"T" Party

Grayson studied the letter "t" last week in school. Along with reading Miss Spider's Tea Party, they planned to actually have a "t" or tea party at school on Friday. We were all asked to bring in bite-sized food/snacks perfectly fit for a tea party, the children were asked to wear their Sunday best clothes, and each child was to bring a tea cup from home.

I made cute little sandwiches (peanut butter and jelly and turkey and cheese) cut into small squares and triangle wedges, I let Grayson choose one of my "special" tea cups, and we laid out his Sunday clothes even though he would have to wear tennis shoes as he also had PE on Friday!!

It was the cutest thing ever!! I popped in to take some pictures and it was quite a sight. The little girls all had on costume jewelry, well the boys did too!! Grayson was one of the only ones whose parent was brave enough to actually send in a real tea cup!!

What a great time!! He still talks about it and prays to thank God for his special "T" party!!

Almost Here!!

The weather here has been beautiful lately. Not incredibly warm, but warm enough to say let's get outside and play!! Last Saturday was one of those days where it was a spontaneous day to say, the sun is out, we have nothing better to do, so let's go dig in the sand. Grayson and I packed up and headed to our favorite out-of-the-way beach spot (thanks Sue!!). We love it there. It's not crowded at all, there's always a close spot to park with immediate beach access, you get all the comforts of the oceanfront with none of the crowds and the "scary" waves as Grayson would say.

We began by being gardeners. We dug 2 holes and "planted" trees. Our trees were twigs gratefully left by the neighbors who were just raking out their yard!! We then built a sandcastle together...my favorite thing to do at the beach! Grayson drove his dump truck around a little bit. And then we dug holes with our 2 good shovels. We didn't dig to CHina but it was enough for Grayson to sit in at least. I promised a body-sized hole when the warmer weather arrived and we catually got in the water.

YES, he doesn't exactly have the shovelling down to an exact science...he had sand all in his hair!!

We finished our day with snacks and a walk to collect some seashells. What a perfect day, and the best part is he slept really great that night!!

Playdates Days

While Katy was out of town with the other 2 kiddos, Josiah spent the 2 afternoons with us.  What a great time the two boys had together.  Grayson has not had so much playtime with someone before!!  He was so excited I think he overwhelmed Josiah at times.  He wanted to show Josiah everything and play everything.  He had quite a list and didn't quite understand when Josiah wanted to do something different than him.  It was a great day of learning for Grayson as I am his only playmate and I am really flexible and do whatever Grayson wants to do.  He learned a lot about compromise, following through, not quitting, keeping his emotions at bay, etc.  It was hard for me downstairs or down the hall to not intervene, but the boys worked it out themselves, most of the time!!  It's funny to hear 2 firstborn children interact!! Grayson and I had some good discussions about appropriate behaviors and attitudes and what it means to have a guest over and be a friend and put someone else before yourself.  I am proud of my little guy as this is kinda new territory for him.  Here are some pictures from their day together...  And wouldn't you know, as soon as Josiah arrived a train decided to come barreling down the tracks right outside Grayson's room!!

Busy Saturday

So yes, they are still out of order, but here are the pictures of our lovely Saturday.  Trevor's parents stayed over from Grandparents Day so we were all busy.  Trevor surprised us by going to get a trampoline for Grayson and finally picked up our Christmas gifts to ourselves, our new bikes!!  We had a great time outside jumping, riding, and cleaning out the garage!!  What an unbelievable help they were to us.  As you can see, even Grandma was convinced to jump with Grayson for a little while.

And YES, mine's the one with the wire basket on the front!  Even a bell too!!!

Christmas in February

I knew that one of our favorite things about moving into the new house was Grayson getting to rediscover toys that we had had packed for about 2 months!!  Well, these were toys that he had gotten for Christmas and never got to experience.  He loves his Smart Cycle.  He loves to pedal to play games and collect letters and numbers, and he learning all about the joystick and is having fun with this.  Thanks Grandpa and Gran!!

Grayson also got this adventurers kit equipped with a tent, sleeping bag, and flashlight!  He loves camping out!  Now he's ready to camp again for real.  We have done everything from reading, playing games to having snack time in the tent.  Thanks Papa and Grandma!!

Sleepyhead

You know the phrase, "Never wake a sleeping baby!"  Well, in my opinion that applies to an almost 5-year old too.  This was the scene the morning after Daylight Spring forward.  A full weekend of 4 grandparents and beautiful weather.  What mother wouldn't let this precious thing sleep in?  After all it is just preschool!!  It was 8:00 when I took this picture and school is supposed to start at 8:30.  Trevor brought him in and they arrived at 9:45!  Nothing like making a grand appearance!!

Assembly

Yes, it took a little while, and I was definitely over going to the garage for the fridge, but I love my new fridge.  It was one of the "only me" decisions in the new place.  I love love my new fridge and it is finally starting to look full with several trips to the grocery store and left-over containers!  Trevor and Grayson assembled it on a Saturday morning as I prepared breakfast.