There are some perks to living on the coast....

Mmmmm....sand and a sandy sippy cup on the side!

Abigail Eliza Davis

A long overdue post...Abby joined our family on July 7!

Happy Spring!

James had some photos taken with bunnies, a lamb, and some chicks. As you can see, the chicks were a hit, but the bunnies didn't go over quite so well! I think we ended up with some pretty cute pictures of our little man!

Happy News

We found out on March 3 that we will be having a baby girl in July! It really was quite thrilling to be able to go to BOTH sides of the baby stores the other day!

In unrelated, but also happy news, we put our house on the market and sold it in a whopping one day. The sign in the front yard went from "Open Sun 1-3" to "SOLD" in less than 48 hours. Blessings have been showered down on us this week. We are looking forward to be in South Carolina this coming year, but will miss our first house that has been such a wonderful home for us and baby James.

Beautiful Day

It was a rare warm February day today (60 degrees!) and we took advantage by taking a stroll around the park. James liked hitting his daddy's head and the park benches very much and did NOT like touching the snow.

FOUR years!

As of yesterday, Brian and I have been married for FOUR years! I am so fortunate to now have not just one amazing, handsome man in my life, but two of them! I love looking at the pictures from that chilly, chilly February day in Salt Lake and thinking about the beginning of my life with my wonderful man!

It has come to my attention that my parents have been doing this blog and I would just like to clarify any possible misunderstandings by contributing my point of view. I am 6 months old now and have lived a busy life. I am constantly trying to communicate with my parents without much success, especially with daddy when mommy is at work. I cry to let him know that I am hungry and he puts me down for a nap. I cry to let him know I am tired and he attempts to put a bottle in my mouth -sheesh!

I have an extensive collection of cowboy paraphernalia and clothes. I have taken over the majority of the house, although I do let me parents use a few of the rooms. I like to make sure that I have at least one major item in each room to mark my territory. I have heard whisperings of a sibling on the way, a fact I have been unable to confirm; but, if true, it should provide enough distraction for us to take over the entire house! I'll let you know what happens.

My renown is such that visitors come to see me from far reaches of the United States such as Virginia, Texas, and Utah. Whenever they come they leave some type of pecuniary testimonial with such delicacy, which I accept gracefully just as the Father of the Marshalsae. In return, I make sure to wake up several times at night to let them know I appreciate them. They come running into my room to talk baby talk to me and tell each other how cute I am. How astute they are!

Over the last Christmas holiday I got to visit Gammie and Poppie. I let them feed me solid foods for the first time. Boy that was fun! I don't understand though why they can't just put the food in my mouth; it gets all over my cheeks, forehead and even my hair! Just like when mommy and daddy feed me. Anyways, we had lots of fun. I acted like I couldn't unwrap my presents so that mommy had to help me out. I got some cool boots amongst other things. I posted my favorite picture of them on the right. Pop quiz: was this picture taken at Christmas time?

Then in January Grandma and Grandpa Davis came to visit. I noticed Grandpa and I must have the same barber. Do you see what I mean? Grandma couldn't hold me long enough. They also brought me some ne

at toys, all of which I've marked my slobber. I know it grosses everybody else out, but if I don't I'm afraid daddy would play with them.

Then, Maridin, Craig, and Zoe came to visit. Imagine my surprise when I saw that Craig also shares the same barber. Imagine how much he must charge to run all over the country to give guys these awesome haircuts! I may grow up to be a barber some day.

Well, I'm getting kind of tired. Hopefully they'll put me in my swing. I'm gonna let em know by crying. I bet you my monogrammed burp cloth dad will try to stick a bottle in my mouth - too bad cause I'm already stuffed. Sometimes when I get really tired I like to put random things on my head. I'll show you some pics. Until next time ...

Long time no post

Since my last post, James has...

1) eaten a bunch of different tasty foods!

2) seen his first snowfall

3) rolled over! and is working on sitting on his own (but always falls over or pushes himself backwards)

4) taken his first airplane trip (to Virginia to visit his Gammy and Poppie)

We are doing well and thinking about our upcoming move to Charleston, South Carolina in June!