Cutest Two Year Old in the WORLD

Jamie's been such a late talker, compared to the other two, but now that he IS talking, it's so much FUN!


Talking about how he burned his hand in the frying pan:



Showing off a little:






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Talkin' to Gramma Sandy

(Sandy, sorry it took me so long to get this up for you!)

From Judah, for Violet

Hey Violet! Have you read THIS Mr Putter and Tabby book yet??? It's my FAVORITE!

Some Happy for your Saturday

Jamie (along with all the rest of us) has been sicksicksick all week. But today I think he's finally turned the corner and is getting back to his normal, happy self :)

Enjoy!

Jamie, Ten Months Old (late again)

Now that Jamie is getting mobile, he has all sorts of fun games to play with Sofi and Judah!

He loves bouncing on the exercise ball with Sofi, and comes "running" every time she sits down on it:



Judah is teaching him to ride a bike! Normal Rockwell, eat your heart out!




Do we not have the cutest kids EVER???

A Story For Grammy...

... composed especially for you by Judah. Enjoy!

Third Child

Remember this truck, Gramma Sandy?



He has a lot to keep up with, I know, but still, he's only eight months old! Do moms get some kind of back-up for the ones that walk at nine months???

Not Sleepy.

For Papa Henry

Jamie, rockin' the Cow Couture

Jamie: No longer Silent

Jamie spent the first six and a half months of his life pretty much keeping his mouth shut and his head down. Judah is partially responsible for this. Perhaps entirely responsible. But lately, we've noticed, Jamie is starting to hold his own in the general chaos....

For Gordon and Sarah

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Judah talks about conkers-- information he learned at the feet paws of Kipper the Dog.

2010: The Year of Jamie

2010 has not been a fun year. It's been a year of loss, death, grief, confusion, financial worries, broken cars, physical discomfort and spiritual struggles.

On the flip side, sometime during the first two weeks of Jan, 2010, we found out that Jamie was on his way.



This month marks the end of a year with our sweet surprise. So I will, in faith, lay this year to rest in my memory as The Year of Jamie. He is, in a way, a little symbolic of all the many other things that shook up our cozy little world this year-- unexpected, yet welcomed; painful in his advent, but bringing great joy.



Here is a taste of his sweet spirit; playing a game I've played with each of the kids starting while they're still in utero:

James Oliver Forshey, who made you?




Mama loves you, and Daddy loves you, Sofi loves you, and Judah loves you...

Sir Tupperware Underwear and the Fairly Gentle Ogre

Catching up with some random stuff: Sofi's dance recital

I realized that there are a bunch of photos and vids that I didn't post over the last months of moving and craziness, so I'm going to kind of jam them all into a few posts. This is all mostly for the doting grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins (and the crazy-old Great-Aunt, can't forget her *wicked grin*), although the rest of you are welcome to coo over my brilliant, talented and extremely photogenic children as well.


Sofi's Irish Step Dance Recital:

Please excuse the shaky videography-- pregnant woman on her knees with camera upheld over the heads of other camera-happy parents...

This was Sofi's last recital (of five) with her beloved Miss Cindy. We will miss you, Miss Cindy! There will never be another teacher like you!

Welcome to our beach condo :)

Here's a virtual tour so y'all can see our new digs! Despite the thousands of dollars in unexpected car repairs over the last week, we've been blessed amazingly by this new home. It's really beautiful. Give me another two hundred square feet in the shape of some more closets and another two bedrooms and I'd be set for good.





(blogger's not letting me post the tour of the bedrooms... let me see if I can get that fixed while y'all enjoy the rest!) (eta: you can go watch the tour here in the meantime)

Youtube of the day.

Nobody knows who you aaaaare...

Sooo, the consignment sale has been a pretty good experience so far. At least for Judah, who purchased an EXTREMELY important wardrobe item.

For Uncle Ben and Aunt Susi, who missed it :(

Getting creative in the cold

I recently read a headline on Reddit (if you don't know, you don't want to know-- trust me.) where a man was asking for advice for keeping his two young children entertained during this cold weather when you can't just ship them outside to burn off some steam. Although we are still making sure the kids get plenty of fresh air, I thought I'd also share with you some examples of J's creative ideas for fighting the winter blues :)

Enjoy!

Balloon Volleyball



I really don't know what to call this one:

Judah in the snow