September 19, 2007 by Joe.

until it is Josh’s 5th birthday. I’ll tell you, this last month has been really exciting in Josh’s growth as an individual. Josh is becoming quite a conversationalist. He loves talking on the phone and telling stories. Kind of sounds like his mother! He is also being very proactive with helping out with chores. I don’t think there has been a day in the last two weeks where we have cleared our plates from the table. Josh has been doing it without us even asking! Yesterday, Sami got into the dog food and filled their bowls past the full point. She also tried covering the laundry room floor with dog fold. Tara was a little upset and told Sami she made a mess and Josh said he would clean it up. Tara was like, ok, go ahead and went and sat down. She thought she would have to go in and finish the job after Josh was done. When Josh said he was done she checked on his work and he did awesome!! He didn’t miss a spot. We are thinking of what other chores we can have him start. Hmmm, he started dusting tonight!! He is such a good kid!!!!!! Did I mention he is almost five!!

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September 5, 2007 by Joe.

I never thought Josh would be this tall at four years old. Ok, so he is almost five. Yes, 19 days away. He is still our little boy. Ok, so yes he can now stand next to the kitchen island and rest his arms and head on it like the rest of us “tall” people do. That was a shock the first time we saw him do that. It’s one of those things you bring him back and have him do it again just to make sure that you saw it right the first time. I just love all of the “firsts” he has. Not only is he growing physically, he is also growing mentally. He is such a smart and polite kid. You can tell that he is trying to learn and wants to learn. He asks lots of questions and out of nowhere he surprises us. Tonight, Tara asked me what day is tomorrow. Josh answered that tomorrow is Thursday. Now, don’t get ahead of me. He understands days of the week but he still has a difficult time following which day we are in and what day follows. However, he was able to piece together from earlier conversations that tomorrow is Thursday and then relay that information later to his Mom. Gotta love him! He is also a very good kid. He cleans up the table without being asked. We had a neighborhood poker game at our house a few weeks ago and he asked one of our neighbors if she was done and it totally surprised her.

I have taken Josh bowling with me a couple times in the last month. He really enjoys this and wants to go with me all the time. My league started yesterday though so we probably won’t be going as often. He wants to go to league with me but he doesn’t understand why he wouldn’t be able to bowl. Plus, I don’t get home until 9:30 - 10 so it is way past his bedtime. I am sure I’ll sneak him down someday, but maybe not for awhile.

I’ll post a couple pictures on his pictures page.

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