Once every two months...

That seems to be how often we post on here. To give you a small slice of our life lately, here is a conversation we had on our way out the door to go to coach pitch practice:
Josh: I can't believe I am seven.
Dad: I can't believe it either.
Josh: So much changes when you turn seven...
Dad: (Holding back laughter) Like what exactly?
Josh: You lose a lot of teeth.
This of course leads to a discussion about going to the dentist, and whether or not Josh needs braces. Which leads to the following dialogue:
Dad: You aren't getting braces, because you're only seven, and you don't have adult teeth yet.
Josh: How do you know that?
Dad: Because I am a Dad...
Calvin: and Dads know everything about everything.

Last story. On our way home from practice we drive on a fairly bumpy paved road. As we go over these bumps Josh makes this attempt at not being offensive:
Josh: Boy it sure is hard for a passenger to drink their Gatorade in the backseat when the person driving hits all of the bumps in the road...Don't you think Dad?

Close-Ups

Josh lost his first tooth this past Friday, January 18th while he was at school. He said, "Do you notice anything different about me? I heard cracking and then I started to wiggle it, and then it came out!"
Colette brought the camera to Daddy - she wanted a close up !

First Day Of School

Here's Josh the morning of his first day of school - he's so excited!

More Baptism Pics

My favorite part in all of these is Calvin. He was so intense and just fascinated by the whole thing.

Josh's Baptism

Josh was baptized today! I have reflected on it a bit on my blog if you are interested. This is the first batch of pictures, but there will proabably be more on the way. The first few are of Josh receiving his baptism present from Abby and I, a new Bible and case. Then there is one of the service where Josh is about to be baptized and one of the cake the church got for him. It was chocolate with green frosting, which he was very proud of.