Updates and the big fat lie

Sorry for the lack of blog postings lately. Seriously people, we had a holiday to celebrate our independence and we had to eat lots of hot dogs.

Here is a picture of James playing outside. His new favorite thing is to have a mini pool in his bucket. He even climbed in it once and was sitting in it, although not very successfully because he is a big boy.

So what has James been doing lately? Let me tell you because I am a proud mama.

*He follows a simple instruction most of the time. For example, if Grandma gives him something and says "Take this to mommy" he will grab it and come running over to me.
*He can identify himself in pictures. In fact this is a new favorite activity.
*He will stick out his tongue or grab his ears when asked where these parts are.
*He knows where we keep spare diapers and will go find them when he wants to be changed.
*He has decided that sometimes food tastes better off the floor. He also likes food better when it comes from Christine or Dan. He ate lime flavored tortilla chips at their house. He would never eat those from me!

Here are some pictures of our growing garden. I love how pretty it is when everything is in bloom. Amy, note our beautiful cone flowers, inspired by your garden.

And now for the big fat lie. You will all be pleased to know that I do not know how to do a keg stand. In fact, my husband is much to smart to even offer to teach me. Really, can anyone really see me doing that? I can't. All other statements were true. I have led a very exciting life, and it just keeps getting better!