Mr. Pickle Pants

We have been focused on our kitchen project. In fact, it has been consuming our life. Pictures will come later, after the new countertop is in.

Grant has been busy per usual. He has about a dozen words in his little vocabulary. Sometimes he blurts out words really clear, like this weekend he said "motor" but I am not counting it because I could not get him to say it again.

-dada
-kitty
-dog
-nay nay (bink)
-wow (said in a whisper)
-car
-done (this is VERY useful)
-uh (for uh oh)
-ahhh (like a diet coke commercial)
-woo woo (siren)
-ick
-dat (accompanied by finger pointing)

Oh...it is tight! Below are a couple of Grant's 11 month pics. We got some funny faces this time.

Speaking of tight. These are the size 18 month pjs I bought on sale last winter thinking they would fit around Christmas- so much for that!

Take a gander at those curls!

Like father like son- ignoring the bath safety rules:

1) We don't stand in the tub

2) We don't yank the faucet cover off

Thanks to aunt Monika Grant has discovered pickles and he loves them.

A special hello to Great Uncle Hank and Aunt Charlene. We hear you love to read the blog and we are so glad you are enjoying it. We love you and look forward to our visit in October!

Full Speed Ahead

Our little man is on the loose. Grant has been walking for a little over two weeks. He is very busy exploring, chasing kitty, and just plain cruisin' around. His little walk is so cute, a little unsteady, but top speed!

W is for Wedding and Watch Out!

Dum, Dum, Da, Dum....

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Woods! Kyle's cousin had a gorgeous outdoor wedding in late August. We also joked and called it our "date night" since we were babyless. We did lots of dancing with our dance crazed niece and nephew. I took a couple shots of the decor. It was a rustic and sweet decor. The mason jar glasses were adorable!

We have had some great little end-of-summer outings. The Evergreen State Fair, the park, the front yard. He is our curious, adventurous boy who loves ice cream!

Our big news is that we have a baby on the loose. Yes, as of 9/2 he was walking 10+ steps, now just a few day later he is already running. WATCH OUT! Pictures and video to come shortly!

Little LaConner Visit

A little visit to LaConner to see G&G Woods and of course Ollie the famous, super chill kitty.

Its all about the G

No surprise, 99% of the photos I take are of our little pumpkin. I was one of those people that never took photos, I guess I am making up for it now.

Grantie's new thing this week is to "share." He thinks it is fun to hand us things. Of course we make a huge deal and say THANK YOU, he smiles back with a great big grin....

Eating leftovers off the floor, grapes I think (I hope).

I tried out a little picture editing!

His infamous fishy show. This thing is a must. Thanks to Mandy for recommending one of these things!

Our trip to Heffley Lake, BC

We spent 5 days in BC for Kyle's Family Reunion, the Fortier side, his mother's mom's side. This is Kyle's french-canadian ancestry and we found out Kyle is 12th generation in North America- that makes Grant the 13th.

As always, it was great to spend time with Kyle's sis, John, the kids, and Esther. Oh, and Grant surprised us and was a happy car-riding baby for the 6 hour drive.

Mr. sweet cheeks...

Some speedy cupcake makin'. We made 75, whew!

Amanda feeding Grant pb & j.

Only in Canada is there a directional sign in the Best Western to the liquor store.

A little bath on the dock.

Cake practice- just two months until the real deal (the first b-day)

Loving the pool.

Sweet summer fun

We have been making the most of the summer and had a few milestones in July.

Grant now has a few words in his vocabulary. His first official word was "duck." People think this is odd, it is no surprise since to us because he takes a bath in a gigantic yellow rubber duck. We have also caught him saying "dog" and "bye." He says "ma ma ma" for things he really wants like his bottle or bink and says "dad" really clearly. He waves bye and points things and says "dat."

He weighs nearly 22 pounds and is in the 80th percentile. He is very close to walking and can take one step on his own. He can really cruise when he hold his hands.

He loves his backpack. Kyle got this at a used kids store for $30.00.

Thanks to the great weather we have had lots of pool and outside time (even the cheeks get some fresh air).

And on one of the hottest weekends we went blueberry picking, just a few minutes from our house in the snohomish valley. I carried Grant on the front pack while I tried to pick berries one-handed and keep Grant from putting everything in his mouth, branches and all.

Our 9 month old sweetie pie!