Grayson & Gibson

July:)

2011-07-28T13:30:00.002-05:00

July is almost over which means school is almost here. I'm really dreading that - we are in a bad sleeping habit here and I am not sure about this 5 days a week thing!!LOL We have pretty much ran on a 4 day week from day 1 so this is gonna be an adjustment! We started out the month with 4th of July celebrations which were a little disappointing this year since it is soooo dry. The boys and I went with some friends to the parade in Marlow. They have a big thing in the park also so that was fun - but really hot!! Gibson took his 1st steps this week!!! 3 of them to be exact! He also now has 2 teeth coming in on top and another one the bottom to make a grand total of 5:) Grayson officially graduated swimming lessons with a jump off the diving board with no lifejacket. He had his 1st sleepover at a friend's birthday party. He was so excited and now he keeps saying he wants his friends to sleep at our house for his birthday!!! Casey turned the big 3-0 this month also!!! We had a little party and all our great friends and some family came over to celebrate!

blue icing from daddy's Batman cake:)

New favorite hobby

Cooper came for a visit! the boys had so much fun!!

4th of July parade with Eli and Jace

latest happenings

2011-06-30T13:38:00.007-05:00

Well summer time is busy as always. We are in the pool(a lot!), Grayson goes to a summer camp at the Methodist church 2 days a week, we went on a mini vacation & we love getting to spend lots of time with our friends and family. Both boys are really loving the pool and Grayson has really become quite the fish!! He will do anything with his lifejacket on and is getting more brave everyday with it off. He is still taking swimming lessons and he really likes and trusts the girl that comes so that has helped him tremendously. We went to Fort Worth last week and stayed a couple of days. We did the zoo and went to a Rangers baseball game. Once it got going(about the 5th inning) Grayson really liked it but getting to that point was a little rough:) Grayson is so grown up - he loves to help with Gibson and mostly loves getting on to him when he gets into stuff he's not supposed to be:) He also loves to pick him up but he ususally gets hollered at by Gibson who is not such a fan of that! Gibson is almost 10 months old!!!! WHAT?!?! I know - it's crazy! I have already started planning his 1st birthday:( He was right on track with growth at his 9 mo check, and has hit all his milestones and then some. His favorite thing to do is play with the cords behind the chair and table in our living room. He can also get the outlet covers out of the outlets!! So we really have to watch him with that. He is at the stage where he is into everything! Still just has 2 teeth but he wants to eat table food!! He has basically decided he is done with baby food:) He is still very much a momma's boy but Mimi is a close 2nd. He has just recently started dancing - it's pretty cute. The were both in a minor car accident with the babysitter on the way home from the sno-cone stand. Grayson's version is pretty comical but he ends with "it was freakin' me out"! Everybody was fine, I think Chelsea(babysitter) was a lot more upset than the boys. Well I will leave you with pictures, as usual, it is sooooo hard to get both boys looking at the same time!!

Ft Worth zoo

pool party!

SummerTime!!

2011-06-02T20:41:00.004-05:00

Oh boy - summer is here! It is so nice to have slowed down some since Grayson is out of school. I can't imagine what it's gonna be like next year when he is in Pre-K ALL day, EVERY day with homework and everything!! Whew! Gibson is almost not a baby anymore:( He is crawling everywhere!!! He has 2 teeth(which I thought were never going to come in), waves bye, claps, pulls up on all the furniture, and says momma, bubba, and occasionally poppa!! He LOVES bathtime, he gets so excited when you take him to the bathroom and start and the water. He is mostly sleeping all night - he's about 50/50 - which honestly is so much than Grayson was at this age that I think it's spectacular!! LOL

Grayson is playing T-Ball and loves it! He does great at batting and lacks a little bit of attention while playing the field - he usually plays catcher and sometimes he lays down in the dirt:) He graduated from his preschool and will be going to Will Rogers to Pre-K next year. His teacher will be Mrs. Loafman, he has already met her a few times so he is ok with moving up! Grayson is doing much better with sleeping in his own bed - he pretty much sleeps all night in his own bed consistently - just a few slips here and there.

We have an inground pool at our new house so we are really enjoying that. A girl is coming over to give Grayson swim lessons, she started today and that didn't go so well. He is deathly terrified of the sinking! There isn't much shallow end, it pretty much starts getting deeper immediately so I think that scares him:( Hopefully that gets better - if not it's gonna be a long summer!!

Casey is still liking his job and although I miss my house in Norman terribly we still believe (more and more every day) that we made the right decision in moving back. It is so nice to be close friends and to Mimi and Poppa and Casey's brother and his family. Grayson loves spending time with his cousins. So that's it for us for now - no big summer plans but I'm sure we will stay busy!!

SPRING!

2011-03-20T08:40:00.005-05:00

Yes - I have once again neglected this blog! I have a good excuse this time - we have been moving. But we are all moved in to our new house (with a pool as Grayson's description goes) in Duncan and we are almost settled! Thank goodness - we are all exhausted! Grayson is loving living close to his mimi and poppa and his cousins. Every time we leave the house to go somewhere he says "is Chance, Bryson, & Gracie gonna be there?" It's too funny. And all he has to do is call his Poppa and he comes right over and gets him!! Gibson is getting so big. He is sitting up and trying to get up on his hands/knees to crawl!! He loves his food and is not liking his formula anymore - we struggle to get enough in him each day - we may be switching to plain milk before too long! Still no teeth but he chews on everything. They have a new babysitter - Kayla - who comes to the house on Mon and Wed to keep them. Yeah for not having to get kids up and dressed and out the door!!!! Gib is so playful these days and loves to laugh at big brother. Poppa may have spoiled Grayson but Mimi has equally ruined Gib!!! We have to SING to him - yep, he's a Mimi's boy and I had to learn the words to Hush Little Baby(I think that's the name of it - you know - momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird, if that mockingbird don't sing....) So she no longer gets to say much about Poppa and Grayson!!! Gibson had his 6 month checkup last week and he is perfectly healthy and doing awesome.

Grayson wrestled this year. Casey was asked to be the coach at Horace Mann Elementary so we went ahead and let Grayson wrestle also. I'm pretty sure Casey was more excited about it than Grayson. He did OK for his 1st year - he knew all the moves just wasn't sure he wanted to do them in front of all those people! Now we move on to T-Ball which should be starting soon. He still wasn't old enough to play soccer and he really wanted to play so we'll have to wait until next fall to do that. Pre-K enrollment is this next week - so here we go - big boy school is starting already!!!!

Well I would love to say I will do better with updates(I will try) but make no promises. We are so glad warm weather is here and we will be spending lots of time outside - and in the POOL!!!!

Lots of New Stuff

2011-01-21T14:12:00.004-06:00

We have a lot of new things going on right now. Let's start with the obvious - new toys from Christmas. Lots and lots of toys!! Christmas was really a lot of fun this year - Grayson was all about Santa Claus and opening all of his presents(and Gib's too). We were able to get together with everyone at Pa Bill's this year at the same time(last year was a blizzard - remember?!) And we had 2 new babies this year - Gibson and Sutton(Russ and Lacey's) so it was really great to get together with all of the great grandkids and Pa Bill loved it too!

Gibson gets to eat new food now. He had his 4 mo check up and everything was great. He has started eating rice cereal which he loves and just this week he started with carrots which was a big hit also. He really picked up fast on eating from a spoon and drinking from a sippee cup. He was 25 1/2"long and weighed 14lbs 6oz. Grayson also went for his 4 yr check up the same day. He passed all his earing/sight tests and kept the dr and the nurse cracking up - he is such not a shy kid!! They both got shots, I think Grayson cried more than Gib did which is unusual b/c normally they don't bother Grayson too bad but when we left he said "momma, I hate shots, let's not plan those anymore!" It was hilarious - he just kept telling me that the rest of the day. Gibson is rolling over and never wants to lay down anymore. He wants so badly to sit up or stand up.

And lastly the biggest new change is where we live. We are in the process of moving back to Duncan. Casey took a job at Halliburton and I am still working in Pauls Valley on mondays and wednesdays. We are trying to sell our house in Norman and meanwhile we are living with mom and dad. I'm pretty sure Grayson thinks he is in heaven. What with all the impromptu fishing trips and not to mention the cinnamon rolls from Grandma that show up periodically. It's not too bad. But a few more months of not having all my stuff and I might have a different opinion! We just decided we wanted to be closer to our families and we came to Duncan every weekend for something anyways and packing up and leaving home every weekend was getting old. Grayson is going to preschool at the Methodist Church and he really loves it. He also gets to play with his cousins every wednesday and he is really liking that too. He was still too young for Spring soccer so I guess he is going to wrestle. I'm not too sure he is ready for that but Casey seems to think he is so I guess we'll find out. It's been so long since I've updated this thing I'm sure I'm leaving something out but oh well - it must not be too important then.

Batman birthday & 3 months old

2010-12-02T13:05:00.003-06:00

Oh where to begin!! Batman birthday was a success. Grayson had such a great time and it was a lot of fun. All the kids really loved the blowup obstacle course and mostly just running around and playing. Mom and I made the cake(mostly mom) it turned out great but as you all know me it was a major stress for me(not sure I'll be doing that again). I can't believe he is already 4!! I know every parent says that but holy cow - where did that 4 years go? He is such a great kid(most of the time!). He is a wild 4 year old boy though. I think going to prek at Gymboree has helped him. Gibson is 3 months old today!!! He is getting so big so fast. He is lifting his upper body off the floor on his tummy, reaching and grabbing for toys, big time smiles and started laughing this week. He likes for us to do patty cake(with our hands not his). He talks a lot too - you can just tell he is saying something - if only we knew what. We got our christmas stuff out this last weekend and now Grayson keeps asking if it's Christmas Day and he wants so badly to open these presents, he is pretty convinced that they are ALL his. LOL

Crazy Time of Year!!

2010-11-18T07:40:00.004-06:00

Let the craziness begin!!! Birthdays and holidays are upon us - but I so look forward to this time of year and all the craziness it brings!! Gib had his 2 mo check of which he passed with flying colors, 11lbs 7oz 23inches long, in the 50-60th percentile in all categories. Doing everything he should be doing, he is so smiley these days, especially loves the grouping of pictures of him and Grayson on the wall behind sofa. Not sure what tickles his fancy about that but he can stare at those for 15 min and he will just giggle at them - it's very funny. He is starting to engage with toys, he gets very excited(as is evident by his arms and legs and their nonstop movement)! He is also making attempts at some rolling over movements, although he has been doing that for a while, he is getting better! Grayson's birthday is next week and his party is this saturday - Batman Birthday!!! He is so excited, everyday this week the first thing he asks in the morning
"Is today my Batman birthday?" Too cute - he is just so grown up these days and has thankfully been sleeping better - IN HIS OWN BED!! The only bad news I have to report is that Casey is also having gall bladder surgery next week. He had his 1st and only attack last Sunday and after testing his gall bladder is full of stones and his white blood cell count was high so the Dr wanted it out within a week to ten days - I know, right? Why now - oh well - this too shall pass!!!! Thank goodness for Mimi and Poppa and my friend Mindy who can help take care of the boys during all this craziness. I will post pics of Grayson's Batman birthday as soon as I can!!!! And now Grayson comes in asking for popcorn for breakfast?!!? Really! LOL

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T09:58:00.003-05:00

Gibson trick-or-treating!

Trick-or-treating at the Boo Review downtown

On our way to trick-or-treat at houses - does Batman take naps??

Happy Halloween!! Grayson had so much fun this year. Of course our favorite thing right now is Batman so of course that was the costume and he has been wanting to wear it ever since it came in. Finally the day arrived and he woke up and said "you kow what today is... it's trick-or-treat day!" And he wore his costume ALL DAY! and then got up this morning and put it back on!! We took him to the Boo Review downtown and then later on in the evening we went to a trunk-or-treat at my Grandma's church and then went to a few houses. I kept asking him if he was ready to quit and he kept saying he just needs more candy, I didn't think trick-or-treating was ever gonna end!!! Oh well, he had a lot of fun this year. Gibson on the other hand didn't much care, he slept in his stroller while we did the Boo Review and he stayed home with Great Grandma for the second round.

Gibson is growing so much - getting very big, his 2 month appt is next week so I'll update with that later. He has really started smiling a lot, too cute, and just today has really started "talking". I can't believe it's already been 8 weeks. I started back to work last week(just 2 days a week) so Grayson and Gibson both go to Nanny's on Monday and Wednesday. It worked out pretty good last week. I think Grayson was glad to see all his friends again and show off his little brother.

Grayson's birthday is just around the corner so we are trying to get everything ready for that and yep, you guessed it, Batman it is!!!

Earthquake!!!!

2010-10-13T20:17:00.004-05:00

This is where we were today when we felt the house shake during the earthquake - that's right we have it all here in Oklahoma!!! Happened about 9:05 or so and Grayson said "momma, what is that noise?" and I replied that I had no clue! The shaking lasted about 15 seconds or so but it was significant - very weird. No damage just a few pictures scooted around a little on a table. Casey felt it at his work too. Apparently the center of it was just about 6 or 7 miles east of us.

5 weeks and new school

2010-10-08T19:23:00.004-05:00

Mr. Gibson is now 5 weeks old. He is getting quite the chunky cheeks and is a great baby. He only cries when he is hungry and is sleeping pretty well(sometimes better than Grayson). He is a little hard to burp, sometimes no burp at all, but it doesn't seem to affect him he is not spitting up too much, just occasionally. We haven't been back to the Dr since his 2 week check up but at that appointment he had already gained a pound and grown almost 2 inches. So he is catching up to be right on pace with the same size Grayson was. He started smiling some last week - too cute. Grayson is still a lot interested in him (too interested sometimes)! Still needs constant reminding to be easy with the kisses and not swing the sword too close to his head!!! We are on our second trip to Mimi and Poppa's house and he even got to camping for the 1st time last week!!

Grayson has started going to a preschool class at our local Gymboree on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have a very structured day and learn lots of good school skills(letters, days of the week, weather, you get it!) He is really enjoying it. He did get in trouble last week for wrestling -we'll have to remind him that wrestling is only for at home with daddy! He is going to be Batman for Halloween and wants a Batman birthday party - so we are officially all off into the superheroes!!!!

I have 1 more week of maternity leave, I go back on the 18th. I will only be going back part time - mondays and wednesdays - so I am really looking forward to hopefully having the best of both worlds - stay at home mom and adult conversation at work! Gibson will be going to Nanny's with Grayson. I think they have missed Grayson not being there - it's probably a lot more quiet without him around!!!!

Great Pa Bill with Cooper, Grayson, & Gibson(this was the best we could do!)

Gibson's first hike and first time in the baby bjorn(I really like that thing!)

Grayson going to his 1st day of preschool at Gymboree

One Week Old

2010-09-09T20:23:00.002-05:00

Gib is officially 1 week old today. Thank goodness for Mimi and Poppa(mostly Mimi) they have been here this week and I wish they could stay forever!!! Oh well, we'll figure it out - next week will be interesting though!!! Gibson is still such a great, relaxed baby. He has had a few bouts with tummy troubles but nothing big and has been sleeping at night for the most part. Grayson continues to be an awesome big brother - very interested in where Gibson is and what he's doing. He calls him "my baby" and is constantly kissing on him - almost too much some times! Gib is already raising his head up and has moved up to 3 oz feedings today. We went by the pediatricians office for a quick visit today and he is back up to 6lbs 14oz. So I guess all is going as good as it could and we are so thankful for a HEALTHY baby!!!!!

Gibson Wayne

2010-09-09T20:05:00.002-05:00

Going home - 9-4-10

We went to the Dr on Tuesday 9/1 and Dr Parker felt like I wasn't going to make into the next week and wanted to move the induction up. So Gibson was born on Thursday September 02, 2010 at 10:00 am. He weighed 7 lbs and was 19 in long. It was a very easy process and Dr Parker almost missed the birth - when Gib decided he was ready he meant business. I was in labor for about an hour and half - can't complain about that! He was a little earlier than Grayson so a tad smaller but basically he looks exactly like his big brother. He is such a great baby - hardly ever fusses and is just perfect!!!!!

Gibson update

2010-08-22T10:53:00.002-05:00

We had another ultrasound last friday and it showed that his growth had caught up!! This is good news(at least I haven't been stuffing my face constantly for no reason!), his belly fat was still on the low end but had gone from 3.4% to 5% which is back in the normal range. She said he has very long legs and all his other measurements were still measuring a couple weeks ahead. I had lost 1 lb but as long as he is growing proportionately they don't care about my weight gain/loss. He did have to be zapped again this week to pass his non-stress test but Casey was there to witness the zapping this time. It did perk him right up though - I think it actually kinda made him mad!!! So we keep going weekly(I start going on Tuesdays next week) until September 10th - which is only 3 weeks away now!!!!!

Recent Happenings

2010-08-10T18:57:00.004-05:00

Well we are nearing the end of summer - it has gotten really hot this last week. Grayson and I were on vacation last week but we didn't do much. Spent a couple of days at mom and dad's(which is the same as DisneyLand to Grayson at this point - LOL). We did take Grayson to a little waterpark in Ardmore one afternoon. It was much better than the Whitewater trip. It was like a splash park/kiddie water park/big kid water park. It really was an awesome little place. They have converted one of the old city pools and Grayson had a blast. He is now swimming under water!!!! He was going down the little slide on his stomach and swimming under the rope and jumping off the side - he has definitely gotten more brave the last couple of weeks since we have had a chance to be in the water quite a bit. I am so glad he loves to swim. In other Grayson news - he swallowed a penny!! YIKES! He was sitting in the floor watching cartoons one evening and I think he was just not paying attention to what he was doing and he put it in his mouth and accidentally swallowed it. So yes, we had to "look" for it!!! Double YIKES! Kudos to Casey for that one - I brought out the 'ole "I AM growing a human" excuse for this chore - I really only use it where appropriate and I felt this qualified!!! However, we never found the penny. It has been 2 weeks now and his pediatrician said we could do an x-ray if we wanted to but he didn't really think we NEEDED to, we probably just missed it along the way and since he feels fine and shows no signs of it being a problem we just decided to forgo the x-ray.
Well we are mostly ready for Gibson to be here, which may end being sooner than later. I had an ultrasound to check his growth since I haven't gained much weight and he is a little low on belly fat. This isn't necessarily indicative of any conditions except that it could mean the placenta is not functioning exactly like it should, it is supplying the necessary items but not able to do the extra's like store up fat. So he could have a hard time controlling his body temperature once he is here. The other problem was that he never moved during the u/s so we ended up doing a non-stress test and he had to get zapped twice(they call it the baby zapper, it makes the noise like a taser and that sends vibrations through the amniotic fluid and it startles the baby) but he finally passed. So now I go weekly to the dr and have a non-stress test at each appt and will have another u/s in about a week and half. So pretty much each Friday could be the day if they find that something isn't going just right during all these tests. I am on a super high protein diet to try and help him build up some extra fat which is really hard to do. I haven't felt a hunger pain in 2 weeks since I started this and it's not easy to just keep eating even though you aren't hungry!! So that's about all of our news - now we just wait for Gibson.

We think he has good golf potential - must be the Huff blood runnin' through him

Grayson & daddy ridin' the tube at Ft Cobb

with mommy at the water park

Ft Cobb lake with Mimi and Poppa

Countdown!

2010-07-26T20:56:00.004-05:00

Running from fireworks!! I know - he's in his underwear - whatever!

Gibson's bed

Grayson, Maveric, & Paislye at the splash park

Yes I am on countdown to September 10th. My doctor has scheduled an induction for that day so only about 6 1/2 weeks left - thank goodness! I am really uncomfortable and I know everyone is tired of hearing about how hot I am!! We really haven't done anything too exciting this summer. Been to the splash park a couple of times and took a trip to White Water(which didn't turn out so well!) and mostly been preparing for Gibson's arrival. We finally got the bed in and a good friend made the bedding for us and it turned out great! The paint was a chore though - primer and 3 coats of paint!! Not fun! But it turned out cute - definitely lime green(although not as lime as in the pic).

My friend Mindy and I took the kids to White Water a few weeks ago and let's just say we won't be doing that again for a while!! Mindy took Grayson and Maveric(her little boy) on one of the rides and while Mav was big enough to ride in a single tube, Mindy and Grayson rode on a double one. Well the first little rapid they went down they were dumped over and the 2 lifeguards standing there(must happen a lot at that spot) scooped Grayson out of the water but it put Mindy in a panic b/c she was reaching for Grayson and he wasn't there!!! Long story short they walked down the rest of the way b/c Grayson was NOT getting back in that tube. I wish you all could hear Grayson tell the story - it is quite hilarious.

The only other exciting event is that I had to take a trip to the ER one evening as we were outside while Casey was mowing and something flew out of the lawn mower and hit me in the head!!! I know - only me! Anyways, no stitches just a lot of blood and some skin glue but still kinda scary. We are going to the lake next weekend and then me and Grayson are on vacation the next week - YIPPEE!!

Summer is here!

2010-06-05T22:47:00.006-05:00

Well once again I have neglected this blog - sorry Mom! We have done a few things the past couple months that are blog worthy. We took Grayson to the zoo in April and the new childrens zoo area is really good - he especially enjoyed feeding the Lorikeets and of course walking through the stream. Grayson also got to go to his first baseball game - we went on a Sunday afternoon to a Redhawks game. He really liked it but of course was pretty much over it before the end of the game. But I did happen to catch a game ball in my nachos - not sure if Casey or Grayson was more excited. We took a little trip with Pa Bill to Tulsa to my cousin's house for his little girl's 2nd birthday. It was fun to see them and to see Maddy and Grayson play together since we don't get together too often. Pa Bill had a good time watching them too. We have had our first lake weekend. We went to Texhoma last weekend and Grayson was SO happy to be playing on the beach for 3 straight days. He does love the lake. It didn't take him long to get pretty brave about the swimming either. And since we are officially tube free(in his ears) this summer we don't have that to worry about - we are all pretty excited about that. And of course he rode his tube behind the boat as if he was an old pro! In other big news we are having another boy! YIKES! If he's anything like Grayson I am going to need some more patience!! LOL! We are excited - can't decide on a name. Grayson's name choice was Poppa 5! No thanks - so I ask him "what about Baylor" and he said "what about not Baylor" so I guess that's out!! We are leaning towards Gibson. Wasn't wanting a "G" thing but we like the name and we like it shortened to Gib (Gib Brooksher - sounds baseball-y huh?) and it has some meaning also. My Great Grandpa Huff was Henry Gilbert and people called him Gib and Gibson's meaning is Gilbert's son - so if Mimi can not think of Gibsons discount store(just kidding mom) we will probably go with Gibson. Well that about sums it up - summer is under way! I have another post below that is a must read also. I'll try to update more often and then these won't be so long!!

Feeding the Lorikeets

Redhawks game

He needed to change the oil in his truck too!

He performed this move about 100 times - getting a little deeper each time

Locked Out

2010-06-05T22:28:00.002-05:00

So this story could get long - but definitely one that HAD to be documented. For a while Grayson went through a little phase about locking doors - all of them. So we were on the front porch one afternoon(just me and Grayson were home) watching a little rain shower when I heard the front door shut behind me and I instantly knew what had just happened - yes, I was locked out of the house. I thought, no big deal he loves play ring the door bell and somebody come answer the door. So I start ringing the door bell - he is sitting in the living room watching cartoons - paying zero attention to the door bell, the knocking, or me asking him to come open the door. So in the rain I go to the garage - thank goodness we have an external keypad for that, however that door into the house was also locked - deadbolt and all. And of course since we have a 3 year old that can start vehicles my keys were inside. So I knock on the door and politely ask him to open it - I hear him come to the door, mumble something, laugh and then I hear his little feet running back down the hallway - by this point I'm getting a little frustrated. So to the back porch I go - in the rain. Yes, we normally do have a spare key on the back porch for reasons that would take another blog entry it was not present at this time. So now I am knocking on the back door and he does come to the door and I tell him that I need in - he just stares at me and laughs - it is not funny anymore. I tell him if he hurts himself I won't be able to get to him and he needs to let me in - to no avail. By this time I am just down right mad - I had been at this for a good 10 min at this point. As I am looking in the back door/windows wondering what to do - I see him on the kitchen counter getting down the big bottle of bubbles - I can just see myself cleaning up bubble solution out of my carpet and furniture - now I am like - Robin, you've got to get in the house! So I tell him if he wants to go see his Poppa later he had better open the door - not in a nice tone. He totally ignores me and I am thinking crap - I just knew that would work. So on to plan B (actually like plan F!) So I knock and get him to come to the door and I tell him to hurry and come outside because I had found a worm!!! BINGO! The door opens and in I go - yeah, here's the bad part of the story - Grayson got a hefty spanking on his bare bottom and I set him in the chair while I explained to him why. So there he was crying his eyes out and do you know why - because he wanted to see the WORM! So I told him mommy lied there is no worm I just needed him to unlock the door - I can assure you that there being no worm hurt him worse than the spanking!!

Grayson rides his bike

2010-03-27T16:57:00.002-05:00

Grayson has been extra busy these days since it getting warm enough to go outside. He has been riding his bicycle at Mimi and Poppa's. It got hooked up to the back of the golf cart one day - not sure if that was Grayson or Poppa's idea?!?! I posted a video of that adventure! But he does pretty good - he likes to ride it in front of Poppa's shop since there is a small hill and he can gather up some speed. He's spent a lot of time on his "big truck" as he calls it. We are ready for some warm weekends though. A few pics from Sesame Street Live - Grayson like it pretty well but he's not a fan of being up close to things dressed up so he was liking it as long as the character's stayed on stage. But we were on about the 3rd row so when they came off the stage they were pretty close and Grayson started backing up! Grayson has declared he is ready to go camping so I see that in our near future. Nothing big coming up but I'm sure we'll be just as busy as always!

Grayson, Maveric, & Paislye at Sesame Street
Grayson's shooting the characters!

YUMMM! We made brownies!

Doing what he loves most - workin' with Poppa's tools

He loves to play Super Hero - we call him Grayson the Great

Big Brother

2010-03-13T19:57:00.004-06:00

Oh my goodness - I have neglected this blog. First of all let me just say that Grayson is so grown up. Besides the occasional fit throwing and the fact that I still make him drink from a sippy cup he is all grown up(or so it seems). He has such imagination and anyone who says that kids aren't watching your every move, doesn't have kids!!! He'll be playing with something and declare that "I am daddy" or "I am Poppa" and he will reinact something that has happened - maybe not even recently - some of it happened last summer!!! One of his favorites right now is to put me or Casey to bed and make us go night-night! He tells us that "you're a big boy, you go night-night by yourself." I suppose he's heard that a time or two. Still loves playing with his tools(although he prefers the real thing). He is very hands on. He has a toy airplane that you take apart with a drill and you have to change out drill bits - he can take it apart and put it together with no problems. I think he is kin to his Poppa. And he knows some stuff that is kinda scary too - he can put the car key in the ignition and start the car - YIKES! He can unlock a lock with a key - YIKES! And he can open all gates - YIKES! He is sooo ready for it to be warm enough to play outside. He is so bored with his toys inside he doesn't even hardly play with them anymore. We are going to Sesame Street Live tomorrow with our friends so I should have some pics to post.
I guess the biggest news that we have to share is that Grayson is going to be a big brother! I am almost 13 weeks along. We decided to wait to share the news in light of our past experience. We have had 2 ultrasounds and so far everything looks great. Due date is September 20th. Grayson asks about it some but we haven't really talked to him about it much. He had a lot of questions after last time and we just thought it best to not get him involved quite so early. So I will hopefully not get so far behind again. I'm sure I could write a ton of more stuff but I'll just do better next time!!!

White Christmas

2009-12-27T16:17:00.006-06:00

Well Christmas came and went and it was a good one(for the most part). We did have a white Christmas which was nice but it did kinda mess up our plans. All of my cousins were in from out of town but we couldn't all get to the same house because of the snow. Which here in Oklahoma when we get snow it always follows ice so that makes the roads worse. But we were able to see everybody at some point during the weekend. Grayson was a blast this year telling everybody Merry Christmas and about all the presents that Santa brought him (which he told us Daddy left - not sure he still totally gets the Santa concept). Santa brought a John Deere Gator and a huge rocky/bouncy horse, named Ole Paint(which happens to be the name of a horse on a Backyardigans episode). He hasn't got to ride his new truck yet b/c of the snow but he has certainly had fun on the horse. He actually had so many presents to open that Christmas morning he got down to the last two and told me I could finish his - HA! Casey went out Saturday morn to look for us a sled - with no luck. So Poppa just built us one - and a really good one at that! He pulled us behind the 4-wheeler, I'm pretty sure Grayson even went to sleep once riding it. Then today all of our hineys were sore so Poppa put an old boat seat on it - you could ride on that thing all day!!LOL! So all in all it was a fabulous Christmas and Grayson and I are off until Jan 4th so we are pretty excited about that. No New Year's plans - prob just be at home or at Mom and Dad's, we kinda have a hard time staying up that late!!!!
Pa Bill with his Great Grandsons(Cooper and Grayson) tried to get a pic the night before with Maddy but she wasn't having it!!

3 Years Old

2009-12-02T20:52:00.005-06:00

Grayson is officially 3 years old!!! Wow, time really flies after you have kids!! He was having a hard time going to sleep one night last week and Casey had been in his room and told him that he was a big boy b/c he was 3 years old and 3 year olds sleep in their own beds, etc. etc. - I'm sure you can imagine the conversation! So after a while he hollered for Momma - I guess he thought he would have better luck with me instead - so when I got to his bedroom he just looked at me with those pitiful eyes and told me he didn't want to be 3 anymore!!! LOL!! He is just full of funnies these days. His birthday party was great. Backyardigans was the theme as that is our favorite these days. But luckily there is a lot of birthday party stuff out there with them on it so it was pretty easy. We had it at Perfect Swing here in Norman where they have arcade games and a huge climb in/on thingy with tunnels and ball pits and slides. And outside they have batting cages, go-carts, putt-putt, all the good stuff. I think everyone had a good time - all the kids seemed to really enjoy it. Grayson got tons of presents. Of course his fishing pole, boat & truck set, & an airplane that you put together with a drill are his favorites. His cowboy hat and boots have basically not come off since the party!! And he ropes everything in sight!! So now comes Christmas! Grayson is definitely more fun this year - he kinda gets the concept now. He loves the Christmas tree lights and is quickly becoming a fan of Santa as we explain exactly what his job is!!! We are going to the Christmas parade in the stockyards this weekend and to do some other fun things in Bricktown. Mom and Dad are coming for my birthday - and yes the cold, cold yucky weather again made it just in time for my birthday this year too!!!

New Family Pictures

2009-11-08T20:32:00.004-06:00

We had some new family pics taken today by a friend of mine. She does this as a hobby but is very, very good. We had fun doing them too - Grayson was pretty cooperative as long as we kept reminding him of the prizes that awaited him along the way. We haven't done much - trick-or-treated in Duncan last weekend and the next big thing is Grayson's birthday in just 2 1/2 short weeks. I can't believe he is almost 3 - he is just getting so big. He is so smart and caring(most of the time - LOL!) and we are so proud of who he is becoming!! I posted a link to my facebook album instead of posting all the pics here - I hope it works!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2020933&id=1465050463&l=d4a62fb0a8

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-18T11:21:00.006-05:00

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch near our house last sunday. Grayson has a blast, mostly on the slide that comes off the stack of hay bales, but he also likes the hay maze and the of course the tractor that pulls the hay ride! We had two birthday parties yesterday and one next weekend so we are in full swing of constant sugar highs!! Not to mention Halloween the next weekend and Pa Bill's birthday!!!! My cousin, Jenny, had her baby boy last week - Cooper Wayne! He is adorable and we can't wait to meet him!

Climbing up to the slide This is by far his favorite part of the pumpkin patch!

Again this year, chewin' on straw on the hayride
He picked out his own pumpkin

And then we painted it!!!

2009-10-07T20:53:00.004-05:00

This would be Grayson's favorite outfit - undies and bootcows

It was literally 63 degrees outside but he said he wasn't cold!

This is just one of those memories that mommy and daddy don't want to forget! May not be interesting to anyone else but I wanted to write it down somewhere. So Grayson pretty much says anything and everything these days - and I do mean everything, yes we have had our first curse word and he used it in the right context, I'm ashamed and proud at the same time!! LOL Anyways, when he says a sentence and is referring to himself he always puts "me" at the end. "Come lay down me"= come lay down with me, "jacket me" = my jacket, "play me" = come play with me, you get the idea. I couldn't possibly think of them all right now but it just the way he says it that's so endearing. My other story is about our newest game that he is obsessed with. Not sure it has a name but here's how it's played: Grayson runs the circle(made up of our living area, kitchen, and breakfast area) as fast as he can and multiple times while we do the announcing on the play microphone. Funny stuff! He also says "I love you" back now - but mostly he goes thru his list - "I love Momma, I love Daddy, I love Mimi, I love Pappa" and sometimes at the end is "and I love Pappa's house"! It is hilarious! Well that's about it for now - we will soon be taking a trip to the pumpkin patch that's near our house and Grayson's birthday is coming up next month.

End of Summer

2009-09-18T15:37:00.003-05:00

We haven't been too busy lately - just doing fun stuff. Spent Labor Day weekend camping at Arbuckle. My friend Mindy and her family came one day and Grayson and Maveric are good pals so they had a fun and exhausting day of swimming, tubing, and eating!! And of course there's nothing Grayson likes better than being with Mimi and Pappa than being with them camping and fishing so he enjoyed it. Grayson had his first fair experience a few weeks ago and it looks like we'll be spending a lot of time at Six Flags in the future b/c he LOVED the rides. Finally Mimi will have someone to ride roller coasters with!! LOL! Going to Duncan this weekend for a family reunion on Saturday and then to state fair on Sunday for Disney On Ice. G is super excited - he keeps seeing the commercials on tv and says"Momma, I want to go to that!" Oh, I almost forgot the biggie - G is potty trained - yes you read correctly - no more diapers(except at night) WOW! this is nice. He only had a couple of accidents and luckily those have been at home - WOOHOO!

Grayson and Maveric - very tired boys after a long day of tubing!!

His first real fishing pole(you know the one for "pooping in the hole")

Grayson and Mimi on the ferris wheel @ the fair - he LOVED the rides!!!

POTTY TRAINED!!!! Is there anything cuter than this?!!!? (the answer is no! HaHa!)

Potty Time

2009-09-01T18:48:00.004-05:00

So Grayson has been pretty interested in the potty for a while but we never could find the time to stay home and work with it. Well I was off work for a few days at the first of August so we stayed home and wore big boy underwear for a couple of days. He has had a few accidents here and there(all of them at home thank goodness) but I am proud to say that we are almost totally potty trained. OK -not at night - but don't we have a while still to work on that one? Last night he even pooped in the potty. WOW - that was an interesting evening. He kept asking for a pull-up b/c he didn't want to poo in the potty and I wouldn't let him have one so he eventually just gave in to it I guess. Well Casey took him for ice cream and Pappa had promised him a new fishing pole so we'll be collecting on that this weekend!!!
Other than that we don't have much going on. We are going camping at Arbuckle Lake this weekend. A family reunion, Disney On Ice, and a Rangers baseball game round out September. I will post some pics of our adventures.

New Adventure

2009-08-04T20:19:00.003-05:00

Well I'm sure everyone knows about Grayson's obsession with boats, fishing, the lake, etc. (not sure what we will do all winter when we can't go to the lake!) but it reached a new level this weekend! Before I get into that let me just tell you our new game at home. The ottoman is now a boat and the hallway is the lake. So Grayson pushes the "boat" into the "lake" and he wants someone to sit on the boat with him (but you can't let your feet get in the water) - he puts his boat key(fish key ring) under the ottoman cushion and starts his boat and he fishes - then he takes his fish which happens to be a tire (Lightning McQueen pole) and cooks it in the microwave at his kitchen and brings it to you on a plate to eat. It is usually served with some french fries and milk!! He is getting quite the imagination!
So onto our new adventure this weekend - tubing! Let me tell you that my child is fearless!! He rode a tube behind the boat for the first time this weekend and we had to drag him off of it. He rode for probably 2 hours Saturday - Daddy, Mimi, and Pappa rode with him. Then he wanted to ride with the big boys - we were at Lake Foss with some of my cousins and they have kids ranging in age from 5 - 13, so he was very excited to be doing what the big kids were doing! He has not stopped talking about riding his tube since we got home. So I guess that is what our weekends will consist of until the end of the summer!

pappa and Grayson tubing

Grayson, Garrett, and Carson(he wanted to ride with the big boys!)

Daddy and Grayson

Surgery

2009-07-16T12:58:00.003-05:00

Grayson had his surgery yesterday. He had another set of tubes and his adenoids removed. Hopefully this will solve the problem and mom also read that enlarged adenoids can cause sleep problems so maybe this will solve a whole bunch of problems. Everything went fine and the Dr said that his adenoids were swollen and blocking about 75% of the opening to his ear. Grayson keeps telling everybody that the Dr's fixed his ears and that he had to blow up the balloon(which was the gas they put him to sleep with) and he puts his hand over his mouth and nose where the mask was. It's funny to watch him tell the story. He had a pretty cranky day yesterday but he is back to his normal wild self today!!

FLORIDA!

2009-07-02T21:54:00.007-05:00

We had a blast in Destin, Florida! We went with Mimi and Pappa last week and had lots of fun. We tried to do a little of everything. Stopped and ate cajun food in Louisiana where they had a stuffed alligator that Grayson was pretty impressed with!! Got to Florida late Sunday afternoon, did beach on Mon and Grayson was OK with the water but would much rather just play in the sand. He loved to bury his feet in the sand and then ask "where'd my feet go?" It was very cute. We went and ate the Hog's Breath Saloon - very good BBQ! Highly recommend it. We took Grayson to the Gulfarium in Ft Walton Beach on Wed. We also did a dolphin tour, pretty much did the beach every day, go to see some of the fish people had caught and Grayson learned a new word - redfish. Shocking I know - given his obsession with boats and fishing!! The only bad part was that Grayson got sick on Mon night and ran fever off and on until Wed when we took him to the urgent med clinic and sure enough he had ear infections in both ears!! CRAPOLA! He really did pretty good - but you could tell Tue and Wed that he just didn't feel good. But overall the trip was a success!!

Today's news from the ENT is that Grayson will be having another set of tubes put in and his adenoids removed. Not sure the exact date but sometime before the end of the month. So lets hope this works for good and we can be done with ear stuff. That's it for now. I have posted a lot of pics.

Waaay Behind!

2009-05-31T09:17:00.003-05:00

Grayson & Hayden jumping!

Riding with Ana in the Escalade!!

Grandma with the great-grandkids Sara, Ana, & Grayson

Pete & RePete!!!!

Grayson with Mimi & Pappa.

OMG! I am way behind on this thing. We have been so busy lately - nothing of any importance just mostly outside. It's that time of year when Grayson is outside 24/7! We do not come inside in the evenings until dark! We did a lot of yard work last weekend. Stained our fence(thanks Dad) and created a new flower bed in the front(thanks Mom). I did not enjoy it:( Grayson is busy with yard work too. He still loves to mow with Daddy and Pappa and of course he ahs his own push(bubble) mower that he uses, although sometimes he just hauls his mower in his trailer behing his tractor. Speaking of tractor, he fell asleep driving his tractor Friday afternoon! It was possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen. He was driving around the yard - eyes closed - & then you'd see him jerk like he woke up for a second. He was running into stuff and then backing up and running into it again!! Eyes closed the whole time - it was great! I'll try to put the video on here. We had a surprise 80th birthday party for my Grandma yesterday and it went great. Lots of people came and she was happily surprised so it was a success. Grayson had a great time playing with his cousins that we don't see much(Hayden, Gage, Sara, and Ana). They played hard all evening!! We are fixing to head to the lake today - Grayson wants to ride in Pappa's boat so bad he can taste it!! He was trying to hook it up to his little 4-wheeler yesterday.

Happy Easter

2009-04-11T22:23:00.002-05:00

Happy Easter! Ours was fantastic. We celebrated a day early since family was in and the weather was better today than it will be tomorrow. My cousin Russell and his wife Lacey came in with Maddy. She is getting so big and Grayson (mostly)enjoyed sharing his toys with her. We are glad we got to share her first Easter with them. And of course Pa Bill(Grayson has shortened his name) really enjoyed having all of us together. Next year we will have another baby since Jenny and Micheal will be having a baby in October. YEAH! So just a few pics of today - Grayson really enjoyed the thrill of the hunt this year. He also hunted eggs at Nanny's and I think he had fun! On a sadder note, some of Casey's family have lost their business and homes in Velma so please keep them(and all those involved) in your prayers. Luckily everyone is OK! Grayson is really talking up a storm - long, recognizable sentences! He is getting big fast. His favorites right now are "I'll be right back" and "I don't like it". LOL! He is still very much into fishing and now he loves to go check on the cows with his Pappa in the golf cart! We are pretty much back to being outside ALL the time now that it's warming up.

Great Grandpa Bill with Maddy & Grayson

"I know there is candy in here!"

Grayson & Maddy hunting eggs

Sidewalk Trained?

2009-03-05T21:09:00.002-06:00

So we have reached a couple of new milestones today. First one is that Grayson can dribble a basketball. Sure, it's not great yet, but he can do for it 15-20 seconds - pretty good for a 2 year old! He is very coordinated! He loves to kick balls too and ALWAYS kicks with his left foot. Casey and I think we should continue to encourage this - I mean is there a better position on the football team than kicker?! Not for me, that's right, you tackle my baby and you will get penalized!!! So the next milestone is comical. He is still pretty interested in peeing in the potty, sometimes he does and sometimes he just says he does. But tonight, as usual, he refused to put a diaper/pull-up on after our potty time, so "whatever" I said. So Casey hollers at me from the garage, and yes, you guessed it, Grayson was peeing out the side garage door and onto the sidewalk! I asked Casey if he told him to do it and he said No. I'm like, "what, is peeing outside like instictive to you people" Whatever - at least it is getting warmer outside so if peeing outside does it then I guess that's what we'll do!

No more boppy!

2009-02-05T21:18:00.003-06:00

So our big exciting news is NO MORE BOPPY! (that's what grayson called his pacifier) He mainly only used it when he was sleepy anyways, and hasn't used it at Nanny's in about 6 months. He was getting to where he would throw it at night when we were trying to make him go to sleep so Sunday night he threw it behind his headboard and I just told him I guess he didn't want it anymore so no more boppy! I just jumped in both feet at once! LOL! Well then after I said it I couldn't go back or it sure enough wouldn't mean anything the next time! So Sunday night was rather unpleasant with a lot of what can only be described as violent fits of anger! He was mad! Then he asked for it a few times Monday night but never cried for it at bedtime and has pretty much since forgotten about it! YIPPEE! I was really getting tired of that thing! Other than that nothing exciting to report here. Grayson and I stayed home a couple of days last week during the ice so that was kinda nice and Casey has been sick but is on the mend now. I think we all have spring fever.

Lots of updates

2009-01-04T19:45:00.006-06:00

Well Grayson and I have been off for about a week and half now and it's back to work/nanny's tomorrow. I love my time off with him but it sure makes it hard to go back, but nice to have more of a routine. So I am updating with our activities from our last week. My cousin Russell and his wife Lacey and baby girl Maddy came down after Christmas so I snapped a pic of Grandpa Bill with his 2 great-grandchildren. All of my cousins and their spouses came for Christmas this year so that was nice. I know Grandpa Bill enjoys it.

Then I found this one afternoon at Mom and Dad's. I knew he was being awfully quiet - which is never a good thing! Yep, he found mommy's makeup! I suppose it was bound to happen one day. On a side note - I will probably begin referring to Mom, formerly known as Grammy, as Mimi. We are pretty sure Grayson has renamed her - not sure why though.

And this is a picture of what is likely to be Grayson's first scar. He took a little spill on a trailer. It looks much better now.

And he went fishing with Pappa and Mimi one day. Then he got to go with just Pappa the next day. I think he mostly played in the minnow bucket - taking them out and throwing them in the lake!

And of course what is a vacation without a little Guitar Hero!! Casey got the new version for Christmas and Grayson got a new guitar so it works out nicely. He loves for us to play it for some reason.

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T16:58:00.004-06:00

Family Christmas pic

Grayson admiring his new Guy Harvey hat in Grammy's new mirror!

Thank you Santa!

Decorating cookies

At the lights in Chickasha

We hope everybody had as wonderful of a christmas as we did! Grayson was so cute this year, ripping into presents and being excited about what was in them. One thing he wasn't too excited about though was Santa! We took him to see Santa at Bass Pro and he was UNimpressed. But we took the crying picture anyways! We also took him to see the lights at Chickasha and he liked those. They had lights set to music and he thought that was funny. Then of course we had to make Christmas cookies. Grayson had a blast with that! He had flour from head to toe and icing everywhere. We had christmas in Velma last night with Casey's family and this morning with my family, my cousin and his family are coming in tomorrow so we will do christmas with them tomorrow night. Hopefully I'll have some cute pics to post of that since they have a baby girl. God Bless and we love you all!

Just Pictures

2008-12-02T21:44:00.004-06:00

Thanksgiving Day - isn't he cute?

I guess he already knows how to play with this!

Asleep - first night in big boy bed! He loves his new bed!!

Just a few pictures of birthday & some that were used on our Christmas cards. Thanksgiving was good for us. We had a busy weekend at mom & dad's. Mom and I were crazy and went to WalMart at 3 am!! But we got what we were after and it was fun too. Then we pretty much shopped til we dropped Fri and Sat! Can't beat that!! The next few weeks are busy for us and then Christmas will be here before you know it.

Birthday Boy

2008-11-24T13:21:00.002-06:00

Happy 2nd birthday to Grayson!! We had his party on Saturday and it was a success. Lots of friends and family came - we had a house full. Thank you to all who came or sent cards. I didn't get a chance to thank everybody personally because of the mass chaos but it is greatly appreciated. And thank you mostly to Grammy who probably worked harder than any of us, helping clean before and after and keeping an eye on everything going on during the party. I will try to get some pics posted this week.

Catch Up

2008-11-13T18:46:00.003-06:00

I know I am so behind, almost Thanksgiving and I'm just now posting Halloween - YIKES! Anyways, we have been busy lately - not sure what we've been doing but it has taken up a lot of time whatever it is! LOL! We took Grayson to the pumpkin patch by our house and it was a load of fun. They had mazes, slides, animals, hay rides - all the good stuff. Grayson had a blast with the slides. It was like a piece of plastic pipe that was propped up on some hay bales (securely though!) We didn't think he would do the really long one but he did and boy was he flying when he got to the end of it! Got some really cute pics of that. Then we took a hay ride, but very carefully since the night before an 18th month old was killed at a hay ride in OKC. So sad. Then came Halloween - which was interesting. Pretty much Grayson wanted nothing to do with dressing up - we got him to wear it to a couple of places though. Then Saturday morning I was picking up the living room at mom and dad's and I picked up his costume and he took off running screaming "No, No, No" Funny stuff! So Grayson's birthday is coming up - I know can you believe he'll be 2! Is he gonna be 3 soon b/c the terrible 2's have hit HARD!! No, I really don't want him to be 3 b/c I don't even want him to be 2!! So if you didn't get an invite to the party well come anyways - I probably just forgot - I did have help with those you know, big time help if you know what I mean. We are having his party sat the 22nd at 2 at our house - we really want you to come help us celebrate!

Mickey Mouse!

Trying to convince him that this is a good idea!

Grammy & Grayson chewing on straw

The BIG slide! Do you think they pushed him?

Proud Moments!

2008-10-15T20:45:00.002-05:00

Tuesday night: I was in the office and I heard the water turn on in Grayson's bathroom, I assumed Casey had taken him to brush his teeth. So I turned around and saw Casey coming out of the living room and he peeked around the corner at the bathroom. Casey then hollered at me to come over there and what do ya know! Grayson had gone into the bathroom and was standing on the toilet over the sink brushing his teeth. All by himself and without anybody asking him to. It was one of my prouder mommy moments - raising a child with good oral hygiene - gotta love that!!!
Tonight(Wednesday): As I told in an earlier blog, Grayson has expressed some interest in the potty - still mostly when mentioned to him. So tonight we did our usual take off our diaper and sit on the potty BUT tonight he actually went pee pee in the potty! YEAH!!! He's getting so big!

new pictures

2008-10-14T20:29:00.003-05:00

Gone Fishin'

2008-10-13T22:13:00.002-05:00

I'm not sure if it's possible to have "natural" fishing talent but if it is then Grayson has it! Let me just tell you - this kid can fish like no other almost 2 year old! Mom even made me take pics of him using his play fishing pole by the camper so when he's a pro and has his own TV show we'll have cute pics - you know like they show of Tiger Woods with his play golf set!!LOL! Anyways, he doesn't quite have the patience to wait for an actual fish to bite, but he will cast his pole and reel it in until someone else catches a fish and then he can play with theirs. Once it's in the boat and he has touched it and poked it's eyeballs he promptly tells you to throw it back in the water! Anyways, we had a good weekend at Arbuckle camping, fishing, making smores, etc. All the usual. We also had some new family pics taken. My friend Tammy took them for us at the park in Sulphur and they turned out great. I will post some this week for your viewing pleasure!

Merry Go-Round

2008-09-23T22:01:00.004-05:00

Thank you Great Grandpa Bill for our new toy! My Granny and Grandpa Bill bought this merry go-round probably 15 years ago and I have no idea where it came from. I can remember me and my cousins putting many, many miles on it though. Well Grandpa Bill thought Grayson would enjoy it and he was right. Grayson thinks it is just the neatest thing ever and he also thinks it's funny when he is dizzy after riding it.

Potty Training?

2008-09-22T20:41:00.002-05:00

It is possible that we are experiencing the beginnings of potty training. YIKES! He is definitely aware of what is going on. He likes to go sit on the potty - on his time though - never if you ask him of he wants to go! So far they have all been "dry runs" as Casey puts it!LOL! But the funniest thing is when he has to go poop. First of all he has to assume the position, which these days is on his hands and knees in a corner of the living room, usually near the toy box - don't ask I have no idea! Sometimes he comes to us grabbing at his bottom because he wants his diaper off. Other times we ask him if he is poopy and he says "stinky" and turns around and backs up to us so we can check his bottom. It is the funniest thing ever. I have got to get it on video!

First Band-Aid

2008-09-06T22:38:00.002-05:00

We had our first official Band-Aid today! We have several high wattage flood lights on the front of our house and Grayson touched one tonight. YIKES! Luckily, he was VERY quick to remove his fingers but it did make a blister on his index and middle finger. Poor baby - burns hurt really bad. What's so funny now is that he won't use his left hand at all. He wouldn't even hold a cookie with it. You would think he had his whole arm in a cast instead of just a band-aid.

Grayson had his first trip to Canton last weekend. We used to go there for the big flea market when I was little with Granny and Grandpa Bill. We have lots of good memories at Canton. It was fun but he has definitely hit the terrible two's. I see ourselves being somewhat homebound for the next year or so!! No, it's not really that bad - he was as good as any almost 2 year old can be.

Dallas World Aquarium

2008-08-13T19:58:00.003-05:00

The penguins were funny!

He wanted down there really bad!

Have you ever seen a sloth? Well now you have.

We took a little mini trip last weekend to the Dallas area. We took Grayson to eat at the Rainforest Cafe at Grapevine - not sure he was too impressed! But he liked the balloon animals we got. Then Saturday we went to the Dallas World Aquarium, what a neat place! It's like an inside rain forest. They had the neatest fish, a HUGE manatee, monkeys, and I believe at least one of every type of penguin that exists. It was really fun. Grayson loved it. I think he would have jumped in the water a few times if we would have let him!! It was a great time and highly recommended by us! We ended our day by surprising Grammy and Pappa at the airport who were returning from Alaska. If I learned one thing from their trip it's that Alaska is too much wilderness for me - I'll be fine to view it from the balcony of a cruise ship!

My Little Gardener

2008-07-25T13:25:00.006-05:00

Last night we were outside doing our usual nightly outside stuff - watering & more watering - when I noticed Grayson had a poopy diaper. So I took him inside and he had a pretty awful diaper rash so I just let him go outside pantless! YIKES! I never would have imagined ME having a kid outside with no diaper on, never say never!! Anyways, the boy was just like a dog - he peed on everything in sight - he thought it was funny I guess that he could do that. So we just let him be for an hour or so. He loves the water. Most nights he is soaking wet when we go inside because he couldn't stay out of the sprinkler and hoses. But last he actually was watering my plants. I think he comes by it pretty honestly because Pappa could stand outside for hours just watering the grass.

Kid Free!!

2008-07-12T12:05:00.003-05:00

So Grayson went to Grammy and Pappa's for the weekend and Casey and I are just wondering around like we have no clue what we are supposed to be doing without Grayson! LOL! My house is nice and clean though! We had an awesome 4th of July. Our friends Dane, Jen, and Maggie came over and we shot some fireworks. Grayson loved them. He even liked the sparklers. We live close enough to the Riverwind casino that we could see their fireworks from our back porch so that was good. Anyways, Grayson got put in real timeout (the one with no cookies) this week at Nanny's (which is what we call daycare). He has discovered the art of kicking! YIKES! So that was probably the biggest milestone this week. We put him in timeout once at home this week too for hitting with his play golf club. He actually sat there (only for one and half minutes) until I told him he could get up. He sure looked sad though:( I'm sure this is just the beginning of many timeouts! We also took a ride on the boats in Brickown. He liked the first half of it and then he was so sleepy that the second half was not that enjoyable.

New Pictures

2008-07-02T22:49:00.003-05:00

Here are a few of Grayson's 18 month pictures. They were taken on campus at OU by Sara Biese - Sara's Photo Creations. She does an awesome job! Not much new here. We camped with Grammy and Pappa last weekend at Thunderbird and our friends Jen Price and her daughter Maggie came on saturday to play with us. Grayson loves the sand, he could play in it all day. We had a good time. Jen, Dane, Maggie, and Grammy & Pappa are coming for the fourth so hopefully I can post some cute pics of Grayson's first real experience with the fourth of July business. I just hope he is not scared of them! Hope everybody has a safe and fun holiday!

Update

2008-06-19T22:33:00.003-05:00

Grayson at the wedding
Great Grandpa Bill & Grayson - they had to go after the dog.

Just haven't posted anything in a while so I thought I would do an update. Grayson and I were on vacation at the first of month and we loved every minute of it. Kicked Daddy out of bed to go to work in the mornings and we went back to sleep!LOL! We didn't do much but we did go to the zoo. Grayson liked everything that was swimming. Not so much about the big animals - not enough activity for him! Then it was back to work. We went to Brandon & Kourtany Sanner's wedding and had a great time. Grayson is a dancing machine - he danced for 2 solid hours and only sat down to eat cake! Then it was Father's Day. It was a good day, we were at mom & dad's and Grandpa Bill & Grandma came over and spent the afternoon. Grayson swam and did all his funny tricks for them so they had a good time watching him be silly. Then the next day, Grayson woke up with an eye infection. Not sure if it was just allergies(I think so) or Pink Eye but the Dr called in some drops. So far he is really good about taking medicine or drops in the eye or ears! Don't know how long that will last though!?! And I finally finished Grayson's scrapbook. The first year anyways. So maybe when he turns 2 I'll start on the 2nd year. Anyways, we are staying home this weekend and will hopefully get our fence completely finished. Dad built the walk thru gate(thank you daddy) so we just need to hang it and paint it and we'll be done. Hopefully I will have something more exciting to post about next time.

Lake Fun!

2008-06-01T20:16:00.003-05:00

We spent the weekend at Texhoma at some friends' house with my mom & dad(aka grammy and pappa). Grayson loved the water and the sand and mostly the getting dirty! He is such a boy! Anyways, we had a good time - went for a ride on pappa's boat and played in the water. Since getting tubes put in his ears he can't get any water in them - especially lake water! So that was kinda tricky - he doesn't like to leave in the ear plugs or leave on the hand band so we just had to be extra careful. Luckily he isn't old enough yet to want to swim and go under and all that good stuff. I'll leave you with some pics of our weekend.

This is hard work!

2008-05-27T20:44:00.000-05:00

I have a couple of different things to write about tonight. First off, let's talk about how hard & trying this parenting thing is. So, Grayson only wants his pacifier when he is sleepy. He never thinks about it otherwise. But today was the first day back to Nanny's(daycare) after the long weekend and I'm sure he was a little extra tired today. We walked in the house about 6 or so and he threw a fit b/c his paci fell out in the car and I wouldn't get it for him. We are trying to slowly wean him from this habit - starting with only letting him have it when he is about to go to sleep. He proceeded to throw a 20 minute screaming fit - very few tears might I add - and nothing we did suited him. So let's move on to dinner. We had hamburger helper - not that exciting I know, but a staple in a house with an 18 month old. Grayson would NOT sit in his highchair. He wanted to sit in my lap and eat his dinner and play in mine. So he did! Let's move on to after dinner - wouldn't let him play with my fork that he threw on the ground - another 10 minute crying, screaming fit. And I should tell you that he knows how to throw a fit! If he throws himself down and hits something (let's say the ottoman, for example) he will get up and move to an open area on the floor and do it again, so we get the full effect of the fit! This is pretty much what my evening consisted of - fit after fit. Nothing Casey and I did tonight was the right thing. And let me tell you (mostly you parents who aren't quite to this stage yet) this is absolutely exhausting!!! You want to ignore the fit b/c that is what you're supposed to do but you also just want to give in to make them stop screaming. And then to top it off - at the end of it all, you feel bad b/c you think you have been too hard on them. So in a nutshell - I'm tired and I hope all of this is just b/c he is tired too!!
The other thing I have to say is a small vent and I will keep it short. I try very hard to be a good long distance relative/friend and I do not think it is too much to ask for that simple courtesy in return!

Hello!

2008-05-22T22:37:00.000-05:00

Hey everybody! I am new at this so you will have to be patient with me. I decided I needed a way to remember all the cute stories and funny things that are going on in our life right now. They pretty much happen daily and I always say to myself, " I need to write that down somewhere". And for the first year you have a baby book to keep it all in, but what about after that? Anyways, I'm not sure I will be able to keep it up like I think I will but I am going to try. Grayson is almost 18 months now and growing up so fast. His new favorite thing is to tell you to "stop" and he points his finger. I have absolutely no idea where he inheritated this trait of finger pointing and being bossy! He is also big into doing everything himself. The picture with the fudgescicle is a perfect example. I thought we might could share one - but no! He wanted the whole thing himself and he wanted to hold it, but he ate every last bite if it (except what melted and dripped off while he was carrying it around). He is a huge fan of being outside, doesn't matter what he's doing, as long as he's outside doing it. Playing in the sand, swinging, riding the lawnmower with daddy or pappa, planting(stomping plants) with mommy and grammy, playing bubbles - doesn't matter - if it's outside, he LOVES it. And has a meltdown every time you make him come inside. But he loves bath time - so that usually gets him calmed down pretty quickly. Well that pretty much sums it up for now. I hope to be able to post short little stories and any milestones we hit weekly. So keep checking in - he is a very active, smart, loveable little boy who is sure to make this an interesting blog!