Rub A Dub-Dub

James love, love, loves the bath! He is already a little splasher. He loves to kick his little feet and laughs at me when he gets me all wet. It is so much fun to give him baths! I am excited to take him swimming this summer! He is going to love it!

Hanging out with Dad

The other night Mike was helping me get James ready for bed and James was so happy to be a naked boy in his diaper so I let him hand out with daddy! They were so cute so I of course had to take pictures!

This is a new thing James started doing since James started teething.
He sucks on his bottom lip. So Cute!

James LOVES talking with dad

He just started doing this little trick when he is done being held.
He arches his back and scoots off your lap.

I love watching my boys play!

Life

This video was on a sweet friend of mine's blog and when I watched it I was humbled and reminded of how grateful I am to have James and be a mother. It took us a little over 2 years to get pregnant with James. It was the biggest struggle for me because all I have ever wanted to be was a mother. I always made promises to God that if He would bless me with a child I would love him/her unconditionally, I would never complain about the stress or struggles of being a stay at home mom and I would ALWAYS be grateful everyday for the blessing of being a mother. Well, that was a pretty intense promise and I don't know that anyone can truly live up to a promise (besides the unconditional love. That part comes natural) like that. I have been know to complain about feeling stuck in the house all the time, wanting time to myself or even begging and pleading with James in the first few weeks for just one more hour of sleep. I can't say that I will never want those things again but after watching this video I remembered how blessed I am to have a happy healthy boy. It breaks my heart that there are teenage girls out the world that get pregnant and end the pregnancy. I am finding more and more women that would give anything to have a baby and can't; while young, selfish girls destroy the life of sweet and innocent babies. After being pregnant I will argue with anyone that says that it is okay to abort before a certain time because the baby is just a cell or whatever stupid reason they give. I knew I was pregnant before I even took a pregnancy test. I knew that there was a life growing inside me. I felt a huge need to protect my baby from the first day I knew I was pregnant. I have always been the type of person to stay away from controversial and political issues but I have decided to be an activist on this issue. It is not right for a selfish young teenager that doesn't have a clue about their own life deciding the fate of someones life. We won't even let them vote on important and non important political issues but yet we let them determine what to do about another persons life. I have heard people say that a woman has the right because it is her body but she gave up that right when she chose to have sex. Where is the baby's rights. When I was struggling to get pregnant I remember thinking that there are so many good women that would make terrific mothers that can't get pregnant and adoption and invitro are so expensive and hard to do. And there are all these other women that are getting pregnant that don't want to be mothers and I couldn't understand why. Well, I still don't understand it but I do want to stand up and make my voice heard about being Pro-Life and also thinking of what is best for the baby over what you want. Well, that is my soapbox for the day. Please watch the video and pass it on to others.

Cute Boy

Super Bowl Sunday!

My brother Lance is a HUGE Colts fan and was thrilled that they were in the Super Bowl this year. Mike and I chose to root for the Saints. Well, Lance & Rose invited us over to watch the Super Bowl & anyone that knows Lance knows that he is SUPER competitive! So I did what any good sister would do and dressed James in the Saints colors! HeHeHe! I thought for sure Lance was going to kick us and our Saints supporting butts out but to my surprise Isaiah (Roses' son) was in support of the Saints too! He and James were matching!!! Well, it ended up being a GREAT game for those of us the chose the best team and a heartbreak for everyone else!!! Sorry Lancer...maybe next year...but probably not...unless Manning decides to start throwing the ball to his own teammates ;) HeHeHe

James new friend Natalie

Last week I got together with my friends Rachelle and Sarah and all our kids. I wish I would have busted my camera out earlier so I could have taken more pictures of all the kids but I have not been very diligent at taking pictures these days. Well, Rachelle's little girl Natalie loved little baby James! She could not get enough of him. It was so cute!

Father and Son Tricks

James LOVES his daddy! The other day Mike was playing with James and we were noticing how strong he is getting. So Mike started balancing him on his hand. It was so cute and James loved it! I LOVE my boys sooooo Much!!!

Sweet Moments

I just love my smiley boy! These days he is smiling and giggling up a storm. I will have to get it on video and post it! Anyways, he is getting to be so much fun. He is responding to so many things and is so observant. It is amazing how much he grows and changes every single day!

Our drive from Utah to California

I know this post is way past due but I came across these pictures and wanted to post about them. When we recently made our drive from Utah to California (in the middle of the night) we stopped in Cedar City, Utah to say hi to Mike's Grandma and Grandpa. So here is James with Great-Grandma Barbara and Great-Grandpa Gib:

We drove all night long... I mean Mike drove all night long while James, Puma and I slept. Anyways, when the morning came and James realized he was still in the car this was his reaction:

Too Cute!

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