Birthday Boy

I haven't been taking many pictures lately, but here are some from this past weekend. 

Happy 6th Birthday James!!

NYC Photo Log

This kid's a city boy at heart!

With William and Uncle James in the park.

Bubble head

Central Park Fountain

Boat Pond

Washington Square

Mamoun's!!

West Side Promenade

High Line

Chilling with Daddy and Ashlie.

Cousins!

Last dinner.

More Boat Pond

James lost his first tooth!!

John and I are feeling rather weepy and nostalgic about this! 

[Okay, I may be the only weepy one, but we're both nostalgic!]

When James was still a little baby, Eve gave him this keepsake for his fist tooth. 

I remember thinking it would be so long till he lost a tooth, and here we are!!

Happy 5th Birthday Sean and Darcy!

James's cousins turn 5 today, and although they're out West, we used it as an excuse to have a celebratory brunch on a stormy day. 

James ate 3 pancakes and 2 pieces of bacon for 'second' breakfast!

More playground fun

Silly goose.

I don't know why I like this picture so much. 

I called James's name and he just stuck his hand out, as if to say 'here I am, I'm alright!'
It made me laugh! 

Hot and tired.

Good grief

James fell asleep on my shoulder in the checkout line at Kroger yesterday. 

This kid will sleep anytime/anywhere, as long as it's not in bed at night!

Weekend fun

Last week was a long week with John's surgery and recuperation at home. John will be out of commission for some time yet, but is doing well overall and is getting around a lot better on his own at home. In the meantime, James and I managed to sneak away for some playtime over the weekend.

J continues to branch out at the playground, and he climbed this ladder by himself. 

He was so proud of himself, and consequently, I was proud of myself for minimizing my hovering and letting him do it on his own!

We went to a friend's farm birthday party on Saturday. 

James had a lot of fun with the animals.

He fed the ducks and the geese.
I had to restrain him from walking right into the pond a few times.

It was over 90 degrees and very humid, and James was wilting by the time he got on the pony. Even though he looked a little zonked, he still refused to get off when his turn ended, so he got to take a few extra turns around the chicken coop!