Cornstarch

When cornstarch is mixed with water (or other liquids) it has some really interesting properties. I have actually noticed this property when I use cornstarch with cooking, but never on this scale.

This is a really awesome video! Thanks for sending it to me mom!

Throwing a Ball

James enjoys "playing catch." He is actually really good at flicking the ball to me. Most of the time it gets to me. Here is a video of him throwing a ball on the couch.

Still Hooked on Cars

James loves Cars even more now than he used to. If I ever need him to hold still or stop crying, all I have to do is turn on Cars. This is the only movie that will make him mostly comatose. We also found the brilliance of a DVD player in the car while we were visiting friends in Maryland. It made the car ride through traffic with two toddlers a lot more pleasant. 

Here are some pictures of him enjoying Cars. 

Even with friends over James is totally focused on Cars. 

Robby loves to smile for the camera though.

Sorry I could not get a better picture.

Washington D.C.

We got back for D.C. last night.  We took a spur of the moment trip to D.C. for spring break.  The original plan was that my parents and one of my sisters was going to come out here and visit, but they were unable to come.  We were really sad they could not come so we wanted to get out of Toledo so we would not have to think about it too much.  Thanks (big) James, Sarah, and Becca for letting us come visit on such short notice.  We had a great time!

Hopefully, I will get my pictures posted this week.

I am really looking forward to watching conference this weekend!  I am glad we are able to get all the sessions at home!

Tall, Tall, Tall

James seems to be able to reach farther and farther every second.  Here are some pictures of him reaching on to the counter

and grabbing a lid. 

Then he inspected it to see how it worked.

Kind of Walking

All James has wanted to do for the last little while is walk, but he just will not let go. He will walk along the wall all over the house. Then he discovered he could walk using this toy. Thanks Renae!

Now, he constantly wants to walk around pushing this toy. The problem is when he runs into the wall or other things. So I follow him around a turn him around so he can keep walking. Last Sunday, he actually let go on his own and walked a few steps to me.

Meatballs

James loves spaghetti and meatballs. Sadly, I did not get any pictures, but he really did not get messy or anything. Here is the recipe I found on Food Network for some yummy cheese stuffed meatballs.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup milk
2 slices of bread, cut into cubes
1 pound of hamburger
1/2 medium onion, diced
1 egg
1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
1 Tablespoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 shredded cheese, or 2 ounces cut into small cubes (I had about 16 cubes)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl combine milk and bread. Let bread soak up all the milk. Add remaining ingredients except cheese. Using your hands, gently combine all the ingredients until they are thoroughly mixed. Take about 3 Tablespoons of the meat mixture and roll into a ball and press into a patty. Place cheese cub or 1 Tablespoon shredded cheese onto the patty and bring the sides around the cheese and roll between hands to form a ball. Place onto a nonstick baking sheet or a baking sheet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Repeat process with remaining meat and cheese. Place meatballs into the oven and cook for 12 minutes. Remove baking sheet from the oven and set aside until you are ready to put them into you sauce.

Box

James loves to put things in boxes. Here is a short video of him.

This entertains him for long periods during the day. It is great!

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Saturday was a busy day. We started the day with a temple trip. Thanks Jon and Kat for watching James so we could go together! Our session was really full. There were 10 folding chairs added so everyone would fit. Not the most I have seen added, but still pretty full. I started coughing during the session, and it took awhile to be able to stop. I could tell the temple workers were worried and not sure what to do. Why did I not use a cough drop? Well, I had a cough drop in my mouth. One of those nasty menthol ones. It was actually the problem. It was causing a tickle in my throat. As it got smaller so less going down my throat, it started to get better and then once it was gone I did not have a problem for the rest of the session.

Then, we went to lunch at Pizzapapalis. We have been wanting to try it, but have not made it to down town Toledo to give it a try. Well, there is one about 10 minutes from the temple. Here is a picture of our pizzas when they came.

We were sitting next to a window with lots of sun, which was awesome, but not great to take a picture. This was the first time I have had deep dish pizza, and I have to say, I am not a fan. I will take regular pizza any day, which I love.

Our last stop was a quick visit to IKEA. I love that store! We picked up a high chair for some friends of ours that live down close to Dayton and not very close to an IKEA.

We picked up James and chatted with Jon W. for a little bit. He took some pizza (thanks!). Here is James playing while we talked.

Our friends made their couch into a toy box too.

It is awesome!

We got home, changed our clothes, and off to the Ziemers for dinner, birthday cake, and a present. Thanks for having us Sherri! We had fun! I forgot my camera, so no pictures of this part of the day. James loved playing. I enjoyed having a shootout with Jared. Jon enjoyed getting the scoop on residency stuff. Then, we all enjoyed a game of Wii Golf.

I hope it was a good birthday for Jon!

Gethsemane

To start our Easter celebration, just a little reminder about what lead up to the Resurrection, the reason we celebrate Easter.

James wants to say,

Hope you have a good, busy birthday!  Mommy and I love you!

Laundry, Last Part

James love to "help" me fold the laundry. Here are some pictures of him helping.

He still loves buttons and snaps.

Yum, tasty!