Tonight James thought that playing fetch with Jax was literally the funniest thing in the world. He could not stop laughing anytime we threw the ball to Jax. This went on for about 20 minutes. Cutest. Thing. Ever. (if you listen carefully at the end of the video, you can hear James' heavy mouth breathing that is his new borderling creepy thing to do)
He was also a happy boy after his bath tonight. It was a good night to be James I guess.
He was pretty pleased with himself:
That night when James woke up to eat for the first time, I took off his jammies because he was all sweaty. The next morning when he woke up, this is what he looked like in his crib:
He only had the diaper halfway off, but he still managed to pee all over his crib. Awesome. And as you can see, he was not amused I laughed at him and decided to take his picture before singing him his good morning song. Don't worry, 2 seconds later he was all smiles as soon as he heard his song. I guess jammies aren't optional anymore. I wonder how long before he learns to take those off too? He has always loved being naked.
Picnic time! Dinner part 1:
And dinner part 2 (not as delicious):
Hanging out with his new best friend:
Some swing time after dinner:
And an after dinner walk:
Giving cousin Taylor a hug-we tried to take more pictures but James found that red hair to be irresistable and kept pulling it. Taylor was a very good sport about it, she has mutual feelings for James' feet.
Grandma Fererro on her last day in Denver and James channeling Jaba the Hut
Hanging with Audrina-James kept trying to grab her face (big surprise) so we had to put them on opposite sides of the chair. I think this picture does a good job of showing how giant James' head is compared to the average baby.
And just because, James modeling his 4th of July outfit. (shorts and shirt size 3-6 month and too big, hat size 12-24 month and just right-poor big headed baby) And for those in the market for patriotic baby outfits-this whole outfit is from Osh Kosh and was $13!
Another month has flown by in James' first year. We love watching his personality develop and having him interact with us more and more each day. He is getting more vocal and lets us know when he likes/dislikes by screeching/squaking appropriately. He is smiling and laughing more, but still has his moments of being Mr. Serious and just being a good observer. He is starting to eat more and enjoys meal times more than when he first started solids. He has also started to recognize us more and is showing a preference for me and Tim, although he still loves it when other people hold him and talk to him. When one of us has been away from him and we return, he flaps his arms like a maniac . He loves to roll around and play with toys and gets bored when we don't entertain him enough. We love him so much and are enjoying him being a little baby, because this year is flying by and it is hard to think he won't be a baby for much longer! 
James checked one more state off his to-visit list this weekend (5 down, 45 to go). We went to visit our great friends, Laura and Luke in Santa Fe. Luke just had his first book published, Obsessive Branding Disorder (http://www.amazon.com/OBD-Obsessive-Branding-Disorder-Illusion/dp/1586484680) so we went down for the launch party. This was James' first road trip and he did surprisingly well. He took naps, had a few rest area nursing sessions, and kept busy with toys, books, and singing songs while he was awake. 
James tired of Luke's speech rather quickly and crashed out in his babyhawk. Luckily the Day of the Dead print suited our location and matched my dress:
James woke up after the speech just in time for Coronas and some toe sucking:
Out to breakfast on Father's Day:
Crashed out after a long day looking at turqouise and eating green chili:
His other new thing is to grab our face with both hands and give us an open mouth kiss somewhere in the general vicinity of our mouth. Yummy!
Bedtime stories with Daddy:
Green Beans are the best!:
"Hey Jax! I wasn't done with that yet!"
Bedtime stories with Grandma:
Goodnight Moon makes for a good bedtime snack:
