Before and After

Well, it was time to get rid of the mullet. Yes, Joshua had his first haircut today (at least, his first non-mommy haircut) and joined Autumn and me at the salon. He was such a good boy and sat still for most of the entire cut. I can't believe how different he looks! He is such a sweet, handsome boy (not that he wasn't before, but he was getting a big straggly). Here are the before and after shots:





Oh yes, and Autumn was the official photographer to chronical the big event. At first, she didn't quite get the hang of it and here's what we got:






But she soon became a pro and took some nice shots for his scrapbook.






And the most important thing of all to a 4 year-old:

A new walker in the house...and it's not the dog!

Yep, we finally have taken a few steps!! It was last night (Thursday) after dinner when we put Joshua on the kitchen floor and he pushed up to standing and took 5 steps, then fell forward to his hands and pushed back up to take 7 more. He was so excited (because we were making quite a commotion) that he just laughed and giggled and crawled all over the place not quite sure what to do with himself. This video was taken this morning. My cousin, Colleen, arrived for a visit last night and we are glad she got to witness his first steps too! Very exciting times in the Garges house!

Trip to Vermont

We returned early Tuesday morning from our visit to "camp"- Lauren's family's summer house in Vermont. This is one of the greatest places on earth and we don't know anyone who has been there who has not come home refreshed and peaceful. This was Joshua's first visit and although Autumn has been there before she was really too young. So they were both indoctrinated and we all had a fabulous time.


Here is bright blue eyes, taking in the view from the rocker on the porch.

The motor boat was a hit!

Joshua met one of his developmental "milestones" while at camp...standing unassisted for an extended period of time and walking while holding our hands. Yes, he is 16 months old...a little delayed but catching up fast!

We visited Billings Farm and Autumn had lots of fun. Here she is churning homemade ice cream...

...learning how to use a loom...

...and being shown how to knit.

We enjoyed lots of hugs and roasting marshmellows for smores.

Joshua can't wait to be a big boy and help with the boat.

The water was refreshing and fun!

Finally, a beautiful sunset before we left camp on Monday night. It's always hard to leave but we will keep this picture in our mind's eye all year until we return again.

Weekend Fun

We had a great weekend celebrating Lauren's cousin's, Anna and Doug's, college and HS graduations in PA. Family came in from N.Carolina, Florida, Pittsburg, Ohio, New Jersey and New York.

Here is Joshua and BePa at the pool at Nockamixon state park. Joshua especially enjoyed the water mushrooms.



Joshua and Brooke love their Kix.



We call him Spiderman. He scaled this tunnel slide with no problem.



Autumn enjoying cake at the party.



Autumn, Brooke and Mommy's cousin, Kristen,
who everyone loves so much!



Amma and Ampa enjoying a raucous game of
bowling on Nintendo Wii. (Ampa bowled a 143 on
his first try).

Morning sunshine

I never need an alarm on my days off. My little sunshine wakes me up with his giggling and babbling while he waits for me to greet him for the day. Joy of my heart. :-)

Downward facing dog

I'm not so sure about this grass stuff...it feels kind of funny




Maybe I can get across like this!

Ewww, I can't believe my feet are in the grass

Then again, this concrete doesn't feel so great either

Actually, this is just my pose for the day....hahaha.

On Daddy's Shoulders