Anything with a beat...

I tried to catch some of the times that James dances. It doesn't seem to matter if it's music or not as long as it has a beat!

Music

The breadmaker

Piano music

His own singing...I think

Kyle clapping

He also has danced to the clicking of the shopping cart wheel, the printer, the sound of me grading lemon peel, and this blog entry.--Funny kid.

Didn't see the camera

So as soon as I said he wouldn't walk for the camera, he did!

Hiking and more...

Here are some pictures from hiking. We took a couple days to go visit Kyle's cousin Tyler (and Jenny and Carter) in Roanoke and the weather was so nice that we went out hiking!

This is one of my favorite pictures of me and James so far.

Thats all for today....Next post: James' 1st birthday!! (Unless we get a really good walking video before then--he refuses to walk when I get the camera out.)

WALKING!! and Halloween too

James is nearly 11 months and he is starting to walk. Yesterday he made a lot of progress so we recorded it! Later in the evening he walked accross the room, but of course we didn't get that on tape! In this video he was holding a cup, which I think was a big help because he didn't want to drop it so he could crawl---his only other option is to walk! Here is a video of a few steps.

(For our record) Some of James' other recent developments are:

• He throws a fit when he doesn't get what he wants! But is easily distractable and quick to laugh.
• He can say "Uh oh"...except it comes out as, "uh uh" and he can say, "Bye bye" which comes out as, "Buh buh"
• He weighs 27 lbs and is 31 inches tall. (He just had a check-up.)
• Eats bugs when his parents aren't looking.
• Has discovered water in the toilet.

This is just a cute video of him playing catch with dad. This is one of his favorite games.

HALLOWEEN!

We went to our church Trunk-or-treat and had a great time. James really liked wearing his costume. I think it was because of the little straps to hold the claws on his hands. James won cutest costume for under three year olds! There wasn't much competition, but I'm sure he would have still won had there been more! :) Kyle also was suckered into a pie eating competition...didn't win, but didn't loose his lunch either! What a great weekend!

Day Trip!

Kyle had to do some research at the Smithsonian, so we decided to make a day of it. The weather was uncooperative, but we bundeled up and James was a good sport. So this is what we saw.

Secondly, I got a pie dish. If you have a pie dish you need to make a pie! Here is my first pie that I baked all by myself. Tasted great and looked...ok. Side note: I LOVE this kitchen.

Lastly, since I have a serious addiction to taking videos of James here is one that I thought was funny. He was so wound up so his solution was to pace and yell.

This will make you smile

So here's what we've been up to!

So in the move our table unfortunately was squashed...fortunately, the frame which was metal was not squashed! So trying to be a little crafty to save money we went to Home Depot and bought some wood, sanded it, nailed it together, stained it, and finished it. This is what we ended up with. It's not perfect, but we think for some non-builderish kind of people we did a good job!

James' sleeping schedule has finally settled in. It took a little while for him to sleep through the night after the move. After trying everything, but mostly just from praying really hard, he is finally improving. He sleeps through the night again and his naps are getting much better. Thank goodness! Here is a picture of James after one of his naps. He was just playing...and making noises. I don't even know how long he had been awake by the time I came and got him!


This is a picture of his friend who lives upstairs; I get to watch her once a week. It is funny to watch them play together. Mostly it consists of James chasing her around and her crawling away from him in fear...he's a little rough. Here is him trying to do what she is doing but not really succeeding. Hasn't gotten the idea of a sippy cup yet. :)

Bath time!!

This is a video of James playing the piano, which is one of his favorite toys. If only his arms were a little longer!

This video was funny. James just has so much energy. He is everywhere at once.

James is also making great walking progress!