So I realize that it has been a couple of months since I have updated the blog, I am sorry - I have been very busy, mostly running after James! So I am going to put the last two months into this one blog and then set myself a goal to update this once a week. So we left off in early September and here is what has been happening since...
I don't even know when this was, but I think that is such a cute picture of my sleepy boys. The only thing missing is the dog, but I am sure he is just out of the picture a bit.
And then just like that, they are awake and kooky again...
These next pictures show James' obsession with Gus' things and his ever increasing mobility and dexterity
We went home for the Notre Dame/Michigan State game (AMAZING GAME!!!!) and James' got to go to his first tailgate. He was a total trooper although I will tell you that during the day he had on his Notre Dame gear and it rained and he was kind of tired and mopey. As soon as it got a little colder and we put his Michigan State sweatshirt on, the sun came out and he turned happy...I am just putting that out there. I mean look at theat smile.
When were home for the game, we also went to the cider mill down the road from my parents and took James around to see some of the animals. The only thing that James really paid any attention to was the donuts and cider...the boy is his dad's son.
Here he is housing a donut.
The weekend after the big game, I went to Chicago and so James went and spent the weekend with his aunt Kate. They finally had a good weekend together where James was not pissy because he was sick or teething. We were very glad they had fun with him.
Cats are fun.
Finally it was James' birthday! Our little man finally turned one!! His birthday was on Thursday and then we went to my parents for his birthday party that weekend.
The happy one year old bright and early!
Dad made the birthday boy blueberry pancakes! Yum!
Then we get into the actual party!
Here is James' cake that Aunt Colleen made - it was awesome! She even made a baby cake just for James.
Presents - Yeah!!!
Where did my clothes go?
Maybe Murphy wants to play with me?
TIme for cake...
Yeah! Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
Nope - I don't want it ...take it away, no really I am going to cry!
Successful birthday and birthday party behind us, James and I went to the zoo with our fellow baby jammers (the baby group we belong to) Bev and Case went to the zoo. James is finally getting to the point where he likes looking at the animals and finds them interesting - which makes me very happy because I LOVE the zoo.
James and Case waiting to ride the train.
There is a section in the petting zoo where they have these goats that the kids can go in and pet. James and Case ran around the whole area, James calling the goats dogs and Case wagging his finger at them as if they had done something wrong, it was pretty funny.
This is James looking at another goat inside the barn, but right next door to this goat was a HUGE potbelly pig and James rattled on the door of his cage and he turned and snorted at James who thought it was the funniest thing he has ever seen.
The kids paid no attention to this llama but Bev and I thought his teeth were really funny.
James birthday is only a couple weeks before Halloween, so we were pretty excited to get him a pumpkin and a costume, etc. AS USUAL, the things that we think he is going to really like, he has no interest in AT ALL. This was certainly the case with the pumpkin patch.
He is standing here for this shot, and was then immediately whining to picked up and taken away from the scary pumpkins.
Hi!
Handsome Boys!
We did much better with costume! It was like a big sweatsuit and he didn't mind wearing it at all - even the hood!
He is a bat if you can't tell
Look at my wings!
And although he couldn't eat the candy, he was more than happy to help pass it out.
The weekend after Halloween Andy and I had to go to Philly for a wedding, so James stayed with both grandparents from Wed. to Sunday.
Big Smiles all around
So that is it. You are caught up, James is walking, practically running and climbing on everything! We are excited to see you at the upcoming holidays and I will try to be better with the updating.
