Cousins!

This week, Joseph spent some time with his cousins on Todd's side of the family. All of them were able to spend a few days with us in San Diego, and Joseph had a great time giggling and playing with them.

Between trips to Sea World, the beach, and the pool, we had one very busy, and very enjoyable week.

--Pointing the way to the beach--

During the past couple of months, Joseph has discovered that if he simply points, people will take him where he wants to go. Now that he's much more mobile, he still points at what he wants before charging towards his goal.

Sometimes, when we're holding him, and he just wants to be somewhere else, he'll stretch out both arms and point in opposite directions and then quickly look both ways to see which one looks more promising. If he finds a suitable destination, he'll then drop the other arm and continue to gesture towards the greener pasture.

--Cousins splashing--

--Practicing our surfer stance--

--Playing with Katie--

--Pointing the way to the pool--

--Swimming with the Larsons--

(Jake--if you look in the upper-right corner of the picture, you can see the stream from your water cannon.)

--The Waterboy--

We were sad to see our cousins leave, but we're looking forward to their next trip down here.