Firetruck Visit

A family friend of my dad's is a fireman in Beford and while we were visiting, they paid us a visit!  Addie was excited to see the firetruck pull up at the house but it faded quickly when the firemen actually got out of the truck!  In true Addie form, she refused to talk and I had to force her sit in the firetruck....look at the firetruck...or act somewhat interested.   She did smile a bit when we sat in the driver's seat and gave out high fives when they were leaving.  That evening, she gave Aiden a play by play so I know she enjoyed it...sometimes the attitude just gets the best of her!  Poor Grady slept through the entire thing.  I think he would have really enjoyed it!

Pumpkins

Addie, Grady and I drove to Dallas last week!  We had a wonderful time with Poppy and Mimi and then spent a few days with Chuck and Mavis and the girls.  One morning we went to the Dallas Arboretum and they had a ridiculous pumpkin display..thousands and thousands of pumpkins...houses made of pumpkins....it was really neat!   I have never seen so many pumpkins in my life!  Addie loved it...Grady was not so sure!  I did manage to get a couple of pictures.  Thanks Poppy and Mimi for a great day!

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Family Pictures

We had pictures taken a couple of weeks ago. I needed Addie's 3 year and Grady's 1 year pictures.  Vanessa did a great job and here are a few (of the over 100) that we have!!

13 months old

Grady man is 13 months old now!  He is a crazy guy and continues to get into everything.  He takes steps here and there and has walked across a room a couple of times.  He has finally started saying a few words!  He says mama, dada, hi, Addie, whoa, uh oh, and the last time we were in SA, he started saying Baboo...very exaggerated...it is more like Baa booooooo.  He blows kisses but usually does so from his ear??  He knows where his nose and belly button are.  He is very attached to his pacifier and blanket and if you ask him to go find them, he will.  He loves to get Addie's books and tear pages out.  He throws fits when he doesn't get his way.  His feelings don't seem to get hurt as much anymore...he just gets mad and yells.  He loves to play in Addie's closet.  He tries to put her shoes on and will play in there forever (until she kicks him out).  He cried the first week when we left Addie at school...he looks around for her everywhere while she is gone.  He has finally gotten used to going to the gym without her and does really well!

He weighs 22 pounds and is 30 1/4 inches long.  He is in the 50th percentile across the board.  He is not as great of an eater as he used to be.  He loves fruit, cheese, waffles, nutrigrain bars and smoothies.  He does not care for meat and pasta as much as he used to.  Grady, we love you so much and every day with you is an adventure! 

Talking to Grady

Grady and I were waiting in the car while Bryan took Addie in to see the new house and he was not happy.  He does not like it when she gets to go somewhere without him!




Grady walking...this does not happen often!  He is still a crawler!

Back to School

Addie went back to school yesterday.  It was such a sad day for me.  We have spent every minute together this summer and have had such a wonderful time.  She is at the age where she is either the most fun little girl to be around OR she has two horns on top of her head.  Either way, she is my best pal and I am a little lost without her around!  On the other hand, she was so excited to go back to school and did not shed one tear!  We were so proud of her and Bryan was giggling at me because I was a disaster!  When I picked her up, she told me that she could not wait to go back to school tomorrow!  It makes us so happy that she loves school and is comfortable there with her teachers.  There are 15 3.5 year olds in her class and two teachers...they must be saints!!!  We took a few pictures before school and she put on a show.

They have to wear closed toe shoes to school every day and this year I decided to let her pick out her own shoes.  In true Addie fashion, she picked out the most outrageous skechers that I have ever seen.  When she walks, they light up everywhere.  I had visions of her choosing cute mary janes....I guess it is never too early for the battle to begin!  Here she is trying to get her shoes to light up!