Big boy bed and more!

This weekend we transitioned Grant to a big boy bed, well more like his crib minus one side :-)  He is doing quite well, and last night surprised us by walking in our room at 5am!  We were pleased, as that is a big improvement over the 1am cry for mommy.  Here is a cute video that has nothing to do with sleep. 



Mommy & G

While Dad was on his annual Spring Training getaway, mom and G had lots if fun!  From the park to the museum, and even a ferry ride with Jake, it was such an adventured filled weekend!

Children's museum

This weekend we celebrated our pal Alexander's 2nd birthday at the Seattle Children's Museum.  We had so much fun with our Bright Horizons friends!

Grant & Flynn

Busy week!

On Tuesday, G started his gradual transition into the "Two's" class.  Tomorrow will be his first full day with these small adults, majority of whom can talk and some even use the potty!  We will miss the Tod's teachers and kids but are excited for Grant to move on to big kid things.  In addition to a busy week at school, we had a special visitor this weekend...Aunt Candy!  G and Aunt Candy had lots of fun reading and playing with blocks!

Happy 2nd Birthday!

What an awesome birthday weekend!  We had a great time with Grant's classmates on Saturday racing cars at the community center, went to the airplane museum on Sunday with Grammie and Pops, and opened presents and had a playdate on Monday (no school!).  Being two is pretty fun!

We're back!

Due to crazy holiday schedules, the blog was on hiatus.  But, we're back with lots of memories to share!  The first video is a slide show of various photos and the second is of a little dance we like to call, "The Grant". 

Fun fall weekend!

We enjoyed the end of November with a great Thanksgiving meal and a birthday hike through the park!  On Turkey Day, Grant got to play with his cousins Lee and Amanda, his Uncle Casey as well as Mr. Joe and Wrigley the Poodle.  Then over the weekend, our family explored the trails and beaches of nearby Lincoln Park.  It was such a nice (long) weekend! 

Museum fun

We fell behind on the blog again, and now have two weeks to update everyone on.

Last weekend we had a great time with Nana and PawPaw.  We had fun reading stories, seeing Pike Place Market and going to the Boeing Museum of Flight!

Then this past weekend we ventured down south to Tacoma and went to the Tacoma Children's Museum, a hands on, pay as you will museum.  Grant had a great time, and mom and dad found a great place for G to play on rainy days!

Two weeks in one

After Halloween, we made our way east to Chicago.  Dad, Uncle Al and Uncle Scott went to the Green Bay / Bears game in Wisconsin, while mom and Grant played with the Gorby girls. 

Then this past weekend, we got Grant's mop cut.  He did excellent this time around, sitting somewhat still the whole time!



Happy Halloween!

Below are some pics of Grant from his school's costume parade.  Here is a link to an article on the event from our neighborhood news blog http://westseattleblog.com/2013/10/west-seattle-halloween-2013-costumed-visitors-at-fire-station-32/#more-254471

Class Picture on Pajama Day!

Pumpkin Patch and more!

This weekend we visited one of the many pumpkin patches in the Seattle area.  We picked out 4 pumpkins, one for each member of the family (including Ike!).  It was lots of fun and we look forward to lots of pumpkin and corn-maze filled adventures as Grant gets older.

Grant also had a play date with his friend Flynn!  We finally got to have a co-pilot in the wagon!

Way to go Grant!

At approximately 8pm on October 15, 2013, Grant went pee pee and poo poo in his froggy potty.  By no means does this mean he is potty trained, he was just nice enough not to do it in the tub where he was in the process of taking a bath.  Good job buddy!

New ride and some new moves

First off, thanks Uncle Casey for Grant's new wheels!

Second, check out Grants new dance.  I believe the kids call it The Chicken Dance. ;-)

A few of Grants favorite things...

Books

Bubble Guppies Cartoon

Wagons and WaWa

Football

The Packers lost, but G sure looked cute in his new #12 shirt, wrestling with his Aaron Rodgers doll (I mean stuffed action figure ;-)

Park fun

We explored Seward Park again this weekend, but this time we let Grant walk/run on his own the last half mile.  It took a long time to finish, but he sure did have fun!

Animals big and small

So we took Grant to the horse track this weekend, thinking he would enjoy looking at all the pretty ponies.  Well we thought wrong...they terrified him!  We already knew he isn't a fan of dogs, but we can now add horses to the no pet list ;-).  Speaking of pets, Grant usually keeps his distance from Ike (aka "kitty"), but on Sunday evening he decided he wanted to play.  Ike was not having anything to do with it as seen in these two clips:

Texas Holiday

We just got back from a fun filled trip to Texas to see family, friends and football.  In Kingsland we saw Nana, Papa, Auntie Sherri, Aunt Candy, Aunt Jeanie, Aunt Edna, JimBob, Scooter, and Kelsey.  Then in Fort Worth, Grant got to play with his friend Madeline while their daddies watched the Frogs play football.  Before we flew home, we had lunch and looked at boats with the Maul family at Bass Pro Shop's Outdoor World.  Hope everyone had just as nice of a holiday weekend as we did!