Bath Time Baby

Rub a Dub Dub.....now there's a little boy with a lot of suds!

This kid LOVES baths....it's like everytime I put him in a bath (which is every day) it's like it's a totally new experience for him. Just as long as I don't get any water in his mouth when washing his hair/rinsing we are good.....otherwise it turns into a catastrophy when we get the mouth. When we do hit the mouth usually there is some sort of crying/wailing, a choke, a choke with a gag, and then finally if we have eaten ANYTHING at all....we WILL vomit (but luckily that hasn't happened since we were at Grammy's house before church).

Check out my new Girlfriend (she's older then me!)

This is yet another cute video we took inside a little plastic play gym. Grant was showing his flirtatious side this evening!

Playworld Down Under

Well we decided to take Grant over to Playworld Down Under (they have a toddler section) and wore him out playing all night! It's amazing what a sign and a net can do to pacify your child for a while. We're a cheap date!

Hard Lessons to Learn

Rachael had to sit out yesterday evening for getting some grades we shouldn't be getting. As a consequence Rachael had to sit out of her game last night and while studying in the bleachers watching the other girls cheer. She appeared to look a little humiliated and embarressed. This year has been off to a REAL rocky start. Rachael has been "testing" the waters of consequence since she started school this season. I think my fortune is telling me "this is the season for tough lessons learned". She is definately a TWEEN....and I need more patience!!!!!

"My Name is Rachael and I Like to Shake"

Yes you guessed it.....here is their "Name" cheer. This is one of Rachael's favorite cheers they performed this past week playing Hamilton Middle School (sadly we lost our first game of the year).

Big Boy

Well my little man is growing up soooooo fast! I can't believe that he is already 14 months (almost) and he has such a BIG personality. Grant's day consists of throwing his toys in the toilet, TP the bathroom (loves to shred tissue paper and throw it around), getting into any cabinet he can find, walking around in one small circle until he makes himself so dizzy he falls down. He constantly is saying "nonah nonah nonah" which is what Brian and I interpret as "No No No No" and that's the best he can say it because the child is CONSTANTLY being told "no Grant....no no Grant....NO GRANT followed by a little smack on the hand when he is getting into something he shouldn't which is pretty much all the time. When Grant is told "NO" he likes to talk back and yell back with a look of disgust of which I have to turn my head and laugh or smile so that he can't see me ( I can't help it). Here is some recent pics.

HOME FOR SALE

Well it's official...our home is for sale. WE DESPERATELY need a BIGGER home. I have stuffed about everything I can in our closets and well we just don't have any room anymore. We met with a realtor team today (they came to our home) and interviewed them and Brian and I both feel very comfortable we picked the right team to sell our home....(we went for the Bulldogs of realty). Of course when you go with the best .....you pay for the best....so their commission is a little higher then everyone else in our market but after incorporating that into our asking price and figuring our net on what we need out of home that would be a sufficient amount to lay down on our future home we feel we made the best choice. Today was EXHAUSTING though.....we had originallytried to sell the house on our own (that lasted for 2 weeks) and we got a nibble and felt like time is closing in on us on the whole "tax credit" that ends the end of November for those new first time buyers as our big window of opportunity. So we had to make the decision to sit and wait or go after those buyers through the internet and over 100 different websites that our team has access to and twilight showings that we just wouldn't have access to if we are trying to sell on our own. They suggested that we not change anything that we haven't already done to the house as they said "this house looks great the way it is....I wouldn't change anything". So our home will be listed on Monday through MLS.....so we'll see. I'm a little nervous as I am with any big move or change but I know this is what is best for the family.......