Dear James,

You are getting so big! I love you so much! You are a great big brother to Paisley and you love her so much and she loves you too. When you jump around and run crazy through the house she just laughs at you!
You love to jump off of everything! And the higher the better!
You are so smart too!
You are the pickiest eater though you really wont eat anything sometimes

I love you James

Dear James,

Today was the day you found out you are going to have a baby sister! I don't quite think you get the whole concept of things but you do call my belly "baby sister" now.
Grandma came up and surprised all of us!
Don't tell anyone but you are the only one who knows her first name!
I know that you will be the best big brother ever and protect and teach your little sister.

But James I want you to know that you will always be my baby and you are always loved!

I love you James

Dear James,

Happy Halloween! Last night was Halloween and you were crazy excited! I made sure that you knew everything about it.  We sang Mean Old Witch and Halloween Tree. You loved watching "The Halloween movie" (Nightmare Before Christmas) And you loved going shopping in the halloween stores!

For Halloween you were a Skeleton! I painted your face and everything! You thought it was great!
You were also old enough to actually do real trick or treating!
You got that down fast! You were so cute going door to door. Everyone thought you were so adorable when you said "Trick or Treat" and "Thank You". They basically dumped the whole bowl into your bucket!
You had a blast!

When we came back home you thought it was great to hand out candy to the other kids too.

Daddy had to run to the store and he took you with him but you were so tired that you fell asleep and when you got home and I was washing your face you hardly twitched!

I love you James!

Dear James,

Today we had your Birthday Party! Grandma and Grandpa came up just in time to help celebrate.
You were tired and ended up napping right before everyone showed up, so when you did wake up you were a little cranky but warmed up fast. You had so much fun!

We had a chili bar and lots of yummy treats.

Your invitation 

People who came:
Mommy and Daddy
Grandma and Grandpa
Aunt Kelsey
Uncle Garrett and (soon-to-be) Aunt Adrienne
Gramps and Grams
Aunt Julie
Cousin Emily
Alyssha, Lars, Rion and Owen

Dera James,

Happy Birthday Monkey! You are 2 years old today! You are getting so big! I can't believe how fast you have grown up!

Some things about you:
-You still comfort yourself with your fingers (and mommies fingers)
-Your favorite shows are Mickey Mouse Club House and Word World
-You love grapes and oranges
-You love french fries
-You love Buddy your monkey
-You love to go shopping with daddy
-You love to sing (twinkle twinkle, Sunbeam, Child of God, ABC's....)
-You love to read (you have most of your books memorized)
-You love to count everything!
-You still have a dimple in your nose (and it is so cute!)
-You love to go to the park and pretend you are afraid of the big slide but end up going on it a hundred times
-You have such an imagination and love to cook in your kitchen or make your toys talk and walk around
-You love to say your prayers
-You love to go to church and Nursery and you are always so reverent and good and happy to go to Nursery

Height: 34in 50%

Weight: 24.8 10%

Head: 49.8 75%

For your Birthday Mommy and Daddy got you a new bed! And you love it you don't even care that we took your crib away.

Dear James,

You are just so smart!
You love to count to 10 {11-20 get a little mixed up ;)  }
You love to practice your alphabet
You sing most of your primary songs without any help
You sing most songs without any help!
You love to read your books and can recite them almost word for word

You are also so sweet!
When mommy dosen't feel good you give me a "giant hug and a little kiss" and ask if mommy is ok?
You share your platypus with the baby in my tummy
You sing and talk to and kiss the baby
You love to help clean up and even get mad at me if I try and help you
You just love to snuggle whenever you can

You love to pray even if it's just "Heavenly Father Amen"
You love nursery and your teachers always say that you are so perfect and share with everyone
You love Jesus and you always say "Jesus loves me"
You love to go to church and visiting the temple
You love to play with your friends and always get sad when they have to go

You are just my perfect little kid!

I love you James

Dear James,

Today you pooped for the first time in your potty! I am so proud of you!
You started to get that look like you needed to go so I asked if you wanted to poop in your potty and you were so excited.
This means we are one step closer to finishing your potty training!

I love you James