A day in the life of Grayson

Grayson was funny today. As soon as he ate breakfast, it was busy time. He got in his toy basket, unloaded all of the toys, climbed out of the basket, put all of the toys back in the basket, and started all over again by climbing in the basket. This kept him occupied and happy for the longest time! After his morning nap, we hopped in the car. We stopped and spent some time at a Barnes & Noble looking at books and of course had to visit their Starbucks to share a slice of pumpkin bread and for my new favorite drink- vanilla spice latte! Then, we met our friends Krystle and Natalie at the Fort Worth Zoo. Grayson is really into cats so his favorite animal was the white tiger! The kids had fun and it was good for us moms to catch up with each other too. What a great day!

I will survive!

This is the song that kept playing in my head today as I attempted to keep a very fussy Grayson and I sane today while Drew attended our church's men's conference. In order to get out of the house, I took Grayson to the mall. He at least liked the little ride that sucks all of your quarters, but I don't want to talk about the little girl bully at the indoor mall playground, the fact that I got absolutely no shopping done, and I really don't want to talk about how I stress ate an Auntie Anne's pretzel and was secretly glad Grayson didn't want the piece I offered him (more for me)! Fast forward to me arriving home with fuss-ball in tow, dropping him off with men-conferenced hubby, and immediately and mysteriously disappearing to hunt down that food truck I saw driving into our neighborhood..Mama needed her some lunch!

Hoping and praying tomorrow is better.

Life lately through iPhone pictures

Remember Me?

Hi! Remember me? It's been a while since I last posted something here and a lot has happened. To name a couple of the big events: Drew started working at DaVita as a recruiter, we got in a big wreck (everyone is ok thankfully), and Grayson turned 1! Of course lots of other things have happened too, but it is too overwhelming to think about trying to play catch up. So, instead I will pick up on what's happening right now.

Grayson is walking everywhere, but the walking has turned into a full-on sprint! Not only that, but he is now in a severe climbing phase. He is climbing on toys, boxes, tables, and couches...and pretty much anything he can hike his leg up onto in order to hoist him onward and upward. I've got my hands full.

Drew is taking a college Micro-Biology class in order to obtain his prerequisites to enroll in a nursing school in the future. The class is twice a week after work. He is doing a great job at balancing family, work, and class...and driving! The poor guy is constantly commuting from one place to another and the DFW traffic isn't always so friendly. I'm very proud of my smart man!

On Wednesdays I have been attending BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). Grayson has his own BSF class he goes to and has been getting better and better about adjusting to being with somebody else besides me. I am loving studying the book of Genesis in depth and am challenged to dive into the Word daily.

Here are some fairly recent pictures since what blog post is complete without a few pictures?!

 Cutie

 Creepy Doll at my Grandparents' House

 Blue eyes. Stocking hat. New playground.

Funny boy