Ry Ry to School

James LOVES to go on stroller rides... or "Ry Ry" as he calls it.  Now that the weather is getting cooler in the morning, Brian is able to take James on a stroller ride to school.

James loves when Daddy takes him to school.  He loves the stroller so much that when we ask him if he wants to go for a ride, he usually goes into the formal dining room (where we keep the stroller) and he pulls the stroller out and gets in it himself!

Here is a quick shot I snapped of him this morning hanging out in his stroller, finishing off his milk, while Daddy was busy putting out the trash cans.

And here is another one I got as I was headed to work... Look how cute both my boys are!

Big Boy Haircut (Take Two)

James' first haircut ending up being more of a trim because I was not yet ready to say goodbye to the precious baby curls. 

While it has only been 4 weeks since the first haircut - it was time to get another cut.  And this time Brian said James was getting a Big Boy Haircut.

I braced myself for the appointment and while, I did tear up a little when they got out the clippers - James did wonderful.  He did not even flinch at the buzzing clippers or when they had to trim his neckline.

 The end result:

 

And while I miss his baby curls, I love how much James looks like a big boy now.  It is amazing how much he has grown up over these past few months.

New Toy

James has a new favorite toy to play with.

It is not a ball.

It is not a truck.

It is not a stuffed animal.

Or even a book.

His new favorite toy is something that has been sitting in our living room since James was born.  Something that James just discovered has a lid that can be removed, which allows for the following:

 

In and out...

 and in again...

 

Vocabulary - Part Two

Just about every day I discover new words that James' knows.  He learned a lot while we were on vacation and his vocabulary continues to grow.

Here are some new words you will find him saying:

1. blanket  - “anket”
2. trash – “tash”
3. Bevo – “bebo”
4. “oh man” (or “oh mama” or “oh dada”)
5. Bradford – “badford” (his cousin)
6. Brianna – “na na” (his cousin)
7. Penny (our friends little girl)
8. bite – “bit”
9. blanket  - “anket”
10. oh no
11. mouth – “mou”
12. Big Bird – “ig ird”
13. please – “pease” (and he knows sign language for this too!)
14. airplane – “mair plane”
15. boat
16. hola (they learn one Spanish word a week in his new class at daycare!)
17. alright
18. ready
19. chips – “ip”
20. water – “wah wah”

Chips

James' newest favorite food: Pringles Chips

Family Trip via Intsagram

Sorry about the blogging hiatus - Brian, James and I just got back from a ten day trip to visit family in Georgia and Alabama.  I was also able to work in three days of business while I was in Atlanta.

Normally, I am a stress basket running around till the wee hours the night before we leave - but this time was different.  Brian came home from work at 10pm and I was done packing.  I had checked off everything on my list and I was feeling good about going to bed at a reasonable hour.

After getting up at 4am and making our way to the airport - I realized I forgot one very important item... I forgot a camera!!  I did not grab our simple point-and-shoot or the DSLR.  Geesh.  How could I forget such an important item?

So, I had to make do with what I had.  My iPhone.  Below are our photos from our trip via Intsagram:

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures from top to bottom:

sleeping on the way to Birmingham - three generations of McDermott's

James @ Hooters - James @ The Tilted Kilt (my ladies man)

Birmingham city view - walking around The Summit

drinking some milk - sleeping on the way to Warner Robins

walking with gigi - shopping @ Trader Joes

splash pad in Scottsboro x2

the boys - family photo

my little family - my goofy boy

my sweet boy

iPhone Memory Lane

I was going through my photos on my iPhone the other day and it is so amazing how much James has grown and changed since he was born.  I thought I would share some of my favorites:

1. sleepy little man in the morning
2. trying on a hat for our trip to Mexico
3. falling asleep with Sophie in his mouth on the way to Sea World
4. Texas Longhorn football game!
5. napping with Daddy on Christmas
6. first time eating pho (vietnamese noodles)