Life with Joshua!

Well, we have moved to a new apartment for the summer. Life is good. Charley is working and Joshua is enjoying life and the exploration thereof, to the utmost! Speech therapy is going wonderfully and we are so blessed with Joshua's therapist. He just loves Miss Darla. Bob the Builder is a new and enduring passion for Joshua and today, he saw a real life digger in our backyard. Too cool!

Hey Mama, look what I found in the bathroom!

Speech therapy with Miss Darla.

Miss Darla is the greatest!!

Aunt Judy came for a visit.

Playing with my cousin Devra and my second cousin Logan.

My dream has come true!! A real live "digger" in the back yard!



This excitement is too much!!


Oh WOW!!



The workers were so patient, letting Joshua "supervise".


Wow, they left this cool pile of clay and dirt.



Emporer of the hill.

Mother's Day Give Away

Any Mom visiting our blog can register to win various prizes that are being given away until Mother's Day. The picture below is a link the Mother's Day Give Away sight. Simply click on it and and follow the directions!!!

Pitchford Family Update (It's about time!!)

Well, we have not done so well at keeping this current. We apologize, but life has been crazy. Here are some pics from our past few months in Arkansas. We had a time of blessing for Joshua with our friends in Conway. It was a beautiful time to celebrate our special little boy. We have visited with various friends and have been enjoying life in general. Hope you enjoy these photos.


Mike Sowder speaks a blessing over Joshua.


Our friends Marie and Pat put on an amazing spread of food afterwards.



Mary Johnson shows Joshua his pockets.



Joshua on the steps of Kenneth and Pat's home in Conway, AR


In Kenneth and Pat's Yard


Papa and his son!



Walking in our local park with Angus


A little man who definitely walks with purpose!


Learning to Drink with a Straw


Our friend LaNelle came to stay with us and brought this awesome airplane for Joshua.



Oma sent an Easter package and in it was this chocolate bunny!



A Big Easter Kiss for Granny Pitchford!



What a cool new train set, a gift from our friends the Janzens.



Playing on the Slide with Papa



Joshua's Friends, Sallie Beth and Samuel



At our friend Liza and Jimmy's house we found this amazing giraffe.....



...and SOOOOO MANY other amazing things to play with.



Some new friends too. Here is the little emporer being chauffeured around as would be expected, right?!


Do you think there was a chocolate cupcake involved in this day's events?


A nice bath always ends the day well.



Hiking in Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Our pilgrimage for the Dutch in all of us!


Our first "on demand" smile. Of course then he did not want to stop posing!!



Mr. Cool



We hiked a mile and a quarter and Joshua walked the whole way!!



The new sand box!


It feels so good to wallow in it.



Silly boy!

A Daffodil Day in Arkansas

March 9, 2007

Today we went to Wye Mountain, which is in central Arkansas. There is a little Methodist Church there, which sits in front of a hill covered in daffodils! It was gorgeous. Our friend Pat told us about it and took us out there to take some photos. We took about 300 snaps!! (Hallelujah for digital photography!) Here are a few of the great ones!

A flower for Mama





We made it out just as the rain showers began!! What beautiful spot!!