Goofy Graham

This kid is such a nut these days! He's two and a half this month and he's acting more and more his age lately, but he's also getting more and more hilarious, so it's not so bad.

Here's Graham with the snowman that he made with Grandma
Graham with his pajama bottoms on his head. He sleeps with bunny. Aunt Shellie gave it to Lucy a couple years ago, but Graham has adopted it as his own.

I've decided that Graham is a Nick Jr. addict. This kid loves him some Dora and Diego, along with an occasional Wonder Pets. He wakes up asking for it and he is soooo ticked off if he doesn't get it. He would watch for hours without end if I let him. Now that we have DVR at the house, it's a possibility. When I tell him it's time to turn it off, you would think that I cut off his right arm. He'll play for a bit with his toys and then he says to me or whoever will listen, "A-mon (come on), Mom....Dora" or "Ollow me" and then lead me to the TV.

Graham's classic one-liner is "No thanks". He says it all the time.

Me: "Time for nap, Graham."

Graham: "No thanks."

Me: "We've got to change your diaper, Graham."

Graham: "No thanks."

Me: "Come eat your lunch, Graham."

Graham: "No thanks."

Sometimes he says it very sweetly, and then other times he screams it as loud as he can. He also loves to yell for help when I'm taking him to bed or changing his diaper. He looks for whose around and yell for them to rescue him.

I had a sweet moment today as we drove home from the gym. I turned the windshield wipers on and every time they wiped across, he would giggle. It was so cute. Not a big thing, but as I listened to him and smiled to myself, I realized that I need to enjoy fun little moments like that more.

The Last Couple Weeks

We had a fun-filled week here with Jason back from Mississippi. I wish I would have gotten more pictures, but oh well.

The only picture for the week that I got was when we went to visit Jason's Grandma. She's always so happy to see us and we really enjoyed chatting with her. She loves seeing the kids and watching them play.

Mom made cinnamon rolls for Jason before he left. They are so good! Oliver, Graham, Abby and Lucy are here waiting to chow down.

We filled up almost every day with something fun. We went swimming, shopping, out to eat 5 times, movies, etc., etc. Jason took Lucy roller skating, too. We were so sad to see the week end.

Now that Jason is gone again (we get to see him this weekend and then he deploys), we're back to finding our routine and filling up the days.

The kids went outside to play while Grandma shoveled the driveway. I love how they look all bundled up. I had to catch a picture.

I've been trying to think of fun crafts or projects to do with Lucy. She loves playing Mario Cart on the Wii, so I need something to sway her from staring at the television all afternoon. We made snowflakes on Monday and then hung them up in her room with some ribbon. She was pretty excited about it and it was super easy. We both had fun personalizing and coloring them.

Now we're just getting excited for this weekend. Jason is back in California, so we're meeting him in St. George for 5 or 6 days. I'm ready for some sunshine!