Papa G and DeeDee's!

Last Friday Grant went over to Papa and DeeDee's to give me a break! Between Grant and Franklin being sick, I thought I had lost my marbles!!!! Twelve loads of laundry, two cans of lysol, and a migraine later.. we are all good to go!!!!!
Grant loves going to Dad's house.. he gets nonstop attention and it was a great change of scenery for him, esp since he'd been couped up in the house for an entire week!

DeeDee picked him up a new outfit... This picture made me so sad... is that MY BABY???? Does he not look like a 5 yr old kid? ugh... it makes me so sad! Anyways.. love the picture of my little "Huckleberry Finn"!

Grant was OBSESSED with this stool. They sd he carried it EVERYWHERE and helped himself to whatever he could find! They sd he would get his own juice/milk and of course a snack!

Im sure it was planned but I find this funny. Check out the screen on the TV.. for those of you who dont know.. my Dad's name is Gary.. and notice Grant is standing directly in front of the tv.. I guess he's my Dad's "Pal"!

This next photo is a SHOCKER for me. Grant slept in a big boy bed the ENTIRE TIME .. even at nap time! Now he would NOT do this at home if I offered him all of Toys R Us. I was so proud of him but at the same time I was sad.. another punch in the gut that "my baby" is a big boy! Sorry Bud but when you're at home, your butt is staying in a crib so I can keep you confined!

Here he is winding down for a nap watching Nemo... its his favorite part.. he says "WOW".

Grant and Sketchy... never leave home without him!

I LOVE these next few pictures... As you know I love to cook and I get it from my Dad! Looks like Dad has a "Chef in Training"!

This might be my new all time fave!

The Creek

This past week we have all been stuck in the house due to the "crud". Since Grant was feeling better, I thought it would be a nice treat for him to get a milkshake and go to the park! We found a little creek and kept whispering "crick"... I tried to get in on video.. instead.. this is what I got!

GiGi and Pops House!

This past weekend we headed up to Dayton, Ohio to GiGi and Pops (Franklin's Grandparents) house! They haven't seen Grant since October and they were itching to spoil him! And.. they did a great job at it! Grant LOVES cuddling with his Gigi and teasing/playing with Pops!

Here is Grant waiting on his breakfast (Gigi made him biscuits and gravy and sausage with fresh fruit!!!)... Franklin sat at the same snack bar when he was little... Gigi says they are the same barstools and she doesnt have the heart to get new ones! I can't say that I blame her!


Grant constantly brings us books to read.. here he is begging Pops to read to him! I wished I had a picture of them playing... I was certain I took one and can't seem to find it :( But Grant would run up to Pops and yell "BOOGER" and Pops would tickle him and say "IM NO BOOGER"... this went on and on!!! It was so sweet and funny!


And when he got sleepy.. where did he go? To Gigi of course!!!! He looks so peaceful .. however he looks as long as Gigi!!!


I find this picture very funny... Franklin was taking a nap and Grant crawled all over him, took him books.. and he never moved! That man can sleep through anything!!!!

Breakfast #2... homemade pancakes and fruit! That woman is one fantastic cook!

The other reason for our trip was for Franklin's Uncle Jeff! The family and close friends put together a benefit for him before he heads to Cleveland for the final stages of his treatment! Jeff means so much to so many people.. we were so honored to be able to attend this special party for him!

Here is Gigi taking Grant around ... of course she had to show off her 1st Great Grandbaby!

And of course.. here is Grant running wild!

Here is a poster someone brought for Jeff... it was Jeff's band in the 80's called "Madewell". Jeff is on the far right!

And here is Grandma with Jeff.. you can tell she's a Proud Mother!

Tons of people came to support Jeff and lots of money was raised! Unfortunately I dont have any more pictures because Grant decided it was time for us to go! :)

Uncle Jeff, we wish the very best for you and will be praying for a fast recovery! We love you so much!

These Boots Are Made For Walkin!

What little boy doesnt love boots? Franklin's Mom (Grandma) got Grant some boots for Christmas and he is just now getting to wear them and LOVES THEM! He wants to wear them all the time no matter what he has on! The best is when he is in his sweatpants or just a diaper!

He is also obsessed with his daddy's boots! Franklin's boots are so heavy and Grant can hardly stand in them but he loves being like Daddy!

He is such a Daddy's boy these days!

I hope his boots fit for a while.. because he sure loves them and its hard to find shoes to fit those fat little feet!

BABIES!

Over the past three weeks I have been super busy! I have helped some friends along the way by babysitting for them! Each baby was so good .. Grant, he was.... pretty good! He loved them at first but then he wanted "MY MOMMY"! First I had Colin, I've kept him before and he's a great baby! Except this time the little man is mobile.. that interesting at times having him in one direction and Grant in another! But all in all it was great!

Next I had Abby! She was such a DOLL! I only had her for a couple of hours and man did I eat her up! There are all boys in my family so I'm not used to having a girl! Yes.. she was spoiled a little bit and I managed to do my requested task of keeping her awake!!!!!

And last, but certainly not least is Callie! Oh .. sweet Callie! I have had her three times over the past week, today being my last day and I am really gonna miss her. She is such an easy relaxed baby. She is happy as can be! Grant really likes her too.. he kept trying to share his glasses and cowboy boots with her! She was in her carseat and he kept trying to rock her when she was fussing!

Notice the boot in her lap! hahaha! (Dont worry its not heavy at all!)

Grant loves giving her kisses!

All in all it was a great experience and Grant was a good boy(for the most part) and Im so proud of him! I've enjoyed having them! Thanks girls for trusting me with your Babies! :)

Lots to report!

We took Grant to the Dentist for his first checkup last week and he did pretty good! One of my best friends from highschool (Amber) and her husband (Nathan) opened up their own practice in Pulaski! It works out great because I can support my friends business and go see my Granny and Grandpa in the same day! Grant loved the dentist chair (see above) but getting his teeth looked at, not so much! Dr. Owens sd his teeth looked great! Here is a picture of Me, Amber, and Grant! The other ones didnt turn out :( But happy to say that Grant and I both had a good dental report! Thanks to the Owens!

After our dental stop we headed to Granny and Grandpa's for lunch and a visit! Grant and Granny played in this chair for a long time!

He loves his "Ganny" and "GaPaw".. esp when they gave him and "I-ceam " treat! He lapped up an icecream sandwich!

After lots of playing and eating he passed out cold! You can tell by the looks of him in the picture how hard he played!!! At least Gpa got some good cuddle time!

A big Thanks to Buddy for going with me and entertaining Grant while I got my teeth cleaned and so I could visit with Granny and Gpa!

I am sorry for not blogging lately! I have much more to report on! I've been babysitting alot and taking Grant to playdates! NOW.. he is sick so we are dealing with that as well! I promise to do another post soon on the babysitting and his new pair of boots from Grandma that he is obsessed with! Until then.. here are some random cute pics!

MEAN FACE!

A few days with Papa and DeeDee!

I am super sad to report that I missed out on Grants first big snow! :( I was supposed to have a baby shower for a great friend on Saturday (more to report and blog about as soon as I get the pictures... yes ML Im waiting on you!).. but being that we had about 5 inches of snow, that got moved to Sunday. I had taken Grant to my Dad's house so I could get the house clean. I hate leaving him anywhere over night but he loves going over there and I knew he would be fine.. what I didnt know is that he would be snowed in there for four days(they picked him up Thurs afternoon, afraid that they wouldnt be able to get him on Friday)! Anyways.. he absolutely loved it and had a fantastic time!

The above picture is bittersweet to me because I can remember sledding with Dad just like that when I was a kid! Its awesome to be able to see Grant enjoy the same experience with him!

You can tell he loved.. Im so sad that I missed it! Hopefully we'll have another good snow.. just not when Im expecting 30 + people at my house!

Grant loves my DeeDee's cats.. esp Igor (in which Grant called Eye-Gor) and he even like the cats toys more! haha

And you cant forget his obsession with glasses (or Gashes as Grant calls them!) .. I think he swiped DeeDee's! (Dad if those are yours we are gonna have to have a serious chat!).

Grant had a wonderful time and they gave me a perfect report on him! I missed him like crazy and I dont like my baby being gone from me that long! At least he was only 30 mins away.. if he would've been any further I would've probably had a come apart! At least my house was spotless for three days.. that was until Grant got home.. within 30 mins it was completely undone! Oh well!