Visitors, Mother's Day, etc.

Josh has learned to amuse himself and us by making a funny sound flapping the back of his hand against his mouth. This video doesn't show his very best work, but is fairly good. :-)

Sam is excavating a T-Rex (you know, like you do) in our dining room. This kit was a birthday present from last November, one of several we'd set aside and saved. Once he's found all the "bones," he'll be able to snap them together into a complete model. Easy-peasey. What are paleontologists complaining about? (By the way, this is Susan commenting on all of these pics/videos today.)

We had a wonderful visit last week from friends who are missionaries in The Gambia. Sam enjoyed playing with their three children so much. Here he's pictured with Hope, who is almost exactly his age.

Sam and our visitors are eating on our porch, which we just had tiled. The tiling is a huge improvement over the painted cement that was the previous flooring, esp. since the tiling is a softer kind great for babies to toddle on.

For my birthday last week, Tim and the boys took me to a great little Mexican place nearby. As you can see in this video, Josh "chair danced" to the Latin music for most of the meal! Unexpected and very cute. He also loved the guacamole and the black beans. As a special bonus, Sam lost his second tooth during this meal. There was much rejoicing.

Josh is toddling around here practicing his new-found walking skill. He's a bit tired so he's unsteadier than usual. Cameo by Sam's friend Lexy, who was here for the evening.