Grayden's New Room

July 2nd, 2011

From this to...

This!

First of all I'd like to start by saying that I am very thankful for my husband & I love him very much! He completely made my vision for this room happen. No, he was not excited at first bc he knew this vision was going to require a lot of his very little spare time. But he did it & did it wonderfully. (Marc helped paint & James helped with the assembly of the bunks as well- we're very appreciative!) I really wanted "board & batten" & T had never done it before but he researched it for me & with the help of his boss (thank you, thank you Flint!) he did a stellar job! I just love the room, it's now my favorite room in the house!

First Night in the Big Boy Bed!

We were not sure how Grayden was going to handle his first night out of the crib but he was super excited for his new bunks & would play on them all the time before the room was complete. Luckily we picked a night where he was exhausted & he fell right asleep.

Pre 4th Celebration

July 2nd, 2011

The Ford Fam always throw a great 4th weekend party. There is always lots of good food, yummy treats and a stellar firework show that gets better every year. Grayden this yr decided he doesn't like fireworks so he freaked out a little & went inside a lot to watch behind the window. Jagger & Grayden were totally stuffing their faces with all the candy they could find.

Grayden hiding from the fireworks...

Thanks again Ford Fam!

Connell Reunion 2011

June 25th, 2011

We had the annual reunion at a park & sadly these were the only pics I took.

(It was hot & I was very pregnant & didn't want to move much)

It's always good to see everyone & Grayden always has the best time playing with those cousins. Thanks to the Kirkmans who put it together this year!

New Toy?

June 24th, 2011

T was approached by a neighbor one day & was asked if he would manage their home while they were out of the country for 1-2 years. Since T works in property management already he happily accepted. Partial payment for this was a pair of LG front load washer/dryer. We were very happy to accept this since our current pair were very old, mis-matched, "hand-me-downs" (which we were very grateful for).

One day after just receiving these wonderful appliances we notice Grayden was very quite so we went to see what he was doing & this is what we saw....

I guess he found them very fascinating so he pulled up a chair & just watched them work.

Thank goodness for the child lock feature!

Toddler Cooking Class

June 20th, 2011

Natasha & I signed the kiddos up for a cooking class at the PG Rec Center this summer. I always get so excited finding new activities for Grayden to do, hoping this will finally be the one he'll love to participate in. Like all the rest I was a bit disappointed. The class itself was super fun & creative but Grayden thought the big sink was more fun. So I pretty much made everything & ate most of it too. Live & learn, right?

This class we made lots of different yummy cookies. I tried to save some to give to T but I put them on top of my car then chased Grayden all over the parking lot to get him in the car, forgot about the cookies, then drove off & noticed them in my rearview getting run over. I was super unhappy about that.

His favorite part...

Baby Shower for Erika and Mollie~

June 16th, 2011

One of my very best friends is expecting her first baby! I was able to be one of the hosts for the shower. I thought it went really well & that she got a lot of cute stuff for her baby girl.

I'm about 32 wks pregnant here...

Zoorassic!

May 31, 2011

Grayden, Payden, Apollo, Van & their mommies all enjoyed Hogle Zoo's Zoorassic fun. For only a couple months they bring in these very life like dinosaurs & put them through out the park. They move & roar & some even spit! Grayden thought the dinosaurs where more fasinating then the real animals.

(somehow I forgot to take pics of the dino's)

Grayden is really into trains right now so therefore LOVED the train ride.

Randoms...

April 30, 2011

Ready to go to church...

May 6, 2011

Horse ride at Thanksgiving Point Farm...

May 11, 2011

In his "cars" shirt...

May 13, 2011

He loved these glasses that he got out of a kids meal. Pretty sure it's because he didn't want to feel left out in the car when mom & dad were wearing theirs.

May 30, 2011

One day at boondocks & 29 wks pregnant...

Easter Day 2011

April 24, 2011

This is what the Easter Bunny left Sunday morning...

Here is a VERY long video of the morning & then after church.

The kid is probably sick of easter egg hunts by now- till next year!

Easter Egg Hunt

April 23rd, 2011

Our annual easter egg hunt @ Gma Katy's.

As always they're very competitive since we adult obviously miss when we used to hunt & are living vicariously through our kids. Grayden could move a lot faster this year which was great and he seemed to care which was even better.

Well done my boy, well done.

The Mayan

April 22nd, 2011

This place hasn't had the best track record but we had a BOGO coupon as well as the Marcons & decided to give it another try. I'm happy to say that it is a lot better. We thought the food was just fine but the show & atmosphere had definitely improved. Grayden loved the show so much that he didn't eat anything and sat at that rock the entire time & would flip when you moved him.

(no idea who old man is)

Cut The Pickle....

The Boys & Girls Club Gala

April 9th, 2011

This fundraiser gala is hopefully becoming a tradition because it is always a lot of fun with yummy food. This year it was at the Hidden Valley Country Club. They had a celebrity impersonator who was quite entertaining.

The Dress

I was super stressed trying to find a cute black tie dress that would work with me being pregnant. Luckily I found this & fell in love. They're just aren't many maternity dressed that are flattering on me in my opinion. And even more important- it's super comfortable.

This is me 22 wks pregnant with boy #2.

Jagger

Check out this goober in his hat phase. The bigger & uglier the hat the better.

He is so goofy!

Payden's 2nd Birthday Party

March 26th, 2011

Natasha put on a super fun party. It was Seasame Street themed with a petting zoo on the side.

(I'm so mad I thought I got a pic of her cute Seasame St display!)

The kids got to feed carrots to the animals, have a cookie monster eating contest, went on a Big Bird egg hunt & we even saw one of the horses give birth! It was loaded with fun.

Lots of springtime babies!

Keep reading to find out what this jack-ass did to my son...

pigmea goats...

One of Big Bird's eggs filled with candy.

When the horse was giving birth the owner took the donkey out of the pasture bc it was biting on the horse. So while we were all distracted watching the birth, that donkey walks right between T & Grayden & totally bites down on his shoulder (thankfully he was wearing the hoodie) & actually lifts him off the ground! T realized what was about to happen right before but a second too late & punched it in the neck. Grayden started to cry & said "Daddy donkey owe!" So sad :(

Luckily it only broke the skin a little leaving a bruise. I don't even want to know what it would look like if he wasn't wearing the hoodie.

Thanks for the fun party Marcon's!

Happy Birthday Payden!

March 21st, 2011

Since Payden's party wasn't until the weekend Tasha wanted to do something fun still on her birthday so we went to Kangaroo Zoo to celebrate. These kids love this place & the mommies do too. We can sit & talk while the kiddos get exhausted for a great nap.