Grant's New Bed

My husband is awesome! Chris thought it would be fun to build something out of wood :). So we decided it would be the most practical to make Grant a bed- since his mattress has just been sitting on the floor. Chris didn't make this bed from a kit- he actually went to the lumber store, picked out all of the wood and then cut it to size! The bed will eventually have a headboard, but I have been picky about which style I like best :).

I'm proud of you Chris! Great Job!!!

Grant is super excited about his bed (although not enough to sleep in it through the night.)

The bed has three pull out drawers, which is awesome because right now Grant doesn't have enough space in his dresser drawers.

Yellowstone Fun!

Chris finished the Washington State Bar on July 30th!! (Results will be in around the middle of October.) Congrats sweetie, I'm so proud of you! So to celebrate and get away from the heat (inside our house it was constantly around 85 degrees- yuck!) we packed up and drove to Yellowstone!

My sweet grandparents have a cabin that they built in Island Park and they were kind enough to let us stay there for a week.

Here are my sweet grandparents! We spent a couple days with them in Idaho Falls. Grant loved spending time with his great-grandparents- he made quick friends!

One of Grant's favorite pasttimes is throwing rocks into any body of water. So we pulled off the road to throw rocks into Firehole River in YStone. Grant was impressed with this "Really Big Rock!"

A post-rock- throw observation.

This is a garbage can after it was tested for "Bear Proofing". I'm not a scientist, but I don't think it passed.

Grant loves to ask Chris and I to follow him. Here is he directing Chris where to go next.

We went to a Bear and Wolf Reserve, but I think Grant had more fun playing on the playground.

Although, he did enjoy hiding out in the Wolf's den.

One of my favorite spots is the Grand Canyon on Yellowstone! Absolutlely amazing!

Another shot of the canyon.

Grant thought the waterfall was cool, but was more interested in throwing rocks through the fence.

(Just an FYI- I'm 6 months along in these pics)

Smiling eventhough he practically lived in a car for a week! What a good boy!

We didn't see as many animals in the park, as we have in the past. But we were satisfied when this Bull Elk walked in front of our car. I was taking a picture with my window rolled down, but I quickly rolled it up as the Elk got closer to the car.

At the cabin, we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows! Yum!!!

Summer Time Fun!

My sweet Grandma Noyes wanted to get Grant something special for his birthday, so she bought him this awesome kiddie pool.

Last weekend, Chris' brothers, Jeff and Stephen, came into town for the 4th. While they were here we decided to go for a hike up to Franklin Falls.

Happy Birthday Grant!

Happy Birthday sweet boy! Chris and I have really enjoyed watching Grant grow! He is full of energy and loves to laugh and play. Grant turned 2 on June 25, so to celebrate we went to McDonald's with Grandma and Grandpa Anderson and let Grant go nuts. He had a blast! Then to celebrate his birthday more formally, we invited Grandma and Grandpa Anderson over on Sunday for a nice birthday dinner!

It is amazing how fast babies grow. Grant at 5 months.

Grant at 4 months

Birthday Dinner! He was so excited about the fondant rocks that he didn't care about the pictures, singing happy birthday, or blowing out the candles. Because what is better than edible rocks?

I wanted to make a construction cake for Grant because he is really into trucks and tractors right now! He loved the cake- in fact when he saw me making it he freaked out because he wanted the tractors on top so badly. It was really nice to celebrate Grant's birthday with Chris' parents, he loves having his Damma and Papa so close. Grant received a lot fun toys, which have kept him busy for the last couple of days, which I have also enjoyed!

Side note: He found my hole puncher and thought it would be a good idea to spread them around and then try to eat them. Grant, thank you for always making us laugh!