Another Jamesism

It's 48 days until the Olympics, in case you didn't know. And that means we'll be watching lots of television here.

Today I had NBC on in anticipation of the track and field coverage, so we caught the end of a men's gymnastics competition. James was (rightly) impressed with the routines we saw.

When James saw that the athletes on tv were now runners, he complained, "But what happened to the gymtastics?!"

Good one. It was fantastic gymnastics.

Morning Dialogue

This morning at the breakfast table, James and I had the following exchange:

James: Mommy!  You and John have on the same outfit!

Me: Yep.  We are both wearing dark blue.

James: But his has little white guitars on it, and yours doesn't.

Me: True.

James: And John has a bib necklace, and you have a gold and Tinkerbell necklace.


**Tinkerbell is a Jamesism for diamonds.  Because they cause "Tinkerbell" to fly around a room with their reflected light.
And I looove that he called the ever-present bib a "bib necklace."
Love. that. kid.

Mulch fest 2012

So today we celebrated Mulch Day. This is the day on which we tackle the gigantic mountain of mulch we had delivered and fill in our landscaping in the front yard. We got most of it completed today. We plan to knock out the rest of it tomorrow then get some topsoil delivered in order to reclaim some of the flower bed area as well as improve the grass situation overall.

Snuggles

One of the best things about the second child is that you know. For instance, you know it's actually easy at first (they can't move; they just need milk and sleep). You also know that every stage, good or bad, is short.

Right now I know that it won't be long at all until John won't fall asleep in my lap, so I am going to sit here and bask in the cuddles.

John's Nursery

I took these photos ages ago, but hadn't gotten around to publishing this post.  So here we go.  Welcome to John's nursery!

 (This diaper cake is long gone now.)

Four Months

 John turned four months old yesterday.  Here he is in the hotel room in the morning, waiting to head home to NJ from southern Virginia.

Once we did get home (and removed our sweaty clothes) John tried out the bouncer for the first time:

Three Months

Thanks, cousin Ezra, for the outfit.