Big Kid

Junior is growing up so fast. He's such a big kid, and he knows he's a big kid. He loves playing in the cupboards at his grandmas' houses.

I had a video to add to this post, but it wouldn't load for some reason. So you just get a few cute pictures this time. I'm trying to get "caught up" so you can see more recent photos of Junior. He really is a big kid now.

Loves,

Karen

Junior & Grandpa

Junior loves books, but he still doesn't have a very long attention span for them, especially if they are really wordy. He likes to get through each page fast. But this night Grandpa had him really excited about reading.

It was so cute, he would just giggle every time Grandpa tapped the page - he thought it was so funny. I didn't even get to video the best part of it either.

Loves,

Karen

Happy Mother's Day

I meant to post this yesterday, but in all my Mother's Day laziness I forgot. Hope you had a good Mother's Day!

I saw this video and it made me cry. I sent it to my mom and mother-in-law right away. But I thought I would post it here for all my friends and relatives who are also mothers, or who have mothers, or who are married to a mother. Enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day!

Loves,

Karen

Piano Recital

During Christmas when all the cousins were around we had an impromptu Piano Recital. Some children played music they made up, others played music they had learned from a book and practiced a lot. I swear I recorded this recital, but I couldn't find the recording on my phone - maybe it's on my real camera, I'll have to check. But I did get some photos of one of the littlest players. He really enjoyed showing off his skills on the 4-key mini piano, and he loved the applause he got.

Junior is grown up enough now that he can climb onto the piano bench by himself and really "play" the piano. He loves it, actually. He loves music of any kind so I think there's going to be some kind of music in his future. I wouldn't be surprised either, he gets it from both sides.

Loves,

Karen

Junior's Tongue

Here are more cute phone pictures of Junior.

I apologize in advance, I just can't help thinking my kid is cute when he sticks his tongue out! I'm sure I'll hate that when he grows up, but for now it's just cute. And I think I barely avoided filming a sneeze.

Loves,

Karen

Junior & Gracie

When Randy and Kim came to visit for Christmas Gracie and Junior had so much fun playing together. I just love these pictures!

 And this video is darling. Junior sure loves his sound effects.

I am so happy that they are so close in age and can be such good cousin friends. We miss seeing Gracie all the time, but it's so fun when they visit.

Loves,

Karen

Look What I Can Do

Our little Junior is such a ham! This is what happens when he sees himself in the camera on my phone:

The tongue almost always makes an appearance.

Then the bellybutton comes out.

Then he's just a cute little guy.

Later when he knew we were taking photos and videos of him, he did this...

And this...

And this...

And this...

And, finally, this cute little video. I love his facial expression near the end - SO cute!

I think it's funny how he's so influenced by technology like I never was growing up. He knows all about my phone, tablet, computer, and any electronic device in our house. He's going to be really good at it when he grows up! I just love him!!!

Loves,

Karen