I pray that the high price our fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers paid for our freedom will not be lost or forgotten with our smaller generation.

Here is a larger picture.

Baby Picture

James is now a big boy and sleeping in his brand new toddler bed!  He is doing great at staying in his room at bedtime and eventually ending up asleep in his bed!  During the day, I have found him in Joshua’s crib snuggled up with his blanket and stuffed animals.   Old habits die hard I guess.  He also likes to transfer his toys from his room to Joshua’s room.  Ryan calls him a toy transfer technician.  We are trying to help James understand that both rooms are not his.  Life with a toddler is never dull. 

Here are some pictures of our boys.

I was just finishing the above blog when James starting crying from the other end of the basement.  I could tell from the way he was standing it was a foot issue and from the way he was crying I knew it was bad.  I went over and looked and he had stepped on a staple and both prongs had gone in–one of them way in.  I started yelling and Ryan met me on the stairs and carried James into the bathroom.  I removed the staple and then Ryan held his foot under the tub faucet until the bleeding stopped.  Of course James wailed throughout the entire ordeal until about an hour afterwards.  He is okay now, his foot has been cleaned and bandaged.  He is walking on his toes now and having a fine afternoon.  What would a Saturday morning be like without our wonderful little James.

Here are some pictures, Enjoy!

James and Joshua are doing well with each other.  James will frequently give Joshua a kiss on the forehead.

Whenever Joshua is crying James says “Baby, be quiet!”.

Enjoy

All is going well so far!  James seems to be adjusting just fine.  James has also started eating like there is no tomorrow, that just isn’t like him!  I think the week of him being sick re-wired his metabolism or something.

Enjoy the pictures of Joshua (and James).

We are all doing well, with less sleep of course.

Enjoy!

Here are the first pictures!

Joshua watched his first 2 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show at 3 hours of age.

Bethany enjoyed the maiden voyage home from the dealership while I went back to work.  It wasn’t till Thursday (grocery day) that I had a chance to drive it.  It doesn’t have any flames on the side or a turbo charged engine but fun to drive non the less.

I’m having fun with all the buttons and gadgets.  I’m still trying to program the van to open our garage door with no luck.

Here are some pictures of our new minivan.