Saturday, May 15, 2010

May Days

Giles is now officially 4 months old and he is getting so big. I can't believe how time has flown by. It is so fun to see him smile and laugh. His favorite things to do are to watch his mobile and be held by Mom (like every waking moment if he could just be so lucky!)
Doesn't he just melt your heart?
Giles was sick at the beginning of the month. He had an upper respiratory infection and the Dr had him on nebulizer treatments at home. Usually the albuteral treatments can make a kid hyper but it just lulled Giles to sleep.
Grace is almost 2 1/2. Her favorite things to do are play with Giles and wear dresses. She is now potty trained (not quite accident free...) She loves to smile, dance and be a little mommy to Giles.
Grace just needs to be near the action at all times. Either she is on the changing table with Giles or she sits on the diaper genie and watches. She just can't get enough of her "baby bruder."
I found Grace sound asleep while I was fixing lunch one day. Who needs a blanket when you can wrap your legs up in your dress? By the way, this is her FAVORITE dress. She will even pull it out of the hamper and say, "It no dirty... it clean."
Gavin is almost 6 years old. He loves school and wishes it could go all day. (I'll make sure to remind him of that when he is 16!) Gavin and Brent went camping to Priest Lake. They had a great time being boys in the wilderness!
Gavin has been playing soccer. He loves being outside and running around, but he is not sure that soccer is the sport for him. Oh well, we'll give something else a try.
Last but not least is Gavin's box car that he made at school. He is so proud of his creation! When he brought it home we set up the basement and had a "drive in" movie. We still have the boxcar... I don't have the heart to throw it away yet. I have it safely stored on the treadmill. Hey, I have to make use of that thing somehow right??

Friday, May 7, 2010

Big Sister Grace

Every Morning I wake up to Grace saying two things, "Mommy Milk" and "Giles waking?" Grace Can't wait to see Giles (she pronounces it "Ji-oles") every morning. Sometimes when she is being extra eager to see her baby brother she will just go on in and climb in the crib with him! I find Grace in the crib at least 3-4 times a day. I can't keep her away from her little bro!

Grace LOVES to hold Giles. I have found her twice taking Giles PJ's off. Grace just says, "Look Mommy, I did it! Ji-oles jammies off." Just when you think the baby is safe in his crib...


Playing on the floor together. Grace just loves being around Giles. It is probably one of her favorite pass times.
She will also try and play pat-a-cake with Giles, but usually ends up with Grace grabbing Giles hands and hitting in the head every time she says "roll it." Giles is a good sport about it and seems to enjoy the attention. You're a good big sister!