Fun at the park!

Today Morgan was able to work out of the house and ended up finishing early!! WOO HOO!! We LOVE spending the day with daddy any chance we get. We decided after lunch to go to the park and enjoy this gorgeous day!! Here are a few pics from our fun day:



Theses two pictures are just fun. Wednesday we watched a friend's baby for a few hours in the early evening and in anticipation for that I brought up the ol' swing. J.David thought it was sooo cool, so i put him in it and had to take him picture. WOW!! What a difference!! See for yourself. Picture one is from week 1 of J.David. Picture two is from Wednesday. again...WOW!!

Finally Friends??

After nearly a year I think Jaxon (the dog) and J.David have become friends. J.David has always loved the dog, at times a bit too much, but Jaxon has not always reciprocated this love. He has been a great dog from the very beginning staying away from all things baby, we have been really lucky!! Sadly though, as JD got older and wanted the dog to play with him....well, Jaxon still had nothing to do with anything baby, including the baby! FINALLY, over that last few months Jaxon has started to realize that there are certain benefits (aka food) that come with befriending this small creature that changes practically daily. Jaxon now has to be on the dining side of the gate when JD is eating, can't miss those intentionally thrown pieces of food from the highchair! If JD gets cheerios or cookies during his play time Jaxon of course thinks I put out enough for both, especially since JD hands them to him....ha ha ha. And Jaxon is now his body guard. When JD is into something he shouldn't be and I am forced to use the all too common word, "no", Jaxon barks at me and nips at my feet! I think it is to scold me for scolding my son, or to buy JD time to make a clean "get-a-way", but who really knows. Either way it is cute! It is so cute and I hope they become great friends as the years go on. p.s. don't mind Jaxon's super long hair...its to the groomer (appropriately named Groomingdale's) any day now!

Jaxon patiently waiting for a hand out.

And finally get one, luckily i was there taking the pic b/c after the lick of the cookie J.David tried to eat what was left....YUCK!! J.David scolding Jaxon, and yes, he does actually shake his finger and him while babbling...ha ha ha.
ha ha ha ha...this one needs no commentary.

some overdue pics!!

Home Sweet Home!!

Well, after two LONG weeks of traveling Morgan is finally home!! He made me promise not to blog about his absence since we are not private bloggers. But now i can finally say...It is so wonderful to have him home!! Its kind of funny b/c he was gone the exact same two weeks last year. Last year was England, this year was Puerto Rico. Wonder where he'll go next year? ha ha ha. Welcome home Morgan!! We love you!!

I spend everyday laughing at and with J.David. This phase we are in is so much fun!! The mimicking, babbling, the tantrums....its what I live for! I have been beyond emotional about his turning one year these past few weeks. I am sad it has all gone so quickly, but I am so excited about this little boy he is becoming!

p.s. more pics to come later this week...

Fun Week!!

This week we were blessed to have Mimi, Aunt Leanne, Aunt Lindsay, and sweet Eden come visit us! We had sooo much fun going to the zoo, shopping, and just hanging out in the evenings. J.David and Eden played a little bit together, but I think we had more fun watching them stare and poke at each other. Thank you everyone for coming to see us!! We miss you already and can't wait to see you again in a month!! Here are some pics from the week:

Playing before our trip to the mallCutie
Hanging out with Mimi before bedtime
Cousins with his and hers strollers at the zoo
isn't she precious!?!
awwww
and the awesome giraffe!
WHAT!! A PINK BIB? YOU HAVE GOT BE KIDDING?!!
I love spaghetti!!

Cindy Lou Who....We miss you!!

First steps and a fun "new" toy

Ok, here are two videos from the past couple weeks. The first one is right after I brought back out the aquarium that goes in his crib. This was a staple item in the start of his sleeping all night, but we have gone a few months of no batteries. This is what happened one day when mommy put batteriest back in it....ha ha ha.






The next video was shot this past week. I was trying to show my mom how well he is doing standing on his own and he wanted me to hold him so badly that he actually took steps to get back to my arms. So we have J.David's first steps here for all to see. Despite the many takes on video and showing off for Daddy he has now lost interest in walking. Oh well!! At least we have it on video!