September already!

I realize that it's been quite some time since I've posted a new blog. I love to write but I just haven't had blogging inspirations or felt anything worthy of a blog lately. August came and went, we took an unexpected trip to visit family one week, but mostly we've sweated it out here in the city. This week however, it's been lovely- absolutely beautiful and I am eagerly anticipating the fall weather. I'm just hoping it doesn't jump right into winter!

James found that he enjoys standing in the rain very much...

He also seems to enjoy a DQ dilly bar... (and NO I did not allow him to eat the whole thing. He only had a bite)

Perhaps it's his age, 17 months, but he's taken to grand displays of unhappiness. Sometimes it's just a short outburst of crying (as pictured below when he was denied more salsa) and sometimes it's throwing himself on the floor as if I'd just done the unthinkable. I say NO about 50 times a day and I sometimes feel guilty, even though I know I have to keep him from harm. But he doesn't know that, he just knows I've hurt his little feelings and he doesn't like it. But he still gives me hugs and kisses! I read somewhere to learn to say yes instead of no, but geez it's a lot easier to say "NO James, don't touch the computer" than to say "Yes, James I know you like to push buttons, but those aren't the buttons you should push. Come on lets push the buttons on your piano/phone/computer." Oh well... I guess we are both learning! I think sometimes he's just bored and in need of further entertainment :)

By the way, we call this his ugly face and when James sees it he thinks it's funny.

We welcomed the start of college football this weekend, something Jay looks forward to all year. Yesterday Jay says to James, "What is today?" and James (after some coaching) says "game day." Too cute!

I joined a little book club, which I'm excited about, with a friend from our church. The two of us with two other girls who we found through craigslist :)

I read all the time, so it will be fun to connect with other people reading the same thing! We just read "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by the same guy that wrote "The Kite Runner"- both of which were very good.

I'll try to write more frequently, if not for anyone else, than for myself. It's medicine for the soul.