"I will not be ignored!"

We were trying to catch some extra sleep one morning, but Joseph was having none of it!

Family Reunion of the Little Thoutenhoofds

Joseph finally gets to play with his cousins,
Scott and Courtney's Stephen and Josiah.
These play sessions aren't always peaceful, but
hopefully they'll be good friends by the time
these guys take off. When they meet again,
these three are going to be trying to communicate
with each other in Arabic, Korean and English!
Quite the United Nations family we have here!

Flying Fingers

The camera can't keep up as Joseph again gives
expression to his musical passion.

Good Singing Dude!

Our friend David decided to sing a little song for Joseph.
As you can see by Joseph's right hand, he approved!

Berry Season

Our first berry picking session as a family didn't
get us much. The field was pretty picked over, but
we got half a pail. Maybe Joseph can help next year!

Joseph: Super Napper!

Recently Joseph seems to have developed the ability to
nap at a moment's notice! In the top one, he was crying
from being in church all day. I put him on my shoulders
and immediately my head became a pillow. In the other
he just started nodding during a feeding and fell asleep
with his mouth full of rice.

Summer Fashion

Isn't he starting to look like a real boy?

I've been looking all over for you!

Our little elf plays with his friend.
(The toque's for protection. With his new mobility he keeps bonking his head!)

Another Two Weeks, Another Milestone!

Crawling hasn't satisfied Joseph for long!
A mere couple weeks of increased mobility has convinced Joseph that there is yet much more of the world he has yet to see. So now he's grabbing every thing he can, standing up and peeking over the edge. (He is in the first one if you look hard enough!)

Don't You Wish You Had My Sense of Style?

Joseph enjoyed his first swim immensely. He especially liked it with his floaty turtle. Guess all that kicking training in the tub paid off!

Finally Mobile!

Joseph's finally figured out how to co-ordinate those hands
and knees and is crawling. He's having lots of fun, but he
only seems to crawl to places he's not allowed to
touch!

Joseph's Warkentin Fan Club

We figured we'd better post these pictures now.
We think this fan club will likely soon move on
to a young up-and-comer in the cuteness department
named Benjamin

Toy Pianos are No Longer Enough!

This is not a one time occurrence. Joseph heads for the piano whenever it's played. Often he crawls under the bench and plays with the pedals. Just wait until he's big enough to sit up; maybe we'll have a little piano prodigy on our hands!

Six months old!

Joseph really lived it up on his six-month birthday!

Time with Grandma

Joseph's visits to grandma and grandpa's house are definitely the highlight of his week!

At the Risk of Sounding Overly Adoring...

Yes, we know he's precious

Lover of the Arts

Do not disturb the artist's creative process!

Back to our regularly scheduled programming : All Joseph, All the Time!

Our friends Tim and Ada gave us this terrific little play station. As you can see Joseph can barely contain his joy! It's a great little babysitter for short periods of time.

Tulip Festival 1 (Joseph and Ami Version)

Some friends took us to this tulip farm in Washington. Seemed like a good photo opportunity!

Tulip Festival 2

We had no idea there were so many different kinds of tulips. Some kind of Dutchman I am!

Fiesty Little Man

You want a piece of me?

"C'mon, let's go right now!"

Easter Family Photo