A Handfull of Firsts

Happy Independence Day! Hope you all enjoyed yourselves this 4th of July. I'm sure you did something genuinely American - baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, Chevrolet - you know what I'm talking about. This past week was full of firsts for Turner family with little James.

Jay is just about 8 weeks old. Last week he had his first play date with two sweet little girls. He slept through most of his play date and then got very fussy towards the end. So we let the girls have some peace and quiet.

Last Sunday was James' first time out to a restaurant. We went out with some friends from church to Chili's - a nice loud, family-friendly establishment. Thankfully he was sweet as pie the entire time, especially when he was drinking his bottle. This little guy loves to eat!

Last weekend was also his first time going to the dog park with his puppy. He slept in the cool fresh air the entire time. Zion ran and played with the other doggies and went for a big swim in the creek. He had a blast!

Monday was his second time to watch daddy's softball game, although he behaved much the same as he did the first time. Maybe it's the sun, maybe he's hungry, or maybe he just doesn't like softball (that last one I doubt). We really couldn't figure him out, but he stopped fussing the minute the game was over. Yikes! When we got home he had his first massive projectile vomit. Wow, we hope he doesn't have too many repeats of that! Let's just say he needed a good bath after this last first.

Today we are off to his second visit to our favorite Texan's home for some smokin' bar-b-que! We are happy to report that his first visit to our friends house was great. He was super well-behaved. We're crossing our fingers for a repeat performance.