Monthly Archives: December 2008

Merry, snowy Christmas to you! We have had snow of some kind for two weeks now, and it hasn’t stopped snowing all day today. This morning we opened presents, talked to family on the phone, and had a nice breakfast before Jim went to work. JT loved the tissue paper that came with his present.Continue reading “Merry Christmas!”

It is so unusual in western Washington that we have enough cold weather to make snow that it is a very big deal when it happens. To have snow for days in a row is completely rare, and hasn’t happened since 1990 (according to the news). Although we don’t have a lot in Maple Valley,Continue reading “Winter Wonderland”

The most exciting this this week is pretty obvious (especially since it’s my title). JT finally started swim lessons at KinderSwimmer! They are Wednesday mornings, and Jim got permission to go into work one hour late so he could be there. He and JT had the best time! The instructor said “He’s a natural!” andContinue reading “Swim Lessons!”

Yes, that’s right, JT’s best dog friend. JT has been reaching for Slider lately and has been successful some of the time. For instance, last night Slider calmly sat by the exersaucer while JT tried to get her ear into his mouth… ew. (I think he would have succeeded had I not intervened, armed withContinue reading “JT’s BDF”

After noticing that JT is consistently eating about 40 ounces per day, I started wondering when we should introduce some rice cereal. I had thought we would wait until six months, but our pediatrician reminded me that six months is usually the latest for breastfed babies. On Monday, I sat down with a bowl ofContinue reading “Hungry Man”

I had to post four separate blog entries today, since I missed last week (first time in over a year) due to our big trip. Read on for more exciting stories, but I had to include these last two. JT reaches for books now and helps “turn the pages,” which I absolutely love. I’m determinedContinue reading “Post Number Four”

It was the moment we’d been waiting for… Two years ago, Jim said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to the Alabama-Auburn game in 2008? We could go for Thanksgiving and maybe we would have a son to take with us by then!” Sure enough, it all happened. Thanks to a great amount of effortContinue reading “The Big Game”

Since we were so close to my brother’s family for Thanksgiving this year, Jim’s family graciously invited them to spend the holiday with us. Aunt Donna cooked up a storm and served dinner for 18 people! We got some nice family pictures while we were waiting for our tummies to make room for dessert. ThisContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

We spent the last nine days in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with Jim’s dad’s family. It was so much fun! We ate ribs at Dreamland and breakfast at the Waysider, walked around the University of Alabama campus, and spent a lot of time watching football. JT’s Great Grandma Keene was sure happy to finally meet him! JT’sContinue reading “The Big Trip”