Merry Christmas from the Wallaces!

Ho Ho Ho

This was taken last night. Santa was really great. Grant told him he wanted a bull dozer, which was a surprise to us! I was a little nervous about Luke liking him since it was his first time. No tears at all. So, it was a success. The theme was Polar Express and it was done really well with a train the kids could watch as they waited to see Santa and the movie was playing too!

From the mouth of a child

So, this is the first year that Grant is learning about Christmas and Santa Claus. But, he is still trying to figure it all out so he asks so many questions. You know how there are millions of toy commercials on T.V. this time of year? Of course he says he wants every toy advertised for the boys and he even saw a commercial for a princess vanity and thought that looked pretty cool so he asked for that too! So, after seeing a toy he really wanted he asked me if he could have it. I told him that he might get it for Christmas. Then he asked me, "Does Santa have one of those?" Later I thought to myself that I should have said, "No, he's plum out of those." :) I know this will probably be one of the few years where I see that curious wonder in his eyes and hear those sweet, sweet words come out of his mouth. Before too long he'll have it all figured out. I wish I could freeze time for a little while. They grow up too fast.

Santa Claus & Christmas trees

Last Saturday was the children's Christmas party for the kids in Mike's squadron. Mike was asked to be the Santa Claus. Yep, that's right. I was so worried thinking that Grant would recognize him. He rode up to the party in a fire truck and when he got out and I saw him I was even more worried. Mike tried to disguise his voice but it was nearly impossible. All the kids had to sit in his lap while he handed out presents. THANKFULLY Grant didn't look beyond his red suit and beard and didn't recognize him. So, I had to post this picture...



This picture was taken on our way home from the party. I don't know if I've said this before but Luke sucks on his blanket to help him fall asleep.


On another note, this is our lovely 4 ft. tabletop Christmas tree this year. I decided that I didn't want to spend the entire month pulling Luke away from the tree. He'd have all the ornaments pulled down and probably the tree too!


But, it still doesn't stop him from trying!

Since Halloween....

So sorry that it's taken me so long to give an update. I apologize to all my faithful readers...all 4 of you! Especially you, Tesney! :) I think I've decided that I can only manage a monthly update. A lot has happened this past month! First big news...on November 16th, LUKE TURNED 1! We just had a little party at home for him. I cooked a favorite meal and I made cupcakes. Grant loves birthday parties so he really got in to it. We let him blow out Luke's candle and he opened the presents. He also wore Luke's birthday hat since Luke wouldn't keep it on his head. Might as well been his own birthday! He even enjoyed playing with Luke's new toys. Luke devoured the cupcake and I'm sure he would have eaten another one but it was close to his bedtime so didn't want to overload him with sugar. Watching Luke eat his cupcake made me think of how different he and Grant are. When Grant turned one, he didn't want to touch the cake because it made his hands messy. So, I had to feed it to him. Luke, on the other hand, has no problem being messy. Luke decided to give us a little gift on his birthday and took 7 steps! A week or two prior he had been taking a couple steps between our couch and ottoman but that was about it. Ever since then he's been walking more and more. His balance is getting much better and now he can pretty much walk wherever he wants to go. Once he falls down he can't get back up without pulling up on something but I'm sure that will come soon enough. He doesn't like to wear shoes but I recently bought some Pediped shoes that he likes and won't try to take them off. They are so light, it's like he doesn't even know they are on. At his one year check up he weighed 20 lbs and is 30 in. long. He's below average for his weight but average for his height. He's always been a little fella. He has 12 teeth (including 4 molars) and is eating just about everything. He still will eat baby food but would rather have whatever we are eating. He rarely turns anything down. Thankfully he has come out of his needy stage and will play on his own much better these days. I think just the fact that he's walking now has made him a happier baby. He says "bye-bye" and waves. He says "uh-oh" after he drops something and just recently, "mama." I think he knows what he's saying but Mike begs to differ. He says it's just another sound he's making.



We flew to Memphis for Thanksgiving and spent it with Mike's family. It was SO nice to enjoy some cool temps and leave this 80 degree weather down here. The night we got there it dropped into the low 30's so it was cold! Although Grant wanted to spend most of his time outside it was almost too cold for him to stay out for long periods of time. He still got plenty of time doing his favorite things... riding his bike, little tractor, riding the 4 wheeler with Daddy, riding on the tractor with Grandpa, playing with the dogs. The only thing he didn't get to do was ride the horses. Mike's parents place is just made for little boys! This is the first time Grant was really able to enjoy it all and I know he's only going to love it more and more the older he gets. We also enjoyed spending a good bit of time with Bryan and Jenny and they were big hits with Grant and Luke. Jenny dragged me to Jazzercise with her the morning of Thanksgiving. Then I was in pain the rest of my time there. Thanks Jenny! :)






The next big news is that Grant turned 3 on Monday, December 3rd. We had a birthday party for him on Sunday afternoon. I rented a bounce house and it turned out to be a lot of fun. 13 kids came and including parents I think there was 24 people there. The weather was in the 80's so the kids spent most of the time outside bouncing and playing our the playset. Grant got a ton of presents. Among his favorites were the digital camera he got from my Dad and Jennifer and an airplane and air craft carrier that Mike and I got for him. He really doesn't need anything for Christmas! I guess having a December birthday isn't that bad! Happy Birthday Grant! You and Luke are the greatest joy of our lives and we love you very, very much.



Let's see, what else? My brother, Nathan, is going to be a Daddy! His wife, Armine, is pregnant and due in July. We are thrilled that our boys are finally going to have a cousin!

My best friend, Hannah, since I was in second grade, is engaged. Congratulations Hannah!!

Happy, happy December everyone!

Halloween fun

Last weekend we went to a fall festival at the church where Grant goes to MDO. I invited a couple friends of mine and we all had a lot of fun. Grant especially liked his first pony ride and holding hands with Elizabeth, my friend's daughter.


Sunday was trunk-or-treat at our church and Grant had a great time playing all the little games at each trunk. Unfortunately Luke wasn't too happy and so my hands were full and not many pictures were taken. I had ordered Luke's scarecrow costume a couple weeks ago and as of Sunday (the trunk-or-treat) it still hadn't come. So, I had to put him in Grant's old frog costume. He hated it and I ended up taking him out of it half way through.

The afternoon of Halloween we went to a neighborhood party. Grant was more interested in eating all the sweets that were there while all the other little boys were running around. The boy LOVES to eat. He also enjoyed watching the other kids bob for apples. He wasn't too interested in giving it a try himself. I enjoyed meeting some of my neighbors and they all are super nice. We did go trick-or-treating down our street. I think we were the first ones out because I knew Luke wasn't going to last too long since it was getting close to his bed time. Grant loved the trick-or-treating experience and after going to each house he would say, "Mommy, can we go to another house?" Poor little guy is studdering really bad these days and he couldn't get out the words "trick-or-treat" or "thank you." He tried though, bless his heart. I was shocked when he went right up to this ghost. He's seen it for weeks and always says, "That's scary Mommy."

Unfortunately Mike has missed all the festivities but he'll be home tomorrow (hopefully)!!

What's going on?!

I don't know what is going on with Luke. For a little over a week now he has NOT been himself. I'm not exaggerating when I say that unless I am holding him or at an arms length away he is SCREAMING crying. If by chance he happens to calm down it's only for a minute and then he comes crawling over to me, while crying of course, for me to pick him up. Yes, he has a bit of a cold and yes he's teething but believe me when I say that this is different. It is out of control. I wonder if it's some major form of separation anxiety but that still doesn't make much sense because most of the time he can see me from across the room and is still screaming his head off only because I'm not holding him. This is also so strange because ever since he was born I never held him a ton (mainly because I couldn't not because I didn't want to) so it's not like me not holding him is unusual. He also goes to MDO 2 times a week (which by the way they say that he's been doing well there... also weird) so it's not like he's never away from me. That's why I'm doubting the whole separation anxiety thing. I can't figure it out but I do know that if he doesn't come out of it soon I'm going to loose my mind. I really do need some prayers. And of course there's my 2 year old who adds to this screaming house around here these days. Oh, might I also add that I am dealing with this alone! Mike left last Friday morning and was supposed to be back on Wednesday but now, I just found out today, that it might be another week and a half until he's home! Lord help me. Anyone else out there with an 11 month old with the same "symptoms" as mine? Grant did not go through this so I have no idea with what I'm dealing with. I'm seriously about to take him to the doctor and ask for some medication... for both of us :)

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This past long weekend we had my Dad's wife, Jennifer, and her two kids, Jake and Alli, come out for a visit. My Dad was supposed to come but something happened at the last minute and he couldn't leave. It turned out to be a good thing because last week Pensacola had this super strong tornado blow through his neighborhood! After it was over it didn't look there was anything damaged on his house but it wasn't until the next day that he woke up to water on the kitchen floor and some roof damage. Also, my grandparents, who live in the same neighborhood, had a window blow out... and they are in Italy. It was a terrible storm. We were glad Jennifer, Jake and Alli ended up coming anyway and we had such a fun time. Grant was in heaven having Jake and Alli to play with. They are both so good with Grant. Luke also loved the extra entertainment around the house.

I'm sure missing Virginia this time of year. Fall was so beautiful there and seemed to last forever. We JUST got out of the 90's here in South Texas. We had a bit of a "cold" front blow through and I was thrilled to be able to dress in something besides shorts and sandals (which I hate to do after Labor Day). Yesterday I was finally in the mood to take the boys to the pumpkin patch. Something about wearing shorts to the pumpkin patch just made me not want to go! I did this by myself so it was a little challenging. Luke is going through MAJOR separation anxiety right now. He's not happy unless I am holding him and the second I set him down he immediately looses it. It's been very challenging to keep my sanity at times but hopefully he'll snap out of it soon. Therefore, he cried most of the time when I sat him down for pictures. There were a few very brief moments where he chilled out for me to snap a couple shots. I'm hoping to go back for round 2 when Mike can go with me.

Grant's been saying some pretty funny things lately so I've got to record it so I won't forget. He's been saying, "Mommie, Daddy, Luke, friends at school, boy he meets at the park for the first time, Jake, Alli... the list goes on...you're my best friend." Last night he brought his best friends to a whole new level. I gave him corn bread and butter to eat. He first said, "Butter is my best friend." Then he said "Corn bread was his best friend." I agreed with him. He sure does have good taste in best friends doesn't he?! :)
Then we went outside to take a walk after supper and he saw our neighbor across the street on his riding lawn mower (which Grant calls a tractor). He saw it and yelled, "Mommie, come quick, look (he says nook)!" I come and he says, "Nook at that tractor, it's amazing!" Sometimes I don't want him to get any bigger. He's too cute right now. Oh, that also reminds me... this morning I told him that I didn't want him to grow any more, that I was going to put bricks on his head. He looked back up at me, so serious and said, "but that would hurt mommie."

The Little Mermaid

So, finally I've gotten a picture of my cousin who is Ariel at Disney World this Fall. She looks different to me because she has blue contacts in her eyes, when normally she has big brown eyes. She is saying that it's been quite an experience and honestly, not at all like she was hoping it would be. She's a trooper though and is making the best of it. Tesney, maybe she can let you borrow her costume for Halloween! :)

Luke

Or as we like to call him... baby Luke, Lukie, Lukie Nukie and Grant calls him baby Nuke, Nuke, and his favorite one, Nukie Nukie.

* He's 10 months old and will be 1 on November 16th.

* He puts everything, and I mean everything, in his mouth. I can't keep these floors clean enough and he still manages to find every little crumb and anything he's not supposed to put in his mouth. He finds any little toy with paper on it and chews away until the paper is in his mouth. I can't dare keep magazine out or any kind of paper because he will tear it to shreds and it will all end up in his mouth. Many times a day I'll look at him and realize he's got something in his mouth...again... and have to fish it out. I don't remember Grant being half this bad at putting things in his mouth. I just pray every day that he doesn't choke on something!

* He eats pretty well. His fav. baby food is chicken and rice. He also likes all the fruits. He likes his cereal in the morning and has just gotten good at eating those fruit/veggie puffs, Cheerios and most recently, Kix cereal.

* He is LAZY when it comes to holding his own bottle. Grant was the same way. I can sit his bottle in front of him waiting for him to pick it up but he just cries for me to hold it. Ughh... He is not a big drinker (also just like his brother) and it's rare that he'll chug a whole bottle in one sitting. I have to push fluids on him.

* He sleeps great! He goes down around 7:30 and usually wakes up at 7 in the morning. He usually takes 3 naps a day.

* He is busy, busy,busy! I'm afraid that he's going to be my more active little guy. He won't be still! I always thought that Grant was a fairly mellow baby/toddler and now I know that he was compared to Luke. He loves to be standing so he pulls himself up on to everything. He's been cruising all around the furniture for close to 2 months now but hasn't taken off walking yet. I feel like it's going to be any day but we'll see. Over the past couple weeks he has started to walk behind his walker although he hasn't figured out how to turn so he rams in to something and then stops and gets down.

* He is very strong willed and can get so mad when he doesn't get his way. I can pull him away from some place that he's not supposed to be and he'll go right back to it, whether or not it's been the 10th time I've pulled him away or not. He does not like his changing table and usually cries the whole time I'm changing his diaper.

* He has a green silkie blanket that is his favorite among his "lovies" in his crib. The way he soothes himself is by sucking on the blanket to help him fall asleep. Therefore it's often a wet mess and the yuckiest part is that if I don't wash it every couple of days it starts to stink! Sometimes I just wish he sucked his thumb instead of his blanket!

* He still has 6 teeth (4 on top and 2 on bottom) that he cut starting at 4 months.

* Everyone comments on how big and blue his eyes are... also, just like his brother.

* He laughs and laughs when we get on the floor and crawl around like we are chasing him. It's the sweetest laugh. He also loves to be outside swinging and watching his brother. He is not interested in the baby toys that we have and really just wants to play with whatever Grant is playing with.

* He's still fairly small for his age. For some reason I don't have chunky babies but I wish that I did! I'm not sure how much he weighs but I'm guessing around 20 lbs.

* He loves his bath although recently it's becoming so difficult to bathe him because he does not want to stay seated in the tub. He's always wanting to stand up so he is contantly trying to pull himself up on the faucet or on the side of the tub. So, I'm constantly having to set him back down in the water and he wants to get up and on and on. Like I said before, he won't be still!

* He is loud and likes to test his vocal cords out frequently. Of course he really likes to show off his voice when we are in public places!

* He is becoming a big time Daddy's boy, just like his brother. He lights up when he sees Mike walk in the door and if he sees him leave, he cries. I guess my dreams of having a mama's boy are just that, a dream! Although on the other hand, it makes me proud of Mike and the Daddy he is to these boys. They can't get enough of him. Luke wants to get right in on the action when Mike and Grant are wrestling on the floor.

I can already tell that fun times are in store with this little guy!! : )

* I would have posted more pictures but the one I did post took 5 minutes (no kidding!) to upload!! Is it taking anyone else a long time to upload pictures??

Grant (real original title huh?)

The boys are changing so quickly and I'm already finding myself forgetting things that they have done. I have got to get better about writing down all the cute things they are doing and saying! SO, this is really just a bunch of things about them that I don't want to forget. I'm afraid it's gonna be a long one! I'll start with Grant...



* He'll be 3 December 3rd.

* He remembers everything, and I mean everything, you tell him. I can never get away with saying, "Grant, we'll do that later", hoping that he'll forget. He won't. I will sometimes tell him at night what we will do the next day and I can be assured that the first thing out of his mouth in the morning is, "Mommie, when are we going to..."

* Despite his trim size, the boy loves to eat! His favorite foods are cheese grits, cottage cheese, string cheese, chips, fruit snacks, chicken, rice, chocolate, most fruits and anything his mommie and daddy are eating. He will try anything and most of the time will like it. If he could be snacking on something all day he would. Many times a day he'll come to me with something out of the pantry that he'd like to eat.

* He doesn't like to drink out of a sippie cup anymore because that's "not what big boys do." He likes to try to be a big boy and often says, "I want to do it like a big boy." Mike and I have fostered this big boy mentality a couple months before Luke was born in hopes to not have 2 babies in the house! :) I guess all of it started when we moved Grant from his crib to a bed and we kept on saying what a big boy he was. He really liked being called that and we now say it a lot. Mike even has made up a "big boy" song that we sing to him before he goes to bed at night. Grant knows the whole song and even taught it to my mom when she was here watching them while Mike and I went to Cancun. He is very observent of other children and often refers to something the he saw another child doing... and of course wants to do it too!

* He is very attatched to his 2 blankies (called white and blue blankie...very origianl huh?) and to Jake, the teddy bear. Jake came on the scene just a few months ago when we moved in to this house. He got attatched to him and named him Jake, after my Dad's wife's son. He sucks his thumb when he is holding 1 or all of them. Recently he likes to have all 3 of them when he is watching t.v., when we are reading to him and of course at night. I do let him take 1 blankie with him in the car but they never go outside of the house or car. Luke has a green blankie, just like his, and sometimes he tries to snag it to snuggle with it too... so funny.

* He goes to Mother's Day Out on Tuesday's and Thursday's. He calls it his "big boy school." I'm so proud of how well he has adjusted to the new school. Not a single tear shed, not even on the first day. He likes that Luke goes there too and is in the class next door to his. His class is called the Monkey's and he seems to really love it. His teachers say that he is such a sweet boy and is very nice to the other little boys and girls in class. That makes me so proud.:) He's only been there a couple weeks and his teacher says he knows all the names of the others in his class. When I ask him who is in his class he says, "I don't know." But he does!

* We think he might be a bit color blind because he NEVER gets the color red right when we ask him. He always calls it green. Mike's grandfather is color blind and red and green always look the same to him. Although, he usually gets green right when we ask him. I don't know what to think. It might be too early to tell.

* He still loves airplanes and now says that he want to be a pilot when he grows up. Unfortunately if that sticks and he has color blindness, he can't be a pilot... poor guy! He also loves trucks, tractors, cars, motorcycles. He is also becoming interested in sports, mainly soccer, but he also likes to watch baseball, football and golf (only because Daddy watches it). He also likes spider man and super man and pretends to be them while running around the house with a cape on.

* Like many other 2 year olds he likes his routine. If you start doing something he likes he will want it done that way every time. At night our routine is reading some books then once he climbs in to bed he wants us to sing the "big boy song" and to pray. Oh, and to put a cup of water on his bookshelf. He tells us all these things every night... "mommie, sing the big boy song and pray." And when that is over he says "big hug and kiss" and then always says, "leave the door open." He wants a big hug and kiss anytime we leave him and he always makes sure to give Luke a big hug and kiss as well. He also makes sure that Mike and I give a big hug and a kiss to eachother when one of us is leaving.

* I am amazed every day by the new words he is saying and how well he is communicating. Just tonight he threw the word "probably" in to one of his sentences. He's also been saying, "Mommie, I have an idea... " Of course what he says is usually something he knows I would say. For example, if he wants to go play outside and knows that Luke is napping he'll say, "Mommie, I have an idea, let's go outside after Luke wakes up from his nap." I love this because he knows exactly what I would say to his questions and it saves me the breath! :) If I get on to him for something (after fussing a bit) he'll say, "Sorry Mommie, I didn't mean to." He definitely has his moments and will still test his boundaries from time to time but overall he really is a sweet little guy and is so much fun. I am really loving this age with him. He's becoming his own little independent person and I just love watching his little mind work and learn so much of what is going on around him.

* He loves to watch anything on PBS and I have to limit his time in front of the t.v. His all time favorite show is Calliou but he also likes Dora, Diego, Blue's Clue's and he's also getting in to Backyardigans. He still likes to watch Little Einsteins and Mickey Mouse Club House every now and then.

* He's not the best about playing by himself and is usually following me around the house most of the day. So, I'm really anxious for Luke to get a bit older so he can have a play mate.

* He is a Daddy's boy all the way. He wants to be doing everything Daddy is doing. He loves to go to Home Depot with Mike so he can sit on the tractors in front of the store. He absolutely loves to be sitting in the seat of our cars pretending to drive. Mikes lets him do this a lot in his truck so, of course, Daddy is the coolest. He loves pushing his little bubble lawn mower all around the yard after Mike cuts the grass. He tells me everytime, "Mommie, I'm helping Daddy mow the grass" and is just as serious as he could be.

* When he's in the mood he really likes singing. His favorites are Old MacDonald, ABC song, Jesus Loves (he says Wums) Me, Jesus Loves the Little Children and I've Been Working on the Railroad. I never really thought about it but when my mom was here she couldn't believe how well he could carry a tune for his age. That will come in handy if he stays in the C of C...ha! He also sings this precious song from this book that my mom got him called I Love You This Much. The song goes.. I love you best, I love you most, I love you high, I love you low, I love you deep, I love you wide, I love you this much. He knows all the words and will just bust out with it sometimes after I tell him that I love him. MELTS my heart every time.

* He loves his brother and will sometimes be so sweet to him, giving him toys to play with. All the other times he'll yelling for him to stop playing with his toys! He loves to tickle Luke and Luke will just laugh and laugh. Sometimes he'll be walking past him and stop and give him a big hug and kiss... most of the time he actually doesn't know that I'm looking.


I'm sure as soon as I end this I'll think of more to add but that's all I can think of right now.

Big news!

No, I'm not pregnant. Grant is officially out of diapers and potty trained!! We started at the beginning of the summer so it's been a gradual process but I can say that it really hasn't been that bad. I think he was really ready when we started so that made it easier. I started by just taking the diaper off and letting him run around the house with just a t-shirt on and taking him to the potty frequently. When he took a nap or when we went out I would put him in pull-ups. I know every child is different but that way worked for us! Good luck to all you other moms out there who are potty training your little ones!

Mexico

Mike and I just got back from a fabulous vacation in Cancun. We met Mike's brother, Bryan and his wife, Jenny down there and just had the best time. They live in Memphis so we hardly ever get to see them so it was such fun spending the week with them. If you are wondering, yes they are biological brothers despite looking like complete opposites! My mom and sister-in-law flew out and kept the boys for us while we were gone. I dropped my mom off at the airport today and she said her time here was just as much of a vacation since she loves every second spent with the boys. When I returned I could tell they both had a ball with their Mia and Aunt Armine. We stayed for 5 nights and 6 days and did a whole lot of relaxing by the pool and stuffing our mouths with (way too much!) delicious food.

It was an all inclusive resort and therefore we didn't have to leave the whole time we were there. I really got use to the amazing service. I had never stayed in a place so nice so I didn't know how to act when they came in our room each evening for "turn down service." When we would get back to our room in the afternoons we had these towel sculptures, which were different each day, at the end of the jacuzzi. I wish I had taken a picture of each one but forgot to until the last day, which was this bunny.

While we were there Mike and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary and also Jenny's 30th birthday! One day we went snorkeling and rode jet skiis and admired the beautiful turquoise water. The last day we were there we decided to go "off campus" and enjoy the sites of the city of Cancun and eat something different. I was pretty impressed with the shopping and the restaurants that were available and we ate a wonderful meal and had a lot of laughs... The whole time we were there the weather was perfect, although we had a bit of a scare when we learned about the recent hurricane in the Carribean! Thankfully it didn't come or way! On our way home from the airport Mike and I decided that vacations are good for the soul and we really did feel refreshed and energized. We were so anxious to get back to the boys and although we got in at 9, my mom pushed their schedule back some so that they would be awake when we got home. Our reunion with them was so sweet.

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This picture was taken our last night in Cancun. If you are wondering, Mike is holding a bag of Mango (his fav. fruit). He was so thrilled to see someone sellling it by the side of the road. And yes, despite being in the sun all week I didn't look like it one bit! For those of you who know me know the only shades my skin gets are white and red so instead of being miserably burned I put a TON of sunscreen on and only came back with a few thousand more freckles. Depressing, I know.

This and that

Here is the long awaited play set that Mike spent so many hours putting together. The only thing that it doesn't have it the canopy. The one that was sent to us was the wrong size so we are waiting for the right one to come in. We really love it! It's so nice to turn Grant loose outside and let him play. I have a good view of the play set from our living room and kitchen so I can see him and don't have to be outside with him. Luke is loving it just as much as Grant and will stay happy in his swing for long periods of time. He even fell asleep in in the other day. We are looking forward to some cooler temperatures and we'll be able to enjoy it even more.





Mike's parents (Gran and Grandpa) came in town last weekend for a visit. We had such a fun time and Grant thoroughly enjoyed all the attention and especially riding the Grandpa horsie. They were our first house guests and the best part about that was that all the little things we've been putting off around the house (like hanging pictures) finally got done!



Grandpa also taught Grant that he can slide down much faster if he waxes up the slide with wax paper and then sits on it. As you can imagine this was great fun and Grant loved every second.


Every Tuesday and Thursday this summer Grant went to a Mothers Day Out program and really had a great time (and so did Mommie!) They ended the summer program with a little party last Thursday evening. His class (except for my son) got up and sang 3 cute songs...Father Abraham, If You're Happy and You Know It and Lord's Army. As soon as Grant entered the room and saw me sitting in the crowd he melted down. It was his first time to do anything like this so I couldn't be too upset. While he was sitting by me I could tell he wanted to sing too but wasn't about to budge. He sings these songs at home and it's too cute! I have him and Luke enrolled at another MDO program starting in a couple weeks so I'm hoping they will easily adjust. Here are Grant's teachers this summer, Mrs. Rowe and Mrs. Lupita. Oh, and this is super goofy Grant smile at its best.


This is the best picture I have of Luke smiling that shows all his teeth and his cute dimple on his right cheek. I think he's looking more and more like his Daddy. He's getting too big too fast!