Greyson-ism...

He recently started playing Star Wars on his DSi... he calls R2D2 - RD22... it makes me giggle, mostly because he says 22 like tutu, and RD was Ryan's (my big brother) nickname for awhile, so when he runs around the house shouting RD22, RD22!! All I can picture is my brother... in a tutu... hee hee hee....

Summer 2010 - Part 2

Part 1 didn't really make any sense with out a part 2... So here it is, in pictures!! Enjoy!!

During the Summer of 2010...

We drove race cars at Disney...

We totally rocked our Mickey and Minnie ears...

We held up the Epcot Ball...

We met Handy Manny!!

We spent time in the pool, with our best friends...

and later that night, slayed elephants with them!!

We took a few too many spins in the tea cups...

and met the Little Einsteins...

We said Hello to Mickey Mouse...

and flexed our muscles with the Supers!!

We had family reunions...

and fun with cousins...

we danced with Bailey...

and played with Jordan...

and took lots of family photos!!

We made silly faces on the 1st morning of school!!

and we gave the dog a bath.

and it was a great summer...

The End

And then he was 5...

Dear Greyson,

Yesterday you turned 5. FIVE years old, I can’t believe it, and yet I can… There are moments I feel like I just met you, just brought you home, and at the same time, I have a hard time remembering what I felt like before you, you seem to have always been part of my heart…

You my love are such a joy to our family, you fill my heart with love and happiness, you make everything ok. You continue to be the tender hearted boy you’ve always been, you love snuggle buggle time and being rocked to sleep. I hold you at night, all warm and sleepy and wonder how much longer I’ll be able to fit us both in the little rocking chair in your room, but I think we’ll find a way (or get a bigger chair) because mommy wouldn’t give that time up for the world… In the mornings when I wake you for school, I lay in bed next to you, you’re slow to wake up and always ask momma to rub your belly, and no matter how late we are, or how much I need to get done, I always do as you ask, snuggling you close, breathing in your “baby drool” scent and rubbing your soft little tum… It’s the best way to start my day… You still get a little nervous on the way to school, and you ask me every morning to sing to you… So we turn off the radio, and I reach my hand behind me to hold yours and I sing to you the song I’ve sung to you since before you were born, and by the time we reach school, you’re ready to go… You’re so brave everyday at school, I watch as you fight the tears that fill your eyes, you ask me a dozen times if I’ll be sure to be back to pick you up, you squeeze me tight and then off you go to meet your friends. You amaze me. When I pick you up you bound from your classroom with the hugest smile, and you wrap your arms so tight around my neck, you tell me every day that it was the Best Day Ever, and then chat my ear off on the way home. I love it.

We’ve made it to 5 little man, 5 whole years, and each and every year I say that it has been my favorite, and again it’s true, 4 was a blast, you became such a little man, mommy’s best friend and I know I’ll say the same of 5. I truly could not love you more, no way, no how, but as always with each passing second I do. Thank you for completing our family, for filling my life and my heart with all the love and happiness I can hold. You are the most precious gift…

With all my love,
Momma

Summer 2010 - Part 1

This summer we got the chance to spend a little time in Louisville with family... It was Greyson's first time meeting his cousins, and boy did we have a blast!! He has asked so many times over the weeks since we've been home, when he can go back to "tucky" and play with his friends! I wish we lived closer so he could have them in his life always...

(Swimming with his cousins...)

(Spending time with Uncle Ry...)
(Family...)

(Mommy, Greyson and Grandma!)

(Grandma with all of her babies!!!)

Disney

We pulled Greyson out of school and we took off for a few fun filled days at the house of the mouse!!! This is mostly a picture post! Enjoy!!

Taking a spin on the teacups!

With the little Einsteins!!

Finding Nemo...

Hug-a-bear

Handy Manny!

Mickey Mouse!!

He loved meeting them the most!!!

Rockin' our ears!

Holding up the Epcot ball!!!

Flying by the seat of our… schedule??

Tomorrow wraps up our first week of Greyson in school! I feel like more of a “mom” than ever… I know that sounds weird, but it’s so true! I worried that the “schedule” would be hard on us, that we’d be late, always rushing, tears, fights, stained shirts… but, instead it’s been… well, Awesome!! I can get to the gym, then home make breakfast (and we’re talking, bacon, eggs, pancakes, a real hot breakfast!), shower, get Greyson in and out of the shower, snacks packed, back pack ready and out the door by 8:35 with really no real problem!! I even managed to give the dog a bath this morning?!?

So it seems that being scheduled and not just winging it like we used to works for us, and it feels so good!

Here are a few pictures from his first day at school… It was tough, I missed him immensely, but I was able to hold it together, a few misty eyed moments and tears on the way home in the car… The time has just flown by way too fast!!

(Ready to go!)

(Being SO silly in the car!!)

(At his school!!!)

(By his cubby.... you can see that he was getting nervous...)
(This picture breaks my heart... he was trying so hard to be brave...)

His teachers have nothing but GREAT things to say about him, except for one little thing... He likes to talk - a LOT!! Now, I have no idea where he gets that?!? Ha ha ha... I think my parents may have heard that very same thing a time or two??

Vroom...

This week has just flown by! We spent a lot of it in the pool, now that Greyson is swimming so well I'm trying to give him as much opportunity to practice his skills as possible... We finally made it to our IMAX Sharks show... It was a long day and by the time we got to the show at 2:00, Greyson was so tired... I'd watch as his eyes would start to close and then he'd pop them open and cry out, "Oh No! I fell asleep, rewind it!!" I couldn't help but laugh and promise him we'd try to see it again soon...

We're still on the hunt for the perfect pre-school... We didn't get into the school I'd really really hoped for, he's still #6 on the wait list so I'm pretty sure there is just NO WAY it's going to happen this year.... bummer. I do have him a guaranteed spot in another, not my favorite choice, but it will do... I can't believe he'll be in school, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day... WHAAAHH!! What will I do without my little buddy?!? I still have plans of looking at more spots, but it's nice to know that he does have a spot... August 23rd will be here before I know it. Crazy!

No major plans for this weekend and that is nice... Long run on Saturday, maybe some beach time, pool time, a round of golf perhaps? It'll be Monday before we know it and another busy week awaits us!!

Happy Friday everyone! Have a safe and fun one!
xoxo,
Heather