Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Well, my sweet first born baby boy had his first encounter with a headstrong, determined female and she left her mark on him, literally...

Can you see the bite mark on his right eyebrow?

Yesterday I had a small group at our house and James and another little girl were playing in his room and her mommy and I walked out for a few minutes so I could show her something. The next thing I know we hear someone screaming so we run in there and the little girl is sitting totally content in his rocking chair and James is standing by it, red faced, tears streaming, mouth wide open, sobbing:( My first thought was that they had gotten in to a tussle over the chair and he obviously had lost and was upset but then when I picked him up I saw the teeth marks on his eyebrow! No wonder he was so upset! I felt so bad for the little girls mom because she was so upset, but I know things like this happen. All it took was the mention of a "nana" and he started to calm down some. And as you can see from the above picture he was all smiles soon. I can't imagine how it went down or what James thought when she took a bite out of him! He's used to pulling and tugging with his buddies for toys but he's never had the teeth pulled out on him!

Bananas make everything better!

"My name is John-Mark Allen, defensive tackle, UAB"

This pic cracks me up - doesn't he look like such a hoss with that hoodie on!

Here's one where he doesn't look so tough! Notice the missing sock - James rushed in and pulled it off just as I was snapping the pic :)

Daddy James enjoying a good read
Daddy and his boys!Lovin' the swing!
Getting ready to play the piano with Papa Steve - notice how short his pants are - He is too long for his 6 month clothes!! Thank goodness consignment season is on it's way!!