At the Beach

Miami Beach, FL

1.  Strollin' on the boardwalk  2. Sunshine Day  3. Playing in the grass  4. The Beach

5. Happy Baby  6. James  7. Tired Baby  8. Sun Protection

9, Hair!  10. Pool time  11. Strollin' in South Beach  12. More Strollin'

13. Playing in the sand  14. More Sunshine  14. Chasing Seagulls  15. Great Vacation

One Year Pics

My baby is happy to tell you

 That he is one!

 We can't believe it either.

 Shocking, I tell you.

 We had fun with some balloons

 And I even let James have some more cake

(Sarah Dunbar - recognize the plate??)

 And open a present

This is what a sugar high looks like:

 

 

 

 Taking a short break to read a book about bees.

 

And he's outta here!

PS click here to see James's monthly pics side by side

Celebrating Little Man's Birthday

Since Matthew had to work on James's birthday (3/12), the three of us celebrated the day of James's birth on Sunday, March 11th.  The day started off with two of James's favorite foods: pancakes and blueberries.

We spent the morning playing,

and after James took a nap, we went for a little hike.

James took a few pictures,

And started to get a little tired,

But not too tired to tell us how old he is.

After nap number two, we took a family picture,

played some more (hence the toys all of the floor in the pic below!) and opened some presents

James apparently didn't think that Uncle Matt and Aunt Steph bought him enough, because after he opened their gifts, he signed "more" to them over iChat

We had some homemade lasagna for dinner (another of James's favorites!) and then the birthday boy finally got to enjoy some cake.

 

He wasn't so sure at first, but after Dada told him it was ok,

 

He dug right in.

All in all, we had a really great day.  James and I spent most of the day on his birthday just playing.  We Skyped/iChatted with all of James's Grandparents and some of his aunts and uncles, too.  We didn't go anywhere, and I (shockingly) didn't take many pictures so I could devote my full attention to the little dude.  I did take one video, though, of James watching the e-card that was sent to him by our dear friends Dave Trovato and Jason Nixon:

Happy Birthday, James Hardin!

Recorded 3/11/12

I can't believe my (crazy-haired) baby is one year old today!  In honor of the little man's birthday, we put together a slide show of pictures from his first year.  We (mostly) used pictures that were taken with our iPhones, since we don't usually show those on the blog.  (Warning: the slideshow is almost 10 minutes long.  And yes, Matthew Boone, I know I take too many pictures :)

 

More birthday posts to come!

Jackson Hole

1. View from the left side of our rental house  2. Best buds Jack and James  3. The Raw Hide Motel  4. Matthew riding the gondola  5. Snowboards and Skis 

6. James and Mommy riding the bus to the mountain  7. Jackson Hole  8. Silly James  9. Downtown Jackson  10. Bathtime for James and Jack 

11. Leah's board  12. Dada and James cuddling on the plane  13. Gondola  14. Dada, James, and a bear  15. View of Wyoming out of the plane window 

16. Bedtime story  17. Leah boarding  18. Tired baby  19. Downtown Jackson #2  20. Jack, James, and Ethan clapping 

21. View from the right side of our rental house  22. James, Mommy and a window  23. Jackson Hole  24. Fun day at the mountain  25. Jackson Hole Airport

Walkin' Tall: James's First Steps

Recorded March 1, 2012