James & TP

I went upstairs to put away a load of laundry. In the meantime James discovered the bathroom door had been left open...

Canning Peaches

This summer brought some super juicy peaches, so Alec and I (under the strict tutelage of my mother) canned ours. He loves helping me in the kitchen.

More Beach!

We have made it to the beach three times this summer and I won't bore you with individual posts, but here are some cute photos we got there:

James's Cyst 7.11.11

James had been running a fever for a while and acting super-fussy. I felt like it was more than just teething (little man's molars were coming in) and well..point for mother's intuition. He had a cyst at the back of his throat.

Back up. The pediatrician was confused when he saw it & described it as an "alien in the back of his throat!" Thanks Dr. Santos...just what every mom wants to hear...

Luckily, a specialist recognized it as an inflamed salivary gland. Very common in adults (not kiddos though), so poor little man had surgery to remove it.

He was pretty stinkin' cute in the mini hospital gown and charmed all the nurses. He went down screaming (making me cry), but woke up happy and recovered well. Just clingy and feverish the rest of the day.

Nothing extra cuddles and infants' Advil couldn't help.

Hiking

We hiked up to Little Falls on July 4th with my sisters (and Ben and baby Ben) :).
We're thinking of putting a massage chair in the hiking backpack for James's comfort... ;)

Alec enjoys hiking on his own, but usually requires some carrying along the way.