FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!

Our sweet little Grayson, today you are four! It seems like yesterday you were put on my chest with your squished little nose, squinty eyes and single dimple. You looked so different than we expected you to look. We didn't know how different you would be. We LOVE LOVE LOVE your differences though! You are unique. Although it seems like yesterday you were born there are times where four years has seemed like forever! It seems like you have always been here and we have to remind ourselves lots of times that you are two years younger than your brother. You have grown into such a big boy here recently. You have really come along way since having trouble talking and having issues with your ears. I was just thinking today that you sound so much more grown up than you did yesterday. We are so proud of you for so many things. You are such a big boy going to school now and since you have adjusted, you are doing so much better. You have such a sweet little heart and we love you so very much!

On Saturday, we had a "Mickey Go Fishing" Party at our neighborhood lake front park! Ya know, like when Mickey tries to catch the Big Red Gooey fish in one of his episodes. It turned out really cute. We had several kinds of goldfish, swedish fish and even sour gummy worms to eat. We got cane poles for the kids to fish with and a few even caught some fish. Grayson had a great time.

Kessie got one!

So, Aubree like the cupcakes

Uncle David found a toy to put on his Santa list

Happy 4th Bday Grayson! We know this coming year will be even more fun!

Halloween.. Finally

We had a "Happy Halloween" this year! We had several Halloween related activities to attend and got plenty of use out of our Halloween garb. Anderson HAD to be Agent P a.k.a Perry the Platypus. I decided I would take on the responsibility of making his costume since there weren't any for sale. I found a website with a "how to" and headed out to the cloth store to see what I could come up with. I think it turned out really cute. Grayson picked a pirate out of our dress up box, and our little princess was Snow White which my mom made for her. She's convinced that she is a princess these days. One Sunday we headed over to Boo Blast at Carowinds to trick or treat. You would have thought Anderson was a celebrity the way people pointed, stared and said "Look it's Perry the Plataypus"... even old men knew who he was.

Snow White on the Snoopy Train

On the Friday before Halloween we went to the Lake Wylie Moms club Trunk or Treat. Another opportunity to wear our costumes and get some candy!

Aubree and Mena "sharing" candy

Agent Snow White

And Lastly, Looking at our loot on Halloween night after Trick or Treating

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not...

My sweet little Grayson... boy he's such a little work of art! I mean that in a good way. He's always been my challenging one and the child that keeps me on my toes. He's been struggling with the fact that he can love more than one person at a time now for about the last 5 months. So for the last 5 LONG months he hasn't loved me (or so he says..although I'm the one he wants to snuggle with before bed every night). He only loved Daddy! He would say "No I don't love you" when I told him numerous times a day " I love you Grayson." I know he loves me, but it's kinda hard to hear you child say that he doesn't! Well today he had an epiphany!.... Out of the blue, with the cutest little grin on his face he said... "I love you now!" I was the happiest mommy on the planet! I got so excited and swept him up off of his sweet little feet and we danced around and hugged and kissed! I made such a big deal out of it! I was SOOO happy that those sweet little words came out of his mouth. It's been a long five months!