The Grant Gang would like to challenge you to pumpkin carving challenge, here are our entries for this year. Step right up and out do this quartet!
(please excuse the photography, we had to use my cell phone for the pictures)
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Pumpkin Challenge
After a year off from pumpkin carving last year (due to Matthew and I being between homes in AL and D.C.) WE ARE BACK!!!
The Grant Gang would like to challenge you to pumpkin carving challenge, here are our entries for this year. Step right up and out do this quartet!
The Grant Gang would like to challenge you to pumpkin carving challenge, here are our entries for this year. Step right up and out do this quartet!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Little Tummy Yummies
Introducing a new blog: Little Tummy Yummies by Stori and I! Check out the blog summary on her blog and then go check out our new blog. I also wanted to post this blog to blog about a blog that was about another blog---sounds like an infinite loop :) Enjoy!
Little Tummy Yummies
Little Tummy Yummies
Friday, October 22, 2010
VIDEOS--Scooter, Runner, Silly and Sneakiness
SCOOTER:....so I scheduled the previous blog ("So close but yet so far away...") post several days ago and since then, she has made a LOT of progress in the scooting crawling department. And even since I took the video below (just two days ago), she has gotten even better! Now, she pulls her legs all the way under her and "launches". She is growing and changing so much!
RUNNER: She loves to run, but where does she thinks she's running??
SILLY: We got this glider when we moved to our new place and I LOVE IT. I actually ENJOY nursing now, WOW! Well, Addison loves it too and she is becoming quite the COMEDIAN---check it out!
SNEAKINESS: How did she learn to do this? Good thing we have been teaching her good high chair manners (as per Babywise II), so she doesn't really need the bibs much. It is so sweet to see her being such a lady during mealtimes--hands folded or placed on the tray; no spitting food; no playing with food which = Cute!
RUNNER: She loves to run, but where does she thinks she's running??
SILLY: We got this glider when we moved to our new place and I LOVE IT. I actually ENJOY nursing now, WOW! Well, Addison loves it too and she is becoming quite the COMEDIAN---check it out!
SNEAKINESS: How did she learn to do this? Good thing we have been teaching her good high chair manners (as per Babywise II), so she doesn't really need the bibs much. It is so sweet to see her being such a lady during mealtimes--hands folded or placed on the tray; no spitting food; no playing with food which = Cute!
So close but yet so far away...
Although I still maintain Addison will skip crawling, below is some of her progress :) She is so close but yet so far away!
She just does not like being on her tummy! She wants to sit and see the world OR walk around with you holding her fingers! I have heard that bigger babies have trouble learning to crawl and walk---so we shall see! I sure do love watching her try walking and crawling.
She just does not like being on her tummy! She wants to sit and see the world OR walk around with you holding her fingers! I have heard that bigger babies have trouble learning to crawl and walk---so we shall see! I sure do love watching her try walking and crawling.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Grant's and Garcia's Reunited
The first weekend in October we had the joy of a visit from our dear friends Justin and Sally Garcia! We love, love, love the Garcia's and have missed them terribly since we have been in the D.C. area. I met Sally and Justin while I was in college and as soon as Matthew and I started dating, I introduced him to the fun couple. Matthew hit it off with them immediately and the rest is history!
Their visit also reminded me of how blessed we are to have such wonderful Godly friends in our lives!!!
FRIDAY: The Garcia's arrived on a Friday morning and after their much delayed arrival, we hung out at the apartment until Addison had her dinner, then we made a trip into D.C. to see where Matthew worked. Justin loves computers too so the two of them were off having fun while Sally and I made goofy faces at Addison. We enjoyed dinner at Union Station and then took a long metro ride home. Addison has never stayed up that late (11 pm) but was such a SWEETIE. She was giggling the entire ride home.
SATURDAY: the Garcia's enjoyed some of the D.C. sites while Matthew and I prepared for church that evening. After site seeing, church and a pot of White Chicken Chipolte Chili---it was GAME ON for WII Sports resort. And when I say we played Wii sports resort, I mean we created truly ugly Mii's. Justin won the award for ugliest Mii!!
SUNDAY: On Sunday we all went to the International Spy Museum and Addison fell asleep while Sally was holding her. Since strollers were not allowed in the museum, Sally carried her! 18.5 pounds of sleeping baby gets heavy, but Sally is a trooper!!! I loved, loved, loved watching her with Addison. Melted my heart!!!
MONDAY: We stayed close by our house and hung out. We did make a trip to the mall so that Sally (who doubles as my fashion consultant) could pick out some items for Addison's FIRST professional photo shoot coming up in a few days. While at the mall, we had a short game of hide and seek :)
We were so sad to see our friends go, but we so enjoyed our time together. Laughs are always abundant when we are all together---which is my favorite part. Addison loved Sally and Justin and you could tell she missed them when they left. I felt encouraged and energized when they left--there is nothing like a little dose of Garcia Family fun :) I love you guys and cannot wait to see you again next month!
Their visit also reminded me of how blessed we are to have such wonderful Godly friends in our lives!!!
FRIDAY: The Garcia's arrived on a Friday morning and after their much delayed arrival, we hung out at the apartment until Addison had her dinner, then we made a trip into D.C. to see where Matthew worked. Justin loves computers too so the two of them were off having fun while Sally and I made goofy faces at Addison. We enjoyed dinner at Union Station and then took a long metro ride home. Addison has never stayed up that late (11 pm) but was such a SWEETIE. She was giggling the entire ride home.
SATURDAY: the Garcia's enjoyed some of the D.C. sites while Matthew and I prepared for church that evening. After site seeing, church and a pot of White Chicken Chipolte Chili---it was GAME ON for WII Sports resort. And when I say we played Wii sports resort, I mean we created truly ugly Mii's. Justin won the award for ugliest Mii!!
SUNDAY: On Sunday we all went to the International Spy Museum and Addison fell asleep while Sally was holding her. Since strollers were not allowed in the museum, Sally carried her! 18.5 pounds of sleeping baby gets heavy, but Sally is a trooper!!! I loved, loved, loved watching her with Addison. Melted my heart!!!
MONDAY: We stayed close by our house and hung out. We did make a trip to the mall so that Sally (who doubles as my fashion consultant) could pick out some items for Addison's FIRST professional photo shoot coming up in a few days. While at the mall, we had a short game of hide and seek :)
We were so sad to see our friends go, but we so enjoyed our time together. Laughs are always abundant when we are all together---which is my favorite part. Addison loved Sally and Justin and you could tell she missed them when they left. I felt encouraged and energized when they left--there is nothing like a little dose of Garcia Family fun :) I love you guys and cannot wait to see you again next month!
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