WHAT'S UP JAMES?

Sunday, March 22, 2009

My new friend, Ava

James met his new friend, Ava, who is 7 weeks old, last week! Not sure why the stink-eye...but it seems to be his 'what is this all about?' look!

I think his mom was more excited than him! It was so great to meet Ava and see Jilly again! Toronto seems too far away to be from you guys! Hope to see you guys soon!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

James keeps wanting to party after dinner, so tonight he went cribbin' (Langley clubs are too dangerous right now) and we had such a laugh together! He would stand up, giggle, bum drop and dive head first into his blankie and bumper pads. I missed capturing the massive giggle fest, but here's some of the goods!

Was this was we were supposed to do this whole time?

Here we were thinking WE were supposed to be reading this book the whole time! James had other ideas last night, so we were hopeful in that he'd sleep through the night...hmmm....didn't quite happen, but at least he's reading before he's 1! There's something to be said for that!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Neat New Stuff

This past week, James seems to have grown up so much. Sometimes it's hard to watch small changes over a period of time when you see your child everyday. But lately, Geoff and I have been noticing new things everyday. The biggest change in James is his curiousity with things around the house and outside. He loves to stand by the window and see what's going on outside and loves even more when we take him outside (although lately it's just so cold!) Here he is playing in the snow we had last weekend.

I had to get over my nervousness of bathing James in the full tub (we've still been using his baby bath, he sits in it rather than laying down) because I think he's going to slip and knock his head. He seems to really like exploring what is in the tub and touching everything. He hates to have his hair washed, mostly because of the water getting poured over his face.

And lastly, James has found his favorite cupboard - the tupperware! Funnily enough, it's my least favorite cupboard because it's so messy and we have so many lids and bottoms that don't match - but he doesn't know the difference, so we let him have at it! We just put safety pulls on all of the cupboards but he still thinks he can get it open so he pulls and pulls and pulls...bang bang bang!

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Grandma came to town!

My Mom came to town this week to help me out because I put my back out and couldn't lift James. Geoff's in school and working full time, so we couldn't have made it through the week without her! After dinner, James loves to get undressed (assisted, of course) and he makes these crazy loud squawks! Geoff 'runs' him around the stairwell (which was recently and finally fitted with a safety gate!) and here's a little video of James chasing his Grandma!

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Just say NO to bullies!

It's never to early to start teaching values, so yesterday we sported James up in a pink shirt, to take a stand against bullying!

Monday, February 16, 2009

A~L~O~H~A

We just got back from a great family trip! It started out with a side trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon, where Geoff bought a new truck. It was a long drive for James, only made easier by the portable DVD purchase, which was well worth the price tag!

We then came back through Seattle and flew to Kauai the next day - a long trip, but well worth it! James even had his own bedroom in the place we stayed! It was an amazing time, spent with 16 of us in the most beautiful location on Secret Beach.

After a week in Kauai, just the three of us went to Maui for a few days. Caught some rays at Big Beach and bummed around Kihei. Here are some of the pics - it was hard to narrow down, so there's lots!

Here's a shot of the beautiful sunset and us on the beach by the haystack rocks.