happiness is...

...a sweet little boy just out of the tub and in new pajamas!

I love little boys in new pajamas...

...don't you??

Here is James in his new pair of dinosaur pajamas. They are absolutely adorable. And so is he. He's smart, too.

We say: "James, where's your dinosaur?"
James points at his shirt.
"What does the dinosaur say?"
"ROAR!"

Miscellaneous James

I thought I'd post a few recent miscellaneous pictures of our boy. It is such an exciting time, what with his growing vocabulary and all, and he is so darn cute that I must share some of these...

I don't love how look in this picture, but I couldn't resist because I love the little man's smile in this one - he is such a happy boy, even when he is sleepy. He is looking more and more like a little boy to me instead of a baby.


Here he is with my aunt Jamie (Jamie is so sweet and thoughtful, she gave James these green pj's) and my awesome cousin Jordan (he is a riot - such a funny kid and we love it when he visits!) who were here for a little visit. He was still in the waking-up stage when the photo was taken (which is why he is clinging onto his stuffed elephant).


Here are James and his little buddy from church, Spencer. These boys are pretty close in age, and they are foyer friends during sacrament meeting quite often. Notice James' cute shirt with the tie and missionary tag attached.


James in his fuzzy jacket with his Grandpa. Grandpa just can't get enough of this little boy!



Grandpas are the best! James' Grandpa gave him his first taste of a sucker. James was very intrigued and took a few licks, but mostly just got all sticky.



"Mommy, why is my hand all sticky??"

Books & Big Boy Clothes

We have a whole drawer full of bigger clothes for James to grow into and fall/winter clothes, and it is so fun that he is starting to wear them now! So, naturally, I've gotta take pictures of him wearing the new clothes, right? These were just too darn cute not to share.

These cute pj's were from my Aunt Jamie, and I am so excited that they finally fit James, and just in time for fall. I can't get over his cute face in this first picture. Notice how much he loves books, too! He loves turning the pages and pointing at pictures.



I couldn't wait to try these pants on James - they are still a little big but they are close. My Mom and I bought them from a clearance rack when James was just a month or two old - they are Nike pants and they were only $2! Brand new! He looks like a big boy wearing them! I got the shirt from a friend at a baby shower before James was born. James was looking at this book and kept on pointing at the doggies and saying" da! da!" which may have been a coincidence, but I like to think that he was trying to say "dog" - it certainly seemed like he knew what he was talking about!

pj's

I couldn't resist showing some pictures of James in his new pj's - what a cute boy! Lately he is pointing to everything. He points and says "da? da?" He loves doggies and is getting really good balance - it won't be long before he's walking. He keeps doing this tongue thing (as shown in the pictures) - I think he's going to be getting more teeth soon. We love our little boy!

cute cuddly boy

Just some cute pictures of James in his pj's before bedtime. I bought him these a couple of weeks ago, they were on clearance and I almost didn't buy them, because it was a layette set (it came with the pj's, a hat, a bib and booties), and they totally look little baby-ish, and he is just getting so big. But I think that deep down, the reason I bought them was because I am a little sad that he is growing up so fast :( It is so fun to see him grow and learn things and come into his own, but it is always just a little bittersweet. So anyway, enjoy the pictures! Oh and I just HAD to try the hat on him - as you can see, it didn't last too long, but it was kind of fun.

James helps Daddy play a Wii game...

this boy loves electronics

cute face

another cute face

long enough for a quick picture...

...AND, it's off!

me and my baby boy

Why I Love the Dollar Store

During the holidays I was doing some Christmas shopping, and I went to the dollar store for some stocking stuffers. I found the cutest baby pajamas ever! James tried them on for the first time last night and they are my favorite! Who knew that Dollar Tree had such cute baby clothes! I think I'm going to go back and get some bigger sizes, because this boy isn't going to be able to wear anything for too long before he outgrows it!

James modeling his dollar store "Construction" pajamas

On Mommy's lap

A bird's-eye view

I love James!

James waves to the camera!