who has suddenly stopped and cannot tell what direction she is facing! I am pleasantly surprised to find that it is May already. Summer is quickly approaching. And the best part is that in 36 days I will be completely finished with graduate classes forever!
Joseph has been providing comic relief to the academic and professional stress in our home with his budding ability to talk. My favorite expression of his is “Don’t Say No to Me!” It is so hard to not laugh when he wags his little finger at me and those words pour accusingly out of his mouth. Like a good mother, I sternly tell him not to talk to his parents like that. I try to tell myself that he picked up this expression at school. But in the back of my mind, I know his tone sounds an awful lot like mine, and I realize that I really cannot blame his school for this one. Here are some other great statements from Joe:
* “I wanna do yoga” (Joe bends down and touches his toes). “See that? I did yoga!”
* “My bunny is hugging me!”
* “More hot sauce please Baba”
Recently, my mom sent me an e-mail with the subject line “Bon Mots”, which translates from French to “Good Words”. In her e-mail, my mom shared with me some highlights from her recent babysitting adventures with Joseph. Here is an example:
“On Sunday, Joey was playing in my bedroom while I was flossing my teeth. I walked out of the bathroom while still flossing to see what he was doing. He looked at me with a very serious expression on his face, then said, "What are you doing in your mouth?"
And here is another excerpt:
“At dinner, Joey took care to tell me who sits in which chair. This appears to be important information to him. He wanted to sit in your chair to color in his Thomas the Train coloring book. When we curled up on the couch later to watch a Thomas DVD, he would reach over and hold my hand. Very sweet. Very enjoyable. Occasionally I would say, "Joey, can I scratch your back?" and he would reply, "No." Then I would say, "Joey, can I scratch your head?" and he would say, "Yes."
Thank goodness for Joseph!
Joseph had lots of fun at Jack's Birthday party!
A Train Table!
Happy 2nd Birthday Jack!
Joseph still loves anything related to Thomas!
Joseph has ben diligently watering his baby garden. Two of the mini-pots are strawberry plants. Everytime we water them, Joseph asks me if they are ready to eat. 
Joseph shows off his new bed
Baba and Joe
Sleepy Joe getting ready for bed,
Joseph and I made a Baby Herb Garden. Stay tunned for
Joseph is surprized that the Easter Bunny brought him squitters-
Joe's Easter Basket
Mama and Joe at Sharon's House for Easter Dinner
Mama, Joe and Baba on Easter
Sharon, Joe and Nama
Cindy and Joseph looking mischeivous
Joseph's Drumming Lesson
Joseph's Drumming Debut
Drums are fun- but trains are really fun!
Joseph pushed these chairs into a "train" all by himself, 
Exploring the Garfield Park Conservatory
Joseph and Papa John- Happy Birthday Papa John!
Sometimes I wish I knew what was going on in Joe's head
Cozy Time 
