Happy Birthday Donkey!

I don't know why but James immediately went to this corner when he got home from daycare on Friday. Jim was trying to say hello to him and he got this. What?! As far as I know, James has never really had a time-out (I'm ignoring/forgetting my desperate attempts at time-outs a few months ago). Maybe James was feeling shy? But it looks pretty darn funny!



I baked cupcakes for Tio Donkey's birthday party on Saturday. I made Pina Colada cupcakes (coconut cupcakes with pineapple cream cheese frosting and coconut topping) and Chocolate Guinness cupcakes with ganache filling and Bailey's frosting. Yum-o! (That was for you, Tia ChaCha!)



At Donkey's birthday party:

James lives the good life. Not a care in the world!



Another weird thing that James started doing- he was upset that the other kids were using his golf clubs, so he would pout. I would look over and he would have his arms crossed and a sour look on his face. Again, I couldn't help but laugh!



I wish this picture had turned out better. Donkey was teaching James how to dance. And James was dancing! Man, he loves his Donkey!!



ChaCha and Donkey make some good grub. The highlighted food was a Shrimp Boil- shrimp, corn, and potatoes in a cajun seasoning. Sooooo good!



I got food in my belly (finally)!





ChaCha took a moment from being the hostess with the mostess to pose for a picture with James (Nugget), but he was doing his pout thing again. What you don't see is that ChaCha cheered him up a few seconds later. He loves his ChaCha!



Grandpa Larry helped James "fix" the tree. James found several large pieces of bark on the ground and he said they needed to "fix it". Grandpa helped James put the bark back on the tree. Funny!





High five! We did it!



Next up, Grandpa makes funny faces through the door window. He's silly.





We left the party early because of James' bedtime but James gave his Donkey a present before we left. A donkey! Its a golf club cover.





James chillaxin' in the car.



We had to fit in golf somewhere in our weekend, so we headed over to the golf course on Sunday.





Every time James sees a flag he says, "Barack Obama!" I never taught him our President's first name, so I don't know where he learned that.















Baby ducks in the golf course pond!











Taking a break with Mama.





Here you can see his "owie" from the day before. He fell twice at the party, probably in his excitement to get around and explore a new backyard. And also with other kids.





We mentioned to James that we would go to McDonald's after golf, so he was eager to leave.



A few seconds after this last picture James scared the $#@% out of us by falling backward on the concrete patio. He lost his balance and fell on to his back and head. He cried for about a minute and then said, "I okay". Thank God he didn't hurt himself badly, he probably was just startled. I observed him while he played at the Playland to make sure he wasn't dizzy or disoriented. He seemed fine. He sure is one tough boy!