March was a busy month for us. We had another snow storm and Grayson had a great time playing in the snow.
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| Snuggling with dad on a cold day. |
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| Enjoying another snowy day. |
I enrolled Grayson in a gymnastics and art class at the local rec center and he loved it! The class met once a week for an hour. They would have gymnastics for half an hour and then art class for half an hour. I loved the teachers for the classes and I thought they did a really good job with the kids. There were different stations set up every week in each of his classes. The kids could run around and explore and try new things. By the end of the class, I could tell that Grayson was improving in his climbing and the other skills he was learning. In his art class, he loved painting and playing in the sensory bin the most, but they also did play-dough, clay and sand art among other things. I was fun to watch him explore and try new things. We finished up in March, so I thought I would include a picture of one of my favorite pictures he did.
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| This is Grayson's art work from Valentine's day. |
Grayson always wants to eat or drink whatever we are having, so one night, Trevor let him get the last drops out of his root beer bottle. It was pretty funny to watch.
Trevor's birthday was at the beginning of the month and we had a fun time celebrating. He opened packages from family with Grayson's help of course. Then, Grayson and I got to tell him what we had planned for his birthday. We went to DC to Ikea and Trevor got to pick out a new duvet and sheets which he had been wanting for a long time. We had a great time going around Ikea and had dinner there. Then we stayed in a hotel and had a fun evening and a lazy morning. The next day we started our trek down to Alabama for Spring Break. We drove for about four or five hours and then stopped in Bristol for the night. We had so much fun and Grayson loved staying in a hotel.
In Bristol, we walked to Outback and had a tasty dinner. Grayson has definitely been getting more independent. While we were at the hotel, all of the sudden he said, "you wait here, I be right back." He then ran into the bathroom and shut the door. I went in after him and found him trying to go potty by himself. Then later, we told him it was about time to get ready for bed and brush teeth. The next thing I know, he was in the bathroom again. Trevor went to check on him and he had managed to climb onto the bathroom counter and had his toothbrush and toothpaste out and ready to go.
The next day we stopped in Gatlinburg, TN for lunch at a restaurant we like called the Apple Barn. We had a delicious lunch and it was a nice break.
We made it to Alabama in the late afternoon and had a great visit. One of the highlights of our trip was going to the Chattanooga Aquarium. We bought a membership there and are excited to go back a lot.
Grayson absolutely loved the aquarium! I lost count of the number of Finding Nemo references that I heard in our two visits to the aquarium. I think his favorite exhibits were the seahorses and the large shark tank.
The second time we went, there were divers in the shark tank and Grayson was fascinated! He talked about them for a long time afterwards and while we were watching them kept asking me if he could go see them. I told him he had to learn how to swim first.
We certainly wore him out, he feel asleep about two minutes after we got in the car clutching his new toy shark and orca. Now whenever he is in the bath he usually tells me he is a diver or a seahorse.
The day after we got back from Alabama after a successful trip of finding a place to live in Huntsville when we move there after graduation, I helped throw a baby shower for my dear friend Jane. I had to show pictures from it because we had a Lord of the Rings themed baby shower. Oh man was it fun to plan for. My inner nerd had a field day!
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| Party favors. |
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| Diaper 'two towers' |
We had brunch just so we could call it second breakfast. I think one of my favorite parts was watching the girls come who know absolutely nothing about Lord of the Rings. Their confusion at everything was pretty entertaining.
I made her a cake of Bag End. It was a successful shower and a lot of fun to boot!!
