Cute boy showing off his hats

Who knew that hats on a baby could be so cute? Marie always liked hats for herself so I should have figured she would buy a few hats for our boy as well. He looks so cute in his hats I had to share some of these pictures. The best part about his hats is that he looks like he's playing a part in a movie or play sometimes.

I think this hat makes Joseph look like a Newsie. He looks like he's about to go sell some papes.

This hat makes Joseph look like he's about to go hunting. He actually vaguely reminds me of Elmer Fudd about to go hunting wabbits.

And this hat is simply the one he wears the most and he looks super cute in it.

too cute!

we just love our little boy so much! we find ourselves loving to be with him, and when we're not with him we're looking at his pictures or little videos we've captured of him. as of late, he has becoming most adorable with his laugh. at night time he gets slap happy tired, and laughs at everything and nothing. i was simply changing his clothes and he laughed the entire time!

two of my siblings have children that have sucked on their index finger and middle finger together opposed to their thumb. it is cute to see Joseph following in the footsteps of his cousins Eliza and Paul!
we decided that during dinner time we want Joseph sitting at the table with us, so we set up his high chair that connects to the table, and stuck a boppy behind him to help him from falling over to the sides. he played with his toys at the table while we ate, and he just loved it! isn't he just so cute in this picture?
and at last we were able to capture him laughing on video. he seems to always stop laughing as soon as we get the camera out, but Mike was quick and we got him this time. ah, we just love this little guy so much!

take me out to the ball game

this summer while we were in Minnesota we got a chance to go to a Twins game with Jonathan and Amanda. it was a beautiful venue! thanks for the tickets Brad! Joseph took a nap while we were there, and afterwords he took some of the cutest pictures ever, so i must post them so i can share my cute baby!

Joseph's Big Day!

With traveling so much this summer we decided to wait to bless Joseph until we were back in our Provo ward. This past Friday Joseph hit his 3 month mark which meant that Joseph may very well have been the most alert baby I've even seen at a blessing. He sucked on his blanket and look up at me the entire time.

Labor weekend was perfect for both sets of parents to come into town and we had a good time. Many of us were able to go to a Real Salt Lake soccer game and we all got to have a nice lunch after Joseph's blessing.

This weekend really gave me an opportunity to reflect on just what a blessing Joseph is in our life. He is such a cute baby and brings us so much joy. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Joseph with all of his grandparents

Our family

Daddy and Joseph having a good time

Michelle's Wedding!

So we just got back on Sunday from Washington D.C. were Michelle Munson became Mrs. Ken Hardy. Quite a hectic but very fun weekend.

We stayed at the Fillmore residence which was fun for our family to spend time with Melanie, Jonathan and their cure kids. And to get to know Jonathan's parents, who may just be the nicest people I've met in a long time.

I also got to not only see the Washington D.C. temple for the first time but actually go inside of it. It was pretty amazing! One of the photographers took pictures of each family in front of the temple so that should be a good family shot for us.

On our way back from the reception we actually got caught in construction and traffic but got to drive by some of the sites including; the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and The White House. Not too bad considering I've never been in D.C. and got to see some of those places everyone has to see at least once in their life.

Overall, it was a very fun weekend to spend with family. Congrats again to Michelle and Ken!

Joseph's cousins showing everyone at the reception how to get down

Michelle and Ken being announced as a couple for the first time

The Happy Couple

Daddy and Joseph looking pretty good

Probably my two favorite people in the world

My favorite picture of the weekend

weekend getaway

the other weekend we made the drive out from Chicago to Minnesota to spend the 4th of July with Mike's family. While there he also participated in the minneman triathalon. Joseph was a trooper and slept the entire car ride there, although i was worried about how he would sleep that night since he had slept so long! but he did well. Mike did the triathlon with two of his siblings and two in-laws, David, Eliza, Lindsay, Josh, and was proud to say he came in first of the group- it seems to always be a competition around those guys! it was fun to spend time with Mike's family, and Joseph loved meeting his grandparents and some of his cousins. it was also great because we got to meet up with my brother Nathan and his family for lunch at the Dells, and extra special because i had yet to see his little guy Joshua in person. overall, it was great to be with family!

Joseph posing on the 4th

family photo! -thanks Lauren

Joseph with cousin Adele

daddy and Joseph!

Joseph in his soccer shirt!

car ride

it is so much fun to watch our little Joseph's personality grow and blossom. he has become much more active with his hands and tongue! this is just a sample of the cuteness he portrayed on our drive home from minnesota. i think he looks like he is conducting an orchestra, mike thinks he looks more like he is dancing. whatever he is doing, he's adorable!