Fall Pic's

I knew I wanted to get some pictures of James' first fall, so the other day we went for a walk at Washington Park and I took the camera along. Here's Jimmy all packed up and ready to go!








Oh, and P.S. This was the kind of shot that I was going for:



...but here's the kind of shot when Daddies get tired of Mommies who get shutter-happy:



Happy Fall, everyone!

Visit to Grandma's

It's been kinda quiet here on the blog-front, but for good reason. James and I just got back last weekend from a long, relaxing trip back east to Grandma and Grandpa's. The plane rides out and back went well, thanks I'm sure to a LOT of very fervent prayer on that topic; and we had a great time visiting with lots and lots of relatives. :) We discovered just how much James loves puppies and kitties (and cows), and I was SURE that either James would have a) finally figured out how to crawl, or b) gotten his first teeth by the time we headed back. But, surprisingly, here we are back a full week in Portland and a) he IS managing to move himself a bit...just backwards; and b) now we're REALLY feeling the pain with BOTH bottom and top gums swollen, but still NO TEETH. It's so sad, there's only just so much Orajel in the world!!!
Anywho, here are some of our favorite portraits from the trip:


James with Great-Grandma Mariette


James with Grandpa


Having fun with Grandma and the other Baby


James with his Great-Godmother