Grant peeling corn

This is Grant having fun with corn. He peeled them and then lined them up. Such a Grant move. He is very precise and organized. So funny. He loves helping in the kitchen and this is a great way to play with food and not make a big MESS!. Kids love playing and I try to let my boys do it as much as possible.

Back to my roots...

I decided to dye my hair dark again. It has a little red in it too. I really like it. I like having darker hair for the summer bc we go swimming a lot and it can really dry out my hair. I know that bleaching can make that even worse. It is great for now. It fits my personality better I think. Now I just need to get a good tan.

Oma and Opa visit

Oma and Opa came to visit a few weeks ago. It was a lot of fun. We did lots of things: trips to Busch Gardens, eating stone crab, cooking, cleaning, Oma redoing my garden beds, and late night couch snoozing. We were lucky to have Brian come down for 2 days during the Romney Rally. The boys loved playing with Brian. He is a lot like John and likes to wrestle them. I think Grant thought he was John a few times- it was funny. We got to ride the cheetah (fastest roller coaster at Busch Gardens) while Oma and Opa watched the kiddies. Luckily there was no line! It has been years since I have been on a roller coaster...that was fun! The boys had so much fun spending time with Oma, she gave me lots of tips on how to raise spunky little boys. She is the expert, so I welcomed any new ideas. I will take all the help I can get! Here are some pics from the trip. I love Garrett's face with Oma, he is such a stinker! And he really does love her I promise :)

Virtual card...

This is my Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays card for the year.

These 2 little guys are the best part of our family! They make the days fun and wonderful. Sometimes the nights long, but not lonely :) They are quite the little pair of mischief makers around the house. If there is ever a quite period longer than 2 minutes I know that I am in trouble! Thanks goodness for mommy instinct :) Garrett is catching up to Grant in size pretty quickly, so Grant can no longer body slam him that easily. If he is not careful, Garrett will run up to him, roll him onto the ground and lay on him laughing. Grant can be stuck for awhile. That is until Mommy comes to the rescue! They love to wrestle. They are the sweetest little stinkers around.

Grant has just turned 4 and Garrett will be turning 2 on Christmas! We love our Grant and Garrett! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Santa has some great things coming our way. Better check back in a week to see!

a little more

We have been enjoying the nice outdoor weather as much as possible. It is great that the Florida heat is finally gone. Here is grant flying an airplane at the Science Center- MOSI. He loved it!

lately...

Things around here

We have been very busy around here. We bought a little puppy for the boys. Her name is Panda and she is a small pug. She is a lot of fun and so cute! The boys love her and I think I may be turning into a dog person :) Garrett jumped out of his crib to play with the pup and fractured his foot. It took him about 2 weeks of limping and he is finally starting to walk normal again. I am happy to have him back to his old self. We have him sleeping in a kids tent on the floor for now. He loves it :) We are staying busy and enjoying the nicer weather. December is my busy month. All 3 boys bdays- so I am gearing up for a long one! It should be fun though!