Choo! Choo!

Grant LOVES trains. He is fascinated by them. Thomas the train and Chuggington are some of his favorite cartoons. He watches them very intently and mocks the train sounds. When we go into McAlester, we drive underneath a train track therefore he has associated all underpasses with train tracks. Everytime we drive under one, he hollars woo woo! Whenever he sees a train (or semi truck) he says woo woo until it is out of sight. So funny. Yesterday, I was trying to record an outgoing message on my work phone from home and he came down at sat beside me. He had a book with trains in it and you guessed it. In the middle of my message you hear CHOO CHOO!

More precious memories

This morning I could hear Grant in his room playing in his bed. I tip toed in there. I love to watch him play. He was so sweet. He had his glow worm all snuggled up to him. Then he set it down on the bed and wrapped it up in his blanket. Then he leaned down and kissed it ever so lightly on the cheek. He was about to give the worm another kiss when he spotted me. So sweet!

Spring Fever

Sitting here in blizzard like conditions, it is kind of odd to think of spring fever, but... This past weekend the weather was AWESOME! My little family and I went to visit Julie and Greg. We had an awesome time. Danny and Greg went on a trail ride. Danny loved it. Said he saw some really beautiful country. Grant, Julie and I went on a "trail ride" of our own in her rhino. We spent the entire day outside. We finished the day roasting hot dogs and marsmallows on a camp fire. It was AWESOME! The sky was clear and the stars were bright. The wind was whispering through the pines. Ah gives me a warm fuzzy feeling just thinking about it. Danny and Greg told stories and Julie and I giggled like little girls. It was truly a memorable evening. And then there's Grant...

That child had spring fever! He went nonstop ALL DAY long! We decided to go fishing. BAD idea. I don't know what we were thinking taking the child who loves water to a body of water, expecting him to stay out of it. He ran straight for the pond with me hot on his trail. Danny had to knock him down to keep him from going in. Needless to say Grant was M A D. It was then that he spotted his weapon. A piece of horse poop. He picked it up and threw it at ME! Oh that boy. All I could do was laugh. Needless to say, we didn't fish long.

My Knight in Shining Armor

The other night, Grant came down with a stomach bug. Okay, I don't deal well with vomit. Laugh as you may...I know it's part of motherhood and I am handling those incidents better than I ever thought I could. Anyhow... The poor little guy had it bad. He woke me up crying in the middle of the night. When I went in to check on him, oh the mess I found. It was all over him, the bed, the floor and the walls. I had no choice but to bathe him. After getting him all cleaned up and comfortable as possible, I called Danny just to let him know what was going on and that we were fine. Shortly thereafter, here comes my knight in shining armor....swooshing in driving a dodge charger and wearing a black uniform and shiny badge. Oh how I love that man! God couldn't have blessed Grant with a better dad. Danny is an AWESOME dad. He helped clean up the mess in Grant's room, washed the bedding and sent me to bed. He tookover caring for Grant so I could get some sleep in order to go to work (he knew I had a busy day and didn't need to miss). HE IS AWESOME! He cares (bathes, feeds, changes diapers...) for Grant just as much as I do. His big, caring heart makes me fall deeper and deeper in love with him each day!

Here, Trigger!

We have been working with Grant on using words instead of pointing and grunting. The other night we were sitting at the dinner table after dinner and were talking to him. We asked "Where's Trigger? Can you say Trigger?" Grant says "Triggie" and starts looking around for him. When Trigger doesn't respond, Grant again says "Triggie" and picks a piece of food off of his plate and throws in on the floor. Danny and I have never done this and never taught Grant to do this. The smart little poot knows that Trigger will come running when he hears food hit the floor! Sure enough... They are smarter than we give them credit for!

My son, the con-artist

I blogged earlier about Grant getting into the fountain out front, well....he did it again. This time I didn't find it as funny. It can be dangerous, not to mention the water is now NASTY! I pulled him out of the water, stripped off his wet clothes and took him in to dry off. I was so frustrated and he still thought he was cute. After getting him dressed in dry clothes I took him to the living room and scolded him and set him in time out on the couch. I sat down in my recliner to calm down a bit. That's when the con artist appeared. With the sweetest smile, deepest dimples, and sugar sweet voice he leans over to me and says "Hiiiii..." I told him, "No! Mommy is upset with you and you are in trouble. You sit there, Mister." A few seconds pass by and it happens again, "hiiiiiiiii..." Again, I tell him "No! You are in trouble for getting in the fountain. You can't smile your way out of this one." He sits there for a minute and then in sinks in. His body slumps down, and his head hangs low. He peers up at me out of the corner of his eye. By this time, I am dying! I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing at him. Of course, I let him off the couch then. I LOVE BEING A MOM!

Busy Busy Little Boy!

For any of Grant's teachers, past, present and future, my heart goes out to you. I know that my child is one that keeps you on your toes. I also am sure he is one that you will never forget! Grant goes to King's Kids at the First Baptist Church twice a week. We call it school. My sister, Kim, picks him up from school since they let out at 2:00. Last Tuesday she goes in to pick him up and Jessica (the teacher) asks if Grant has ever taken his dirty diaper off (which he has - another story). Kim tells her yes. Jessica then tells Kim that during nap time, Grant took of his pants and his dirty diaper. He managed not to get any mess on himself or his clothes. However, another child stepped in part of the mess. Thursday, Kim goes in to pick Grant up and Linda (the assistant) is laughing and points toward Jessica and tells Kim, "She has a story for you." It seems Jessica was changing Grant's dirty diaper and he peed all over himself, the floor and poor Ms. Jessica. Can't wait to see what this week entails!