James Family Happenings

Well, as always, it has been far too long since we blogged, but my mind these days has been pretty scattered.  For example, two times in the past two days, we have been driving along in the car when suddenly William will say "Hey mom, you didn't buckle me up!"  Yep, I put him in his chair but forgot to buckle him in. . .it's a good thing I have a two year old to help me remember pretty important safety rules!

Anyway, we are doing great here in Muncie, Indiana.  The weather is finally warming up and it isn't too humid yet, so I am in heaven.  William is as hilarious as ever and I love hanging out with him all day and having extremely funny conversations with him. . .he has quite the sense of humor and he knows it!  He is all boy and continues to be at his happiest when he has a car in his hand or some other manly contraption (vehicles, tools, ninjas. . .etc).  Emma is about the best baby ever. . .she is so mellow and happy all the time (except for the past week or so, because she is teething).  But she really is a sweetheart!  Anyway, life is good. . .we keep busy hanging out with friends and playing with Dad. . .when he is actually home, and just enjoying life!

Here are a few pictures of the last couple of months!  OK, here are ALOT a pictures. . .sorry for the overload!

My happy, happy baby



Making cake with Daddy



William with his two best buds. . .Brennan and Jackson. . .they are inseparable



At our snow party with Brennan and Jackson again




Still HAPPY and pretty chunky!




William LOVES daddy's boots. . .notice their direction



Eating pudding during a haircut. . .you do what you have to

We had a HUGE ice storm. . .Roland is lifting huge chunks of ice off our trampoline

William on our slide. . .he would play outside no matter what the weather

William has asthma and went through a phase where he would only do his nebulizer if he was wearing his work goggles from Grandpa Batt



I know I am biased, but she really is a beautiful baby



Getting ready to jump in the puddles in our backyard after it got flooded during a rain storm



Wading through our backyard




Daddy and his two "beebos"  (William's word for burritos)




Just hanging out



William continues to LOVE Emma. . .he is always bringing her toys and kissing her and hugging her. . .it's great!

At Aunt Sheena's wedding in Salt Lake City in March. . .William and his cousin Asher found some pretty creative ways to entertain themselves



At the reception. . .Emma looked adorable




Eating suckers with his cousins at the reception




Our attempt at a grandkid picture. . .didn't really work



We blessed a yes, 4-month old, Emma while we were in Salt Lake. . .you know that you've maybe waited a little too long when she can almost say her own name for the blessing!



Grandma and Grandpa Batt



Grandma and Grandpa James



Taking a nap after a long day




A family picture



I had to add this progression of pictures. . .this is what happens when Roland takes pictures when I'm not around. . .instead of stopping William he decided to just take pictures of the whole thing. . .

It's actually pretty funny. . .especially because Emma didn't get hurt!



Grandpa with Emmit and Emma. . .they are about 1 1/2 months apart in age




Eating cupcakes at Grandma and Grandpa Batt's house




Our attempt at a Batt grandchildren picture. . .oh well, you do the best you can. . .they are still very cute!



Grant and William

James and William

Emma and Adelaide

All the James' grandkids on the Elephant





I love this picture. . .they really do love each other!

I buzzed William's hair. . .it was pretty traumatic for both of us. . .William kept saying "Hey, where's my hair?" everytime he looked in the mirror for a couple of days



She loves her kitty!



William still loves to jump and launches himself off about everything he can. . .he's quite the daredevil!