Just because...

Okay, so I haven't uploaded the pictures from Grant's party yet, but I will soon. So, I can share some other pics...just because I have not been posting doesn't mean I have not been taking pics.

Here are some pics from when we were at a friends house in Louisville...okay so the pics are from July...but you have not seen them. It was the first time Kaylyn had been in a swimming pool. Grant, of course, loved it and was ready to jump right in. It took Kaylyn a little bit to warm up to it but then she loved it too.
Kaylyn kept pulling out her ear plugs...maybe they didn't fit just right...
Here she is all kicked back after we got out.
The next weekend we went to a friends house here in C-ville Grant and Kaylyn were both ready to jump right in but Keenan was not so willing.
The water was a little chilly that day but we had a good time :o).
Keenan preferred to play on the deck while we were in the water.
Grant had a great time jumping off the ladder. He made sure he wasn't going under though, as you can tell. He had a life vest and water ring around his waist.
Here is Kaylyn and my dad making faces at each other...it was funny to me so I thought I would share...
Kaylyn must have been tuckered out from a long day of playing, she fell asleep after dinner, I had not even had a chance to clean her up yet.
Kaylyn is playing peek-a-boo with our friend, TJ.
Here is Grant sitting on TJ's bike, he can barely reach the handle bars but he liked sitting up on it.
Posing for the camera...see what living on a college campus has done for him...the girls try to teach the kids to say things like holla, peace and do things like throw the deuces. here is Grant's first spontaneous attempt to throw the deuces.
And here is his second attempt...not bad...Amanda Ford and Brittany Hall would be so proud :o). Thanks girls....
Every time the camera is pointed at Kaylyn she is all cheese...or ham...or maybe ham and cheese...:o)
One night during Welcome Week at school they had a Snack Attack night...it was a huge success. Several different vendors/restaurants were there with samples of their food and you got to go to as many booths as you wanted. The gym was full of booths. Even Summer Snow was there...so we all got some. Well, Grant got to choose his own flavor...I'm sure you can tell by the picture what color he chose
I chose for Kaylyn, she had a light pink one, Bubblegum flavored.
He kept wanting me to take a picture of him so he could see his mouth and how vlue (blue) it was...
And I just really liked this picture of Kaylyn, I think it may have something to do with the straight lines of the bike frame...
When Walmart started marking down all of their patio furniture my eye spied this swing. I had been wanting one since last summer so I was able to talk Kenny into getting. And we love it! It has a canopy and a round table attached to each side. It barely fits on our porch but it was worth it. Some days after lunch Kaylyn and I will sit and swing until she falls asleep.
I'll end this post with a few pictures from our trip to Louisville a few weeks ago. Grant was playing with Cody and a few of the kids from the neighborhood. It is the first time I have seen Grant play a game with other kids. To me it was a real milestone, so, of course, I had to take some pics.
They were playing Go Fish. Do you have any of these?
It seems they were all getting along.
And here is what was going on inside while the big boys were outside... Kenny's mom, Robyn, was sticking a Nerf dart to Steven's forehead and both Steven and Kaylyn would laugh. Steven would turn around to look at himself and it would fall off so the whole thing would start again.
In case you were wondering, Steven is 2 1/2 months older that Kaylyn.
Well, this I'm sure is one of the longest posts I have made...but somehow most of my post are long, probably too long. But I know Memaw enjoys seeing the pics of the kiddos, and heck, I just like to show off the cutie pies...I mean why else would I take so many pictures. Heaven knows I could never scrap that many even if I live to be 100. So, I have to find other ways to share, so I guess you'll just have to deal with long, takes me all day to put together, posts :o).
Anyway, there will be more to come soon!

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Thanks and Praises!

First let me say thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts and advice and encouragement over the past few weeks.  It means so much to have a support group and wonderful friends who do not hesitate to share our burdens.  We are truly blessed to have you as friends :o).

Just wanted to let you all know that Grant started at Campbellsville Elementary on Tuesday and his new teacher has consistently said he is doing well, listening and cooperating and just a real peach to have in class :o).  Praise God for answers to prayers and confirmation that we are making the right decisions for Grant.  Grant's new teacher, Mrs. Cox, is so sweet and wants to do all she can to help Grant learn.  She has two children with special needs herself so she understands where I am coming from and knows what it is like.  God totally worked it all out.  Praise the Lord that it is all in His hands :o).

Grant has been so so so excited about his birthday party this week.  We have had to count down the days and keep telling him that these things are for  his birthday party on Saturday.  It is so awesome to see him so into it and understanding what is going to happen.  This is the first time he has ever done this and is blesses my heart and makes me so happy.  I am actually enjoying telling him over and over that is for Saturday, your birthday party...3 more days, 2 more days, 1 more day... and hearing him talk about it in his own unique way, he is trying so hard to communicate.  

It is so awesome to see...hear the progress he has made over the past year.  I am over joyed, praising God all the while.  

I will share pics after the party tomorrow.  Please pray for good weather since we will be outside :o).

Thanks again for praying and being great friends to us :o).

WE love you guys!!!!

Need some prayer...

Kindergarten has not started out to be the great thing we had hoped for. Grant is have a real hard time adjusting and things that I was told about it is not the way it is. He got the one teacher I did not want him to have. She has not made a real attempt to connect with me and work to make sure Grant knows what is going on around him. I have been so frustrated and so has Grant. He has been getting in trouble, yelling in class, wrestling in the bathroom, pinching, kicking, biting, hitting and he has never done these things before at least at school, when he was at Head Start. Yes, I will admit Grant is a very active little boy who is very independent in a lot of things but his in not usually a problem child. He had only two yellow light days all last semester and never got a red light. So far in the past 2 1/2 weeks he has had a conduct cut, 2 red lights and 2 yellow lights. Something is going on, I think Grant is having a lot of frustration at school and not getting the help that he needs to be able to understand and do well and cooperate with the teacher. I don't have time to spill all the details but I ask that if you are reading this that you would please pray for us as a family and Grant while he is at school. We are in the process of changing schools and hopefully the change will happen next week. The move offers smaller class size and a larger classroom and the assistant goes with the class to activities (gym, music, art). Friday will be Grant's last day until he is able to start at his new school.
Well, I'll post again when I have de-stressed a little and have some pictures to share :o)....they are still on the camera of course...

Posting just to post...

Okay, so it has been a busy busy time around here. Summer time is crunch time for this RD. July and August are just a blur. But it is always nice when they are over and things calm down. Right now I just feel like there are so many things to do and never enough time to get it all done. RA training starts in one week and I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed but I know it will all go smoothly.

Anyway...that is what is going on with my life. But now let's see what pictures I can find to share...
Kaylyn is wearing Grant's ball helmet.
My little soldier
Nothing is cuter than an ice cream mustache.
There's a little tigger in everyone...
And he sticks the landing!!!
I love that face...I could just stare at it all day. Bright eyes and big smile.
And this face is just so precious! This is Kaylyn's cheesy face she gives every time I ask her to smile.
Shhh...I think I see a wascally wabbit...
whhh....am I doing it right???
So, I took this pic at my parents house and then I played around on iphoto just see what all the features would do...this is just one of the finished products...A summer sunset.
Well, that's all I've got for now....Hope you all enjoyed the randomness of it all. I just needed to take a break from the hecticness of the chaos that is my life. Rest assured it will get better, this too shall pass!

The funny things they do

Grant went to the allergy dr. on Wednesday. They did the dreaded allergy testing...dreaded by me not Grant since he really didn't know what was coming. While that was not fun, funny or even remotely enjoyable Grant did get a bag full of goodies afterward. And the kiddos had a ball play with it all. In that bag was one of those sticky wall walker things...okay, so maybe you don't know what I am talking about but you will see it in the video. Kaylyn thought is was hilariously funny. Here is a couple of videos I took of her watching it roll down the wall. I want to apologize for Kenny in the back ground...he was playing Halo and had no idea I was videoing...he doesn't say anything terrible, but he does call someone a sissy. And I didn't want you to think he was talking to us or himself :o).






And here is a couple of videos of Grant playing his bat guitar. Kenny was playing Guitar Hero and Grant and Kaylyn were dancing around to the music.

the 4th and other things...

Okay, so I don't really have an excuse for not posting ...I can say I was so busy, but really it was basic laziness. Kenny and I have been catching up on the past 3 seasons of HOUSE...one of my new favorite shows. Kenny got us the dvd's of the 3 seasons for our anniversary.
So anyway.... I am going to share a lot of pics because that is what most people want and because I really don't have anything interesting to say...
Here are a couple of pics from Kaylyn's ear tube surgery...before
and after...

Our friend Chrystal invited us to a birthday party for her husband Bobby and while we were there Grant got to climb a tree for the first time. He had such a good time and was so proud!
Okay, so these pictures are just funny...they crack me up so I thought I would share...
I think they were watching Sponge Bob...Grant's pic makes me laugh every time I see it and Kaylyn's, well she is just cute as a button...
Here are some pics of our 4th of July. We went to the parade that morning but got rained on so I don't have any pics. I should have taken pics of us looking like drowned rats. My sis and I took our kids to watch the parade. Kenny and Chad were driving cars for people in the parade and they were nice and dry. Bethany and Chad came over to our place to dry off and dry their clothes before we went to a friends cookout for lunch. Then we came home for naps and then out to my parents house for supper. We ended the evening at our church for ice cream sundaes and fireworks. We have a good view of the city fireworks show from the church parking lot.
Bethany and her family had matching shirts, Micah did not make it in the pic he was sleeping...
Everyone was getting in on the Guitar Hero action. Even Kaylyn tried it on for size.
Grant watched as the neighbors set off their fireworks.
Another first for Grant, SPARKLERS! I was very nervous about letting him hold it. Some friends brought them and I told Kenny he had to be right there with him so he doesn't get burned or burn someone. Grant had fun twirling it around.
Grant and another boy from church, Andrew were really enjoying the fireworks. Kaylyn was really enjoying the ice cream...and afterwards the spoon.
After the fireworks I asked my mom to take a picture of us before we left. Well, it is really hard to take a picture with a digital camera in the dark... so this is the best shot we were able to get.
I still like the pic even though our heads a chopped off :o)
Well, I guess that is all I am going to try to cram into this post. Hope you enjoyed :o).