Grace started walking last week at about 10.5 months old
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Thanksgiving weekend
We had a fun Thanksgiving weekend complete with a visit from Grammy and an early Christmas celebration too!
We started it all off with Griffin's preschool's Thanksgiving party:
Griffin's class in their turkey hats ... Griffin is in the back row, fourth from the left.
My little Turkey
Later that day Grammy came! The kids were so excited:
Playing on the air mattress
Laughing together
We were able to go to the zoo on an unseasonably warm day:
Grace was all smiles!
Grace and Grammy
Grace was so happy on the carousel! It was the happiest I've seen her ... her little body was just shaking with excitement and she clapped the whole time.
On Thanksgiving it was 69 degrees, so we took the opportunity to set up the bouncy castle:
Griffin loved to be dropped into the bounce house
Griffin was wiped out after jumping!
Griffin helped me make Grace a matching turkey hat
The kids in their hats (which lasted about two seconds before Grace tried to eat hers)
Grace and Daddy
Grammy and Griffin waiting for the turkey to finish
Grace and Stella ...
our family!
An attempted group picture ...
Grammy and Grace
Grace wanted to help check on the turkey too
Grace's first Thanksgiving was a success ... she loved mashed potatoes and gravy!
Griffin and I during dinner
That night Griffin had spiced apple cider and LOVED it!
After dinner was over we told him Christmas was next ... he was so excited. In this picture he's holding his letter that he wrote to Santa. He was so proud of it and showed it to each of us, saying that he told Santa that he wants a digger present and a digger book.
The next day we set up the Christmas tree to prepare for our Christmas celebration with Grammy.
The kids love the tree!
Checking out our tree
Hanging up ornaments
Griffin was so excited about the presents ...
This was his face when he saw Josh bringing the presents downstairs!
Grace got a panda bear and was enamored with it!
Griffin loved his basketball hoop from Grammy
We went to dinner that night and Griffin had so much fun!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Winter Welcome
Our neighborhood had a Winter Welcome festival where they lit the neighborhood Christmas tree. Griffin and Grace loved seeing the lights!
Checking out a big snowflake light
Griffin in front of the tree
Griffin and Cohen roasted marshmallows to make s'mores
He loved it!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Griffin's 3rd Birthday Party
Griffin had a fun 3rd birthday party! He loved helping us get ready for the party - another sign that he's growing up too fast!
He woke up Sunday morning to the long-awaited arrival of his bulldozer cake that he requested. He had asked for one weeks before his birthday and it was hard to wait until his party to see it!
Griffin with his cake first thing in the morning
Josh and I went a little crazy and bought a bouncy castle for Griffin's birthday ... we let him set it up in the morning so it'd be easier to share it at the party. He went NUTS:
Waiting for it to blow up
As soon as it blew up, Griffin immediately recognized the endurance needed for bouncy house jumping. He decided he'd need to stay cool, so stripped down to his undies.
And he's off!
Jumping is Griffin's favorite activity, if you can't tell : )
Grace loved it too:
It was fun to see the kids playing together.
Then we accidentally let the motor over heat, causing the bouncy castle to deflate. Griffin was distraught. Thankfully, Josh got it working again ...
Which is cause for big hugs! Griffin was so happy that it was working again!
Later that day Griffin did a great job helping get ready for the party:
Making favor bags for his friends
Helping me chop onions for the chili
Stirring the chili
Griffin is 3!
His finished cake
Me forcing them to take a picture together
A quick family shot before the jumping began
Blowing up the bounce house at his party
It's so exciting!
Grace and Eli got to join in too
Jumping!
Jumping is tiring ... the boys would suddenly just lay down to rest together
His finished cake
Grace had fun at the party!
Griffin was so excited to light his candles. He started singing to himself before we even had the candles lit:
Grace spent lots of time playing in the pantry while the big kids ate cake
Who needs to share when you can just sit on each other?
Griffin showing his friends his trampoline
Opening one of his favorite gifts, an ice cream cone that pops off
He had a great third birthday!
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