Fun with Magnets

Grant had a great time playing with his new magnets...

But when I spelled his name up at the top of the magnet board...

He went and got his stool...

Because he apparently decided that was where he should be working with magnets, too.

Picture Upgrade!

Pictures should be getting better around here thanks to my new Christmas camera!

Durham and the Blue Devil

A view of the post-Christmas snow from our frosty porch

Grant's handmade Christmas ornament

Flowers at the Museum of Life & Science butterfly house

Happy Holidays at the NC Museum of Life & Science

We took Grant to the NC Museum of Life & Science, and he loved their Holiday Springs & Sprockets display...

Football Sunday, Post-Christmas

Here's how Grant looks when he's vegging out.  Blanket? Check.  Mr. T?  Check.  Giant Giraffe? Check.  Two fingers in mouth? Check.  Good, then we're ready for some football (or Yo Gabba Gabba).

And now thanks to Kyle's new Christmas sweats, both of my boys coordinate:

Grant's working on his pointing since he can't touch the tree:

Apparently Grant thinks septuplets would be better than just one baby in the stroller:

Merry Christmas!

Here are a few of our favorite shots from Christmas day...

Opening the first present:

Trying to wait patiently for Kyle to get the cars out:

Taking the Sing-a-ma-jigs for a stroll:

Seeing the new train table (which we set up after he went to bed the night before):

 

Helping Daddy open presents at Aunt Lauren's:

What we do for fun around here...

No, we don't have a P.O. box, we just love letting Grant run around at the post office.  It's remarkably baby proof!

Deck the Halls

Grant used his zoo animals to decorate his own tree...

Then he took a break to read with Daddy (but couldn't resist giving me the camera smile)...

A Family Tradition

Grant isn't the only one in the family whose first car was a Cozy Coupe!  Flash back to almost three decades ago...

Yep, that's me at 2 years old, taking my puppies for a ride.  When I got out the camera to take the picture of Grant below, he had two Mr. T's (his little giraffe friend) lined up in the back of his CC for a perfect replication of the picture above, but as is usually the case with him, I wasn't quick enough to catch the shot.  Gotta be quick!

Anyone recognize this smile? (Although you won't catch Grant doing it on camera, since his camera smiles are all teeth!)

Go Cowboys!

Thanks to a special delivery from Texas, I've finally managed to improve Grant's Sunday attire (although we're clearly still a house divided), and just in time for the Cowboys victory!

Check out our little QB's license plate!!

Grant preferred story time with some of his stuffed animals in his big boy bed instead of watching football.  Here's an action shot of him giving the glo-worm some water.  No one wants a dehydrated glo-worm.

How We Roll...

I just found these pictures from our Thanksgiving road trip to VA on my phone and had to share.  Sure makes it look like we had a peaceful drive, doesn't it??

Christmas at Charlie's

We were on a roll and managed to get another group shot of all of the kids (minus Carter, who's out of town).  This time we were at Charlie's house for her family's annual holiday party where the kids all had a fabulous time.

Makin' Cookies

Not so sure about the cookie making business at first...

 

But then he warmed up to the idea...

 

Can you guess which one Grant made?

BC+C Holiday Afternoon

We had the Boys Club + Charlie over to our house for a little holiday fun, and Sarah managed to catch all of the kids on camera not once, but twice!  Here's one from the box that I originally envisioned our kids peacefully crafting around...

Since the box was crushed, we crafted on the ottoman, which in hindsight was a better crafting location anyways...

And here they all are together on the couch...

When you marry a Redskin...

Be prepared to face the consequences...


...but don't worry, Grant is now the proud owner of his very own Romo jersey!

Merry Car-mas!

Aunt Hat delivered an early Christmas present for Grant...


His first car!!

It's been a great hit with him and all of his buddies.  Not only is it good for rides, but it's also great for snack time, reading, and sharing (he spent a lot of time trying to convince Charlie it was a two seater so she would sit in it with him).

Crafty Christmas

We were feeling crafty (again!) on Tuesday and decided to make a Christmas countdown chalkboard with thumb print reindeer.  Here's the work in progress...




Once Grant's role was done, he had snacks with his buddy Dylan while Mommy painted away in the background and Sarah took some cute pictures...

After snack time, we let the boys pretend paint on their old plaques...

And here's the finished product...