Bob!!!!

Grayson has come a very long way and talks all the time now. Grayson only said "ugghh" for the longest time but now he has a huge vocabulary. Granted his words are very different than Blake's first words.

Grayson most common used words are:
Mommom, Bob, No (mostly used), Mine, Come On, Wee Wee, Bake (meaning Blake), Dog, etc....

Grayson's uses words that he needs and he uses them all the time. He has many more but he likes action words. Although I have to say that Grayson is the best behaved child in public because he is shy compared to Blake. Grayson is cautious and stands nearby. It is very sweet and endearing but the minute we get home or into the car - the real Grayson is out in full force. Full of fire!!!!

I love my boys because they are so different. I am thankful and appreciate the differences of my two sweet boys!

Holy TaNoodle

Kids say the cutest things! Blake is very aware of everything that goes on around him and puts a lot of things together.

So my parents have been staying with us and have been a huge help. The laundry list is long with how helpful they have been especially since Billy has been gone alot.

So the other day - Blake was playing Parcheesi with my parents and he always say the cutest things but this tops the cake. Blake said "Holy TaNoodle" to my parents while they were playing and my parents have loved telling everyone.

Blake's 4th Birthday Party

So as you can tell - I am back tracking on this entry. Blake turned 4 on Jan. 25th, 2010. It is so hard to imagine our little baby is now 4 going on 14. Blake is growing up and pretty smart (if I say so myself) too quickly.

Blake is a great big brother and is super loving which makes me proud. His laugh is so sweet and we are lucky to hear it often. Grayson and baby girl will be lucky to have Big Brother Blake look out for them.

So I am going to share some pictures from Blake's birthday party. I have to say myself that I came up with a great idea. We had a magician come to the house and perform a show for the kids. We had seen Mr. Culler in Md one day randomly and Blake was blown away by the magic tricks.

Since Blake's birthday is in January - our options are limited for ideas but this was a huge success. The kids came over while Mr. Culler set up the magic show in the basement and then the kids all went downstairs and enjoyed the show. The parents were able to sit back and enjoy it as well which was important to me. After the magic show, petting the rabbit, and balloon art then it was time for cake.

It was important for Blake to have his friends over for his birthday and everyone had a great time. I am always able to find a bargain (better than most people would know) and it worked out great.

Soccer Party Crashers

We have had a great weekend doing lots of fun things before Billy heads back out of town for one last trip before "baby girl" arrives. We started out with strawberry picking, lunch at Lawry's, planting flowers with Mommom and Bob and so the weekend went by.

However we went to get ice cream at a local place in Leesburg and it was absolutely packed. Granted - I have never seen this place ever be packed before but there was a soccer party taking place that night. Well Blake decided that he needed to sit in the big part of the room to eat his ice cream so he could be a part of the soccer party.

The boys clapped for each young girls as she received her trophy from the coach. Grayson even threw in a "yeah" each time. The ice cream was great and it was very endearing to listen to this father/coach who really loved coaching. This coach said such nice things about each player and you could tell that he must be a great coach. My mom said that he reminded her of Mr Duis who was my soccer coach growing up.

It was a great weekend just getting the necessary things done around the house. We made 2 trips to Home Depot to add some items to the boy's closet systems that we put in 2 years ago. I am always thankful that Billy is handy and willing to go along with what I think would work.

Tonight - Billy and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Sweetwaters tonight by ourselves. We had not been there in over 4 years and we enjoyed our dinner very much.

Soccer Season 2010

I can't believe that our 2nd soccer season has come to an end. Let's be honest - I was a little worried about Soccer 2010 considering we paid to have Blake to sit on a ball the majority of the time last spring. This season was totally different and such a joy to watch. Blake loved playing soccer and I know his little brother was eager to show his skills off too afterwards.

Blake loves his fancy soccer medal, umbro cleats (can you believe they are still around), umbro shin guards, etc. Billy took Blake on a shopping spree to get him excited for his upcoming soccer season. Blake runs himself ragged each Saturday at 1pm. We had great coaches and parents which makes the season even greater.

Blake enjoyed this season with two of his preschool buddies (Matthew & Christian). I have included some great pictures of the kids. They have grown up so much since last spring. I think the favorite part of the season was the last "game" when they actually played against each other. It was so cute to watch and it makes me feel old.

Blizzard 2010

Here we go with some old news. I want to include all the events that haven't been posted because they were important at the time. I am proud of the books that had made for last year's blog and I want to continue the tradition.

So here are some pictures of when we had the biggest snowfall ever. We started out with snow and then we got more snow. We had over 50 inches within a week. Billy and I dug out numerous times but the boys had an absolute blast playing in the snow. During the first round of blizzard weather- Billy had to drive in 30 plus inches to pick up Jeff's household because they lost power. I wasn't 100% sure that he would make it over there or make it back so we had our fingers crossed. All those years of being a police driver and driving in foreign countries pays off once and awhile.

Blake learned to eat snow - no thanks to his fathers encouragement and my dismay. I know that every kid eats snow but it is really gross but I just can't bring myself to encourage it. That is the difference between a mom and a dad. Here are some photos of the snow. It is truly hard to imagine the mass amount that fell during such a short period of time but it truly was a blast.

So where have we been?

Gosh - I am kind of embarrassed to finally be updating our Blog. It has been over 4 months and while the list of excuses is long, I do feel bad for not keeping up with the blog.

We have a lot to catch up on and I will do my best to back date the best to my ability. Here are some things to look forward to....

• Blake's 4th magic show birthday
• We are pregnant with a baby girl and due Sept 13th.
• Grayson is growing up so fast and full of spunk
• We had a very successful Kids Closet Spring Sale
• Lots of funny stories and pictures to include

While I feel bad for being MIA from my favorite blog ever. I am so proud of the books that I printed of last year for each of the boys that would think I would not have let it go.

I promise to post lots more!