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We were planning on giving Grant his first taste of cereal while in CO but he thought sleeping would be more fun. I'm actually really glad we didn't because he was all messed up anyway and to add cereal on top of that would probably be a bad combo. Anyway we gave him some spoonfuls on Sunday and yep it's official the boy is ours-this kid loves food! He kept trying to grab the spoon and had a death grip on it the whole time.

blast off

What can I say I think this is the cutest lil' costume out there! And the lil' astronaut boy is pretty darn cute himself! We had a fun Halloween, made "crater" cookies and spent the day with friends/neighbors. It wouldn't have hurt to have it be a smidgen warmer out but atleast we didn't have snow like there usually was for me growing up!

I'm excited to be a mom now for all the holidays. I keep remembering all the fun things we did growing up and I am getting excited for when Grant is old enough to enjoy trick-or-treating and counting down the days until Christmas. I know I shouldn't get ahead of myself but I can't help it! It's been so much fun watching him grow!

the big hunt

Guess who loves to fly...and blow bubbles???

About a week ago we decided to scoot on over to CO to check somethings off our list.

David and his dad elk huntin'-check
Grant has a 1/2 birthday-check
Grant falls asleep during his "party"-check
spending time with friends-check
spending lots and lots of time with family(and seeing David's grandparents)-check
Grant "napping" through the night-check
G gets a cold-check....and still checking that one off
flying from MKE->ORD->DEN->HDN and back-check
Grant sleeping on EVERY flight and doing very well....uh...he did have one teeny tiny 3 minute freak out from Chicago to Milwaukee but after 6 legs of flying I think we were all about to flip out!

We really did have a great time, Grant is still trying to get back to his routine. I'm sure things will become smooth again about a week before we leave for Christmas;)




What was so scary? I look like a deer in headlights! Yikes!

6 months!

Due to our trip to CO {more to come} this is a little late....Grant is 6 months!!! Man I love this kid! He has been so much fun lately and I know it will just keep getting better...until potty training ;)

weight: 14 lbs
height: 26.5 in


*when he is tired he will suck on the top of his left hand while holding his right ear
*likes to blow bubbles
*still prefers to be outside, while in CO he would stick out his tongue and just take in the cool crisp air
*rolls and rolls and rolls
*usually ends up on his stomach while sleeping
*likes to be held and look around at everything
*has fun and smiles when i bounce him on my lap
*likes books
*puts EVERYTHING in his mouth

the ever so popular "pumpkin patch" post

There are a lot of reasons why I love Grant but I have to admit that having a baby is the best excuse to get out and do fun things. David and I are no strangers to family events (circus, hayrides, festivals) but now that Grant is in the picture it doesn't seem so silly for us to go! On Saturday we went to this cute little pumpkin patch/corn maze...sure it wasn't the greatest but since this kid could stare at his hands for 5 hours we weren't really too picky!

ooo scary Frankenstein---look he even has fingers growing out of his neck!

checkin' out the corn


G-bug and his new best friend

seriously kid?

Grant has been a little oh how do you say...uh...difficult today. The poor kid just would NOT take a nap. He wanted to be held, cuddled, kissed etc. etc. I have yw stuff, errands, people to meet etc. and today just wasn't a good day for him to be high maintance. As I sat here with him FINALLY asleep on my shoulder I read a comment from President Hinckley that helped me to understand the importance of my time with him and my calling as a mother. Leave it to Pres. Hinckley to give such a great reminder!

"You have nothing in this world more precious than your children. When you grow old, when your hair turns white and your body grows weary, when you are prone to sit in a rocker and meditate on the things of your life, nothing will be so important as the question of how your children have turned out ... Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value ... The baby you hold in your arms will grow quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days." President Gordon B. Hinckley

and with that being said guess who is awake???

Al's Run

Since it was so frigid out today I decided to warm up and run the Children's 8k race. What a fun, easy run downtown. I wasn't very familiar with the course and all day I've been doing the "what if" game but there's always next year and I had a fun time so that's all that matters. There were tons of runners and the crowd was great-cheerleaders,bands,goofy outfits etc.

So how does one train for a 5 mile run? Easy you first have to run a decent amount of miles, get proper rest/nutrition and leave your ipod in the stroller! Yep I was about in tears when I realized what I had done! David and Grant escorted me to the bus (they drove the runners to the starting line) and kissed me good bye. I was anxiously waiting for the warm bus to get there when I looked at my empty frozen hands!!! I didn't bring my phone because I did't want to carry it around (I mean who am I going to call while on a run? seriously.) so I had to quickly make friends with strangers and use their phones to call David. After two attempts I started sprinting back to the car in hopes that he would be there, just then I saw the last of the buses getting ready to leave...back to the bus once again empty handed. Stink.

While on the bus I made another "friend" who let me borrow her phone, I could tell she thought I was nuts for wanting/needing my ipod so bad but whatever, not all of us grew up with imaginations while we run lady. I finally got a hold of David and we decided on a place to meet during the race. I have never loved technology more than in that moment. My testimony of cell phones/ipods and my garmin was greatly increased in those few minutes!

Grant and I after the race...poor kid was so cold David had to buy him a warmer hat and gloves...Nike of course! Thank goodness we were downtown with all that shopping near! He still enjoyed being outside with his daddy and was so happy all day! Oh and yes this is my brother's old running shirt from when he was in H.S. or maybe at Ricks! I guess you could say I take care of things ;)