Ha!

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I just think that this picture is too funny! He's such a silly boy!

Happy to be awake

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Samuel always greats me with a big smile in the morning. What a happy guy!

Sandbox buddies

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Josiah and Samuel have really begun to play together a lot now that Abigail is gone during the day. It is so sweet!!!!

Dig Samuel

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Samuel loves the sandbox! He actually just digs and digs for a long time and doesn't even try to eat the sand. Pretty amazing for a 9 month old I think. And of course playing with big brother is the best part.

Running the backhoe!

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Sunday when we were at Bonky's Pappy let Josiah run the front loader bucket on the backhoe! I think Pappy enjoyed this just as much as Josiah. I think the little man may have a future in running big machines.

In the big pool!

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Samuel was able to get in the big pool for the first time the other day with his big brother while Abigail was at school. While we miss Abigail It's been so fun to watch the boys have fun together. He had a splashing good time, look at all the water on his face.

Get back

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Abigail and Josiah having fun in Bonky's tree house. Typical Josiah with a big stick. I went to snap the picture and he pointed it at me.

Look Mommy, i'm in a tree!

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Samuel hanging in the tree house with Bonky!

Lovin' it!

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As anyone that follows this blog knows our little man is really into big machinery. This past weekend we took a different route to Bonky's, and stopped at Cabela's to surprise the kids with some cool stuff we found there a few weeks back when they weren't with us. In a big field that is soon to be developed, there was the biggest backhoe that is made, some seriously giant dump trucks, and a bulldozer. It was a fun random trip that everyone enjoyed!

Big CAT

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Here are the kids and I UNDER the back end of the backhoe.

Mud flaps

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Josiah thought the giant mud flaps were really funny.

Posing with the backhoe

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Daddy climbed up and I passed the kids up to him so they could get a view from on the big backhoe.

Time to get down

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Daddy and the kids getting ready to get down from the backhoe.

WOW!!!!

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Josiah checking out the backhoe.

So big!!!

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Josiah and Abigail in the bucket of the biggest backhoe we have ever seen.

In the backhoe bucket

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The bucket was so HUGE!!!

Big truck!!!

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Josiah in front of one of the big dump trucks.

Sweet little kids-big trucks

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More cool equipment, bulldozer and a dump truck with it's bed up.

Big fun with a big wheel

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Josiah really loved being IN the wheel.

Abigail in the wheel

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Abigail the big girl in the big wheel.

Samue and Mommy in a big wheel

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Samuel was really excited to get his turn in the big wheel too. Who am I kidding, so was I!

Backhoe cake!!

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For months now Josiah has requested a cake that looked like a backhoe for his birthday. His daddy did a great job, and of course, the little guy was so excited. He's getting so big, can't believe he's 3!

Birthday boy!

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Josiah loved his backhoe cake Daddy made him. He was so excited to eat it too of course! I love this guy!

Blowing fast!

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Josiah didn't even give us time to sing one note of Happy Birthday/ As soon as the candles were lit he blew them out. It was really funny!

Liking the balloon

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One of Samuel's first exposures to balloons, he loved it!

Looking sweet

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I love this picture of my Samuel. He is gorgeous!