Joseph and Rosco

Every morning Joseph gets very excited to greet Rosco (calling him Ra ra or Ra co). They have a lot in common really. They both love to play ball, neither of them listen very well, they just can't get enough food....two peas in a pod. Except for one pea is quite a lot bigger than the other and the other pea walks upright. Rosco does knock Joseph down on occasion, so you'll see Joseph flinch as the dog walks by, bracing himself for a fall or lick to the face. But for the most part they both enjoy each others company. (though I'm not really sure if Rosco enjoys Joseph crawling over him like a piece of playground equipment, but oh well). Joseph moves up to a new class tomorrow....the second toddler room! I think that is the class where they work on perfecting their attitudes and manipulating their parents.

The Conways at Irish Fest

Joseph had an action packed day yesterday....started out with fun in the sun at the Harrington State Park Beach and ended with Irish Fest. He walks just about everywhere now, and is getting more and more comfortable with the water. He likes it when you hold his hands and pull him through the water on his belly or back, and he'll walk and play in the water himself but doesn't yet understand how to close his mouth when he goes under. He ends up drinking quite a bit of it, and he apparently fancies the sand as well. (though after the first fist full went into his mouth I didn't see him do it again so I'm guessing he decided it wasn't that tasty after all). At Irish Fest he had fun watching the parade, listening to the bagpipers, and ate almost an entire chicken basket (which begs the question...why won't he eat chicken nuggets at home?). And of course now that he walks he has no desire to sit in the stroller for hours on end, so Jay and I took turns walking him through crowds and chasing him around during the music. He's on nap number two today and both have been long ones so I'm thinking we wore him out. Now why can't he just sleep in instead?

This is What I Looked Like

When I got home from daycare today

And after I ate dinner

I thought it was funny. Jay would like to know how to make sure it doesn't happen again. :)

State Fair

We went to the Wisconsin State Fair on Friday afternoon and Joseph loved seeing all the animals and enjoyed a taste of a deep fried oreo (you can get just about anything fried or on a stick at the state fair). Even though the line was too long for the 25 cent flavored milk that Jay wanted, Joseph still got to take his picture with the fake cow, which is all he really cared about. Too bad there were other kids waiting to climb on it....he could have stayed there quite happily for minutes and minutes!

Mommy and Me