Pre-Church Picture!

I thought Grant looked cute today!

Ohio 2010!

Well, Kirk decided that we could fit in a trip to Ohio this year...so off we went on a really short trip to Ohio to enjoy family, the Great Geauga County Fair, and mild/cool weather. Since Kirk has a new job...he doesn't really have that much time off until the end of the year, hence the short trip.
Unfortunately, we didn't take too many pictures...but here are some of the highlights of Grant's good time at the fair...which was mostly on the kiddy rides with his cousin Bryson. Can we say...obsession with the rides? Besides the fact that I did end up getting a pretty nasty cold...we had a really great time! It was a nice teaser of the cooler weather to come (maybe in a month or two). Thank you Nona and Papa!
Also...my mom was able to make the trip out with us! We had quite an adventure through the airports...but we are glad to say that everyone survived and we are still friends. :)

DisneyWorld 2010!!!

Well...I've been slacking in posting pictures from our Disney trip in June and I can honestly say that the overwhelming number of pictures has really deterred me in posting something. But I know I should since it was such a big part of our summer this year and we did have an awesome time! Grant especially had a great time and really enjoyed hanging out with his Ohio cousins! He pretty much did every ride that he could do for a kiddo his age and size. He loved riding the trams in the parking lots since he thought those were trains! Yes...it was pretty dang hot, but our hotel was close enough that we could leave and come back without any problems. Also...the drive to Florida went pretty smooth as well. The stylish minivan worked its wonders! We will definitely go back in a few years and Kirk and I look forward to riding some of the roller coasters. Enjoy a few of the pictures!!!!

Graduation Weekend

Last weekend...after a lot of time away from home and hard work...Kirk graduated from his MBA program at Rice! We are very proud of him and all of his hard work devoted to getting more education. For those of you who know me well...I am a strong proponent of higher education and I am really glad that Kirk decided to go back to school. Well...it was a lovely weekend. Kirk's parents were able to fly in from across the country and spend time with us and to attend the graduation ceremony. Here are some of the pictures...

Hot weather fun!

Now that Kirk is done with school (congratulations Kirk!) we have more time to get things done around the house. First on the list was to wash our cars. They have been filthy most of the year. Since it was so hot outside and Grant wanted to play...we just put him to work washing the cars. He cleaned one spot for about half an hour...and it was spotless. Everytime I moved him to another spot...he wandered back to his original place. Who knows if he got the concept...but he liked getting splashed with the water hose. Also, you can see my new car that I got a few months ago. It is a minivan...and I am proud of it! I love the power doors and so does my son! Minivan owner and proud!!!This was done over the span of 2 days. Hence...the different outfits. :)

Pearland's Farmer's Market

Pearland now has a Farmer's Market in the Old Townsite near the old CJ Harris Elementary. I believe it is every 2nd and 4th Saturday. It is still very small...but we had a great time. I bought an orange and lime tree for the backyard with some of my birthday money! The weather was great and we had a really nice time in the fresh air with my parents.

Longer than expected!

Two Friday's ago Kirk and I decided to go to the by the Houston Temple with Grant. We didn't get a babysitter since it was a really last minute decision...but we wanted to hit up the distribution center and the LDS bookstore near by and walk the temple grounds with Grant. We left with plenty of time...or so we thought. It was around 3 and we "hoped" the stores would be open until six. Well, after almost two hours in the car in Friday afternoon traffic and watching the entire movie Madagascar in the car...we made it. Luckily we were not killing each other at that point...tension was high though...when we realized the bookstore and distribution center closed at 5. Ugh! We did walk the grounds and take a few pictures of Grant. The flowers were amazing! Since we didn't accomplish our goals of buying some things for Grant for Easter on this trip...we made another shopping and temple trip this past Friday. It was Good Friday and Kirk and I both had off work and Grant still had daycare. This time we accomplished everything we wanted...plus more. Second trip...1 hour not 2