Joe's 1 Year Photos

LeighAnn Hasley took our photos for Joe's first birthday and did a fantastic job!



Joe looks so sweet and happy!

The Great Outdoors

After we have all gotten over sicknesses (hooray for antibiotics!) we decided to celebrate by going to Mount Magazine to goof around. It was a beautiful day with lots of great scenery. Here is a shot of the valley below.



Joe loves being outside, and he had lots of fun crawling around on the rocks (with proper adult supervision, of course!).




Joe is really doing great with his standing up and practicing walking around. Still no steps on his own yet, but he's getting there! I can't believe he'll be one year old in two weeks. I even think his face is looking older...but thankfully still babyish, too! (please excuse the river of drool- still more teeth are on their way...)

Silly Faces

I just had to share these photos of Joe. We were outside on our front porch yesterday playing around, enjoying the beautiful fall weather. He is such a cheeseball sometimes! What in the world did I do for entertainment before I had Joe???



God Bless those ears! Sent straight to him from his momma!

Starting Out Early

Dan cannot wait for Joe to be old enough to work on cars with him. Here are Joe, Dan, and our friend from St. Louis, Ivo, in the garage with the Z car talking shop. I think Joe looks pretty comfortable there among all the grease and gaskets.

Sleepy Socks

Here is a picture of Joe after we got home one evening. The sleep machine (as we call our car) did its job well, but Joe must have been chewing on a sock when the sandman finally overtook him.


I guess we'll just add these to our "Prom Night" album we are planning to show his date someday!

Funnel Cake Rocks!

I have been waiting to take Joe to the fair since he was born. (Technically this is his second time to the fair, if you count last year when he was still in the oven.) He had a great time watching all the kids run around and listening to the new sounds.


Here we are on the carousel. I could barely hold on to him because he was kicking and laughing the whole time! I could see people watching him and smiling as we went around and around.



Dan even got in on the action by riding the "Wiggle Wurm" (yes,that's the correct spelling for all you fellow teachers out there). Joe loved that, too.
All in all, it was a great time. Joe was worn out by the end (us, too!) but still managed have his first taste of funnel cake. Needless to say, it was met with approval. I'm starting to wonder now if I can get a funnel cake birthday cake for him...hmmm...

Bargains in the Rain

Just a quick plug for all you bargain hunting moms out there...be sure to check out the Growing Kids Sale this weekend at Kay Rodgers Park. I waited in the rain for 2+ hours with two friends who were also workers at the sale just to be the first few in the door. It was crazy and fun! It was like being on "supermarket sweep" to quote my friend, Nikki. Anyway, there will still be plenty of good deals left this weekend, and there is even a 1/2 price day this weekend. So head on out (even in the rain!) to pick up clothes, toys, furniture, and much, much more!!!