Smiles

Noah smiled for the first time today!

HONEY!!!!

It is not an average day unless a mess has been made, and today Jessica and Joshua did a top notch job! Let's just say that momma was a little upset when she saw that they had gotten into the honey and dumped a whole honey bear container all over the couch . It looks like they sure enjoyed themselves though with all of the handprints and footprints everywhere!

Little Noah is getting more alert and more hungry as the hours pass. This is him after his first sponge bath at home.

Jessica and Joshua got new church clothes! Jessica is sporting a lovely homemade dress created by her Grandma Bradshaw. Joshua leisures in cheap Walmart sunglasses to go along with his new slacks and white shirt and ties combo from Burlington Coat Factory, the only place in the U.S. that still sells Sunday clothes for little boys.

Here are the pictures of our newest edition! Noah Richard Bradshaw was born on July 26th at 10:37 pm. He weighed in at 6 pounds 15 ounces, and is 19 3/4 inches long. We're really excited to have him in our family. Jessica and Joshua included, we all are grateful and pleased with the blessing of Noah.

Joe just finished his National Board Dental Exam Part I yesterday morning. He won't get his scores until possibly a couple of weeks from now, but he thinks he did well. All of that studying had better pay off! Christi is ready for the next little boy to be born. The due date isn't until August 2nd, but the doctor said she wouldn't stop the baby if he came now, so our excitement just keeps building to meet the new addition to our family. Jessica has learned so many phrases that she can say just about anything that she wants to, plus more. She is a big help to her mom most of the time, and shows her independence and leadership skills whenever she can. Here she's getting a rare solitary drive-in movie while Joshua is napping. Joshua is trying to copy everything she says and does, right down to the little nuances of toddler attitude. We've started to stand the kids against the wall when they get into trouble, and so far, it works great for discipline.

Luke Day

These pictures are some that were taken during the Bradshaw Family Reunion 2007 this past March. We all went to Luke Days' Air Show at Luke Air Force Base. Joe ran into some old friends from high school, Kevin Diefenderfer and Sterling Barrett. The kids had a pretty good time, as always when there are snacks and a free ride in the stroller. A stealth bomber flew over unannounced as we were getting ready to leave making for a great finish for the show (for us at least: the show continued for a few more hours after we left). The whole day was a blast.

Sonrisas de chocolate.