First Two days of our Trip

Josie was a trooper, sleeping right through our morning pack up the first night on the road.  None of us, unfortunately, slept through the lack of AC at night or the car alarm by our window at 3am.

Josie calling Bampa on the phone as we drive along.  She has arranged her pillow and blanket by "self!"

Napping through Teton and Yellowstone on our way to our campsite for the second night.

Just Josie!

On one occasion Josie allowed me to put a ponytail (like Mommy and Scot) in her hair!

Josie and Mommy reading books (the blanket has become a necessary accessory for such stories lately)

Josie has begun to pick out her own clothing at times--here in a shirt belonging to Mark and a pair of PJ pants!

Going for a walk to see if the snake is still in the compost.

More Helping :)

With Josie's help, a lot of work is getting done :)

 

She does know a lot about how it all works!

 

 

 

More helping

Josie also felt very proud of herself for dumping dirt on everyone's feet.  She is developing quite the sense of humor!

 

 

You can sense that she is happy about having a little plan in mind!

Josie helping!

Betty has been making my dreams come true by digging out the yard to flatten it and create another garden behind the future retaining wall.  In the meantime, Josie saw this shovel at the store and said, "Yoti help Mommy digging!" so I had to get it for her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get ready for more to come--she is so dang cute I have to take pictures every time she digs!

July 11th in the Garden

Josie washing her carrot in the "leak bucket"

 

Seems pretty excited about it!

 

Josie helping Mama plant swiss chard where the peas were.

 

 

 

The view of the garden!

Upafee!

 Josie has learned to climb "upafee!"  She spent several days as she mastered this task standing at our door in early July shouting, "upafee, Mama! upafee, Mommy!" until one of us took her out to practice.