Not so sure about the insides...
Diving on in...
More interested...
And a little costume preview...!
10.30.2008
Carving our Pumpkin
We told Grayson we were carving our pumpkin tonight and she immediately went to the front door saying "ba ba" and looking on the porch. A few things are "ba ba" these days, but we've been playing with our pumpkins when we go in the front yard lately, so she knew exactly what we were talking about.
Not so sure about the insides...
Diving on in...
More interested...
And a little costume preview...!
Not so sure about the insides...
Diving on in...
More interested...
And a little costume preview...!
Voting
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10.29.2008
Moving Too Fast..
Sunday, when we picked up Grayson from nursery at church, Mrs. Beth said to me "did you realize these were still attached?". She lifted up Grayson's brown dress and showed me the pair of bloomers still attached by the plastic things from the store, hanging there. Nice, mama. And you might think, oh, easy mistake, if I had just bought the outfit the day before. But no, that dress had been through the wash, the dryer, folded semi-neatly in her drawer, and then put on over her head that morning. Not to mention I put on leggings underneath it and her jacket over top of it. You'd think after touching the thing five or so times, that I'd realize this poofy part in the back was a problem. Once I snipped them off when we got home, Grayson decided to eat them.
Then Monday, Grayson was moving too fast and fell into her book basket. I was cooking in the kitchen and came in to rescue her from this. Of course after running to get the camera.
Then Monday, Grayson was moving too fast and fell into her book basket. I was cooking in the kitchen and came in to rescue her from this. Of course after running to get the camera.
10.28.2008
10.27.2008
At the front door...
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10.25.2008
where's grayson?
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10.23.2008
giving maggie squeeze-ums
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10.20.2008
Cousins, Blocks, and Scones
We had a fun, relaxing weekend here in the 'boro. Avery and Jackson were in town for a short visit. In all the action I didn't capture pictures of the girls, but here's Jackson with Justin. More pictures at Camp Toad Hall.
Grayson has learned how to stack her blocks all by herself. Check out that look of concentration.
And we all had yummy blueberry scones from Cheesecakes by Alex at the market. We've traded in our bare feet for shoes and socks, and our short sleeve shirts for hoodies.
Grayson has learned how to stack her blocks all by herself. Check out that look of concentration.
And we all had yummy blueberry scones from Cheesecakes by Alex at the market. We've traded in our bare feet for shoes and socks, and our short sleeve shirts for hoodies.
10.16.2008
Your'e Gonna Miss This
If you ask her to blink, she squeezes her eyes shut like it’s a strenuous task, then opens them slowly and smiles at you.
If you ask her what a cow says, she says “mmmmmmmmmm”.
If you ask her where her ‘bee-bo” is, she lifts up her shirt and pinches at the first skin she can find.
If you give her a hat, she tries to put it on her head.
She has one new molar that is freakishly huge, and one more on the way. I’m sure this is normal, but it looks like she has a wad of gum stuck in her mouth.
She attempts to “try on” any piece of cloth she can get her hands on…actual clothes, dish towels, fabric scraps, daddy’s dirty socks, woobies…it all goes over her head, on her shoulders, behind her neck, etc.
She loves to be “gotten”…we say “I’m gonna get you (more like gitchu)” and she speed crawls down the hall and giggles when you tickle her. Or my favorite, when Justin chases her, she lies down on the floor after crawling just to make it clear that its time for him to git her.
When you get her out of her crib after sleeping, she hands you her woobie and expects you to give it a good whiff.
She’s slowly beginning to like whole milk. She chugs it if you give it to her in a sippie cup on her changing table at night. Random.
She loves the bathroom. If you leave the door open, she makes a beeline for it and stands on the side of the tub babbling to her tub toys.
She loves magazines. Like father, like daughter.
She still loves to unload the dishwasher, and now she likes to “help” with laundry too.
When you give her shoes and socks, she lifts up her feet and tries to put them on.
If you sing her a song, when you finish, she smiles and claps for you.
She's been standing for a while now, and also likes to pick things up off the floor while standing and throw them back down.
She’s sucking her thumb like its going out of style. She used to just suck her thumb when she was in her crib or really sleepy. Now it's all the time. And especially when I’m around, she either grabs on to my pant leg or shirt like a woobie and sucks away. Cute, unless I'm trying to fix dinner or do laundry with her attached to my leg. To which Justin always responds "You're Gonna Miss This".
She (finally!) helps put toys back IN the toy bin when she’s done playing.
She’s now signing “more” and “milk” and still, very passionately, signs “all done”.
And new words include...Bye bye, nigh-nigh (night night), ta-ta (for Tacky the Penguin, thanks for the great book uncle will!), cheese (she loves it), nana (for banana), a-na (for her friend anna, which used to be nana but now she's dropped the first "n"), ma-ma (for maggie, a little different than mama for me), dada, jac-sha (for Jackson), ja-ja (for jon-jon as in Uncle John John or her friend baby John), and ma-ma (long a’s here for MayMay).
If you ask her what a cow says, she says “mmmmmmmmmm”.
If you ask her where her ‘bee-bo” is, she lifts up her shirt and pinches at the first skin she can find.
If you give her a hat, she tries to put it on her head.
She has one new molar that is freakishly huge, and one more on the way. I’m sure this is normal, but it looks like she has a wad of gum stuck in her mouth.
She attempts to “try on” any piece of cloth she can get her hands on…actual clothes, dish towels, fabric scraps, daddy’s dirty socks, woobies…it all goes over her head, on her shoulders, behind her neck, etc.
She loves to be “gotten”…we say “I’m gonna get you (more like gitchu)” and she speed crawls down the hall and giggles when you tickle her. Or my favorite, when Justin chases her, she lies down on the floor after crawling just to make it clear that its time for him to git her.
When you get her out of her crib after sleeping, she hands you her woobie and expects you to give it a good whiff.
She’s slowly beginning to like whole milk. She chugs it if you give it to her in a sippie cup on her changing table at night. Random.
She loves the bathroom. If you leave the door open, she makes a beeline for it and stands on the side of the tub babbling to her tub toys.
She loves magazines. Like father, like daughter.
She still loves to unload the dishwasher, and now she likes to “help” with laundry too.
When you give her shoes and socks, she lifts up her feet and tries to put them on.
If you sing her a song, when you finish, she smiles and claps for you.
She's been standing for a while now, and also likes to pick things up off the floor while standing and throw them back down.
She’s sucking her thumb like its going out of style. She used to just suck her thumb when she was in her crib or really sleepy. Now it's all the time. And especially when I’m around, she either grabs on to my pant leg or shirt like a woobie and sucks away. Cute, unless I'm trying to fix dinner or do laundry with her attached to my leg. To which Justin always responds "You're Gonna Miss This".
She (finally!) helps put toys back IN the toy bin when she’s done playing.
She’s now signing “more” and “milk” and still, very passionately, signs “all done”.
And new words include...Bye bye, nigh-nigh (night night), ta-ta (for Tacky the Penguin, thanks for the great book uncle will!), cheese (she loves it), nana (for banana), a-na (for her friend anna, which used to be nana but now she's dropped the first "n"), ma-ma (for maggie, a little different than mama for me), dada, jac-sha (for Jackson), ja-ja (for jon-jon as in Uncle John John or her friend baby John), and ma-ma (long a’s here for MayMay).
10.15.2008
bebo
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10.13.2008
guess who's walking!
yesterday it was only standing. today all it took was putting a lid (hat) on my head. yahoo for first steps!!! this afternoon she took two steps towards the toy magnets on the fridge, and then tonight, she took up to four steps reaching for hats, smiling all the way.
We're Still Here...
Although you might think otherwise from my recent lack of blog posts, we are definitely still here.
Justin’s been catching big fish.
Grayson's been playing with friends at the park, hanging out with grandparents, helping me with craft projects, and catching up on her reading material. She's also standing solo, cutting molars, drinking whole milk, and talking, but more on that later...
We've all been celebrating new little babies set to arrive soon!
Justin’s been catching big fish.
Grayson's been playing with friends at the park, hanging out with grandparents, helping me with craft projects, and catching up on her reading material. She's also standing solo, cutting molars, drinking whole milk, and talking, but more on that later...
We've all been celebrating new little babies set to arrive soon!
10.02.2008
On her birthday...
we grocery shopped at the harris teeter (do we know how to celebrate or what?!). But of course she got a balloon. Again, another late post, but it was too cute to skip over.
The Party
So I'm two weeks behind on the post, but Grayson's one year birthday party was a blast. Cupcake decorating was a big hit with the crowd, except Grayson was more interested in playing than tasting her own first bite. With a mama that has a huge sweet tooth, I was actually glad the sweet gene didn't pass through...yet. Huge thanks go out to everyone for coming to celebrate and love on our little one. And I'd like to give a big shout out to Kate May for taking such great pictures with Maymay's camera!
10.01.2008
"Well, I'm just a bill . . ."
I posted the following on It's More Than Money, a blog I post to every now and again at work. Thought you guys might enjoy it too.
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"Well, I'm just a bill . . . just a lonely old bill, and I'm sittin' here on capital hill. But now I'm off to the Senate where they sit and debate: adding a surtax to millionaires, an extension to unemployment pay, tax breaks for businesses and renewable energy, increasing FDIC insurance and adding a $1,000 tax credit for less affluent homeowners."
I know that doesn't quite carry the same tune as the original Schoolhouse Rocks song, but this is a lot more complex than just "school buses must stop at railroad crossings" (no offense Bill).
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"Well, I'm just a bill . . . just a lonely old bill, and I'm sittin' here on capital hill. But now I'm off to the Senate where they sit and debate: adding a surtax to millionaires, an extension to unemployment pay, tax breaks for businesses and renewable energy, increasing FDIC insurance and adding a $1,000 tax credit for less affluent homeowners."
I know that doesn't quite carry the same tune as the original Schoolhouse Rocks song, but this is a lot more complex than just "school buses must stop at railroad crossings" (no offense Bill).
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