A Little Here, a Little There

Just a few randoms of the things Grant loves to do in his day to day grind...


Grant is now tall enough that he is getting into the third drawers all over the house. Daily we find him reaching into these drawers with the wonder and awe of what he will pull out...keeps him quite busy.


He also LOVES to push around his cars, trucks, and tractors. But he seems to always have to have one in each hand. He is constantly going all around the kitchen, dining room, and hall with his vehicles.


For months now Grant has been crossing his feet/legs whenever he sits. It is really the cutest thing and so the other day I decided I needed to capture a pic of those cute toes.



Bathtime has become quite the event at our home. Grant can hardly wait to get in (and makes a pretty good attempt to swing his leg over the side) as he is standing impatiently as we get the tub and all his toys ready. He loves his letters that stick to the walls and trying to repeat us as we say what they are. He also thinks splashing is the funniest thing ever.


These last pics are of Grant having a ball playing in his crib. He thought this was just the most fun and does this before many of his naps (today I just decided to keep the door open and catch what he was up to). He jabbered up a storm, wrestled with his blankets, shook his crib multiple times, and of course pulled his little toy's string (whom we've named Gil) to listen to the music...over and over.

He is quite the little ham! :)

A Couple of Great Grant Videos!

The other night we sat down with Grant and out of the blue he started dancing when his music started playing. This is the first time we had seen this "dance" of his and thought it was hilarious. Not sure where he learned this but looks like he's following in his parent's footsteps for great rhythm.

These giggles were just too delightful to not share. :) And if you catch the end, Grant obviously is not standing on his own just yet...geez Dad! Good thing Grant's a good sport!

Once again you have to turn your head because I can't figure out how to switch this...or remember to not hold the camera that way. Sorry :)

What a Day!

Well on Saturday January 23rd we celebrated the first year of Grant...and what a celebration it was! His day started with waffles with his Auntie Shay and never slowed down till he hit the pillow that night. Nick and I never would of imagined so many family members would make the trip down to KC, but wow did their presence truly make the day!
We rented out a room at our Community Center to eat some lunch and cake and then we were off to the pool. It was great to watch Grant as all the guests arrived. He would see his cousins or grandparents or friends and become so excited. He usually is quite enthusiastic to see these people but only sees 1 or 2 of these people at a time. So to keep seeing more and more faces that he recognized come through the door was quite the site.
Saying that Grant loved his cake would be an understatement. He was trying to get a swipe at it all morning, so when his chance finally came, he dug right in. He was quite the chocolaty mess! (good thing Aunt Katie suggested taking off his shirt) He ate a good amount of his cake and probably would of ate more but quickly became distracted when he saw the tractor he got for his birthday.
We spent the afternoon going down the slides, floating around the lazy river, and playing in the fountains. I don't think a smile ever left Grant's face. :) After a little nap (from I think everyone) the festivities continued at the Embassy Suites, since our families conveniently booked all their rooms at the same hotel. We all hung out and the kids played and played, ate way too much sugar, and stayed up way past Grant's bedtime.
As I was lying Grant down for the night I couldn't help but think, what a great day. I don't think we could of imagined a better first birthday...and if Grant could say more than Mama and Dada, I know he would of definitely agreed!

Soon I will be posting more pictures (as I had others take pictures for us and still need to download them).