Big boy foods

Jasper has been chowing down every type of baby food we've tried, but Sunday was the first time we tried these teething biscuits that our sitter, Alissa, gave Jasper.

They took some getting used to, but he eventually took a liking to the new treats. And, of course, it didn't take long for the Coz to figure out that when Jasper gets strapped in to his high chair, food will surely fall to the floor.

We spent 4 1/2 years training the Coz to avoid human food and to not beg. All for nothing!

Playin' cars

Jasper has taken a liking to a big, red toy car, 'vroooming' it back and forth before letting it roll across the floor. And now that he's mobile, he can chase after it, giggling all the way.

Sometimes, though, it's just more fun to tip it over and spin the wheels.

Good times.

Four-point stance

He hasn't proven himself to be much of a football player yet , mostly just sucking on his stuffed football, but Jasper P. put on a clinic the other night, showing off his four-point stance and his, umm, 'mean' face.

Pretty darn tough.

Sleepy Saturday morning

With temps in the low 30s and flurries falling, Nat, Jasper and the Coz decided to sleep in on Saturday — until 10!!! After drinking my cup of coffee and reading the paper, I snuck in to peek on the trio, with my camera of course.

So peaceful.

Newspaper man

Forget the rubber block or the music maker on the floor, Jasper likes simple toys like measuring cups, a pie pan and, of course, newspaper. As you can see, Jasper's had his way with Friday's Register, crinkling it up before moving on to another toy.

Army crawlin'

Jasper is a quick little bugger when he wants to be, pretty much going wherever he wants to now that he's learned how to Army crawl.

These photos show him seeing a wooden spoon on the kitchen floor and realizing it'd be quite fun to play with it.

Happy birthday Noah!

Cousin Noah turned 9 years old on Saturday so we had a birthday party Friday night at Vicki's house in Waukee.

The photos are of the birthday boy with cousins Payton and Pryce with his military-themed cake, Jasper and Noah in Noah's room, Jasper walking around with cousin Mallory and Jasper and Nat, waaaaay past his bed time.