Fudgepop and a Tent!

Since we have had interesting weather lately Franklin and I have been trying to come up with fun stuff to do with Grant, esp on the weekends. Leave it to Daddy to be the creative one... he got out his camping tent and set it up in the den and man was it a hit! It took up the entire den but thats ok.. Grant LOVED IT!

He loved taking his books and stuffed animals in there with him!

This particular night I was not allowed in the tent, he screamed when I came in there and would push me.. EXCUSE ME for entering the man cave!

It was definately "Daddy night" because he surprised Grant with good old fashioned fudgepops and Grant went crazy over those! We stripped him down to just his pants because I knew it would be messy! This next picture was just too cute to pass up!

Needless to say he LOVED it but was NOT happy when it was all gone!

We had a great night camping out and I wished I could post the other pictures but due to all the Perverts in this world I can't. But I can tell you about it! We were getting close to bathtime and Grant had a dirty diaper so I changed him and thought "eh... I hate to waste a diaper.. he just went so he'll be fine". So he rode his 4wheeler naked and would run in and out of the tent naked! It was a site to see and HILARIOUS! But the funniest part was when he went in the tent and it got quiet and suddenly Franklin and I heard it "raining" in the tent and Grant sd "teetee"! I went in the tent only to find a nice puddle! I have to say.. it was easier than having to clean it up if he would've gone on the carpet! Boys will be boys!

Jibberish!

We have been loving this warm weather and being able to play outside, it makes us super excited for spring, minus the allergies! Grant was having such a good time outside yesterday and was yelling, laughing, and talking some loud jibberish! I thought it was so sweet and funny I got it captured on my cellphone! I wished you could hear him better but something is better than nothing! I love his babbling!!!

4-wheelin!

Grant got a 4-wheeler from "Santa" and he is really loving it! Of course I can't seem to get a good video of him on it! By the time I get my phone settings to "video" or grab the video camera he's ready to get off! So.. being that we've had a couple of pretty days I let him take it outside and managed to get a quick clip of him on it! I wished I could've gotten him standing on the seat and riding.. yes I sd STANDING! He's gonna be a trickster like his Uncle Tol!

Bounce Baby Bounce!

My friend Emily coordinated a playdate at Bounce-U here in Murfreesboro. This place is so much fun, it has tons of inflatibles and things to climb and bounce on. I just KNEW that Grant would love this because all of his best buddies were there: Nate, Will, Noah, Roman, and Abby (she got to chill out in her stroller.. being that she's only 7 weeks old! Little Angel). Anyways... we walk in the door and Grant starts screaming "Mama.. Mama" and clings on to me for dear life. I guess he's going through separation anxiety because he freaks out if he thinks Im leaving him somewhere (ex: Gym, Church). So.. I put him in the bouncing things and he screams, so then I go in there with him and he was fine. I asked my friend, Casey, if she would lift him to the slide so I could take his picture (thanks Em for letting me borrow your camera!).. and this is the reaction I got..............

Terrified... he was NOT in to it. I mean.. my kid climbs on everything and is a wildman at home.. did I seriously just pay $8 for him to sit in my lap? Instead of bouncing he wanted to play with the air-hockey table (he wasnt the only one.. sweet Nate asked me for money hahahah!) or just sit on the bench!


He finally warmed up to it... these slides were SUPER FUN but gosh were they fast!


Im pretty sure I had more fun than he did! He finally warmed up to it, esp when we found the inflatible with balls in it! All in all it was a good time but next time I won't go so close to lunch time or I will feed him a snack before.. cause all he would say is "Go.... hungy.... eat" over and over again! Oh well!!! We still had fun and we'll definately go back!

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Playdates!

I am so behind on my blogging! The week of Christmas we had two playdates, one with my friend Emily and her kids (Nate and Abby) and then the next day with Elizabeth and Allie! On both occasions the kids swapped Christmas presents and played their little hearts out! Grant got to meet Abby for the first time and it scared me to death, I was sure he'd try to hurt her. But he did great! He went over to her and sd "Baby... AWWWWW" and would drop his head to her little feet!! It was so cute! Of course Nate and Grant always play great together (well.. minus Grant pulling his hair.. sorry Nate) and the best part about it... Grant took a great nap!

Then it was time to go see Allie and Elizabeth... My oh my. Allie has some serious energy and can run circles around Grant! Elizabeth is always telling me how exhausted she is and I got a little glimpse of it! Allie is so sweet and loving and Elizabeth is in trouble when she gets older.. she's gonna give those boys a run for their money!!!! It was hysterical to watch her try to pick Grant up.. it was the funniest thing I've ever seen! The pictures say it all! Those two love each other and we're convinced they're a match made in heaven! Grant gave Allie a vac. cleaner and she gave him a wagon full of blocks. She immediately went to his toy and he went to hers. Nice.. Grant cleaning the floor with a pink vac.cleaner! Hilarious!

After those two playdates we went to Opryland Hotel with Papa and DeeDee. It was an adventure to say the least. Grant isnt really thrilled about being in his stroller anymore. The entire time he would scream "alk alk alk" meaning he wants to "walk". So reluctantly I got him out and wouldnt you know that child walked the ENTIRE way! Thats a long haul! Of course he had to stop and sit on every bench in site.. and he'd lie down on it and pose! He looked like he was on set for a swimsuit photo shoot! All in all he was pretty good but we were so excited we only made it through half of it and we didnt get to see the ice, oh well!

We are still tired from all of Christmas and New Years! I'm hoping to get back to normal this week! We're gonna start going back to the Discovery Center, walking, and napping on a regular basis! I've missed my routine!
Again.. I had so many pics I had to put them on a slide show and they are out of order! Sorry!