Best Husband Ever!

For those of you who know me well...ya know that I am definitely not a mushy person. I am not too big of a hugger and I don't write sentimental things on Christmas cards...but I do want to brag on my hubby a little bit and let him know how much I appreciate him and love him!

I have to admit that I have the best husband ever! He is always a big helper, but this past weekend he has gone above and beyond. I have been sick with a sinus infection and he has taken over everything with Grant letting me get much needed rest. I don't think I changed one diaper today! I know he is not feeling too well either (we probably have the same darn thing) but he will not admit it and continues to let me rest. I am so grateful! He has even continued painting our bedroom and bathroom in the evenings after Grant is asleep! He is quite a dad and Grant loves him to pieces. I do too!!!

Grant's 1st Birthday Party!!!

Well, this past year has definitely been an adventure! It has had its ups and downs but overall we have had a great time with our new family addition. Here are some pictures from his birthday party. We all had a great time and it was great to have the whole family together. We can't wait for what this next year has in store for us!

A rare event and horrible photography!

Today it snowed...in Houston!!! This is a pretty rare event. The last time it snowed we missed it because we were on our way to visit family Ohio, so it has been a pretty long time since I have seen snow in H-town. I think the time before the one I missed, I was a freshman in high school and our teacher--Mr. Trainer let us outside to look. It was a pretty big deal! A lot of my friends had never seen it before in real-life.
Since this is a pretty big event in Houston, I decided to take Grant's picture. I have no photography skill and no one was around to help me position Grant, so I consider myself lucky to get the few shots that I got. Eventually one of my teenage neighbors offered to take a picture of me and Grant. Not one of my best...but today is one of those days that I am a single parent since Kirk is at school, so I am not going to beat myself up about it. Enjoy and don't make fun of us Texans!!!
I almost forgot...the last picture is of Grant slowly falling over flat on his back. It was pretty hilarious! As you can see, his winter jacket is huge on him. It is 18 months, by the way, but it runs big and I ordered it online. It doesn't usually get cold until January over here...so I thought I would go for a larger size. Maybe it will fit him by March!!! :)

First hair cut ever!!!

Earlier this month, Kirk and I decided that Grant's hair was getting too long. I have trimmed his hair before, but Kirk insisted that our little boy still had a mullet and that had to change. We decided to pay for a nice hair cut since it would be his first professional cut ever and we wanted to watch to see how it was done. Surely we can do it ourselves. The cut lasted only 5 minutes. He didn't cry...but he sure gave this lady some dirty looks. Enjoy the pictures!

Grant's obsession, Jackie's addiction, and Kirk

Grant's birthday is in the middle of December...so we find ourselves shopping for both his birthday and Christmas at the same time. We found this slide on sale and thought we would give it to him now and just call it his birthday present. He is not even one yet...so what does he know. Well, he absolutely loves it!!! He wants to climb up the back and slide over and over again...and he loves to be chased!

This kind of ties into my new addiction. In high school and college, I loved to shop. New clothes, new shoes...I wanted them! Well, this desire has left and has been replaced by my shopping for Grant. Clothes, toys, books...he needs them! Browsing the newspaper ads for after Thanksgiving sales/deals (always a hobby of mine)has new meaning.

I don't want to leave Kirk out...he is almost done with his first semester at Rice. He is working hard trying to balance home, work, and school...and I think he is doing a pretty good job. Right now he is coordinating the effort to get our house repaired after Hurricane Ike. It should be back to new by Christmas!!! Yea!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy halloween everyone!!! For Grant's first halloween I decided to dress him up as a scarecrow. We needed something light-weight that could be layered in case it was 50 degrees or 90 degrees outside...but luckily yesterday was actually quite pleasant. It was also Grant's first experience with make-up. I must say that he looked really cute with his rosy cheeks, but I could never capture his smile with the camera. Here are some pictures from the party we went too. Grant had a blast playing with some new bigger kid toys. I hope you enjoy!

Fall has arrived!

Last week Kirk and I took Grant to a "pumpkin patch". Well...I don't know if you can technically call it a pumpkin patch if the pumpkins are trucked in from who knows where...but it is the closest thing we have. A local church sells these pumpkins in their front lawn for a fundraiser and lets anyone take pictures if they want. We are going to take him again with his scarecrow costume...but we thought we would look a little too eager if we took his halloween picture at the "pumpkin patch" the first weekend in October.