Days of Magic and Mud Everywhere

For those of you who don't see James on a regular basis, this is what he would do if he saw you. He would lean forward as far as he poss...

Although James is not walking yet, he has taken two steps. But neither Daddy nor Mama saw them. He took two steps to Opa right after his fir...

James received "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf for his birthday. As with all things, Joel has adopted "Ferdinand...

James is up to 5 teeth now. He cut his second top tooth (left middle) about a week after he cut his first top tooth. Then he cut the third t...

James has begun to enjoy his baths again, oh joy! I believe the experience of the cool wading pool a few times taught him to be thankful fo...

James cut his third tooth while out at Harmony Hill. At least, that is when I discovered it. I had not been looking for a tooth where this o...

We have on our hands quite a strong little 11-month-old. For some time now we have known that he has great strength in his legs. His favorit...

Joel began using another what I call "e-r" words. They are words that are plain, ordinary words that he puts a cute "er"...

Joel and James are benefitting quite a bit from our family Bible study. It is always amazing to see what children absorb; I don't know w...

Jason and I planted our first vegetable garden together earlier this spring. It has been quite an exciting undertaking for us as well as Jo...

James is most happy when standing up these days. He has a death grip, and he's fast with it, too. He will grab onto anything solid, but ...

I knew James loved me; he said "mama" on his 8 month birthday. He also began clapping his hands yesterday. Note: Joel calls razo...

James, James, James. He has had a very busy two weeks. He said his first word, "Dada", and repeats it very often. Then he got a...

Two weeks ago James cut his second tooth. He now has his bottom middle two and is close to cutting a third on bottom. The show very nicely...

While at an Oscar party Sunday night, James began crawling! He does a little flop forward crawl, not really an army crawl. But he is able ...

James cut his first tooth today, bottom left. Just like the wonderful child he is, he gave me no reason to suspect that a tooth was coming. ...

Joel has been saying that when James gets big, he can wear a crown. ? James has started eating solid foods. I tried avacado first, but he ...

Originally, Joel's favorite hymn was "I'll Fly Away". Now he likes most hymns we sing at church, and sings then frequentl...

James is not going to rest until he is crawling. He is working so hard! When you pick him up, he digs his toes into your stomach and buries ...

The other night, I called to Joel's attention that it was dark outside. I asked him if he knew what that meant, expecting him to say tha...