You came back!

Grant went to his first day of Preschool today! After many hours of worrying and nervousness (on my part) the little guy had a fabulous time! There was not a single tear shed by either of us and when I picked him up after class he ran to my arms calling out, "mommy you came back to get me"! here are a few pictures we took this morning!

Weekend in Ione

This weekend Peter's Mom, Kaila, was in town for our nephew, Jack's, birthday! We celebrated Grant and Kaila's birthdays as well. We were in Ione on the river as you can see in some of these pictures! My dear friend Amalia shared with me her famous choclate cake which I attempted for Kaila's birthday. You can see the finished product in the pictures! Grant had so much fun with his cousins! We took a train ride from Mettaline Falls to Ione! Grant was just thrilled to be riding a real train! He starts school tomorrow so I"m sure I'll have lots to write about then!

I want to grow

Grant has been interested lately in how things grow. This is due mainly to the fact that Peter and I are constantly saying things like, "you need to eat your veggies so that you grow big and strong" or "you need to eat some meat so you grow". So, it's no wonder that the other day he told me that "I need a Z bar mommy so that I can grow" (for those of you Moms who haven't discovered these they're the kid version of a cliff bar and they are yummy) We've also been talking a lot about why we water the grass and why it rains? Can you tell we've entered the "why" phase? So because we've been explaining that watering the grass makes it grow and when it rains the trees and plants get a drink so that they can grow it makes sense that he wanted to use the watering can on Maggie so that "she can grow too". I guess he's ready for her to be big enough to play with him!

The Potty Chronicles

Something happened today that I thought would NEVER happen! Grant agreed to wear "big boy underwear" (Thomas, of course) under the condition that he not pee or poop in them! He was outside with Daddy playing in the yard so naturally his potty moved outdoors with him. When I rounded the corner holding Maggie to check on Daddy and Grant Peter's eyes were as wide as saucers as he looked at me and nodded toward Grant who was sitting on his potty with his underwear around his ankles! I have to tell you this was a very exciting moment! Peter and I shared a silent high five and celebrated with Grant after he PULLED UP HIS OWN UNDERWEAR!!! So, naturally I'm thinking of how great it will be to de done with potty training and on to bigger and better accomplishments. Of course less than 1.5 hours later Grant walks into the house with dirt blackened Thomas underwear and mud covering 3/4 of his body exclaiming, "Mommy I peed, I peed" When I asked him where he said excitedly, "in my underwear and on the porch!". "oh, I replied I guess it's back to the drawing board"...He just laughed and said, "Mommy you're silly". So true Grant so true!

Happy Birthday Owen

Grant's friend Owen turned 3 recently. We were able to celebrate with him! Owen and Grant made cupcakes together and partied it up at Owen's Party! Once again pictures courtesy of Amalia!

The lake

One thing that I found really peculiar when we moved to Spokane was how often people referred to going to "the lake". In the midwest there are a handful of lakes and when talking about them most people call them by name or by the town they are closest to, Lake Michigan, Warsaw etc. In Spokane, however, there are so many lakes and even some rivers that are so huge they are referred to as lakes. Many people have property or homes on these bodies of water and therefore it's just easier to say you're going to "the lake" instead of explaining where your property is. So, I guess that was all an aside for my midwestern types who may find this a bit humerous. We had playgroup at my friend, Holly's, lake home. My dear friend Amalia took these photos as well as many others you will see on this blog. Check out what fun the kids had driving the boat, eating ice cream and enjoying the HOT HOT day! Thanks again Holly for such a fun time!

Maggie

Maggie is growing like crazy! Here a few pics to show you!