Home Depot

We recently found out the Home Depot has a free workshop every first Saturday of the month.  We went this month and they just happened to be making cars.  James had a blast!  He loved pounding with the hammer and helping daddy.  The thing he loved most though was racing the cars.  He did not want to leave the racing cars.  We probably watched for 20 minutes before we could drag him away. The pictures aren't the greatest.  I forgot my camera.  Thankfully my mom was there and was taking pictures with her phone.  Thanks mom!

Lately

Just a few things that have been happening lately.



Finger painting with shaving cream turned into James painting everything.

We went to the park, but he was not a fan of the swings.

He just wanted to run around.

We also went to the duck pond with the Johnansens.

We went out to eat and James got a balloon dinosaur which he loved and is cuddling.

Sometimes he plugs his ears and starts yelling like he doesn't want to listen to me.

With the cold weather we had to get creative.  He loved dumping the noodles and beans.  I loved it too until he started throwing them.

Cutie pants in mom's sunglasses.

Our neighbor Paisley and James are good friends.  They get along well and sometimes even try to kiss each other.
 

James has learned to love dinosaurs.  Maybe its due to the fact that we go to the dinosaur museum. A lot.  Either way its pretty cute. Side note, every time James watches this video he always roars like a dinosaur every time I ask on the video.

 

 

James and Katie love to play together.  It was so cute seeing them dancing.

Cars, cars and more cars

One of James' most favorite things in the whole wide world is cars of any variety.  Whenever we go outside even if its just from the house to the car, he always points at the road and says, "Car!"  or "Bus!".   All the smaller vehicles are cars and the bigger ones are buses.  He loves to drive his cars and "buses" around all day.  And every time we read stories he always has to point out the car in the picture.  Recently we introduced him to the movie "Cars".  He feel in love and will actually sit and watch it for a half an hour.  Seeing that he has never cared or been interested in watching tv or movies ever before in his life, this is quite a game changer.  We had tried for awhile to at least get him to sit for just a few minutes to watch a movie but he was always too busy and had too much to do and too many toys to play with.  Now I can actually cook dinner without him trying to climb up my legs.  Awesome! 

Because James loves cars to much, I thought it would be a fun idea to make a cardboard car for him.  James colored and decorated the box while I cut out the lights and wheels.  I put it all together then stuck him in it.  As evidenced by the picture, he hated it.  He did not want it around his neck and he didn't like that he was somewhat confined within the box.  Oh well.  Maybe someday he'll warm up to the idea.

Missionaries

So I just wanted to share this video that I found.  I wish I could put into words how much joy fills me when I watch this.  What an amazing opportunity these young people have to go all over the world and share their testimonies and knowledge with strangers.  I know that the announcement for the new missionary age for both young men and young women is inspired by the Lord and these young people that are going out on missions are preparing the world for the second coming of Jesus Christ.  The work of the Lord is continually growing and I only hope that I can do what I can to prepare my children to share their testimonies and further that work.  I seriously love this video and it makes me so proud to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  What an amazing group of young men and women!

 

 



I just can't get enough..

I just can't get enough of James his cuteness.  I love his personality.  He cracks me up all the time.

He loved "flying" around the apartment with his cape.

Super James on the run.

We had cousin Levi over and the boys loved climbing in and out of the cooler.

Throwing snowballs at dad...

is so much fun!!

And to add to the cuteness factor, here is James helping dad vacuum his room.

Time with Grandpa and Grandma Wilson

James loved getting to know Grandpa and Grandma Wilson over the Christmas break. We all enjoyed our time up in Alaska as you can already see form all the other posts, but our favorite part was the time with the family.

Playing with Grandpa and Grandma

Giving Grandpa a kiss

Giving Grandma a kiss

Time with Great Grandma Barb

James at 15 months

I seriously can't explain to you all how much I love this kid and how sticking cute he his.  He is so fun!  Here are a few things about James at 15 months.

-He laughs easily.  Sometimes when other people are laughing, he'll start laughing which makes everyone else laugh more.  James, in turn, thinks its pretty funny that everyone is laughing at him so he'll start fake laughing which make us laugh even more.
-He has the biggest grin especially with his cute teeth.

 
-James likes to sleep on his belly with his knees tucked up under so his little bum is in the air. This is how we find him almost every night.
-He loves to push stuff around like cars, trucks, our cooler, tupperware, any of his toys, the laundry  basket, etc.  He also like to get pushed around in just about anything.

-He loves to be involved in anything we are doing.  If I am doing the dishes, he'll come and push his way between my legs and the cupboards then push my legs til he gets my attention.
-James loves to throw and he'll throw anything.  He likes to throw balls which is fine but the problem is he throws cars, blocks, books, keys, shoes, etc.  James also throws very well and has a very good aim and he usually aims at the face or the head.
-James loves to be outside even if it is freezing.
-He runs everywhere instead of walk.
-He loves food and loves to feed himself.  Sometimes he really gets mad at me when I try to help him.

-James is very curious and loves to explore new things.

-He gives the best hugs and kisses and will blow kisses.

-James has also started to say a few words.  Ca = Car, Cuck = Truck, Daddy, and no (his favorite).  We're also pretty sure he says other things like "Oh baby!" and other things that aren't quite clear yet.

Since James loves to be involved I try take advantage of it.  Here he is helping me put away his diapers.  He did this for probably 15-20 minutes.  Love this kid!