Fun with My Pelham Cousins!

Hi Everyone!

What a week I had! My Aunt Lucy and cousins Tim and Sarah came all the way from Pelham, NY (6 1/2 hours away) to spend their February break with us. I played every waking minute. It was so much fun. I gotta admit I'm pretty tired now though! We did lots of stuff, so I thought the best way to share my week with you would be in pictures.

Tim and Sarah helped me build with my homemade blocks. I love to knock down the towers! Sometimes they hit me hard on the head--Yikes!


Sarah bought me this truck cell phone with her own money. I love it! It even takes pretend pictures.

Sarah was being very dramatic as "SaSa" in this picture. I think she is going to be an actress when she grows up!

Having Tim, Sarah and Aunt Lucy here was lots of fun, but I did get tuckered out now and then!

Mommy and I took Aunt Lucy, Tim and Sarah to Strong National Museum of Play. They had never been before. In this photo I am coaching Aunt Lucy and Sarah on the finer points of Connect Four. We all had a great time!

I decided to play a round of chess while I was at the Museum of Play. Anyone care to challenge me?

Down the slide in the Lego exhibit with Sarah! I cried when we left the exhibit, because I wanted to keep going down the slide. I got over it though.

My first ride on the Strong National Museum of Play train. Aunt Lucy, Tim and Sarah went with me and Mommy watched from behind the gate.

All aboard!

The train ride was lots of fun!

Yesterday we went sledding at North Hampton Park. It was a prefect day, plenty of snow but not too cold. Check out Aunt Lucy flying through the air as she goes over a big bump. She thought it was fun. I'll bet she'll love this photo!

Tim and Sarah ready to head down the hill. After sledding we headed home for some hot chocolate. I didn't have any hot chocolate, but Mommy gave me my first mini marshmellow. I really liked it!

Tim, Sarah and Aunt Lucy left late this morning, but not before we all sat down to a big batch of Swedish Pancakes. Gary and Shelby Wandel joined us for breakfast. Tim and Sarah helped Daddy make the pancakes. They were yummy, yummy, yummy!!

I was sad to see them head back to Pelham. The rest of the day has been soooo quiet. I'm not sure what to do with myself. I can't wait to see them again--hopefully some time this Spring.

Well, Oma and Opa arrive tomorrow to await the arrival of Baby Termer (my newest cousin). So there is a lot of excitement still to come.

Love to all!

Jamee

My Sideways Walking Video and a Visit to Strong

Hi Everyone!

Mommy tried helping me with this, but we can't seem to figure out how to turn the video right side up. Sorry. We decided to post this anyway. You'll have to turn your computer screen sideways!

Enjoy!
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Mommy, Daddy and I had a fun visit to Strong National Museum of Play on Saturday. Following are some of the photos from our afternoon outing!

There is a special Lego exhibit at the museum. I loved playing with these big Lego blocks.

This dragon is made completely out of Legos! Daddy and I are the real thing!

I must have a little Spider Man blood in me. My crawling has really advanced to scaling tall buildings! What fun!

We took a brief break to read a book! There are lots of books at the Museum. They even have Great Uncle Steve's books there!

I think the Wegman's exhibit was my favorite. I loved the produce section--Kiwi's were my favorite. I tried to put six of them in my basket--but they have a limit of five items so I had to put some back.

I also loved pushing my cart. Watch out everyone . . . Jamee's got wheels!

Daddy and I in front of the carousal.

Daddy helped me ride the horse on the carousal.

We had lots of fun and I slept very well that night. Had to get rested up for my second Super Bowl.

Well, that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed the photos.

Love,

Jamee

I can walk! Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone!

Well, I'm getting pretty good at a new means of transportation. I'm walking. I'm still a bit shaky and truth be told, still prefer crawling, but I'm getting much better and more confident! What's really cool is that I can reach things now that I could not reach before because I'm more stable on my legs. I love reaching back into the kitchen cabinets (the lower ones still) and discovering lots of new things to play with. I've also been toying with the idea of pulling the lamp off of the end table--this does not make Mommy happy!

Well, I'll keep you posted on the walking front. As soon as Mommy and Daddy capture me walking on video, I'll be sure to post it.

I had a great New Years at Mimi and Papa's house. It actually was a late Christmas and birthday too. As hard as it is to have a late December birthday, I enjoyed all the gifts and all the parties! Thanks everyone for blessing me so much!!!!

Mimi and Papa bought me a sled for Christmas--I absolutely love being outside in it. Mommy and I have taken quite a few walks/rides since I got it. Aunt Susanne and Uncle Paul and the kids gave me a terrific snow suite for my birthday and that keeps me nice and toasty warm. Mommy and Daddy are very glad to be able to be out and about with me this winter (last year I was a bit too tiny to be playing in the snow).


My New Year's was a quiet one. Last year I made a few resolutions and I'm proud to say I achieved all of my last year's resolutions. This year my New Year's Resolutions are:

1. Walk more than I crawl.
2. Learn to obey Mommy and Daddy especially when they tell me not to touch the wood-burning stove.
3. Increase my vocabulary (I'm at about 3 or 4 words right now--verbally).
4. Continue to love life and be a joyful little boy!

Below are a few snapshots of the past two weeks or so. Enjoy!

Weeeee, I love going sledding!

Check out my snowman friends. My cousins Timmy and Sarah made these!


This was my birthday party with Daddy's family. It was at Great Aunt Pat and Great Uncle John's house. Mimi made my cool cake. It even had my name on it!!


Hey Opa, I found a loon to love at Mimi and Papa's!


This is me after my first haircut! Mommy did it!


Check out my new wheels!

Till next time! Love to everyone!

Jamee

I'm one! A very Merry Christmas!

I'm one! I've changed a bit over the past year! I kinda like having a birthday. The Termers and the Kurtzes came for dinner and Oma and Opa were in town already for Christmas so we had a large crew for turkey soup and cake (I love turkey soup). There were balloons, party hats, birthday signs and lots of fun!

Uncle Mike and cousin Caleb at my birthday dinner.

I got a snow suit from the Kurtes. I can't wait to get out in the snow and play!!

Mommy and Daddy bought me a pelican pull toy. I love it. I also got a pull dog (I love dogs) from Oma and Opa and a really cool banana car that runs when you shake it from the Termers. And an air ball toy from our friends the Wandels. I have lots to play with for the rest of my life! I have another birthday party next week with the Hoffman side of the family. I can't wait!

This is my first cake ever. It looked yummy--but I gotta admit, I wasn't a big fan of the chocolate icing.

Cousin Sydney wiped this icing on my face because she thought I was being too neat.

So, two days after my birthday was Christmas. This is my second Christmas, though I don't remember much about the first Christmas. Look how little I was last year! Oh my!

Christmas 2008! Christmas morning 2009 with the Kurtz cousins!

Santa must be a skinny guy! He made it down the chimney and through the wood burning stove. It's good to know he was able to do that at the Kurtzes because he needs to do that at my house too! Santa left good stuff for the Kurtz kids. I had to wait until after the Jesus birthday party breakfast and the Kurtz kids Santa presents before going home and seeing what Santa brought for me! I was pretty patient. I really enjoyed seeing what my cousins got from Santa!

Fun with Daddy Christmas morning!

I got to play with Arin's Amazon.com iPod box after she took her iPod out. It was a huge box for a very little iPod, but I loved the box!

Well, this is me after Christmas morning. I fell asleep on the way home in the car, so Mommy laid me on pillows on the floor. This was even before I got my Santa gifts. The morning was lots of fun, but I was exhausted!!

Looking at my gifts was a bit overwhelming! I did not know where to start. Besides, I was still trying to wake up from my nap.

Santa brought me a ball! I LOVE balls! This is just like the one I love to play with at church. How did Santa know?

Santa also brought me my very own tooth paste and tooth brush! I'm not quite sure what to do with those yet though.

Santa really does know what I like! Mommy and Daddy were thrilled that Santa brought me my very own Elmo cell phone. Now I won't need to take their phone all the time!

More gifts!

When I finished my stocking, we went on a Christmas walk with Gabi--Oma and Opa's dog. It was good to get outside! While it was a white Christmas, it was a mild day! At 3:30 p.m., it was back to the Kurtzes for Christmas dinner and family gifts. This year we had a German Christmas. On the menu was sauerbraten, duck, weinerschnitzle, spaetzle, a couple of German salads, apple strudel, and linzer torte. There was a lot of good food!

I unfortunately was over tired and daddy put me down for a nap during dinner. I chose to cry instead. After 30 minutes of crying Arin came and got me and I joined the yummy German dinner. I especially enjoyed the spaetzle! After dinner, there was a full evening of presents. My gift to my family was that I decided to take my first step on Christmas day--right before dinner. I still need lots of work to get this walking thing down--but I did take one step unattended on Christmas day!

I do love Christmas--being with family and celebrating the birth of Jesus! Tuesday we go north to visit Mimi and PaPa. Aunt Lucy, Timmy and Sarah will be there too and Uncle Steve will be there later in the week. I can't wait to spend time with the Hoffman side of the family!

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year everyone!!

Love,

Jamee