James at 21 Months

I realized this past week that it has been a long, long time since I've committed an entire post to James! I decided it's because it has become so difficult to get a good photo of the squirmy little guy! But that's not a good reason to not try, right? So this past week, I attempted to catch a few moments here and there of what he has been up to.

Sipping on a fruit and yogurt smoothie...my smoothie, that is, after he had snarfed his down. He has requested a 'moo-vee' every time he's seen the blender since.

Eating pineapple on the front porch. James LOVES pineapple, requests it weekly whether or not we have it in the house, and pronounces is "pine-o".

Not sure what this mischievous grin was about. He was probably contemplating turning the opposite direction and 'running away' to our neighbor Tom's house. Tom gives him juice boxes so they are good friends. And yes, he's holding a fork in this picture.

James really was excited to see the firetruck at our church's groundbreaking party. He just happens to look dumbfounded here instead.

Contrary to what it looks like, Mark shared this cupcake with James. James only ate about a fourth of it but sure did love every bite, blue frosting and all.

James played in the park with Mark while I took a few informal engagement pictures for Mark's sister Jody and her fiance Chad. James really loves his Aunt Jojo and Chad.

A few other notable James updates: James has become so much more affectionate this past month. It has been so very sweet. He picks the most random moments to say, 'hug' and wraps his little arms around our necks. I'm so thankful. I really didn't think he'd ever sit still for hugs.

James has also been enjoying 'counting'. It goes like this: "un....too...un....too....un..." Eventually he'll learn to count higher than 'two'. If you build up to 'eight, nine....', he will excitedly shout, "TEN!" Funny little guy. This morning he saw some flowers in vases on our counter and said, "Fwower...un....too...un...too..." At least he understands one purpose of numbers. :)

I've found a local movie theater that shows G and PG movies for FREE during the summer. Tomorrow there's a Clifford movie at 10am and I'm considering giving it a whirl. I know he's reallllly young but if it's goes horribly I won't have spent any money at least!

James will turn 21 months on Saturday--we're thankful for our little buddy.