Halloween

Halloween

James had a great first Halloween.  We went up to Heartland after lunch and got to see all my co-workers dressed up.  Everyone enjoyed seeing James the pumpkin!  After Heartland we went to my mom's house to meet up with Jami and Morgan.  We also got pictures with Abby, Jack, Gillian and Sarah!  Jami and I dressed as the MOM's we are!  Late afternoon we headed back home to get ready for our weekend company.  We had Aaron and Dixie Evans in town for the KU and Chiefs game.  Friday night we counted 76 trick or treaters before 7:30.  We were pretty much out of candy and ready to enjoy dinner with our company so we turned off our porch light.  I seriously think we would have had more than 125 if we would have had enough candy and patience.  Our neighborhood is full of kids.  Todd took James around 5:30 to a couple neighbors so he could say he did trick or treat his first Halloween.

School Day!

James goes to school at church on Mondays and Wednesday from 9-3:30.  He loves it and always gets a big smile on his face when he sees his teacher Ms. Melanie.  He gets to take music class, movement class, go on buggy rides around the church and swing outside on nice days!  Here is a picture of James dressed up for Halloween on Wednesday!

Tuesday Afternoon

An afternoon walk on a beautiful fall day!

 

I love my new highchair at G-ma's!

A fun weekend with Grandma Robin and major TEETHING!!

Grandma Robin, Great Aunt Susan and Great Aunt Joan came to visit this weekend from SD/MN.  They picked a great weekend to come since we had the most beautiful weather here in KC.   They arrived late Thursday night after we had all gone to bed.  We woke up Friday morning and James had some ear crust so we thought it could possibly be an ear infection.  The last 6 weeks James has been very unsettled and irritable at night.  Needless to say we have been extremely tired.   The past week things had gotten really bad and he was waking about every 3 hours.  He also had a runny nose(can be possibly teething or ear infection), but no fever.  He is usually happy during the daytime, it is just the nights that are bad.  We decided to take James to the Dr just to rule out the ear infection.  Thankfully James is fine and the Dr said he is working on 5 teeth coming in at the same rate.  I think it is amazing the Dr can tell this just by looking at the gums.  He already has one bottom tooth and is working on the second bottom and all 4 on top.  Unfortunately for us tired parents, the Dr said this could go on for another month or two depending on how quickly they come.  It is frustrating because James has always been a good sleeper up until now!  After the Dr visit we came home to get our guests and headed to downtown LS for lunch at Ciao Bella and some shopping.  Friday evening we relaxed at home and played our favorite game, Ticket to Ride!!! We are addicted so if you are ever over at our house we'll teach you how to play.  Saturday morning we slept in and then headed down to the Plaza for lunch and more shopping.   I think Todd was worn out from all the shopping, but he was a good sport!  On the way home we stopped by the Kaufman Gardens. They are well worth a quick visit if you are near the Plaza. This morning we went out for breakfast at First Watch before Grandma Robin headed back to SD.  We thoroughly enjoyed their visit and the weekend went by way too fast.....

p.s.  Todd predicts James will be crawling within the next couple weeks.  We'll have to wait and see.

Working so hard!

James is getting really active.  In just the last few days he has started getting on all fours and rocking back and forth.  I thought this video was extremely entertaining as James goes from rocking to a plank position back to rocking.  This guy is going to have a strong core!

A day in the life of James

Playing with some old school toys at G-Ma Holly's on Tuesdays!

Spending time with Papaw Greg

We are enjoying James more and more.  He is getting to be such a little person with his own likes/dislikes.  Todd returned yesterday from a 4 day trip to Vegas and James got so excited to see his daddy.  He is sitting up on his own very well now and only occasionally tips over.  It is so nice for me too because he is becoming more independent as far as playing and since I know he isn't going to fall over I don't have to be right at his side every second.  He is starting to rock a little bit so I'm sure the next step will be crawling.  James is also enjoying all of his new food and it is so fun to watch the funny faces he makes when he tries a new taste/texture.  So far he has had broccoli, apple, banana, avocado, plum, sweet potato, russet potato, carrot and pears.  I think his favorites are banana and pear!

James waking up so HAPPY!