Over The Hill

Yesterday was my birthday and it was a wonderful day. My mom came to visit earlier in the week and then my dad surprised me when he walked through the door Thursday night! I couldn't believe it! We have had loads of fun. Last night we went to The Hungry Hunter in South San Francisco. Grant had fun looking at the lights and lounging in his high chair.


He also had fun flirting with the waitress, Fabiana. Whenever she would walk past he would say, "Cute!" And there were many times during the evening when he would blow her a kiss. He also did that at another restaurant earlier in the day. He made that waitress, Carolina, blush!



Anyway, the food was great but the company was even better. Grant loved the calamari (he calls it mari) and the onions (pronounced uhnee in Grant's world) and of course the waitress and lights.

I couldn't have asked for a better day!

Dressing Up

Grant loves to dress up. No, not in princess clothing (thank goodness)! He likes to wear Daddy's shirts. Then of course, the ensemble wouldn't be complete without a pajama shirt that has fish on it.

It is amazing how long Bug wants to keep the selected outfit on. He plays with blocks, reads books, but when he asks to go outside...that is where Mommy draws the line. She is a little too prideful.

Getting him to take off the clothes is always a struggle. No worries though, because in no time he will have something new to put on.

Yup, it's true. He is wearing a belt with his Halloween costume. Mommy heard him in his closet saying, "Belt, belt Mommy!" It's a good thing he is so cute. He can pull off anything!

Dr. Barrow

Grant is aspiring to be a doctor. He loves to use the stethoscope and if he sees the thermometer, you better be prepared to get your temperature taken.

Hmmm, Daddy...Mommy isn't joking when she says you're hot! :-)

He is even proficient at taking his own temperature. If you need an appointment call 1.800.DRGRANT

Conference Weekend

Don't you love Conference?!?! Adam & I can't believe that it has already come and gone. As a child, I couldn't wait for it to get over and now I wish that it wouldn't end. Anyway, as usual Grant kept us laughing this weekend. Here are a few of our favorites:

* On Thursday, Grant pulled out the Ensign with all of the talks from April. He found the page with all of the General Authorities and was quick to point out Hincks. We showed him Pres. Monsen and Pres. Faust and explained that Pres. Faust lives with Jesus now (and Naenae's dog Wooley). He seems a bit obsessed with Pres. Faust now, maybe because it is easy for him to say. Whenever you mention Pres. Hinckley, Grant asks for Foust. Last night we taught him how to say Eyring. Then tonight, we were trying to get him to say Monsen and Eyring. After naming each of them he said with a smile, "Hincks!" We were impressed he associated the counselors with Pres. Hinckley!

*During one of the talks we were sitting on the couch. Mommy started saying the 1st Article of Faith slowly to see if Bug would repeat any of it. When she said, "...in His Son Jesus Christ" pause...Bug said, "Amen!"

* Mommy or Daddy: "Grant, what does a squirrel say?" Grant: "Beeda, beeda, beeda!" There ya have it folks.

We also did a lot of organizing this weekend. Part of that included putting away summer clothes and pulling out sweaters. Grant was quick to help. He seemed to especially enjoy the empty container that he could 'swim' in.

Mommy sneezed and Grant reinacted it. AAATCHOO!!!

Here is Grant taking a break from swimming laps in the huge pool.

Dump Truck

Lately, the only thing this dump truck holds is Grant. He loves to climb in and out of it and he especially likes it when he gets pushed around in the truck.

Grant has also learned what to do when he is told to, "Say Cheese!"

Another thing Grant loves...bikes! Whenever he sees someone on a bike he informs me that one is passing by. Come to think of it, while driving in the car I hear the words bike and bus (that's another story) maybe a million times. Okay, that's an exaggeration. But why am I talking about bikes when this post is titled Dump Truck, you ask? Well, it's because I walked in to the room and found Bug sitting on his truck like this. He gave me a big smile and said, "Bike!"
Sure sweetheart- it can be whatever you want it to be. :-)
What will he think of next?

Grant - January 2007

Grant laughing while Jaci rips up some junk mail back in January. It's pretty contagious.

Grant & His Sidekick

Here is Grant and his sidekick Mason, aka Batman, enjoying some Capri Suns. The Capri Suns are actually a new kind...flavored water. I was surprised it tasted so good. Thanks for sharing Mason and Tereasa. I think Grant enjoyed the experience.
Mason will be moving this weekend and I am sure Grant is going miss him tremendously. He is constantly asking for Mace. Hopefully they will still be able to see each other once in a while.