the little things

month six.

Dear Grayson,

Oh my goodness!  How are you already 6 months old?  It just doesn't seem possible.  I know I say this every month, but where has the time gone?

You are doing SO much these days!

Daddy and I are loving how much you're learning and doing. It's unreal and so much fun!

(As I type this you are currently cruising all around the floor!)

Kinda like this. You, this morning in your room...attacking everything you could find! ;)

This month you...

Started eating Mum-Mums, puffs and teething biscuits every so often. You self-feed about 75% of the time.

You love apples, pears and bananas. They're your favorites!

You went to the county fair for the first time. The goats were your absolute favorite!

You had lots of fun on Labor Day at grandma and grandpa's annual cookout. Always a big fan of the swing!

You have really taken an interest in little ladies. Such a flirt! 

You also blow bubbles often. You especially love to blow them when taking a sip of water. I admit, it's quite funny!

You're officially a sitter! SO BIG!!

You love the Sprout channel, especially Chicka on Sunny Side Up. You're still a huge fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Every time we catch it on, you, me and daddy sing the songs with you and clap along-you love it!

Your favorite songs currently are: "The wheels on the bus" and "The itsy bitsy spider"-we do the motions with you and you think it's the coolest thing!

Most mornings you often wake up and "talk" and play for a while before I come to get you. 

You usually sleep from 8 pm-6 or 7 am.

Oh, Grayson. You're scooting everywhere these days!  You even got up on all fours and crawled a few steps the other day!  I totally cried. So proud of you!

You wear size 3 diapers. 3-6 months pants (such a shorty!) and mostly 6 months shirts and onesies now. Sometimes you can still get away with 3-6 months.

You love cars! You're so fascinated with their movement. Daddy LOVES this! ;)

You do so well in your highchair while eating. You love looking out the dining room window as you eat. you always get a few puffs at the end of each meal. You just recently got the hang of getting them in your mouth on your own! yey!

You love cell phones and the camera.

You want to eat what we eat all the time. 

You're doing much better with car rides, usually chilling in the back, looking out the window and playing with some toys. It's sweet.

You still absolutely LOVE bathtime!  This was at grandma and grandpa Fisher's when we visited Findlay a couple weeks ago. You thought you were so big sitting in your bumbo while getting a bath! SO fun!

You have so many fun toys, but your favorites right now are Scout, rattles, big, wooden puzzle pieces from your dress the bear puzzle and Sophie.

You're getting lots more hair!

You're still so super alert. Everywhere we go people comment on how alert you are (we'll just forget about how often you get mistaken for a girl too. Hmmfff.)

You LOVE Watson the raccoon and reading stories! You even like to hold the books yourself from time to time.

You tend to like your jumperoo about every other day. Haha.

You are very good during church service. Grandma and Grandpa love to hold you through service and you love looking around and jumping on their laps. You always play with your links or crinkle book.

I love your chunky cheeks and thighs. I may kiss them about a million times a day!

Daddy can make you laugh SO hard when he "gobbles" your belly and thighs!  It's the best laugh EVER.

We found your ticklish spot-it's on your back right above your bottom and on the sides! You giggle so hard when we tickle you!

We are so, so in love with you. You make each day so bright and I can't thank the Lord enough for you.

You are our precious gift. We love you times a gazillion, plus one. ;)

Happy 6 months, lovey baby!!

Love you MORE,

Mama and Daddy 

a new canvas. (from Easy Canvas Prints!)

For quite some time I've wanted to get a family photo put on canvas. I love the way they look!  It was fun receiving this one in the mail last week-

I chose a new favorite photo of our litte family from Labor Day and because of limited space in our home, wanted a smaller size. So, 11x11 it was and it's just perfect!

Easy Canvas Prints was super easy to work with on their site. I couldn't believe how quick and easy it was to get this canvas put together.

I just uploaded the images, chose the size (and the wrap size) and that was pretty much IT!

I am seriously so pleased with quality of the canvas and the thickness of it. I also enjoyed how Easy Canvas Prints gave the added option to edit the image, etc. for a small additional charge. They can all sorts of things!

I have it sitting on top of our Expedit shelf in the dining room and would love to add a frame around it sometime in the future. It's a perfect size for atop the shelf with some seasonal goodies!

Thank you, Easy Canvas Prints for our first canvas! I am positive it will not be our last!

*I was perked this canvas in exchange for a review. :)

mia.

I kind of took an unintentional break from the ol' blog the past week. Life has been busy. Filled with the county fair, colds (I got it, then passed it on to Nate. Not on purpose!;)), decisions, Awana at church, budgeting, cleaning, friends, packing up lots of baby clothes, bringing down Fall baby clothes, decorating the house for Fall, church, making dinner each day/night, K Days, time with family.

It's just been busy. Great. But, busy. I wouldn't trade time with family and friends for anything.

Grayson is continuing to grow and it's truly so much fun to watch him! He LOVES people!  I always prayed to the Lord that if He ever blessed us with a baby, I would be so grateful, but I'd be over the moon to have a baby with personality!  And boy, He didn't disappoint! We get told multiple times a day how alert and happy and social he is. It makes me smile so big. Now, I pray that he continues to be so charming as he grows into a boy and eventually a man.

Last week at the fair Grayson showed he was a big fan of the goats. He wanted to pet them all! ;)

Yesterday we traveled to Findlay for Grandma Karch's 70th birthday party!

We had lots of fun and enjoyed seeing Nate's side of the family! It was such a great party for grandma. Loved the bumblebee theme!

With 5 great grandkids between the ages of 5 and 5.5 months...this was about the best shot I could get!

After our busy day, we came back to my mother in law's to get Grayson bathed and settled in for the night. It was our first family trip away and he did awesome! Slept straight through the night just like he does at home. So thankful for that!

I have some blogs to write soon, if I could just get a few moments to jot them all down. Maybe Thursday..or Friday!

9.10.11

Today sure has a fun ring to it, doesn't it? What a great day to be born or get married! I love dates like that.

Today was the start of our county fair. To say it's awesome is an understatement!  The best fair anywhere, we think. I mean, where we live is pretty much all country. The least we should be able to do is put on a good fair, no? ;)

It was only around 11:30 when this photo was taken, but man was I hot! So, I had to just throw the hair up quick and keep walking! Haha.

The first barn we took Grayson to? The swine barn. We lasted about 60 seconds before he started screaming like crazy (thanks to that squealing pig up the row!) I caught him chomping on his links and that pig's behind just seconds before he freaked out!

We quickly strolled out of the barn and decided to stop for a "snack" break for the babe. He filled up on half a bottle and some puffs, then was ready to go again!

After snack we ventured to the sheep barn. Turns out sheep are much more calm and way less noisey! ;) Grayson was quite the little fan. He'd stick his little neck wayyyy out to watch the sheep move about in their pin. So curious. 

After lots of walking around, people watching, chatting with friends we'd run into, and exhibit viewing, we stopped at one of our favorite places: Lerch's Donuts! Nate and I each just got one donut.

Mine plain. Nate's powdered sugar (cuz I know you're curious, right? Baha.) Annnyways, as we were walking across to find a bench and I was holding Grayson, the baby bird that he is kept opening his mouth and reaching for my donut!

I would say, "no!" and he'd smile so big. Welp, just as I sat down on the bench and was trying to balance everything, that little booger got ahold of my donut and pulled it right to his mouth! Sucha stinker!  He loved chewing on that piece and even got a little bite. He was LOVING it and Nate and I were cracking up!

After that bite of donut and a quick finish of his bottle, he was OUT! the fair just wore him out!

I love how he puts his foot up on the bar like that. He does it often!

Evidence he's a donut snatcher by the crumbs on his shirt! ;)

It was such a fun morning, afternoon. I'm pooped!  We're looking forward to going back one more time Monday to have more of a leisurely time into the evening. Today was a bit more rushed because Nate had to work.

Thankful for these times we get to spend as a family. :)

curious one.

One of the many, many things I love about Grayson is his curiosity about so much! He loves seeing new things and trying to figure them out. It's kind of precious. ;)

So, it was no surprise when mom found a BIG moth on Saturday and Grayson DOVE at it!

He was just so fascinated with the fluttering wings and wanted so badly to touch and feel it.

It was pretty much the best thing ever. 

Have I mentioned lately how blessed I am?

Nate and I would love more kiddos in the future, but honestly, I'd be okay with just Grayson. He's so special. And charming. Everything I could ever ask for in a child. I catch myself at some point nearly everyday admiring Grayson and thanking the Lord for him. Thanking Him for Grayson's health and development. 

He is just so fun to watch as he learns and explores this crazy world around him!

Hope you're having a wonderful Labor Day wherever you are!

I'm off to cuddle with my curious boy!

PS- Six years ago today I started dating Nate. My. Where has the time gone?!