Some more random party pics

Having a good cup of post-cake milk



Loving on his Aunt Lauren

Trying very hard not to let Aunt Jess get a good picture!

Still trying to push this thing...

Showing off his new duck

The rest of the birthday pictures will be up soon, but Im dealing with a short napper and pictures that will only post 5 at a time! In the meantime, if anybody else got any good ones, can you send them our way? Thanks! Also, you may want to look at the blog from the bottom up, or else its all out of order...

Play time!

Just hanging out at his party... doing that dive I was telling you about...

Climbing on his presents

Trying to push his lawn mower, and getting mad because all of his stuff is in the way!

Presents Part II

Terrible picture of us, but hysterical of John Dickson...


LOVING his new shades

Making sure everyone else is LOVING his new shades

Because they are AWESOME!

And now diving out of his new chair

Presents Part I

So serious...

Opening his sports center from Aunt Lauren and Uncle Jarey

Examining his turtle while sitting in his new chair

Hey, thanks for this card!

Sitting on top of his mound of presents, showing everybody his beloved bow.

Cake Part II

More cake

Cake Part I

Pre cake family photo



Hmmm... what is this?



Does it bite me, or do I bite it?



Going in for the kill...



And lovin it!

John Dickson mingling

Granna and the birthday boy



Birthday boy with Uncle Jason



JD & Aunt Ashley



John Dickson with Aunt Erin



Putting on his birthday suit for cake time

Birthday pictures - 1st round

John Dickson and Grammy helping bake a birthday cake!

John Dickson with his Papa


John Dickson playing with his favorite presents - the bows!

Cheese sammy & Walking

John Dickson and I were locked out last night, so while we waited on dad to get home, we went to Quiznos to get that little man something to eat. It was his first time getting his very own meal at a restaurant, and he chose a grilled cheese sammy. He ate the entire thing! He was a huge ham the whole time we were there. He was completely turned backwards in his high chair, and whenever I would say "more?" he would turn around, mouth wide open, accept another bite, and then turn back around. He loves to stare at people... which is ok when those people are smiling at him or talking to each other about how funny he is, but this time he was just staring... and I kept waiting for them to kindly ask me to turn my baby around... But they didn't :-) He then decided he really liked the ceiling in there, so he would throw his head completely back, making his mom worried he would choke... so I would pull his head back up, and then it became a game. So John Dickson would throw his head back again with his mouth full of food, lips pursed together, smiling while holding the food in. I wish he wasn't so darn precious when he is being bad, but it is seriously one of my favorites! I hope Im still saying that when he is a teenager...

It's hard to say when exactly John Dickson started to walk, but it all started with his lion (video below...) about 4 weeks ago. Once he decided that he liked to walk and wanted to walk, he was walking all the time, with us holding his hand. Then it was a step here or there - too hard to really call - as it was more of a stumble, and then a few days ago he was walking halfway across the room. It's still not consistent, and he doesn't take multiple steps everyday, but he will take one or two without even thinking about it. It helps if he is focused on something. Like yesterday, he picked up his huge toy that the balls pop out of, and he just started walking with it. I dont even really know how he picked it up! But he is pretty adorable when he walks... we'll have to get a video up soon.

Today is my last day of work (whoo hoo!!!) and that means only 3 more days until John Dickson's birthday. Until then...