Time for an update :)

Fall is flying by and well, I guess it's pretty much over! We have been super busy and I have not been keeping up with the blogging world. I though I'd just do a post to catch y'all up on us over the past few months...

Grady was a cow for Halloween!

We went to the Orange Circle for "Treats In the Streets" with some of our friends.

We went to Arizona for to visit my brother and watch Buddy play in a baseball tournament.


We miss Auntie Amanda and had so much fun visiting her too!





We celebrated Buddy's Mom's 50th with a surprise party!
Grady's first time at the Irvine Park pumpkin patch...

Love this picture of my boys!
Grady's nickname has become "Ham." He seems to like to be the center of attention and have pictures taken of him!
We celebrated my Grandma's aka "Grandy" 75th birthday! Isn't she beautiful?!

Proud of my hubby!

Not to relive the glory days or anything but... today we found out that Buddy was named to the division 3 All Decade team for his pitching performance at Chapman while he was there. It's always nice to be recognized and it reminded me that yes he is quite a stud! :) Here is a quote from the article...

ORANGE, Calif. – Four Chapman University baseball alumni have been named to the first-ever All-Decade team selected by D3Baseball.com. In addition, Panthers’ skipper Tom Tereschuck, who guided Chapman to six championships appearances in seven years and a national title in 2003, was named as the second team head coach.

As Chapman’s ace pitcher in 2005 and ’06, Klovstad lost just one game. He was 28-3 in four years pitching for the Panthers with a 2.18 ERA. A consummate workhorse, the right-hander set a school record for innings pitched (272.1) and tossed eight complete games. He was briefly the school record-holder in career victories until Drag won 30. Klovstad was Chapman’s first Division III pitcher to earn All-America honors twice in his career.

I thought this was pretty cool!

Story time!

The other night we were at my parent's house and Grady was getting ready for bed. My mom pulled out the books and my dad started reading to our little guy. Grady loves books and tries to grab the pages when we read to him. They were having the best time and I couldn't help but snap a few photos!

Grady's 1st Art Project

I was walking down the hall at school the other day and passed by a bulletin board next to the baby room. I noticed it was newly decorated with cute little hand print candy corn and then I saw Grady's! I had no idea he had made his first art project! I was so proud and thought it was just perfect so I had to take a picture!

*Some background on his tongue sticking out... When my brother was little he couldn't do anything without sticking his tongue out. Well, just last week Grady started sticking his tongue out too. When I went to take a picture he stuck his tongue out every time! So cute! I love that he has some family traits! :)

Grady is 5 months!

Our little G-man is 5 months! I am so amazed by how quickly he has changed from a

"newborn baby" to what seems like a little boy with such a definite personality already. We are enjoying this new stage with our little guy so much! We love his happy, outgoing personality! He seems to be a "people person" because he is always full of smiles when we go out in large groups or people talk to him. At his doctors appointment this month he weighed 20.6 pounds and was 27 1/2 inches long. He is still in the 100th percentile for weight and 97th percentile for height. Big boy! This month Grady...

-Started eating baby food. So far he has tried carrots, sweet potatoes, pears, bananas, squash, and apple sauce. I have really been enjoying making his baby food. His favorite so far seems to be sweet potatoes and apple sauce. :)

-Rolls over more frequently and occasionally pushes off the ground with his feet.

-Has a big personality coming out! He can be loud and full of smiles when he's happy. As well as loud and impatient when he's mad. He seems to know what he wants and he wants it now!

-Started pre-school. I went back to teaching so Grady is now going to my school with me. He loves the ladies in the baby room and all of the other babies. They always say he smiles all the time!

-Grady's favorite thing to do at school is go on buggy rides!

-Found his feet! That means he is always reaching for them and occasionally has them in his mouth :/

-Seems to be "digging" for his teeth. He is always drooling and puts everything in his mouth!

-Is almost sitting up on his own. He will sit but usually falls down after a few minutes.

-Loves to stand when we are holding him!

-Is sitting in a high chair.

We love his huge smile and happy feet!

I just love this face!

Concerts in the Park

This summer we were able to go to a few concerts in the park. We never went last summer, but always heard they were a nice way to spend a summer night! So this summer we decided to try it out! We even walked there a few times because it is pretty close to our house and Grady loves going on walks!

Grady and Nana

Grady and Papa

Grady and his buddy Jack... they are only 5 days apart!

Grady and Sophia

I love my boys!

Family trip to Havasu!

A few weekends ago Buddy and I took Grady to Havasu with Justin, Ashlie, baby Jack, and Grammy and Grampy! It was so fun to be in Havasu and do some floating! Going to the river with Grady is definitely a different experience than we are used to but it was fun to introduce him to new things and watch his reaction. He seemed to enjoy the water and the movement of the boat. He got fussy when we would put his life vest on, but then quickly fell asleep each time the boat started moving. I love being on vacation with our little family, and look forward to many more times in Havasu with Grady! I can already tell he is going to be an active little guy and will probably keep us on our toes at the river in the future!

Grady is 4 months old!

Our Grady boy is 4 months old now. At his 4 month check up last week he weighed 19.6 pounds (still 100th percentile) and was 27 inches long (95th percentile). The doctor was very impressed with his expression while we were in the office and says he is one happy baby! He also gave us the go ahead to start rice cereal. This month Grady...

-Likes to play on his mat and reach for his toys.

-Likes his Baby Einstein.

-Still seems to be happiest outdoors.

-Loves going on walks.

-Is doing really well gobbling down rice cereal.

-Likes to smile and be around other children.

-Is laughing and still loves Peek-A-Boo!

-Gets big smiles when he sees Mama, Dada or his doggy Layla walking toward him.