New Church Clothes

Here's Joseph after church on Sunday with his new church clothes on. I bought him this little white shortie outfit after he outgrew his other church clothes, and when I brought it home Drew's face undoubtedly showed concern . . . "It looks like a white lacy dress." After putting it on, he agreed he looked like a precious little angel. Only a few more months I can dress him up like this, so I'm taking full advantage! I readily admit that once he starts walking white dress-looking outfits are a no. We had a really fun weekend on the go. Friday and Saturday we spent with Grandma and Grandaddy in Greensboro. We did tons of shopping and Joseph hung in there like a trooper. He got a little upset in the womens' underwear section at Belks, but got over it when we played with "the little boy" (his reflection in the dressing room mirror). I did what I've needed to do, but have been putting off...bought LOTS of clothes. I feel like there's a monkey off my back. I've had major wardrobe issues since I haven't bought clothes in 3 years or more and the old stuff just doesn't fit like it used to for obvious reasons. It felt good to have something to wear to church yesterday and to work this morning. Sunday Joseph played in the ball pit at church and apparently had the most fun of his life. Joseph and I went to Wal-Mart after church, were he had the second most fun time of his life. He got to sit up and ride in the cart for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Luckily, I didn't run into any clients, as is customary at Wal-Mart. (I generally wear a hat). Anyway, Joseph would like me to write that he wants a ball pit for his birthday.

Ringing in Summer

Uncle Ben invited Joseph over Sunday to swim with Brinkley and Chesley. All he wanted to do was eat his toys. Aren't these the cutest babes ever?

Hold on tight Rodeo Cowboy!

Here's one of the many new, very cute things we love about our boy. Whenever Joseph is put into his car seat, stroller, or most anything that moves, his first reaction is to immediately grab onto to both sides like he's hanging on for dear life. Pictures don't really do the cuteness justice. He hangs onto his jumpy seat when he starts bouncing. You can see the two little teeth he cut a couple of weeks ago. He uses them to chew his mommy.

Joseph Hunts Eggs

Easter, or the Saturday before Easter, is kind of like a Lucas Family Field Day complete with a kid egg hunt, a grown-up full contact egg hunt, trivia games, sack races, cornhole and massive food consumption. Here's Joseph on his first little egg hunt. He figured out to pick up the eggs and drop them in his basket. They generally took a detour to the mouth first. Anal mom here wouldn't let him touch the grass due to ticks. I'll post pictures of some of the Feats of Strength once I determine whether I'm allowed. Note is little tie dye shortie outfit. Love it!

Easter Bunny Basket

I love Easter. I kind of make it a big deal. It is after all the best holiday there is. I made Joseph's Easter basket for his first Easter with his name in great big letters so there's no mistaking whose basket it is and the Bunny (whose not quite as smart as Santa Clause) won't fill it with another kid's stuff. I can't wait until he's old enough to "get" the whole Easter Bunny/Santa Clause thing. It'll be so much fun leaving tufts of "bunny hair" and half eaten carrots by the basket. The beautifully crafted basket was filled with stuff for the pool/beach this summer - bathing suits, sand toys, pool/bath toys, sunglasses, a blow up pool, a float, and pacifiers for good measure. I'm really excited about teaching him to swim this summer, which is my goal for the summer. Rumor has it I was able to swim well before one year old and was even thrown off the diving board. Hopefully its in his genes.

In Honor of the Honeybee

Maybe if I decorate the blog with honeybees they'll come to my garden this year. Last year the garden all but failed due to an apparent absence of honeybees. The plants would flower and then nothing else. Once I put two and two together, I attempted to artifically inseminate the plants, which actually worked. (Note: This was before JML and I had a lot more free time). However, I could not maintain the practice of law as well as the practice of reproductive medicine and the garden fell by the wayside. I really like bees. I think I would like to have a hive and we have a really good place for one. I'm not sure Drew would be on board with the idea. I can't imagine the breakdown Bandit would have when she saw me in my honeybee suit. I would probably put on my honeybee suit and stand over Drew while he was sleeping. Wouldn't that be hilariously awesome? I couple of years ago I heard you could get a tax credit for having a beehive because there was a shortage of honeybees. If anyone has any ideas of how to draw the bees this year, leave a comment. PS: I've already tried planting yellow and orange flowers. I'm downloading lots of Easter pictures, stay tuned...

Go Heels!

Here's Joseph before daycare this morning all decked out in his too small UNC jogging suit and a stow-away.