State Championship Swimming

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to go cheer on my little sister at the High School State Championships.  Jodie and I, we wore our usual "Team Jenna" t-shirts.  We even managed to get one for the newest member.

The newest fan giving his auntie a big smile and "words" of encouragement.

We didn't get any really good pictures of Jenna swimming- the pool was way too crowded.  But, I managed to get a decent one of Jenna diving in on one of her four events. She's in the middle of the pool, with the black suit and blue swimming cap. 

 Although it was nice and sunny, the temperature was rather cold, especially for an outdoor meet.  Joseph got to try out his winter coat.  It was a tiny bit big, but the orange matched the team shirts perfectly.

All in all, we had a lot of fun watching and cheering on Jenna in her last high school meet.   All the cheering wore Joseph out pretty good and he had a nice long nap on the two-hour ride home.

Well done sis!  Congratulations on performing so well!

Lastly, here is a picture of Joseph trying to help daddy write his master's thesis. 

Happy Halloween and 4 months old

Happy Halloween everyone... a week late.  Ok, so this week has been a little crazy and busy for us, so we are finally posting our Halloween pictures.  As our first family Halloween, we decided to all dress up.  We decided to go back to our mission days and relive our soccer rivalry.  Jodie dressed up as a Brazilian soccer player and I dressed up as an Argentine soccer player.  To keep things fair, Joseph dressed up as a referee.

Here is Jodie getting Joseph ready.

Here we are all together.

Jodie and Joseph together.  Jodie was trying to corrupt him and try to convince him that Brazil has a better soccer team.

However, Daddy got the last word in.  Time will only tell if it sticks.

While we were away in Hawaii, Joseph turned 4 months old.  So, these pictures are a little late for his 4 month mark.  So, here is Joseph in his usual position for the pictures.

However, we ran into an unexpected problem; one that we hadn't experienced before.  Joseph quickly lost interest in the camera and became more interested in the bucket and ball.  So much, in fact, that he would make a dive for the bucket, especially the red shovel.

So, starting at 4 months, we have to start giving Joseph some props to help keep him focused on the picture.  Anyway, here is month 4's picture.

Lastly, as a little treat for being late, here is a video of Joseph's new trick- laughing.  Hope it brightens your day like it did ours.