First Solid Food


Well, at least an attempt at eating some rice cereal...



He didn't really eat it so much as gum it a bit and spit it out.



We're trying to get him use to the idea. Later attempts have been a bit more successful.

First Big Bathtub Bath



James dug all the space in the big tub and had lots of fun splashing around and playing with his toys

James and his Bumbo Chair



Doesn't he look like an old man in this thing?

James's First Christmas

We headed back to Kansas City for Christmas. Grandma and Grandpa gave James a sweet new ride!





Mom and James on Christmas morning



Definitely more interested in the wrapping paper...



Lounging around with Grandpa



The suitcase served as a really nice bed for James....just the right size!



Yeah, ladies, eat your hearts out!



Dad's already teaching James bad habits....



Stockings in Colorado



Tree in Colorado

Meeting Santa



We took James to meet Santa....




James's First Thanksgiving

We headed up to Oregon to have Thanksgiving with Nana, Papa, Aunt Emily, and Faith. James did really well on his first plane ride.



James wasn't really sure what to think of Cousin Faith, but she did keep him entertained!



Just some pictures from the Conway photo shoot. We all had a lot of fun with them!




























Kille visit

Dave and Amy came out to see us November 7-9. It was a short visit, but we had a lot of fun.



Saturday we toured around town a bit. We went to Coors Brewery in Golden and up to Boulder to Pearl Street and Avery Brewery.



Amy and James at Avery Brewery

James actually did pretty well riding around in the car all day


Cutest baseball player



Doesn't he look precious with his little sleeper?

Grandma and Uncle Jeremy Visit

Well, Grandma couldn't stay away, and Uncle Jeremy had yet to meet James, so they headed out here for a visit. Grandma flew in on October 28 and Uncle Jeremy on Halloween and both stayed through the weekend.





And, of course, the guys brewed beer... this time a Belgian Trippel. Jeremy was presenting a presentation on the brewing process for his speech class the following week, so they took lots of pictures of the process to include in his presentation.



Sanitizing the carboy....



The ingredients....



The brew....



Awe, brewing... there's nothing like it!



Chilling the wort....



Straining the wort into the carboy for primary fermentation



Carboy setup for fermentation



Kegged beer in the beer fridge



Moving the German Maibock brewed the weekend before from primary fermentation to secondary fermentation (lagering).

Meeting Nana and Papa

Jason's parents came out to see James for the first time on October 23 through October 26. We all had a fun time.



Jason and Al (aka Papa) brewed some beer, a German Maibock. The beer was a good choice...it turned out really well and the guys had a lot of fun brewing. But first, they had to keg the beer that Jason had lagering in the basement....

Even James got in on the action!





James and his laundry basket....he loved sitting in this for a while (until he got too big for it) and it sure made it easy for Mom and Dad to move him around the house without having to disturb him too much. Looks content, huh?

A little time with Nana....



Chillin' in the kitchen with Dixie!



James in the witch's brew kettle





We went to the pumpkin patch for our pumpkins. What do you think of the one we picked out... looks like a good one, doesn't he?