Our first Halloween!!

For Aunt Melissa

Julia struts her stuff...

I took this picture especially for you...Julia is wearing her first pair of Calvins. I couldn't wait until she was 12 could I??

Love

Julia tickling her brother

Jameson and his cousin Sophia having a deep conversation about life on her 1st birthday

(actually they were seeing who could make the longest lick on the screen door)

Photo update

Here are some recent photos of us. Getting us together in one picture is not easy, but here we are!

Below you'll see Jameson in his first pair of big boy sneakers and getting his first haircut-Thank you Dawn!

Julia-well, I think you'll get the idea of what her day is like!

A day in the life of me...Jameson

A day in the life of me...Julia

We have been a family now for over 6 months. It's not something we acknowledged on the day but today Julia is 18 months old and it's hard to believe how time flies. This past week I have been thinking a lot about the past 6 months. How great they've been, even with sleep deprivation, and how much Julia and Jameson have changed in such a short time. These months have flown by, which is really something considering some days seem to never end! I look at pictures from March and April and then ones I took recently and I'm just amazed at the changes. Then I think about their words, their actions and their abilities and it's all just overwhelming. They have adjusted amazingly well and are already using their RI accent with ease ("ri in ca")?

Julia is so aware of her surroundings, where everything is and what I'm doing at all times. She doesn't miss anything-ever-and never leaves my side unless Daddy is available. Then I get the wave goodbye. She asks lots of questions with a simple noise and has lots to say either babbling with hand gestures or talking on her "cell phone". She is a girl when it comes to chatter, but she does love to play in the dirt!

Jameson goes on his merry way most times and comes over to check in every few minutes. His vocabulary is growing by the day as of 2 weeks ago and his smile still lights up a room. His laugh makes me laugh and his kisses are frequent. He takes Gymboree classes and as fast as a flash. He loves running, climbing and the slides. He was so excited at his first class I guess he couldn't understand why some kids weren't as active as him so he would go over to them when they were just sitting and kiss them. It was very sweet but Bobo the clown has his affections now.

We are having lots of fun and I'm having a hard time remembering when they weren't here. Watching them explore and discover, seeing them do things (or try to) for the first time is really fun and every new word is a celebration. They are starting to acknowledge each other now and are more aware of what the other is doing. Last week we were in the kitchen and when I put Jameson down, he went right to Julia and kissed her. She then kissed him and this would have kept going if it didn't take him so long to get into position and not head butt her. She gave up and walked away but the whole thing was very sweet. Of course they push and tackle each other also but no more than they play together and show affection!

It's getting harder and harder to spend time on the blog (which many of you have complained about) so I'll do my best. There is so much to tell but my time and attention span is short! I recently learned there are a lot of readers I wasn't aware of so I'm feeling the pressure!

Gotta go...Here are some pictures for now