on the bookshelf!

some of you reading this blog may not realize how big of a deal it is to have your book on the shelves of any bookstore (let alone Barnes & Noble).  it may be a common assumption that if you have a book published its automatically sold in stores.  not so... not so. 

it is actually a huge deal and has been a really big goal of mine for a really long time.  tonight james and scott and i had our family home evening at the local Barnes & Noble to see if my book was finally in (they said they ordered it a week or so ago).  and it was! yeah!  so we covertly took a couple of pictures and here is your proof...

can we blame my puffy face on the fact that i'm 8 months pregnant???

here it is close up.  and here's a funny little secret... when we found it, only the bindings were showing.  we made room for the entire front cover to be out for everyone to see.  afterall, this is a must read!

and just because he's so cute and i can't help myself, here are a few good shots of the kid.

here he is with daddy's hat and his toy microphone gettin' down with the rapping like JZ.  okay - i'm not hip with the rapper lingo and i have no idea who JZ is but it sounds like a name a rapper would have.

and here he is with his chik-filet cow hat that our friends (the Lees) got him.  he just makes my heart melt.

and of course a video because he's too cute for just still photos... we're thinking of getting him a record deal.