My mother in-law has lots of decorations all around her house that James likes to play with and get into. I've taken the breakable things out of his reach, but every week or so, he discovers something new for the first time. I was cleaning in the next room and I could hear something metal scraping on the tile, so I went to see what James was doing and whether I had to take something away or not. I found him as you see him in the picture, riding the cat. I'm not exactly sure how he figured out how to put his leg over the cat, but I couldn't stop laughing because he was trying desparately to get off...until he realized that the heavy metal could hold his weight, then he wanted to sit on it for a little while.

Our Walk

So I guess I need to just see more of the exciting in the day-to-day things that James and I do all day because nothing really substantial has happened in the last little while, but I feel like I need to write. Otherwise life will have slipped by in the day-to-day and I won't have documented the things that will eventually have made up my entire life.

James is as cute as ever. I babysat for my sister in-law yesterday and took her twin girls and James on a walk (luckily Jill had left her triple stroller over here so that it was possible). I didn't get a chance to take pictures then, but it was a blast watching James and the girls get so excited about the walk. In the beginning, the girls wanted Paul and me to jog so that the stroller was going fast. We did this, and the girls laughed in delight while James just stuck his tongue out while grinning as widely as he could. When Paul and I were tired of jogging, we came up with the brilliant idea to see if the girls wanted a turn pushing. They of course did, so they took turns helping to push the stroller. They were hilarious because they took it so seriously and pushed as hard and as long as they could. Lily was amazing pushing it all the way up the hill (with my help) and keeping a very fast pace for such a little girl.

Today, James and I went on a walk down to the ocean. Although I don't think James really understands the significance of how much water he's looking at, he is interested in how the waves crash on the rocks. When we were walking past the marshes, it was amazing to hear the chorus of bullfrogs. They were so loud and there were so many of them. I wish that I'd seen one, but they're really good at hiding in the rushes. These pictures of James are during the walk and at the very end, once we got back to the house.

James' Black Eyes

So I'm not sure if you can see it, but James fell and smashed his face and eye and got two bruises. I have to admit, I've tried not to bring him out in public the last few days so that people don't see them and think I beat him. He's just now beginning to walk and he face-planted on top of a toy that gave him the nasty bruises. But this video is of a more successful walk.

Our little Vacation to Paul's job interview

I haven't posted anything new for a while because we are currently in Southern California. Paul had a job interview in Tucson, so we decided to make it a family trip and all go down. We were there just long enough to get the interview done and then we came back to Palm Desert to hang out with Paul's family (his sister travelled down to be here with us too). The interview went well, but we probably won't hear anything for sure for at least a few weeks while they get everyone else interviewed and make their decisions and all that good stuff. But we're hopeful that Paul will get a more permanent job soon. The caddying has been great, but a little more settled job would be even better.

We've had lots of fun on this trip, though. Paul's dad was here by himself for a few days and wanted us to stay with him, so during that time I played more golf than I've played in my life--24 holes in 2 days. I even got blisters in the right spots on my hands to show all the effort. We've also eaten the most amazing food. Paul's dad makes it a habit to know all the good spots in every place he visits often, so we've had the best meals.