Grayson is walking

Grayson is all over the place these days. A few weeks ago he started walking a few steps at a time but now he is on fire. There is no stopping Baby G now. My sweet pea is growing up. As you can see - Grayson is right in the middle of Blake and Addie playing at the park. Grayson wants to be a big boy like big brother. Blake and Addie played great the entire time. I often find that Blake plays better and doesn't get all crazy acting when he is around girls which makes it very enjoyable for me..

Preschool 2009

School is back in session and Blake is loving it again. Blake has great teachers and most of the same kids are in his class. So here is the first day of school. Then there is the picture of how he put his hat on at the end of class because he is super cool.

Blake's 3rd Surgery

First - I have to thank Shelley for showing up on my doorstep at 6am to surprise me. After the initial scare of someone knocking on our interior garage door - I was so touched to see one of my best friends standing before me. This is true friendship and I appreciate the thoughtfulness to be there for me because Billy is out of the country. We all know that Shelley is not a morning person so it made it extra special. Thank you Shel...

So Blake was going into have his 2nd set of tubes and his adenoids taken out. Long story short - Blake still has his adenoids. Our ENT was not on his "A" game at all. So his ears were done in about 10 minutes and all has been good. The funny part was when I was walking back to recovery and Blake was telling the nurses how the White Car was in an Accident. So it seems that I have made a lasting impact on poor Blake with the accident back in July.

Anyhow - back to more work.....

Kids Closet Connection

So this is much of a secret to anyone who reads this but Billy and I brought a consignment sale franchise a few months ago. We are having our first sale this coming October. There has been lots of planning and organizing already and it will only get worse as the time gets closer.

Here is our website:

http://www.kidscloset.biz/sales/loudoun_county

Thank you to all of our friends and family who have been very supportive.

Grayson's birthday pictures

I am a little late posting these birthday pictures.....There is plenty more but these are some of the favorites. The last two were printed in black and white were absolutely beautiful if I say so myself.....

Night out to the movies

Last night -Blake, Grayson, and I had a date to the movies. We had a great time and it was nice to fill the time doing something that Blake loves to do. We went and saw the new Disney movie - Ponyo. I wasn't sure how Grayson would do but he was good and actually watched a good portion of it.

We are super excited because they are doing a double feature in October of Toy Story and Toy Story 2. I am thinking we will have to do a family outing to the movies because Billy and I enjoy the movies as much as Blake. I am not sure if Grayson will make it though them but we'll see.

I promise to be better about Blogging....There are so many sweet and cute things that I am missing out on by not blogging. I want these memories our family and if I don't blog then I will forget some of the little ones.

Catching up

So it has been almost a month since my last post. We have been busy like everyone else in the world. Here are some highlights of what has happened and what will be happening in the near future....

This all took place in 1 weekend trip to NC.....
1) Grayson had a birthday pool party at Papa and Nana's house (pictures to follow)
2) Blake particapated in his 1st Cherokee fishing tournament in Cherokee, NC - he caught 7 fish but he perfers to catch and release....
3) We saw Thomas and Friends in Byson City, NC - we didn't know that he was going to be there but it worked out great....

Then we went to our house in Grandy, NC because our renters moved out after 4 years. All it did was make us miss the beach, farmers markets, NC, and our house with the pond. We have it up for sale but are hoping to hold onto it - maybe we will move back eventually. We lived in that house the shortest amount of time but we still love the house and the area. To be continued......

Billy left August 11th to head back overeseas with Russ. They won a new contract so they had to go set everything up. I feel sorry for the 3rd guy who has to bunk with Russ and Billy. He won't be back until Mid-September. I am sure that Billy doesn't want everyone to know this but he gets homesick these days and is anxious to come home.... We miss you and can't wait to have you home again....:)

I have to thank Mary, Jerry, and Billy 1 for coming and helping me with the boys while Billy has been gone and Coleen is on vacation. I truly appreciate not having to take vacation and knowing that the boys are good hands. It makes the time go by faster for Blake, Grayson, and me.

We miss Mommom and Poppop (my parents) while they go back overseas. I know that Blake is missing his movie dates but the time will go by fast.

The final big news is that Blake is having his 3rd surgery. He has to have a 2nd set of tubes put in and then they are taking his adenoids out. As Blake would say - they need to get the bunny rabbits out of his ears. This was a hard decision to make b/c Billy will not be here during the surgery but I am lucky to have Billy's dad here to watch Grayson while I go with Blake. I like to think I am pretty strong but when it comes to my boys - I tend to melt and will miss Billy holding my hand b/c he tends to always stay strong for all of us.

Well that is probably enough for now. Sorry for all the updates at once. We have some more big news but I will wait till another time. WE ARE NOT PREGNANT....