Stolen pictures

I've been forgetting my camera lately, so don't have many new pics of James. Solution? Steal pictures my friends! Here's a great picture that Lee-Ann took a couple of weeks ago.

Tower

James is into stacking things and he built this tower all by himself! We were pretty impressed. Note the standing on his own too:)

Nose!

Aimee took this picture of Kate pointing at James's nose. I just like it.

Back to The Wonder Place

We returned to The Wonder Place on another cold gray day. Big thanks to Nicole and Abbey for the gift certificate for J's Bday:)

J at the water table.

James used to be afraid of actually going through tunnels, he just liked to look through, but now he bravely crawls right in!

Fancy Nancy

John was a good sport and took James to Abigail's Fancy Nancy Birthday party yesterday! I shamelessly stole these pictures from Lee-Ann's blog since we didn't have any of J smiling.

Here the kiddos are listening to Ariel read the Fancy Nancy book.

James looked awfully cute in his button-down, but Declan showed him up in a sportscoat and tie!!

Tub time

James still loves the water, and now that he's spending so much time on his feet, he likes to stand in the bath too, which is somewhat nerve-wracking!

He also loves turning on the water himself. Luckily, he tends to veer towards the cold, but he keeps mom and dad on their toes! Despite the slowly growing belly, James is still only in the 18th% for weight. He's 69th for height, and of course 95th for head circumference!

Christmas Drawing

The Adams family did a drawing last year to determine Christmas gifts, and it worked so well, we decided to do it again this year. James did the honors of drawing names out of a hat.

Sorry Dev--no gift for you this year!

Despite some hiccups, the task was completed and the results mailed out. Now the shopping can begin!

Long week

James has had a cold and bad cough all week, so we've been staying in a lot. At some points during the day, he's totally fine, but then goes downhill again. We had a brief respite from the moaning/whining this morning at the bookstore.

I realize the exposure on this picture is terrible, but I like it anyway! We were playing 'over/under' at the train table, responsibly spreading our germs far and wide.