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Graydon and I went to play golf with Daddy yesterday and had the best time!

Well, Mike played and Graydon and I drove the cart. Graydon loved walking around with Daddy's clubs and picking up all the golf balls! It was so cute. At one point Mike asked Graydon to sit down so he could hit the ball and he did. He just sat right there and watched! Graydon also loved to get the balls back out of the cup. Mike can't wait for his little buddy to get a little bigger so they can play together for real!

Shower time!

I just had to post these pics of Graydon's first shower! He LOVED it! Maybe this is TMI for some of you, but those with kiddos can probably relate. Graydon has gotten into the habit of "taking the kids to the pool" during his baths! i.e. going #2! I don't know what it is, but he must just get relaxed or something!!! I guess when we potty train I will just put the potty in the tub!! :) Well, the other night we decided to just take him into the shower and see how he did! He had such a good time! There are only a few pics because Mike is in some and he would absolutely kill me if I put shower pics of him on our blog! Even if they are only from the chest up!

March Update

I've decided I'm going to at least try to blog once a month and give an update! This month has been pretty routine for us. Mike and I are both doing well and we're trying to get in shape! We started the P90X program about 3 weeks ago and so far so good! It is by far the hardest workout I've ever done. I can't speak for Mike since he's played sports his entire life and has always been good about working out. But for me, working out has never really been a priority. I guess when I was younger and in high school it just wasn't that big of a deal for me. I didn't really play sports so I just didn't really work out, and I guess I didn't need to. Ugh, how quickly that changes as you get older and have a baby! I did pretty well about losing the baby weight after Graydon, but still had those last 10-15 lbs! Well, after about a year of saying, "I still have about 10 lbs to lose" I decided I really needed to put some effort into it. I can definitely reccommend P90X to anyone, it is such a good workout! Anyhoo, enough about that! On to the good stuff, GRAYDON!

Our little munchkin is doing just wonderful! He is growing like crazy and has gone from saying one word at a time to saying many things all at once! It's literally like he's having conversations! Of course there are no real sentences and its all just babble with a few real words here and there, but it is so darn cute! He is definitely keeping us on our toes! We have friends with boys about the same age as Graydon and I just laugh when I see them sit still on their parents laps, or in front of the tv for a while captivated by what on, because that is just not our little boy! He is moving, moving, moving, all the time!!! If he is still for about 5 seconds he starts looking around like, "whoops, what am I doing, I need to run around!" I guess that's working out for my weight loss as well! jk Hopefully I'll update more soon with some stats from his next dr. appt. I think we go next week for his 15 month appt.

Here are a few pictures to show how much he's grown!

about 3 days old leaving the hospital

2 weeks old

2 months old


6 months old

about 9 months old

a year old

13 months

13 months

14 months

Yesterday for St. Patrick's Day

need blogging help

Watch out, two posts in one day!? It's a record for me. I've been meaning to ask everyone how to make my blog cute! I just don't know where to go. I've found a site or two off of peoples pages, but once I get a background code or whatever, where do I post it on my blog?? I'm totally computer retarded so please someone help me out!

worst blogger ever award....

Goes to me!!! I am so jealous of those of you with lives interesting enough to post daily, or almost daily! I just don't seem to find the time to post and then when I do, my thoughts just don't seem interesting!

I figured I would get on and post since Graydon is down for a nap, finally! Poor thing has been crying for about 20 mintues! We've gotten to the point where he is exhausted and sometimes just needs to cry! It breaks my heart, but thank goodness he's finally asleep.

Here's an update on us: We've moved again! Yep, again. The joys of hometending! I guess we did a great job at the last house, because it sold quickly. That is what we're supposed to do, but moving is the pits! We're in a new house and I have to say, I love it! I liked the land we had at the other house, but prefer this actual house over the last one.

Mike is doing well at the job, and I'm still working at Willies! Not my ideal job, I'm starting to feel too old to be working there!!! I have to keep praying to not get frustrated and fed up but it's hard sometimes. Its not really anyones fault, most of the people I work with are 18-21ish so they are just in a different stage in their lives. I just have to remind myself that the money is good and I'm only there three days a week so I can stay home with Graydon more. He is getting to be so adventurous and never wants to stop moving! I can't believe my little baby is such a little boy already! They grow up so fast and I just wish I could freeze him at this stage for a little while!

Mike and I are going to try to get in better shape and after hearing friends talk about it we decided to order p90x. I'd never really heard about it, but a friend from church started it with her husband and then another friend said she was doing it with her hubby. The same day she told me that I saw the infomercial for the 1st time and took it as a sign! It's supposed to be a pretty tough workout so we'll see! It came in the mail tonight, so I guess I'll be starting it tonight or in the morning! Wish me luck!

Well, that is all for now, hopefully I'll post again soon... at least before 09 is over!!!

Not a little baby anymore....

Well, I am finally posting on here about our little boys first birthday!!! Graydon turned 1 on Dec. 27, but because we were in Albuquerque we didn't get to have his birthday party until January 10th. He was very cute and loved all of his gifts. He was so excited that all of his friends made it to his big party!!! Here are some pictures!

This is Graydon playing in his new soccer toy before the guests arrived!We got him dressed and did his hair just in time! We've taught Graydon how to say "please" in sign language. Here he's showing off his skills!

This is the "cake" I made for Graydon, out of cupcakes. It says "Happy First B-day Graydon"
We had to strip him down so he could eat his cupcake!He loved it! I think he was wondering why we've been holding out on him all this time!!!!

Here are all the boys playing! Mason, Graydon and HunterDaddy decided he needed to play too!

Albuquerque

I mentioned in my last post that Mike's mom had to miss Christmas this year! Unfortunately her brother in law Leonard lost a long time battle with his liver, among other things. Leonard had been sick for quite some time and December 22 he went to be with our Lord! Mike's mom quickly got on a plane to be there with her sister Linda and the rest of the family. On Dec 26 Graydon and I, along with Mike's dad, sister and her boyfriend got on a plane to fly there as well. Mike drove that same day, 10 hours straight! Although we would have liked to have been there under different circumstances we had a really great visit. Most of Mike's Mom's family hadn't met Graydon yet, so it was wonderful to spend some time with them. Leonard's funeral was beautiful and I'm glad we were able to attend. Graydon also got to meet his cousin Jaymz who is about to be two. They got along really well, with the occasional push and hair pull here and there! Graydon did really well playing with him and was really well behaved on the drive back. Yes, we drove with a one year old for 12 hours! Well, 5 to Lubbock one day and about 6 to San Antonio the next. But still, I wouldn't reccommend it! He was really good until about the final 3 hours. Who can blame him though! I wouldn't want to be strapped into a seat for 11 hours either! Here are a few pics from our trip. Here we are on the shuttle van after getting off the plane! It was 75 degrees when we left Texas and about 30 when we got to New Mexico!Graydon and Jaymz had almost the same pjs! We had to take a pic, although Graydon wasn't really in the mood!Graydon eating his first biscochito (its a hispanic thing, like a sugar cookie, not sure if I spelled it right). Graydon and Jaymz playing. Below is a picture of sweet little Jaymz! He's named after Jaymz Hetfield of Metallica! Mike's cousin Eric is obsessed with them! In a good way though. We had such a great time watching the boys play and being able to hang out with Eric and his wife Amy. They were nice enough to let us stay with them the 3 nights we were there! It was fun, but makes me think twice about having another baby for a while! Two little boys were a handful!

After we left Albuquerque we drove to Lubbock and stayed in a hotel. This was Graydon's first hotel experience. He had such a good time running around, playing with things. Including the ice bucket, which is on his head in another picture. He even had fun jumping on the beds, with Daddy's help of course. All in all, we had a good time visiting family and taking our first family road trip. I was so glad that everyone got to see Graydon, I just wish it would have been for a different reason. Leonard was a great man and will be missed greatly! We love you Leonard!