Joe

My Joe. He is the best.

Hey All, it was Joe's birthday last Month! Joe wanted me to take some pictures to put on the blog for his parents. So I took some pictures for his parents to see on the blog. The only problem is we got a new printer and I'm not sure where the pictures files are. So I decided to talk about his party and post some of my fav pictures of Joe and share with every one how great he is.

It was fun to plan a party with the help of two little guys. We decorated with streamers and balloons. We even hid and yelled surprise when Joe got home from work. It was a good party with just us four. I asked Joe what he wanted for his birthday dinner, and he said steaks. So basically Joe grilled his own birthday dinner, because I don't do charcoal. He seemed to be fine with it. The steaks turned out delicious. I attempted to make some fancy banana\peanut butter brownies for Joe's birthday cake. I think they turned out pretty good. The boys ate theirs, but I think I was having an aversion to bananas due to pregnancy. The boys were so excited for Joe to open his presents. He didn't get anything special just pajama pants and an outdoor dart set. He acted like he loved them because the boys picked them out. I could tell he enjoyed spending time with me and the boys for his birthday.

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Joe.

Here is Joe and the boys playing in their bedroom in Tucson.Joe is such a good dad and the boys love to "play wrestle" with him.

This is one my favorite picture of Joe and me when we went to Mount Lemmon in Tucson.

This is Joe and River when we had River's b-day party in Alabama.Joe is really good at being in charge of the party. He keeps things organized and on track.

Another picture of Joe and River. Here they are right after Joe got home from field training(boot camp), aren't they sweet?

Here is Joe and Ezra in Mississippi. This is Joe balancing work and family. He is teaching Ezra how to chair fly.

This is Joe getting "dunked" after his first solo flight in the T-6. Good times.

Here are the Lasura boys on the day of Joe's graduation.

Here are the boys playing guitar hero together.

A few of the many reasons why Joe is the best:
~He always gets the boys ready for church, so I don't have to get up earlier.
~He knows if a banana will be up to my standards or not.
~He shaves in the shower, so he won't be loud and wake me up.
~He saves the last one, of whatever, for me.
~I don't worry if he has done all of the paperwork that comes with moving, because he is good at getting that kind of stuff done.
~He doesn't complain when I forget to buy him soy milk, when I always remember to buy regular milk for everyone else.
~He is hilarious and makes me laugh always.
~He pretends like he can’t see my gray hairs, when I point them out.
~He lets the boys climb all over him even when he's not in the mood.

A letter to Joan

Dear Joan,
I have noticed that you really need to post something on your blog, it's called "updating your blog". You should try it. There are people you know who do it a few times a week. I know that is not your style, but it's been over two weeks, that equals boring. Maybe you think that nothing exciting enough has happened since your move, and you have nothing to post about? Here are a few things that I think you should post about.
*the number of times you have been to a little place called Wienerschnitzel
*all of the paper work/trips to the med clinic to get all of the insurance in order so you could get a referral/prove you are pregnant, so you can start having your prenatal visits again.
*that day you spent crying because you were stressed/pregnant and things didn't go as smoothly as you thought they would when you called to make an appointment with the doctor you were referred to.
*your major toothache and then finding out that the dentist everyone at church recommended was your bishop.
*taking Ezra and River to the dentist and finding out the hard way the you should have taken Ezra to the pediatric dentist to begin with.
*how you love living in a city that has a grid system for the streets and you have your sense of direction back.
*it's colder here than you thought it would be and you didn't pack jackets for anyone because when you left Alabama it was shorts weather.
*how you totally don't mind how you can hear the upstairs neighbor get home every night at 11pm, because you are glad he doesn't have to hear Ezra and River at 7am showing you how fast they can run from the kitchen to the living room.
*you had a fun bbq with your friends from Alabama before they left for Washington.
*Joe is studying as much as before, but has more pressure because the Air Force can take away his brand new wings if he doesn't get good enough grades.
*the Woodlands literally stopped by on their way to Utah and you finally got to see Jonas in his Puma warm ups.
*the furnished apartment has two rooms, and one bed in each room which means Ezra and River are sharing a bed and you are now threatening them nightly because apparently it is more fun for them to laugh and play than shut their eyes and mouths and go to sleep.
*the furnished apartment also came with a phone and you get calls from "the captain" about a fabulous cruise opportunity.
*the commissary on base totally rocks!
*the giant park next to McDonalds on base totally rocks.
*you finally acted like a big girl and got everything straightened out and you have a dr's appointment on Monday.
*that Sunday you cried the entire testimony meeting because of the old man who went to the front and talked about how he missed his friends that had died, and then listed about 7 of them by name and then to top it all off he said he was the only survivor of his graduating class.
*how you can feel the baby kick all of the time now and you love every minute of it.
*you and Joe cannot decide on a name for this little girl.
*you reconized a girl at church that you went to school with from 1987-1995, she had no idea who you were, but invited your family over for dinner and Family Home Evening.
*the girl from church is really nice, has been married just as long as you and Joe, but has 6 kids to your 2 1/2.
*the Father and Sons camping trip is this weekend, and you are so excited for Joe and the boys to go because it will be the first time for everyone.

Those are just a few of things you could talk about.
Love,
Joan

Dear Joan,
I know I need to "update my blog" those are all very good things to talk about but I do not have pictures of anything. People really want to see pictures when they go to someones blog. A post with a lot of words with no pictures equals boring. Plus in my last post I made a list about the things I didn't talk about in the South.

Love,
Joan