Little Baby Grant is ONE!

I really cannot believe how fast time flies! Has it really been a year? Wasn't I holding an infant in my arms just last week? That's how it feels. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family. He really fits right in. Just as stubborn as the rest of us. :) He's also a load of fun! We started his Birthday the right way, which means we all went in his room once we could hear him calling us from his crib/play pen (yes he sleeps in a pack n'play) and sang him Happy Birthday. He thought he was something really special, which he is. He was all smiles. Then I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast because pancakes are aparently how we celebrate things.

P.S. Landon even joined in the singing which is rare. He's a very shy singer. Not sure why. It can't be normal to be self-conscious about ones voice at such a young age. But who said we have to be normal so I won't worry too much about it.

Random things I love about Grant:

He is quite obsessed with DVD cases and if we're not looking and they weren't packed tight enough together he pulls them ALL out and throws them every which way. He has even learned how to open the case and pull out the Disc. Yikes!

He loves his brother but is learning quickly how to *evade him. Thank heavens he hasn't figured out how to defend himself yet. Things to come I'm sure.

*I don't know if i used evade right but I like the way it sounds. It's my blog and can write how i want! ;)

(Landon was so antsy to get his hands on that cake.)

When Grant smiles it just lights up the whole room! His little cheeks puff up and his eyes are so bright.

He loves to clap and looks for every opportunity to do so. If he hears anyone say "yay" it warrants lots of clapping. I think he's just so proud of himself for figuring it out.

It cracks me up when he's about to get into something he's not supposed (usually heading for the bathroom when someone left the door open, how he knows I'll never know but he always does) and once I start walking towards him he'll do this crawl run and make a b-line for trouble.

His snuggles are enough to warm the heart right up! When we first started asking for snuggles he had an automatic response to adamantly shake his head "no". Luckily he always followed the head shaking with the snuggling. Thank goodness too, I need snuggles from my babies.

His face just wasn't messy enough so Dad had to show him how to take a REAL bite out of his cake. He got the hang of it real quick!

He's walking now, can you believe it? Me either! He is so proud of himself when he goes for a really long stretch. I love how he concentrates so hard on balancing. The wobble stage is my favorite!

Look at that face! Isn't it precious? I could just squeeze him. But since he's tucked snuggly away in his bed I won't. Maybe I'll just go take a peek at that precious face and than I'll go take a peak at the other precious face and count my blessing that I have such wonderful little boys!

Till next time, PEACE!

Sunny days and Sidewalk chalk!

When you live in the Northwest and the Sun decides to shine you run outside and spend as much time playing as possible before it rains.

Well, that's what we do anyway.

In fact the other day we were out driving and it was so sunny! We decided as soon as we got home we would have lunch and then spend some time outside. Of course, as soon as lunch was done we got our shoes on and as we headed for the door the rain started. No joke! We sat staring out the window as it sprinkled, then poured, than hailed...

Luckily on this particular day the Sun didn't stop shining. And look, no shoes. You know it's a good day when you don't have to wear shoes!