Thanksgiving

We went to my parent's house in Alabama for Thanksgiving this year.  We had a great time.  It was an interesting trip.  Grayson had an ear infection and wasn't feeling too great.  When we stopped for lunch at Subway, he threw up all over me and him.  I felt so bad for the poor little guy, but all things considered, he did really great.  He is quite the trooper.  It was a long day, so we were really glad when we pulled into my parent's driveway.  

I have been teaching Grayson a few simple signs and I brought a DVD I had borrowed from the library.  I find it very annoying, but he loves it!  He tends to watch the TV too close, so I put him in this cute chair and he had a lot of fun watching his DVD.

How did he get so big!?

My mom did a beautiful job decorating the table for Thanksgiving.  I had to take a picture.

The meal was delicious!  We ate ourselves into oblivion. Grayson was feeling better, so he even had a little bit of turkey and mashed potatoes.  He tried pumpkin pie for the first time too and he loved it!  He stood right by his dad until he had finished his pie, then he came and stood by me until my pie was gone and finally he went and mooched some more pie from my sister.  We had such a great day and enjoyed spending time with family.  

Our poor little buddy was sick the whole time and he was such a trooper and still fun through all of it.   He did need some extra snuggle time when he got a fever.  We took him back to the doctor when we were in Alabama, but it appeared he just had gotten a secondary viral infection.  Poor little guy.

My mom was kind enough to babysit Grayson for us, so we were able to go to the temple and spend a lovely afternoon together.  My mom told me that he really had a good time crawling around outside.  He loved the water feature they had in the backyard and tried to drink out of it.  He is such a curious and cute kid.  He only tried to eat a few leaves and he seemed to really enjoy himself.

We  were also able to attend my nephew Ben's baptism.  It was so great to be able to go and spend time with family on such a special day.

We had to get a picture with all of the sisters and all of our kids.

After the baptism, we all went to lunch together as a family.  It was so much fun and I think the staff got a kick out of all the kids there together.  They brought Grayson some ice cream at the end of the meal and gave him two cookies.  He was so excited about the cookie that he actually gnawed his way through the plastic wrap and was eating it.  He was very upset when I took it away from him.  I think our little man has a sweet tooth.

After a delicious lunch, we went to my parent's cabin for a couple hours.  It was nice to relax.  Grayson thought the cabin was pretty fun.  There were new toys there he hadn't played with before.

He also loves any excuse to explore the shower.

And of course he had to explore everywhere and climb all over everyone.

Grandpa read him some stories.

The trip back was also interesting.  No throwing up this time, but unfortunately he was allergic to the antibiotics he was on for his ear infection, so he was covered in hives for the drive home.  Luckily, he slept most of the way which made it much easier.  We did get stuck in traffic which added a couple hours to our trip.  Thanksgiving traffic is the worst!  We had such a great time visiting with family that it was definitely worth it.

Grayson-isms

This post is going to be a bit of a rambling one.  I was thinking today about some of the little funny things that Grayson does throughout the day that make me smile and I decided I wanted to share.

It was kind of a rough night last night, Grayson did not sleep very well.  I confess I fell asleep in the recliner after I fed Grayson his bottle this morning at 5am, he just happily played with his toys.  I moved to the floor after a while and dozed on and off while he crawled over me and played.  When I opened my eyes at one point, I realized that he had pulled out all of his toys and books.  He had even pulled the picture frames and lamp off of the nightstand.

He sat for a long time and 'read' some books.  He is getting really good at actually opening the books and flipping through the pages.  He really likes the books that have different fabrics and textures. He got a cute Halloween touch and feel book from Trevor's mom and he really likes it.  He knows exactly where all the things are to touch.  When we were driving down to Alabama, he was getting a little fussy towards the end, so I sat in the back with him to keep him entertained.  Even though it was dark we read that book over and over again and he immediately reached for the different textures whenever I turned the page.  He is a clever boy

Today I went to check on Grayson when he was taking his afternoon nap.  I had to carefully open the door, since he has learned how to close the door, so as to not wake him.  When I peeked into the room, I saw Grayson sleeping peacefully surrounded by his dirty laundry.  Apparently he had reached his laundry basket through the crib bars and started pulling out the clothes inside.  It made me laugh.

He likes to take things out of boxes or bags, not so good at putting things back, but he does like taking things out.  He has also discovered drumming and he loves to bang things together to make noise.

He loves to eat and is a really good eater.  If anyone is eating, he knows and he will usually stand right next to you and beg for food.  I would say bananas are one of his favorite foods.  It is usually pretty easy to tell when he likes something because when he takes a bite, he will giggle a little bit and get a big grin on his face.

Baths are a definite highlight of his day, he starts laughing as soon as we go into the bathroom and I turn on the water.  He likes to stick his tongue out and drink some of the water when it's coming out of the faucet.  When he gets some water in his mouth, he looks at me and laughs.  He also really likes splashing and if any water droplets form on the side of the tub he tries to catch them.

Lately, Grayson points at everything.  It sounds like he says 'that' whenever he points at something.  He is incredibly curious and loves to meet new people and see new things.  He is such a smart little boy.  He mimics the faces we make and is quick to pick up on things.  He is so much fun!

Grayson Nine Month Stats

Grayson had his nine month visit a while ago, but I am finally passing his stats.  He did great at his check up and is such a cute little boy!

Height: 28 3/8"
Weight: 21lb 3oz

He is getting really good at walking while holding our hands and next to furniture.  He loves this new car he got from his cousins.

A Busy October

We had a great month of October.  After our visit to Utah we got back into our routine.  I spent a few days just getting our house back in order after all of our traveling.  Halloween was in the air though and we got invited to an AMAZING Halloween scavenger hunt put on by some friends in the ward.  This scavenger hunt was the best, by far, I have ever been on and I was so impressed with all the work that our friends put into it.  To just give you an idea, there were five or six teams with 4-5 families and couples each.  There were eight clues, all around the law school and married housing so we were able to walk.  There were clues with text messages, books from the library, I had to dig in a bucket of goo to find the correct key for a locked box, etc.  We had such a great time!  

It's hard to see in this picture, but some of our team members are down this hill chasing after a clue.  

Trevor and Grayson showing off our spoils!  We came in third, so we did pretty good, but who cares, man we had fun!

Grayson is still getting increasingly curious and mobile.  His love for the dishwasher has only increased.  He often ends up soaking wet and I have to change his outfit, but he really, really loves playing in the dishwasher so he doesn't care.

Later in October, we were able to take a trip to the temple.  It was so great!  The drive was beautiful and it is such a blessing to be so close to a temple and be able to feel the peace there.

Trevor and I took turns babysitting so we could each attend the temple.  While I was in the temple, Trevor took Grayson for a walk at a nearby walking path.

After the temple, we went over to our friends, the Seargent's, house for their little boy's birthday.  Grayson had a great time playing with the other little kids.  He really likes balloons too!

The stare down, who gets to play with the train first?

There's the birthday boy about to get his cake!

Opening presents.

Grayson loves Kerstin!  She was making him laugh.

I was organizing our holiday decorations and Grayson found the Halloween costumes.

Utah Visit

We were able to go out to Utah for Trevor's Fall Break and visit family and friends.  We were so excited to be able to go to visit.  It was Grayson's first time on a plane, so I was a little nervous.  Our flight left at 6am, so I had put Grayson to bed an hour early.  He decided that meant he should wake up at 3am.  Luckily, because he was up so early, he slept almost the entire way to Utah.  Trevor and I had him laying across our laps with a blanket over him and he slept very comfortably.  It saved my arms and I was grateful.  It was nice to get into Utah still early and we had some fun visiting with Trevor's parents and grandparents.  Grayson always loves to explore new places and he loved the stairs at Trevor's parents house!

Trevor's mom saved some of her boys' toys and Grayson had a lot of fun with them.  He really like to 'fly' this cute plane.

Reading books with Grandpa.

We got into town on a Thursday afternoon and spent the day unpacking and visiting with family.  Friday morning, we drove down to Provo and had a chance to visit our Alma mater.  We had lunch, Cafe Rio of course, with some of my former co-workers.  I always have to go visit my old lab whenever we are in Provo.  

It was fun to visit BYU and see old friends.  We also got to go to dinner with a bunch of friends and it was so much fun.  Trevor's friend Mike was able to meet us for lunch and Grayson liked him.  Maybe it was because he shared his menu?

It was so much fun to see everyone!  We got to spend the night at our friend's house and had so much fun.  Trevor got to hang out with a couple of his friends for the evening and didn't get home until 4am. I was so glad he was able to have so much fun!

The next day, we went to Lehi to visit some more friends and have lunch with them.  It was so much fun to have our kids play together.  We hadn't seen their youngest little girl and they got to meet Grayson. 

I love how little babies react to each other, they had fun together I think.

Paul and Marissa have a dog and Grayson was very, very excited about that!  He loves dogs.  He would follow Taffy all over the place.

Cooper didn't want to get in the picture, but still a cute picture.

We spent the rest of the weekend with family and watching General Conference.  It was relaxing and a lot of fun.  Grayson loved the piano and 'played' it very well...with gusto.

Grayson and Snickers bonding in the morning.

Grayson liked to watch General Conference as well.

Practicing on the stairs.

Hanging out with Grandpa and puppy on the bean bag chair.

He likes little strings and he kept trying to grab Tigger's whiskers.  It was pretty cute.

Hanging out with Snickers!  When he was out in the yard, he wouldn't take his eyes off that dog.

Sunday afternoon, we went for a walk around the neighborhood and enjoyed the beautiful fall colors and nice weather.

We stayed so busy our whole trip and had a great time.  On Monday, we spent the day at Hogle Zoo.  I love zoos!!!  I am pretty sure everyone else had fun too.  It was Grayson's first time at the zoo and I think he really liked it.

Trevor held him up so he could see the animals better.  The weather was a little cool, but it was still sunny and nice.  All the animals were very active, it was so much fun to see the many different types of animals. 

Looking at the elephants!

He did not like it when I put his hood up.  It was a little windy, but he didn't want to keep that hood on.

There was a really cool new exhibit at the zoo.  The polar bear was swimming laps and very active while we were there, it was awesome!!  Grayson got to see him up very close!

We then got to see a baby giraffe!  He was only a couple of months, it was so neat.

Trevor got a chance to practice the piano a little bit while we were there and Grayson was always right there helping.

On Tuesday, we went to a local breakfast place and got thoroughly stuffed with a delicious breakfast.  Grayson enjoyed nibbling on my food also, so you know it was good.  After an amazing breakfast, we headed up to Park City.  We hit the outlets first, which I loved.  Grayson just like that the kids store had toys.

After the outlets we drove around for quite a while because Grayson fell asleep in the car so we took the long way home so we could see all the sights and the fall leaves.  It was absolutely beautiful up there!  I am so glad we went up there for a drive, absolutely gorgeous.

That evening, we got a chance to spend some more time with Trevor's grandparents for our last evening.  I had to take a four generational picture of the Moore men.

Grayson loved his great-grandparents!

We had so, so much fun!  It was nice to come home, but we were so lucky to spend such a great week with our family.