"Daddy's homep" and more

*James is putting s's and p's on the end of words all of the time now where they don't belong. When a word ends with the "m" sound, he'll put a "p" sound after it...for example "homep", "ice creamp", and now, I am "Momp". First of all, it's a little crazy that he's already calling me mom (although he still uses Mommy too), but it makes me laugh every time he says "momp". So, that title is not a type-o, that is just what he says every day when Daddy comes homep. The "s" seems to come after the "n" sound, like "Keltons".

                                        Running to sit at the curb and watch for Daddy!                

Waiting for Daddy

James loves to get in the passenger side and ride up to the house with Daddy.

*I wanted make note of how much James has changed this summer. He is so much more grown up now than he was at the beginning of summer. We have noticed huge changes in his talking, his maturity, the way he plays at home and with others, and he has grown so much! He is now growing out of his size 8 shoes and as soon as I make it to the mall he'll be in size 9's. He is a lot taller and slimmer in the torso, too. Those thighs are still as cute and chunky as ever, though!

*This afternoon, I asked James what he did at church. He looked up and said, "uhh, singins, cheerios". It's fun to see what stands out the most to him. Then he got on the pretend phone and said, "He-yo, Susannah (his friend at church). Have fun church? Bye!". He is really into pretending right now and mimics Josh and me to the T. He says, "bye" on his pretend conversations the exact way I do, which is interesting to me to realize what I sound like through my two-year-old!

*I have thought about my niece, Hannah, during both pregnancies this day, because I am 23 weeks and 1 day, which is the exact day she and her brother, Jacob, came into the world during Jo Anna's pregnancy. Jacob died at birth and they weren't going to work on Hannah, since she came before viability, but she came out pink and crying! She is 11 years old now and as healthy and perfect as can be! What a miracle she was and is!


*Also, we are officially undecided now on our baby's name. We are having 2nd thoughts and are now wanting to think some more before we decide for sure!

*This weekend was Mary Beth's 4th birthday party. Here are some pictures from her swimming party.

My boys in their matching shirts. James was so excited to go to another birthday party.  He is just now obsessed with birthday parties.  

He couldn't have cared less at his own just a few 

months ago! I cut up cornbread into squares this week, and he said, 

"Oh! Birthday party!! Yea!!" because the cornbread was in the shape and the color of birthday cake.

He stood on his tip-toes for the longest time and inhaled two pieces of cake.  He usually is so particular, even about his sweets, but he was loving this cake!  
He then went around to people asking for more "irthday cake".