We got a new camera!

Grandma and Grandpa D (and Uncle Andy) were just here for Thanksgiving, and we had Christmas with them while they were here. It was so much fun and we're so sad they couldn't stay longer.
They got us a new digital camera (it's small for me, so I can take it with us and snap lots of James shots) and of course my husband broke it out immediately and took a bunch of pics. Here's the best one:

At last! Pictures can be uploaded!

Here is our little man at Halloween, which some of you have already seen. Sorry we couldn't get it up here for the day, but as usual, our internet is...troubled. However, the tech guy came to the apartment today, so maybe some of our problems there are solved!


I call this picture "Crash" because obviously that is what James has done! This is one of his favorite naptime positions/places, although it is more often the mommy who is wearing the sling. It looks good on the daddy, though, don't ya think?


And here are James and Daddy reading a book at bedtime. I love how somehow most of the pictures we take of him, he's only wearing a diaper...I swear he has clothes, and sometimes he even wears them! I also love this picture because of how James is holding onto Ben as they read. And, what a fun classic book to be caught reading, too! Good times and precious memories.

We have all been well, although we're still recovering a little bit from Ben being gone to St. Louis all of last week for a conference. James and I went on a walk this morning and are considering going to yoga at the apartment complex tonight. We are getting really excited to get to see Ben's parents and brother at Thanksgiving!

We miss everyone. Hope you're all doing well. Loves!

Boo, bad internet connection!

So, now I've been trying to upload pictures on and off for approximately 24 hours! Grrr...

I just went ahead and sent out a few of the cutest pics on my email, so if you want to see that and didn't get it, let me know.

As for what we've been up to lately....I wanted to let everyone know that James did two very important things:
1. Yesterday, he looked at himself in the mirror AND LAUGHED! First time for that, and can I think of anything cuter? Nope!
2. Today...he was playing with his toys on the floor, which he likes to do because he is really working on the whole crawling thing...and he made HIMSELF laugh by just playing with his toys. This kid is so amazing, I love it!

Also, we had a Halloween outfit all decided on, but then we were in Target and looking at all their Halloween stuff they had out, and James saw his outfit (difficult to say whether it's a duck or a chick so take your pick) and got the hugest grin on his face, so, like suckers, we had to get it for him.

We just recently realized also that it will only be a few more weeks before Grandma and Grandpa D are here...so exciting! And then Christmas and my mom will be visiting before we know it. I still can't believe how much faster time flies by since James was born, even though it was already flying along before he got here. He is so big! On our Monday walk, I put him in a 6-12 month outfit--and the hat was too small!

Okay, that's all for now. Maybe I'll try for pictures again later. No guarantees I'll ever get it to work, though! Boo.

Love to all.