An Epiphany

Well, Grant is so smart...he had an epiphany the other night. We went to a graduation celebration for a former student who just received her BA. Yeah Sarah!!!! Well, as soon as we arrived Grant had to go "potty." So, while in the restroom he asked, "Mom, what that?" (as he pointed to the toilet cleaner. I told him it was a device to keep it smelling good and clean in the restroom. He looked puzzled, so I repeated myself and said, "smell, son, doesn't it smell good." He then told me (in a matter a fact tone), "Mom, women's always smells good, but men's really does not smell good. Women's smell gooder than men's stinky."

So, at a great old age of three, my son (the boy genius) has already figured out an invaluable lesson and that is that a men's public restroom is STINKY. LOL

A List of Words, Phrases, and Funnies...

Grant is a talker...I know this is not a shocker if you know Scott or myself (especially me). I read a friend's blog recently and read the words and phrases that her kids have acquired so far...well, I haven't kept up with that and I need to for the time I finally get around to doing Grant's scrapbook. So, here goes:

Grant's nicknames:
For Mom: Mommy Kanga, Mama, Mommy, Honey (after Scott calls me that)

For Dad: Daddy, Dada, the Man with the Yellow Hat, Kookoochica, Daddy Chica

He loves to call the dogs and cats all kinds of names; Ways for Waylon, Silly Willie for Willie, Lola Kanga for Lola...you get the point

My dad sends Grant money and asks me to buy him things along. So, a lot of times when we are out, I will buy Grant a book or toy or chocolate milk and tell him that Grandpa Bill sent him money to buy this item. The other day, Grant and I were in the store and he wanted a toy. I told him that he didn't need teh toy and he responded, "Grandpa Bill wants me to have it Mommy." ....pretty smart kid


When we pull up to Grandpa and Grandma's house, I ask Grant who lives here. He says, "Grandma lives here and let's Grandpa stay too." Then I ask, "Where does Grandpa live?" He responds, "Mostly at the shop."

He sings songs like, "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands," "Upside Down," "Twinkle, Twinkle," "Throw It Out the Window," etc.

When he is doing #2...He asks, "Can you leave, I need some privacy." Then, when he needs help cleaning, he yells, "Daddy, I dooonnnne, Dadddddy, I dooonnnne."

Scott asked him today, "Do you want a bean burrito?" Grant says while taking a deep breath, "Oh yes!, and let's eat it at the shop!!!"

We have a game we play with Grant about giving him a surprise if he behaves. It could be as simple as reading an extra book or making jello together (not necessarily a bought item). When you tell him that you have a prizey for him, he will say (with a deep breath for dramatic purposes), "What is it?"

Then a couple of nights ago, Grant decided to play the game with Scott and later me. He will tell us, "I got a surprise for you." "Wanna know what your prizey is?"

Grant use to tell me that I was small, now he can't wait to tell Scott and I that our tummies are too big and we need to exercise. Gee, thanks for the honesty. I've told Scott that he must be working for Weight Watchers.

He knows often tells Scott, "Here Daddy, I got some money for you to go see a concert."

Last but not least (and certainly not the last ever...), when we are out and Grant wants to leave or go home he will say, "Let's go, we need to go home feed the kitties." He is too funny!

Pumpkin Patch, Slides and Carvin'

Well, I was introduced to the CalPoly Pumpkin Patch about three years ago, when our friends, Ryan and Kara, told us about it. We have been going ever since. We were supposed to go, then our weekend became hectic and then two hours opened up. We literally drove to CalPoly, took pictures while picking out our pumpkins, bought our pumpkins, let Grant ride the slide four times and drove back home...1 hour and 56 minutes!!! Yeah, baby.

While at the Pumpkin Patch, we realized that half of the reason anyone goes to these things is simply for the photo opportunity. We hustled into photo shoot mode and Grant...well, he was not so up on the plan. Let's see, Grant's plan went more like this: let's sit in the wagon and let Daddy pull, then let's get out and try to pull,....then, let's throw pumpkins and run around....and lastly, let's ride the slide (a lot)!! We had a great time and two hours was enough for all of us.

Happy Birthday, Kimberly!

Costume contest


Kimberly

Grace and Grant
Boys will be boys!
Baby Eliza
Kimberly
Maya

Grant The AceMan
Isabel
Mirella
Natalia

The girls at work and I share a major common trait....we have 13 kids between us (and I will not even begin to tell you how many animals!).

Anyway, Alex had a great idea for her daughter's second birthday...A Halloween themed party!! So, the kids dressed up and we all had a party. There were a lot of kids (more than just our group) and they played games, jumped in the bounce house and went trick or treating in Alex's neighborhood!

Grant and I sat down on the computer and picked out his costume. We knew we had Kimberly's birthday/costume party, plus another and Halloween. Yes, three times he could wear this costume. He decided on Curious George...I know you are not surprised. He was a monkey last year, but not Curious George. So, he gave up all opportunity to be Lightning McQueen and went with CG. We ordered it on Monday and by Saturday (the day before the party), we came to the realization that his costume was not showing up on time...hmmm. What to do? Well, luckily we had something in his closet that worked. We found a 1980's aviator flight suit (you know, like Top Gun) and put him in it. The aviator suit was found at Scott's Grandpa's house about three years ago. This is the Grandpa that Grant is named after, so it was fitting that he wear it. It looked adorable (as you see above...he is our Maverick).

The kids had a blast and so did the adults. Happy 2nd Birthday Kimberly!!

Disneyland or Bust...Again!!!

G, Ananda, & Jess
G & Jessica
We're cousins!

Cute Harvest pic

G & Mom
Nightmare Before Christmas Dude
The Gang
Gang pic #2
One tired guy

I had arranged with cousin Jessica about two months ago to go to Disneyland. I didn't think that when I made those plans that it would take me that long to go to Disneyland, but evidently it did!! I am so glad I have a calendar and try my best to stick to it.

I let Grant know on Thursday that we would be going to Disneyland on Sunday...that could have been a mistake. Why do you ask that this could have been a mistake? Well, I believe after the 100th time that Grant asked me, "Mommy, we go to Disweeyland today?" Well, let's just say I might tell him the next time on Saturday! :)

I really liked the decorations of Halloween and Harvest oriented themes. We met Jessica and her friend Ananda. Then later, Jeremy and Courtney came to meet up with us. We actually rode a lot of rides for only being there six hours. We rode the carousel, a Bug's Life ride, water run, Autopia, Tiki Room, Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion. We had a blast!! Thanks Jessica, Ananda, Jeremy and Courtney.

Fun At The Fair!

Grant as a Cop
Grant as a Firefighter

Grant the farmer!

Grant the horse rider!
Grant and Scott

Well, as you may have figured out we went to the LA County Fair. The most amazing part for Grant was being able to touch and feed all the "aminals." He LOVED riding the horse, Tex. He used some of Grandpa Bill's money that he sent to feed animals, eat ice cream and ride Tex the Horse. We only stayed for about four hours (which in my opinion was about two hours too many). LOL

We went through the children's exhibit where kids could play with legos and dress up as different types of people. The last thing that we did (before Grant asked us to leave) was go through the train. They have a gigantic train set there and we walked around it. We loved doing this until we realized there was no immediate exit and about 10 steps into it, we had a three-year old who wanted to "go home and see the kitties." Now, I am not one to worry, but after hearing the request to leave about 50 times...well, I think that I can safely say that Grant was not that into the train. Oh well...he use to like Thomas.

Two For One

Okay, this is a quick blog. I have a ton of work and this is my way of procrastinating. I took pictures of Grant's brilliance. His preschool teacher said he talks a lot...surprise, but it looks like he is good at art...or gluing macaroni. Oh, and he followed the highlighting of his name...I was impressed (but I might be a littel biased).

The other pictures are of my two other boys...Willie and Waylon. I haven't posted any pictures of the kitties lately. They are such lovers. However, at five in the morning they are "crouching kitties, hidden leapers." It is insane. They literally do kamakaze jumps across the room. It is funny until they land on you or YOUR HEAD. Grant always wants to "go home and feed the kitties." The sad part is they are always at the door waiting to be fed. I swear they have a tapeworm. :)