our com-pu-ter is broke

again!

so i can't post often and can't check emails! and don't get me started on facebook!

my lil' reader

among some of his favorite things to do like, climb, play with various balls (basketball, football, etc.), eat peas, play with trucks, is reading. it might be in the top three, i am not sure. but he loves to take books off the shelf and settle in a good book. most times, he'll bring you a book and then sit in your lap as you read. and he has his favorite books, of course. most have to do with having a ball on one of the pages, and he'll gladly let you know which pages those are. yet there are even times that he loves to read so much, he'll do it on his own in his own little reading corner, as the pictures show:



he's really into this one:


hello!


i hope this love for books continue on as he grows up. and just to let ya'll know, these pictures were not staged!

my baby is one

well, today is officially a year and one day old. how times flies is surely the case. i love my dear little boy so much that i am mourning the end of his first year but excitedly anticipating what is in store this next year. never has one little boy caused me so much joy and had me experience so much love. never has one little boy caused me so many sleepless nights and times of frustration. yet, at the end of the day i love him and am so proud to be his mama.

his birthday was full of happiness and fun. we had a little party of which involved ballons (balls!), babies eating cake, a beautiful slideshow of pictures from his first year (shoutout to jason my brother-in-law for making it. thank you!!), food, a "how well do you know james?" quiz (to which mimi won, congrats!), and of course, presents. thanks to all our family and friends who came out. you made his day special! here are some pictures from the day. i didn't take much on my camera, so ya'll have to wait until i get pictures from other people, then i'll post more. but here's what i got:

"balloons!" this is right when he first woke up and discovered that there were balloons and streamers on the ceiling. oh baby delight!


cake!


"haha! i'm eating cake!"


playing with my cousin Lily

nake time! here james and baby david are getting ready to go play in the cake


baby cakes! they didn't really like playing in the cake as much as we thought they would...

nothing like a nake on his birthday! here is james, me, corie, lily, and tessa in the basement


that's all for now! when i get more, i'll put 'em up! thanks everyone for blessing my son and family!

jon and kate plus 8

for those of your who enjoy the gosselins as much as i do, you'll be happy to find out that right now on iTunes one of the free shows of the week is a new episode of "Jon and Kate Plus 8." just go to iTunes and scroll down to the bottom of the page where is says "Free on iTunes." along with other free songs and music videos, you'll find an episode of jak+8. i haven't watched it yet, i just had to let everyone know! good luck!

oh, having a son

here is just an average day in the life of james:

morning: get stuck in the barstool

lunchtime: grilled cheese

afternoon: "place" all dad's shirts on the floor

pre-bath: play nake in the papasan with balloons

bedtime: cool spikey hair

it's really all in a day's work.