Halloween!

Today for Halloween James dressed up as a dinosaur. He was adorable. He wore his costume all day long because he went to a Halloween event at the Children's museum with Sandy today. Here are a few pictures from our day. In the first, he is showing off the pumpkin that he painted for Halloween. The second is a good shot of the back of his costume, taken while he was romping around. In the third picture, he is telling us how much he hates his costume (he wanted to be a dragon instead). But later in the day he decided his costume was okay after all. The last two pictures are from when we went out trick-or-treating this evening. We didn't get any candy, but just went for a walk around the neighborhood. There were tons of kids out. James had a good time and enjoyed seeing all the costumes.

gorgeous autumn day

Though the trees haven't changed color yet, which is strange. James loves the weather, and as usual had a fun romp in the grass. He is officially a toddler now, though not technically 'toddling' yet. He did stand up on his own from sitting this past weekend, it kind of took Joe and I by surprise. I bet he'll be walking by Christmas. He has started the infamous tantruming, which I probably shouldn't find so adorable, but I do. They likely won't be so funny in a few years, but hey, what can I say.

love and a hippo

here are 3 from this afternoon. A head, James in his tunnel (which is like baby crack...he zips back and forth in this thing laughing like a maniac), and James playing with his hippo puppet. He's been working through quite a bit of separation anxiety recently, as well as continuing to work on a few teeth, and a cold, so he has not been the happiest camper recently.

misc pics

here are a few pictures from the past week, when James went to the aquarium with his nanny and her daughter. They had a great time! His favorite part was the statue of an emperor penguin. Go figure! The last picture is one Emily took of James and I at Keeneland the day before her wedding. She had a great time on her honeymoon!

Today we went to Ikea for the sole purpose of getting James a tunnel to crawl through. We ended up with a crane (for Joe I think...) and a tent. He loves them, and quickly realized that Joe doesn't fit through the tunnel. haha. I should have gotten a picture of Joe floundering halfway through.

awesome

check out these toys!

http://www.coolmompicks.com/safertoy07/

Video from Keeneland

Here is a short video clip of James enjoying one of the races at Keeneland:

He seemed a little confused about which way to look to see the excitement. But he could tell something was definitely very exciting!

the wedding!

The first picture is of James and Joe at keenland. James loved to see the horses! His favorite part was when Joe took him down to the stables. The wedding was the most beautiful ever. It was a pretty small outdoor ceremony at a vineyard, and Emily did such a nice job planning everything. James adores both Emily and David, which is really cute. Emily was such a gorgeous bride! James did better than we expected during the wedding and reception. He rode up the aisle in a wagon, and loved to watch the musicians and throw rose pedals with Joe during the ceremony. He had a ton of fun dancing with Joe and I, and finally fell asleep in his Beco (third picture, I'm with Emily's sister Lauren, it was nice to catch up with her...she is about to start a ND program in a few months). The next is of James and I so you get a sense of how adorable his outfit was (and how pretty the dresses were--excuse the weird camera angle). James' sweater vest was knitted by Milli, and it matched the dress perfectly. She did such a nice job! The last picture is of Justin and James. James really likes his Aunt Lisa and Uncle Justin, and had so much fun staying with them. We appreciated their hospitality! Overall, it was an exhausting week, but we were so privileged to be a part of such an extraordinary time in my very best friend's life.

ok whiney friends

here are a few pictures! the kid and his new train, getting into mischief, getting a ride in his wagon, with his pumpkin hat on today (the game was mama puts on the hat, james promptly removes it before a proper picture can be taken), and demonstrating his drumming technique. This kid is going to be a rock star. After banging and singing wildly he dramatically drops (or throws) the mallets. He is such a kook.