Night-Night

Grant has figured out how to climb on to our bed all by himself. It’s his new favorite thing to do when he’s upstairs. When he’s on our bed he likes to play the night-night game. He’ll take all our pillows (also sometimes called blankets) and pile them in the middle of the bed. Then he lays his head on the pile and says night-night. If we are nearby, we have to play night-night too. We lay on the bed and pretend to be asleep, sometimes fake snoring to make him laugh. The night-night game is one game I don’t mind playing. Too bad all his future pretend games are unlikely to require me to take a fake nap.

My World Revolves and Brutus and Elmo

The other day we got a card in the mail telling us about alumni Christmas activities. The front had a photograph of 2 student houses decked to the max with Christmas lights and tacky inflatables. I thought Grant might like to look at it so I gave it to him. He looked at it for a minute or so, found the big Santa and happily said "Brutie!" When I told him it wasn't Brutus he looked again, then said "Elmo!" Well, I guess the thing was red... :)

High Five!

This morning Grant was giving Elmo and Brutie (aka Brutus) a ride in his car. He stopped pushing and touched Brutie's hand and said "high five." Later on he was carrying Brutus around and touched his hand and again said "high five." It was all I could do to keep from laughing. It cracks me up that he's giving his stuffed animals high fives. Sometimes he's too cute.

What a Fun Weekend!

This weekend Mommy and Daddy took me to build a bear so I could make my very own Brutus. I really like to give him hugs and cook him food in my kitchen.

I like to give him kisses too!

Here I am with Paw Paw and Brutus in my new Buckeye jammies from Grandma!

I like to play with my piggy. Check out my "I'm Dirty" shirt!

My tree is really pretty right now. Mommy made me get my picture taken with it.

I wish it wouldn't get cold- I LOVE to play outside! Good thing Mommy and Daddy got me a new winter coat and snow pants this weekend.

We went to Young's Dairy today. I had fun riding on these tractor bikes.

I got to play in the corn box too.

Mommy took me on this ride. She asked me if I wanted to have fun and it sure was. I wanted to go on it every time I saw it and called it "have fun."

Here we are on have fun!

Daddy's tying my shoes while I stand on the tractor.

They had 2 old tractors there to play on. I loved driving the tractor and watching all the people from up high.

Daddy was NOT allowed to touch the steering wheel!

Mommy helped me ride the cow in the pumpkin patch.

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii goats!

This tractor is so much fun! We need to come to Young's again!

Early Christmas

We had a whirlwind trip to Napoleon this weekend for a get together with my Grandma before she went to Florida. Grandma MeMe came over to visit Grant for a while in the morning and gave him a little Elmo. I wasn't sure if he'd care about it because he doesn't pay attention to Elmo at the sitter's but he likes this Elmo. He gives him kisses and puts him to bed each night.

Grant and Cain had fun chasing each other around the house and wanting whatever toy the other had. When Grant opened his yellow CAT toy he said it was "cute" and called it "I'm Dirty." He kept trying to ride it but had fun pushing it too. It was such a nice day we decided to stop at Highbanks on the way home and go for a little walk. Weekends need to last longer!


Bouncing on Mommy

Opening my present from Great Grandma

Playing with "I'm Dirty!"

Grant kept trying to ride it

The boys with their new toys

A walk on a beautiful day

Touch a Truck Pictures

New Sitter

Grant officially started at his new sitter today. We've been there a few times to get him used to being there, but today was the first time I left him there. It's my day off, so I thought it might be a good time to have him be there for a few hours without me. He did great! He didn't cry when I left and he shut the door behind me (he likes to do that). When I picked him up he was busily playing with a toy pizza. He didn't want to leave and once I finally got his coat on him, I had to chase him around the house to get him out the door. He didn't cry once while he was there, didn't ask for me, played and ate his snack no problem. Tomorrow should be interesting since he will be there all day and will have to nap there. But I am so proud of my good boy!