Catch Up!

Yikes! It has been more than a month since we posted, but we have been so busy with stuff and then we went on vacation. So now that we have vacationed and relaxed a little, I have enough brain energy to share our happenings.

Grant loves to "Wa, Mommy": Watch/help mommy. When I don't have time for Grant to help me, I put him in charge of making alphabet soup. It was chewy, but delicious!

Anytime Grant sees one of Chris' shirts he'll snuggle it and say "Daddy". The next step involves putting Daddy's shirt on.

We had a laundy mishap a couple weeks ago. I let Grant help put dirty clothes in the washer, but I got a phone call and walked away for like 30 secs. When I switched the wet clothes over to the dryer I found: a tennis ball, a hand puppet, bottle of nailpolish (which didn't open) and sadly, his Silly Sally Book (one of our favorites), completely destroyed- Silly Sally will never go to town, walking backwards, upsidedown again :( - at least until we buy another copy.


Last week we drove to MD to visit my brother Scott and his super cute little family! Grant and his cousin Olivia got a long extremely well! She liked to hold his hand a lot and when he was done holding hands, he would pry her fingers off of his.


Grant was teaching Olivia how to play in a dirty, asphault water hole- a Must if you want to be successful in life!

Scott took us for a walk along the Potomac river!

Grant and Olivia could have spent hours throwing rocks into the Potomac.

We visited the Natural History Smithsonian- super fun!

Chris showing me what a man he is- trying to push over the Washington Monument. Actually he was trying to show Grant how to push it over, but Grant wasn't in the mood.

My professional shot of the monument.

Hey, Abe. As we were walking from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial (which, btw, is a LONG walk), we walked by the reflection pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Remember how Grant likes to throw stuff into water? Yeah, he managed to throw both his sippy cup and snack trap into the reflection pool (at separate times). Fortunately, Chris was able to quickly get down flat and grab them before they floated away, but that boy has quite an arm!

When we came out of the DC Aquarium (I wouldn't recommend- super lame!, but not to be confused with the Baltimore Aq. which I heard was super awesome) we saw cops blocking off all the roads, helicopters in the sky, and 5 black SUV's drive down the street. I have a feeling someone very important was in one of the cars.

Are You Stressed Out?

It's funny because we are always trying to persuade Grant to do his "Are you stressed out?" face, which he never does... so this is the best we can do on camera. Just to let you all know, I don't really think Grant is stressed out. In fact, he has a very cushy life. He doesn't have to work, pay bills, worry about anything more serious than stacking blocks and stabbing peas with a fork. He actually gets "Stressed Out" because he watches me. :) I do get stressed easily and after watching Grant mimic me, I realized that I have to be careful how I express myself.

I saw a very cute post on my BYU roomie's blog, which shows her little girl singing songs. Grant and I watched it a few times and he clapped and sang along. So I thought I would post Grant singing too. This boy loves to sing! He sings quite loudly: in the car, during church (not always during singing time), at the store, etc. :) Grant has started attending Nursery (Sunday School class for children 18 mos.-3 years) and they sing songs, which has greatly encouraged his singing at home! (BTW, his new word for Nursery is "Ni Ni"). So below is Grant and Chris singing "Pop Corn Popping on the Apricot Tree".

Doorknobs and Juggling Attempt

Life is a lot of fun with Grant around. He's so curious and so busy. The other day I was getting ready and didn't want Grant coming in (I had the hot curling iron on). Then I heard the door creak and he was standing beside me. AHHHH... now my baby is big enough to open doors and have free access to the house; which he has taken full advantage of. Sidenote: Does anyone know how to get crayon and pencil off the walls?

Grant does this trick "Are you stressed out?", but he only does it for us. So we did catch a very brief moment where Grant is "stressed out". Wish we could get the real thing on tape.

Lastly, I am a nerd because I will have a dream about doing something and then the next day, totally think that I can do it (one time I had a dream I was a ninja and then next day rolled my ankle). When I was in middle school I had a dream that I could juggle, so the next day I tried it out. Turns out it is way harder than it looks. But, two days ago I was watching some of our friend's kids and the older boy asked me if I could "do that thing that clowns do?" - he meant if I could juggle. I can't really juggle, but I'll keep practicing, but below is one of my attempts to juggle. (you can hear Grant grunting in the video).

Quirky Sampler

My good friend Erin tagged me! AHHhhhh... now I have to reveal 6 quirky things about myself. It's a good thing it is limited to just 6 because I think I am super quirky and could make a long list-Poor Chris:)

1.) I have to fold my towels a certain way. I can't really explain how, and I'm not going to make a video to post. But they look nice when they folded just the way I like them.

2.) I really like to be on time (not early or late). I usually drive to my destinations and because I arrive early, I usually wait in the car. Although, it is ironic because sometimes I am late because I waited in the car too long.

3.) I can't stand to eat at buffets; for one, the food is never very good. But for another, I am self conscience about how many times I get up to fill my plate.

4.)We have a Micro-suede couch and I have to brush my hand down the sides because I don't like the finger and bottom imprints that are left after sitting. I like it to look like carpet that has just been vacuumed.

5.) I am afraid of most everything. And even if Chris and I have been around each other (so I should remember who is home with me) I still jump up if he walks into a room when I don't see him at first. I could make a huge list of random stuff I'm scared of but that's for another quirky list.

6.) I still haven't switched to the cool white ankle socks that everyone wears with tennis shoes. Call me old fashioned, but I just love white socks that go all the way up to midcalf.

I tag: Kristen, Amanda, Chris, Rachel, and Sara.