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

Joseph's Talents Caught on Film!

'Hmm, sucking my fingers is getting boring!'













'Ahh! Maybe a toe-snack would be good!'















'Oh! Have you always been there?'






"Just pretend you didn't see that, okay?"

Joseph the Clown

Some more "good mood" shots. The one on the left is a
expression exclusively reserved for daddy. I've
decided to take it as a sign of affection!

Little Mr. Sunshine

It seems like no matter what happens this kid is happy!
He's discovering new things and has learned how to grab
everything around him. Now if we would just let him eat paper
and he could grab the nose of the kid in the mirror
his life would be perfect!