Thanksgiving and Visiting Santa

James met up with Santa at the mall last week. Here they are in negotiations.

Some pictures from a river festival in Chattanooga. We spent Thanksgiving visiting Nana and Grandpa in Tennessee. In all the excitement we didn't get a whole lot of pictures, but here are a few...
Decorated riverboats were all over the river at nightfall, bu they didnt' show up too well on the camera. Jame was excited though!
I love the airport shots. It was surprisingly empty on the Wednesday before and the Saturday after Thanskgiving...
My little jet-setter

Some more with Grandpa:

Tuckered out!

Grassy field at the riverfront
This is why all the airline passengers love him
Watching the planes
About 20 seconds later, he bonked his head on the glass. Poor guy.

Happy First Birthday!

On November 16th, you completed your year of firsts with your first birthday. We've laughed, we've cried, and we've grown together as a family. You have filled a void in my heart that I didn't even know was there until you came into my life. I've watched you over the months transform from a curled up wrinkled little baby to a strong little boy. Every day you amaze me with what you've learned and you grow more independent, but you will always be my little baby.


Pictures (uploaded out of order)

Winding Down at the end of the evening

Mollee

Mason


Wall Decorations

The Spread
M&Ms with James' face
Alex pretending to be a puppy
James gets a birthday kiss

Hmm, what's this?

om nom nom
Emma and Alex
With Godfather Jay
Cakes!

Skate Zone, 11/10/08

James went to Skate Zone with his friends last week. They open up the floor for kids to push wheeled toys around and play kids songs.

Lights

Peekaboo with Mollee

James just wandered around exploring all the toys and the lights. At the end of the video you'll see his friend Alex on a bike.

Mealtime

Leaves Are Yummy

I took James out twice to take pictures of him while the leaves were still out, but he was more interested in tasting the leaves than posing with them.

Teaching James his Colors

James can say "mama," "dada," "baby," and "no." I've tried to get him to start saying animal and color names too when he's in the mood to repeat me. "Blue" and "purple" seem the easiest, and he said them pretty well in the tub today:





Starting to lose interest...

I'm a big boy!

Getting Ready to Go Out
This one's a little blurry but I still love it.
James' new bathtub... in a bath tub.

Gotcha!

James' First Halloween

James wore a pirate outfit at daycare, but it was a little too small, so he didn't have it on long. Maybe we'll get a better one next year!
We took James out in his Dinosaur costume to the mall for Halloween, but not before snapping some pictures outside: