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When it’s rainy and I don’t feel like getting wet, I just have JT walk the dog inside. (Although, as you watch, you wonder who is walking whom…) This went on for about fifteen minutes before I let poor Slider take a break. 🙂

Everyone knows that kids love boxes. JT chose to make his box into a car. “Vroom, vroom!”

Picture of the Week: from playing at the park today before lunch. I love it when he makes this face! We’ve been able to spend some time outside since the rain has held off. We tried to get some 18-month pictures of JT (without going to a professional studio, since last time that really freakedContinue reading “Outdoors”

What a week! JT turned 18 months old, and with that came some new things. We have a checkup on Monday, but I’m guessing he’s 32.5 inches tall and 25 pounds. We’ll see how close I am! First off, early in the week, JT climbed out of his crib. I had seen him hoist himselfContinue reading “1.5 Years Exactly”

Go Bama! National Championship #13… and we were there in spirit. JT got ready for the big game by reading his Roll Tide! book about Big Al, the Alabama mascot. JT loves to see football (pah-pah) on television. While he certainly didn’t watch the whole game, he did his share of cheering.

JT has really been enjoying his new table and chairs. Here he is doing puzzles with Grandpa Keene. Recently, JT loves to get out the step ladder in the kitchen. This morning, he got ahold of a water bottle. Then he asked me to get out the step ladder, pushed it over to the fridge,Continue reading “Around the House”

Twenty-five things you can do with a plastic ice cream bucket… courtesy JT Keene.

When JT is teething or sick, he loses some of his normally voracious appetite. So look what JT got via email yesterday. 🙂 To JT Remember, your Mom didn’t always eat either.Keep this for when you make your stand.Love, Grandpa

We celebrated New Year’s Eve by snuggling in at home and watching a movie. Very calm and relaxing. Then we celebrated New Year’s Day the same way we always do: hosting the Skagens, the Joneses, and the Shucks for brunch. And every year there are more children! Just two years ago, there was only one.Continue reading “Happy New Year”

Because we care about our readers, I have compiled all twenty minutes of video of JT opening presents into just over one minute and put it to music. You’re welcome. On to the rest… JT and Jim ate breakfast together on the couch – a total treat in our house, where I believe meals shouldContinue reading “Christmas Day”