Lots of Play Time

Jameson is convinced that he can get a better grasp of exactly what kind of goodies his toy basket contains if he actually gets IN the basket!




Jameson is SO enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having lately! He loves to play in the back yard...er...mountain with all of his toys! Dada is afraid a mountain lion is going to leap over the mountain and snatch him up...not gonna happen with mama nearby!!

GO BRONCOS!!

I'm pretty sure he should be the official mascot of the Denver Broncos. Have you ever seen anything so adorable?? These are the jammers he wears when Denver is playing but mama won't let him stay up late to watch! Dada and Pawpaw Jerry went to the game vs. San Diego.


Pawpaw Jerry was in town on his motorcycle and took some time to read Jameson one of his favorite books...Go Train Go, which he lovingly call "gaga".

Swimming Lessons

Jameson has been taking swimming lessons throughout the month of September. SO much fun!! The goal of the lessons at this age is to get them acclimated to the water, learn how to get in and out of the pool, a beginning respect of the water and 5 seconds under water with their eyes open. We are taking them at a great little place called Donna's Dolphins. This gal is a retired swimmer and has an indoor pool in her home (awesome) that is heated and you can swim year round. You don't very many pools in Colorado! Overall, it has been a GREAT experience. Here is Jameson checking things out before his first lesson...lots of TOYS!! Mama and Jameson in the pool. He loves the water...it's like a big bathtub!! Jameson learning to KICK, KICK, KICK!! He is loving every minute of it!! This is a video of one of the fun little games we play with all the kids in the water...the hokey pokey!

This is a video of us learning "eyes under" and the scoop underwater so he doesn't get water in his nose. On his first day he did great with it, I think he was thinking that I was accidentally dunking him! On the second day, he was not happy with the concept of "under water diving" AT ALL!! We had to resort to the binky!! On the third day, he did GREAT!! He was diving into the water before I was ready, literally, I spent the whole lesson catching him underwater and pulling him up! He was constantly tucking his chin into his chest and diving in the water!! Tomorrow is our last class and we can't wait to see what happens next. he may just be the next Michael Phelps (only cuter)!!

Colorado Springs Balloon Classic

Again this year we went out and enjoyed the Colorado Springs Balloon Classic during Labor Day weekend. This is usually a great camping weekend for us, but it's hard to leave town and not see all these bright, beautiful colors sailing across the Colorado sky! Again this year Atlas and SpineMed did some advertising there. There are GOBS of people there...you see a little bit of everything! This event is some of the biggest proof to me that rednecks aren't exclusively in the south, as so many may think:)
So with all of the color and beauty to look at and enjoy...Jameson chose his favorite...this white and red helium balloom from the Child Safety Kit booth. We could've done that at home!!





This was the really cool Noah's Ark balloon...Jameson loves all the animals.


In the next 3 pictures you can watch the balloon "lift off"-really cool.

What a boy!!

So as always, Jameson has had several new experiences and new "skills". It's so much fun watching him learn!! He can open all the doors in the house, and really enjoys going from one room to the next, simply because he CAN! He loves to open ALL of the cabinets in mama's kitchen, just looking not touching, and leaving them all open while he heads to find his toy basket. He can now "say" stick, rock, more, bird, flower (he loves to pick flowers for mama), "tink" when he is stinky:), and "bah" for bless you when mama sneezes. We are slowing starting to learn more sign, he's really picking it up now. He is signing for drink and milk now too. He still LOVES his books, and luckily, has chosen 3 or 4 more favorites so I now have 7 or so to rotate through 25 times every day:) He gets so excited to read a book, and loves to snuggle with mama and our blanket while doing so. He talks ENDLESSLY!! He'll tell you a story for 2 or 3 minutes! He knows his, mama's, dada's and all of his jungle animals' eyes, nose, mouth, ears and hair. He will also lift his shirt to show you his belly! He loves to run from room to room, chasing or being chased by the dogs! He cracks up laughing thinking the dogs are after him, especially around the patio table when he's holding a stick. He throws his arms back behind him and starts running and looks as if he's about to take off:) It's super cute. He has been in a music class where he has learned to "play" different instruments and dance-he loves that! The drums are his fave. He can tell you what a cow says and what a dog says, but telling you what a monkey says makes him the happiest!! Yesterday he had his first toy store experience, where he was so overwhelmed he couldn't stand it!! He loves to go to PetSmart to see all the animals. He loves the fish, the birds, not sure about all the rodents (whew!) and calls all of the cats "lila". He successfully navigates his way up and down the mountain of our backyard, and loves it. Thibadeaux still takes away almost every stick he picks up, and it makes him pretty angry! He loves to chuckle, too, which is the cutest darn thing ever. There are certain pages of his books where he will laugh a little. And sometimes he just chuckles at himself! He'll say something and then chuckle, and he may do it several times...I can hardly stand it! He has always been a great eater, but his latest meals have included grilled halibut, grilled eggplant, chicken parmesan, zucchini and hummus with cucumbers and tomatoes. He loves everything!! I will post some piks soon...promise.