First Day of School

Griffin started Children's Ark on Thursday. He will go to school from 10-2 on Mondays and Thursdays. I took these picture before we walked to school- Griffin carrying his new lunchbox the whole way- he was so excited! He went right in, didn't even say good-bye. It helps that they begin their day on the playground. I think that he (and mom) will enjoy this time.

Watching the "Trickies"

Nathan and Griffin have started a new tradition the past couple of nights. They go outside on our deck, apple juice in hand, and sit down in matching lawn chairs and just talk. I went out there the first night for a little bit, but the mosquitoes were eating me up and I soon realized that this was a good "bonding" time for father and son (and a nice time alone for mom!). Nathan says they talk about all kinds of things, but Griffin's favorite topic seems to be the "trickies", which Nathan finally figured out were the crickets. I think it is so sweet that Griff is old enough now to enjoy talks with his Dad. I am sure they will both have many more of these to look forward to in the future- most of them more serious- but for now, all that matters are the sounds of the "trickies".

More Trouble

Well, Griffin has done it again. Some of you may remember the pictures from over a year ago when Griffin found the vaseline and got it all over his face (I am posting one for those who have not seen it). This morning as we were getting ready and cleaning up (we were having friends come over, I sent Griffin to put something in his closet. He was gone for WAY too long, and when I went to look for him, he came out of his room and said, "Mommy, I look SO good!". He had vaseline covering his arms and belly. I did not take a picture because it was only on his tummy and hard to see. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of experiencing this, vaseline is not easy to get off. After a long bath with several scrubbings, he is still sticky. I guess this is just another day in the life of a 2-year old boy.

Mu Little Monkey

Along the lines of the previous post, here are a couple more pictures of what Griffin likes to do these days. He is constantly climbing on something or jumpping (or falling off) of something. So far, no emergency room visits yet. I am sure there are a few of those in our future, especially with another little boy on the way.

The Misadventures of Griffin

This weekend has been a tough one for our little adventurer. Last night Nathan was at church doing the sound for a wedding and Griffin was playing. Letely he has had fun going into a different room, telling me "See you tomorrow. I'll be right back", and shutting the door. I have warned him about shutting doors, since he can't open them again and it becomes a pain for me to go around opening doors and letting him out. Most of the time, he follows my instructions and leaves the door cracked. However, he IS 2. This evening he had just told me good-bye for the ump-teenth time and I heard the door close. I was at the computer and I yelled out "Griffin!". I got up to open the door and fuss at him, and I realized the door was locked. My first reaction was anger, as I fussed through the door at him. He began to cry, and I realized he was scared and I needed to calm down. I tried to re-assure him as I went to the closet in the baby room to get a hanger. After several failed attempts to unlock the door with a hanger and a small screwdriver, I was getting a little worried. I went outside to see if the window was locked, and it was. I tried taking the door knob off, but that just made things worse. Everyone I knew who lives near us was at the wedding and I was starting to run out of ideas. With "over the phone help" from my uncle Eric, I was finally able to reassemble the door know and unlock the door with the screwdriver.
When I got him out, he just smiled ans said, "I shut the door! I lock the door!"

The bottom picture is Griffin's attempt this morning the play on our bed. He managed to get himself stuck between the mattress and the foot board.

The top picture shows our attempt to make his adventures a little less accident prone. We put up a card table in the living room and made him a tent. Of course, he immediately filled it with so many pillows he can't get in and out. I don't know what we are going to do when he gets "Little Brother" involved in his schemes.

Griffin's Birthday

This is WAY over due, but by the time I got the pis up from our trip, we had our Dr. apt and found out we were having a little boy and that post took precedent. Griffin had a great 2nd birthday. Since he had already had 2 parties in Searcy and then his actual birthday (Thursday, July 17th) and his party (the following Saturday) he really thought that his birthday was a week-long ordeal. He talked about it all the time and still thinks it is his birthday sometimes.

I already talked about the day but I am putting a couple of pictures of us riding the train. His party was at our house- swimming and "playing cars and trucks" were the main items on the agenda. We had a race car race and lots of food and cake. Griffin loved having his friends over and has since wanted to have someone over just about everyday. I just put a few pics up but I have lots of good pictures of all the kids so for those of you who came I will send some to you. Happy Birthday Griffin!