It's been so long since I last wrote, I can't imagine summing up over a year of James' life. It's been the most precious journey for his daddy and I to take. Of course, I can say that now that he sleeps almost 12 hours a night (and sometimes lets us sleep until 8 am!). So let's just fast forward from that crazy blog about ear infections and move on to what's been going on lately.
We started the family staycation week on Saturday. I've been working some insane hours at work so when I say we started on Saturday... this was truly the beginning of more than just a weekend. To celebrate, we decided to visit downtown LR and do some fun touristy toddler things. We invited some of our besties along for the morning. So three adults, two toddlers, and a newborn trekked along down the steaming streets to the Peabody Hotel for the March of the Ducks.
If you've never been, the Peabody ducks march every day at 11 am from their "palace" to the fountain in the lobby. 
I think James and Jane were enjoying just being out and about, but once they saw the ducks... well, this was suddenly a new level of fun.
As if the sight of several ducks strolling down a red carpet wasn't enough, we followed THAT up with a trip up 17 floors in a glass elevator. Let me tell you, if you have a toddler and live ANYWHERE near a building with such an amenity... this was way more exciting than the ducks. Heck, this might have been more exciting than lunch with the entire cast of Sesame Street. And it was free (shh! I bet the Peabody doesn't appreciate my brand of publicity). Unfortunately, no photos exist from that portion of the day. 'Cause if the two shrieking children weren't a dead giveaway that we had no business in the very nice elevator, two moms taking pictures would have been.
However, the fun didn't end there folks. Oh no - next we walked about a block toward the car and hopped on the River Market Trolley, where adults are $1 and children of the wee variety are free. Oh wait, did I say trolley? As James later corrected me "Choo-choo."
The day was going so well and the kids were having so much fun, we tried to draw out the enjoyment a little longer so we hit the end-all-be-all, God's-gift-to-lunch-for-kids restaurant in town and indulged the munchkins in some purple milkshakes, chicken fingers and grilled cheese.
Between the ducks, elevator, trolley, and milkshake, it was perhaps the perfect day for my sweet son. He got a chance to use many of his favorite words - duck, WHOA, choo-choo, mo'?... The number of squeals of delight cause my heart to fill over and over with happiness. Sharing it with our sweet goddaughter and James'-partner-in-crime (and her mama and brother) made it even better.
Hopefully, I can capture a little bit better the wonder of my sweet son's world in the coming days. I've been a total slacker on the whole documentation aspect this last year. But when you're trying to keep up with life... some things have to slide. I'd rather it be the blog than the experiences. :)
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