James Sledding on Christmas Eve

Here is a little video of Jamie sledding this morning.  He loves it.  Next time, I will have to shut up so you can hear him giggling all the way down the hill.  Big smiles until the end when his mitten came partly off and filled with snow.  Oops.  He still had fun and insisted on going again, and again, and again until we decided it was just too cold to continue (that and Mommy fell over in the snow and had to come in before she froze!).

James on Christmas Eve

Here are some various photos of James from the last couple of weeks.  The ones of him sledding are from this morning.  He loved to sled and was very happy--even when Mommy pulled too hard and he got dumped in the snow face first.  What a trooper!

James enjoys complex building projects.  He no longer simply knocks them over--he helps build and then takes portions off to put on other sections.  It is fun to watch.

James building with the Holiday Christmas Tree channel in the background.  

A snooze on the couch after a hard day of building block towers.

Hi Mom, I love to play with my dump truck, blocks, and barn while wearing my Oilers Jersey.

James with Grandma Linda.  Mom made Jamie a new pair of cozy jammies.  He insisted on putting them on immediately.

Jeff and James walking up the steps to the hill.

A successful sled ride!

Ready to go, Mom!

I am not the happiest boy with a faux-hawk today!

Jeff shoveling snow last week at 6am.  We have a big pile (and no where to put it--it could get ugly if it all melts at once!).

James after sledding.  His cheeks are a little rosy and, if you look closely, there are likely some drops of water from melted snow after his face-plant.  But, it is was a good time.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Jamie and Santa!

As you can see, we took James to see Santa. He had a lot of fun playing in Santa's Village while we waited for our turn. Then it was time to line up and that wasn't as much fun. He looks a little stunned here. Jeff and I plopped him on Santa's lap and then stood by the camera to make faces at him and he looked at us like we were crazy ("Why have you left me over here with this strange person?"). The photographer tried to take a second shot to see if we could get a smile, but his face started to screw up into a good wail (Oh My God! I am over here alone with a stranger and Mommy and Daddy are standing waaaay over there!! Waaahhhh!). So we decided stunned was the best we were going to get and grabbed him off Santa's lap before he could cry.

He still looks pretty cute!