Party Time! Josie here. I got to go to a cool birthday party last weekend. It was my friend Kekoa's 2nd birthday and we went to a place called PlayWiseKids. They had lots of cool stuff to play with. Here are some pics.

Daddy taught me how to drive a firetruck. But I was disappointed in the accessories...there was no cupholder!

And they had this cool shrinking machine. Look how small I am compared to these Tinker Toys!

After I was changed back to regular size, Daddy helped me build something with Duplos.

Next, Daddy gave me my first piano lesson.
Then I sat at a huge table just for kids. I chowed down on not one but two pieces of pizza.

Oh yeah, here's the birthday boy. He even knew how to blow out the candles all by himself! That was impressive...the boyz got skillz!
We had cake and ice cream too. We were suppose to decorate our own little cake with colored icing. But....I think I have discovered a new beauty treatment for the skin. It makes your skin smooth and yummy! I'm sure it will be all the rage in Paris by next year.

Leaves, leaves, leaves. They're e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e! All Daddy does on saturdays is rake leaves. Unfortunately, according to Mommy and Daddy, I'm old enough to help out now. Daddy went shopping for a rake my size, but he couldn't find one . That should have been a clue that 2 year olds aren't supposed to be raking! But he was not deterred. He made a modification on another yard tool to make a rake my size.

Leaf Raking 101
This is me when Daddy is looking.

This is me when he's not...

I can even make a jury-rigged rake look good!

Once the leaves were raked into a pile, my job was to fill this bucket with leaves and then Mommy would dump it into the big bag-o-leaves.

If you look closely, you will see 59 bags of leaves. (Daddy did the counting.) And the trees are only about half way done losing their leaves. Anyone feel like raking? I quit!

Josh here. Yes, you read correctly. Now that I can "talk", its time for you to hear my side of the story!

I am now 2 months old. I went to the doctor today. I had to get 4 shots. That's not cool! Here are my stats:
Height: 25.25 inches
Weight: 14lbs. 12 oz.
I'm off the charts. Doc says I'm the size of an average 8 month old!

Okay, see this pumpkin costume. You may have noticed that it doesn't fit very well. I had to squeeze into Josie's old costume, so I wasn't real happy. Those things on my legs are supposed to go down to my feet. And Mommy had to stretch the hat until the seams started to rip. Such is the life of a second child.

I love to suck my thumb. Daddy's been in denial for a few weeks now, and still shakes his head at me. Mommy on the other hand, wouldn't mind if I sucked my toes as long as it helps me sleep through the night.

Watch out ladies! I'm a cutie. And I'll be on the market in 16 years (Mommy edit - 20 years).

Daddy's helping me get ready by teaching me his signature "How you doin?".

Happy Halloween! We had fun carving pumpkins and getting dressed up this year. We didn't get a single trick-or-treater, nor did I get to go trick-or-treating, but I still enjoyed myself. Daddy got home in time to help us carve pumpkins.


I liked trying to figure out which cap fit on which pumpkin.

Here are our masterpieces. Can you tell which one is me? Hint: Look for the hairbow.

Spooky! Not really.

I was a bee this year. Buzz, buzz! Joshua was a pumpkin.

I even had a stinger. Check it out. But Mommy said I wasn't allowed to sting my brother. Such a party pooper.

Happy Birthday to ME! I turned 2 years old in October. I am 36.5" tall and 29lbs. 1oz. I'm dunking on all the boys when we play basketball at church. Take that suckas!



Yeah, I looked kinda rough waking up on my birthday, but things quickly improved from there.



Here's some pics from my super sweet birthday party.

Daddy tried to teach me how to blow out candles, but I still don't get it.

Yummy. Cake with pink frosting!

Grandpa confiscated all evidence that he was wearing a party hat. I managed to sneak this pic past him and decided that it would be fun to blogcast it to the whole world. Gotcha Grandpa!

Then came the best part of all. I got to open presents. And everyone else had to watch, including Joshua.

I got an Travel DoodlePro and I've decided that the best place for it is my "office", see below.

But, the sweetest present of all was my new ride!!!!! Check it out. I know your jealous.

I can throw some awesome tailgating parties now!

I had so much fun on my birthday, that I decided the next day should be my birthday too. So I put my party hat back on and kept partying like a rockstar. All rockstars have juice and PBJ at their parties......right?!