Hmmm...

No wonder he was so quiet during his "rest" time. I can't really complain. He's almost 4 and just now discovered the fun of the toilet paper roll.

Grant: Look, it's cool!

Me: What is it?

Grant: It's called fings (aka "things").

Fireman Grant

We read about firemen and fire trucks this morning. Grant dug in his shoe basket and pulled out his rain boots. There's nothing cuter that a boy in his boots. He told me a few weeks ago that he needed fireman boots and I told him I didn't know where to buy them. He said, "Target has them." Of course, he was right. But we opted to go with the boots we already owned.

Learning Manners

Grant and I were in the car today, admiring the beautiful sky.

Me: Isnt' it a beautiful day! When you see something beautiful that God made you can say, Thank you, Lord!
Grant: Thank you, Lord. (...pause...) Did he say "you're welcome?"

We've been working on learning to say please, thank you, and you're welcome. I'm glad to see it's starting to stick.

"I a Construction Worker"

He's been wearing his "hardhat" around all morning and having a great time. Who needs a real hardhat when you have a bucket?

A True Convertigle

Grant found a way to make a top for his car. He thinks it's great fun to drive around with the top on the car then flip it off and say, "It's a convertigle!"

First Annual Falling Day

Well, we will probably just call it "Fall Day," but Grant refers to the season as "falling" so he thought the day was called "Falling Day." We got out our fall decorations and Grant couldn't have been more excited. The day started out with pumpkin pancakes (actually just cut out in the shape of pumpkins) and then moved on to jumping in the fall leaves. It was rather sad that jumping in fall leaves actually takes place in the middle of the living room, but hey...you do what you gotta do.

Favorite Quotes

Here are two of my recent favorite quotes from Grant...

I won't provide context for this one, just to keep it in better taste: "Ooooh, I 'sploded! Like a super nova!"

(At dinner the other night)
Me: Here, Grant, eat some of the chicken and the cheese. It's good for you...it will make you strong!
Grant: It's protein?

Lite Brite

I got Grant a Lite Brite a while ago and he's just starting to have fun with it. You can see his progression from a straight line, to several lines, to a truck, then finally a garbage truck. It's been lots of fun lately to see his mind working.

Art?

This was the first time Grant decided to draw on himself with the marker. He was quite pleased with himself.

Miss Suzie

It was great to see Swahler and Suzie on their recent visit to California. We started off so well, picking flowers and having a great time. Our lunch together was a bit less than ideal, but it was so good to see them and get to catch up. Suzie is as cute as can be and impressed us with her large vocabulary and singing skills with "The Wheels on the Bus."

The Most Organized 3-Year-Old Ever

Soooo, how well organized are YOUR bath toys??

Grandma's and Papa's Visit

I've taken a long break from blogging lately. Partly because Blogger and I don't seem to get along anymore, and partly because we've been busy.

My parents came to visit this summer and we had lots of fun with them!

Back to School

Today is Grant's first day back to preschool. Wow, the summer went fast! He's not thrilled about going back at this point. He keeps asking to go to the Sunday one (Sunday school), not the Lego one (preschool). Hopefully he'll love it once he gets there and sees his old friends. Poor little dude's backpack is almost as big as he is.

"Mommy"

This is Grant's drawing of me. I'm very leggy.

Snails

Grant is obsessed with snails. When my mom came to stay with him for a couple of days, they collected 22 snail shells. We recently went out for a walk one evening and found a big snail and a little snail and brought them home in Grant's bug jar. He was pretty excited about it.

Jack's Birthday

We got to celebrate Jack's second birthday with him! There was a new power pole being installed across the street from his hosue so we went to watch the big crane at work. Afterwards, we went to the mall to see the fish and ride on the Merry Go Round. Thanks for letting us celebrate with you, Jack!

"Help"

I had a load of laundry ready to fold the other day and Grant found some kitchen towels in the mix. He pulled them out and told me that they go in the kitchen. He insisted on putting them away himself. So I folded them for him and sent him on his way. He skipped back into the room really quickly, so I asked him if he put the towels away and he said he did. Apparently this was his idea of putting the towels away in the kitchen. He was so pleased with himself for "helping."

Grant and Emma at the Park

Grant and Emma have become really good pals. Even though neither talks a lot, they seem to love being around each other. They chase each other around and squeal at home and play side by side, without need of words, at the park.