Cousin Love

This past Thursday we had the pleasure of having our sweet little Chloe over for the afternoon while my sister took her twin boys to their Mother's Day program at preschool.  James always enjoys his time with Chloe.

She sings him songs and reads him books and he is fascinated by everything she does!  Chloe helped me make chocolate chip cookies while James played on the floor.

While we waited for them to bake Chloe made some pretend rice cookies for James in the playroom.  She is very imaginative!

Chloe is going to be a big sister again very soon with the arrival of baby #4 for my sister and her husband and she is going to be a wonderful help!  She is very nurturing and eager to do anything that you need.  I love that girl!

She later taste tested our finished product.  We each needed to have two just to be sure they turned out okay!

They were delightful!  And so was our afternoon!  James was tuckered out and slept well after his play date.

We look forward to more fun summer days with the cousins!

Ten Months Old!

Every good and perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

~James 1:17

Dear James,

You are ten months old today!  I cannot believe we will be celebrating your one year birthday in just two months.  The time has gone so quickly and I am loving every moment with you!  You truly bring joy to my heart in a way I have never known it before.  Spring is here in all its beauty and splendor and I find that our days are slowing down and filling up with simple pleasures in anticipation of summer.  This is what we have been up to...

Playing with lots of toys!

Digging for more...

Riding in your "new to you" Pooh car from Aunt Lala!

Swinging...

Eating while watching the birds outside the dining room window...

Reading books...

Ok, really you just like to pull all of the books off of the shelf!

You love to take long walks around the neighborhood and ride in the jogger at the park.  When we go places people go wild over your sweet face and big blue eyes and your big head of blond wavy hair!  You love riding in the shopping cart at the grocery store and often sing me sweet songs in the car.  We are working on crawling!  But you seem to have more of an interest in sitting or standing against the furniture and banging things wildly with your hands.  You do everything in your own time and we love that about you!  Just recently you have started to move all over your crib.  We finally lowered it from the newborn position!  I love going in your room at night and watching you sleep.  There is nothing sweeter!

You are eating more finger foods and rarely miss your mouth!!

Some of your faves are Cheerios, Gerber Cheese Puffs, Gerber Grahams and Yogurt Melts, but you pretty much eat whatever we put on your tray!

You are such a sweet and content little guy.  I am so blessed to be your mama and I thank God for what He has given me every day.

These are the days

These are days you’ll remember

Never before and never since, I promise

Will the whole world be warm as this

And as you feel it,

You’ll know it’s true

That you are blessed and lucky

It’s true that you

Are touched by something

That will grow and bloom in you

Thank you for making these days so special.  I love you.