Ode to Jo(e)y

Poor Joey...he is so neglected as far as picture taking goes! So I am dedicating this post to him. It's not that I don't mean to take pictures of him, my intentions are good, but to happen upon those cute moments, when the rest of the kids are not in my hair, when I have the camera close...well, it's like the stars need to align. Not to mention the fact that picture are almost always disappointing since they rarely capture children's cuteness. But I will try to be more diligent about capturing Joey's adorable-ness on camera so that he can't hold me accountable for all his problems when he's older because he was a neglected child.

Joey can be a little ornery at times...but usually as long as he is the center of attention he is okay. This sad face is because he is sick. Doesn't it make your heart break? Poor little guy.
Joey is growing so fast it makes me nostalgic already--he is almost a toddler and not a baby anymore. Boo hoo.
His favorite new pastime is showing off his skills at stair climbing. I keep finding him trying to climb up my big flight of wooden stairs--not very child friendly. Twice I have found him all but two or three stairs from the top--can you say HEART ATTACK! I swear I am not a neglectful mother, but he is fast! You can see that look in his eye here at the bottom of the stairs thinking about how excited he is to be climbing up the stairs!
He is such a sweet little chunk of a thing. I just want to squish him.

Anyway, there is my tribute to Joey, a sweet, attention loving, people person baby, soon to be toddler. You gotta love him.