Last Few Weeks

The last few weeks we have been very busy growing, working, going to church, and just having fun. Here are a few pictures to show you what we have been up to lately.

They are kind of in chronological order.

This is James Darren's new favorite toy. He plays with his toes all the time! Today he was supposed to be taking a nap and was being very quiet but come to find out he was just playing with his toes. :)

He is learning to sit up like a big baby! (I refuse to call him a big boy)

This is our little garden that we planted this weekend. Darren and I worked on the "garden" while James Darren sat in his stroller. We planted some squash and peppers.

On Sunday we took a walk to the park down the street from our house. We are very lucky to live less than 1/2 a mile from Hickory Dickory Park, a wonderful children's park. James Darren went down the slide for the first time.

James Darren loves to swing outside. Actually he really loves just about everything outside.

James Darren has gotten to where he does not like to be held during his naps. He likes to lay in his bed or the pack and play. After he ate at church Sunday morning he started getting really sleepy. I knew that if i tried to hold him he would wake up in just a few minutes. So... we just laid him down. We actually made it all the way through church!

James Darren has been drinking water a few times now. He made the most terrible face the first few times. He is not crying in this picture he just is unsure about the water. I think he was really disappointed in how the "stuff" everybody else drinks tasted.

Yes, it was actually cool enough last week for James Darren to wear a jacket on one of our runs.

Feeding himself!

Last weekend we ran the Finish on the 50 5k road race. This was my first 5k to push James Darren in his stroller. There were over 700 competitors that ran, that made it very difficult to run with the stroller. I also had to stop and pour water at the water station b/c they only had one person working and it was much hotter than expected so people needed water. Darren had a great run and came in 95th overall (yay good job Darren!). There are no pictures of Darren because he was literally too fast for Jim to get his picture. All in all it was a very fun day!