I know, I know, it's been forever

So. It's been crazy this summer. We spent a couple of weeks in Oklahoma in June, a couple of weeks in Wisconsin in July, and Ben just got back from a one-week conference trip to New Hampshire in August.

We are a little tired.

But we also have tons of great pictures to share with you!

However, most of them are on the other camera, and I am having trouble downloading them, and we are short on time to figure out this problem. So I'll share with you what we've got on the computer and then maybe after we get through this weekend we can begin to work our way through all our pics.

James, by the way, LOVES flying and has done great on all our trips, even though his sleeping (and, by extension, our sleeping) really suffers when we're away from home....So we're glad we don't have to travel much for a long time now, even though we had a great time getting to see everyone.....

But James seems to want to travel a little sooner than the rest of us:



We have had to leave the suitcase out ever since we got back from our last trip, because he really enjoys climbing in it and then playing in there with some of his toys. A couple of his friends have been over to visit and they seemed to like it to, so moms, take note! Suitcases are apparently even better than playards. =)

Lately, James has begun to snuggle lots of things besides Mama and Dada, which is very cute, but hard to get on camera. Here is our best effort so far:



He's got that Teddy Bear!

Hope that helps those of you who check this blog frequently, and sorry for the lack of recent posts. Ah, summer craziness!

Love to all. Until next time~