Afternoon Projects

I try to have some type of "arts and crafts" project for Grant every day. Usually it's just coloring, drawing, etc. But last week I got brave and got out the paints and brushes. Grant absolutely loved it and did well at keeping the paint on the paper. Here is our budding artist using a paintbrush... 

 

and then using a cut-up potato as a "stamp"(we saw this idea on tv).

 Later we found the harry potter glasses in our halloween box

 My crafty project for the week was these fabric pumpkins. These were really fun and cheap to  make. (The fluff inside is plastic grocery bags.)

 And while we crafted, Preston held down the fort in his tough-guy camo outfit.

Falling for Fall

I am so excited for fall. It's officially here. The mornings are cool and wonderful. The planning and decorating for halloween has begun. Grant has been practicing saying "trick or treat" for a few days now. He's beyond excited to get candy.

 

 

Preston tried on his pumpkin halloween costume.

Daddy and the boys built a fort while I was at a yw meeting. Grant is eating a lemon inside his fort. I never knew anyone liked to eat lemons plain.

Experimenting with my new DSLR camera. I have a long ways to go but i'm excited to learn.

Enjoying the splash pad one more time before the water gets too chilly.

Just another picture of my sweet boy who still doesn't love to sleep. =)

And guess who got a big boy bed? Yep, we finally transitioned Grant to the bottom bed of the new bunk beds we bought. I really like how they turned out and he's actually doing quite well with the change.

 

Grant loves his stuffed animals and has to sleep with all of them.

Preston's room is finally complete. He is out of the pack-n-play and into the real crib. I'd still like to make a crib skirt sometime--we'll see if that happens. And it's too warm for quilts right now, but as soon as it cools off we'll take that rag quilt off the wall and use it to keep warm. =)

 This is the blank wall I finally filled up. I got the custom vinyl off etsy and added a large version of Preston's baby announcement in the frame. I like how the elephant theme is on the valence, the ottoman, and the wall.

Jesus loves everyone

Preston turned 2 months old on Sep. 2nd so I took some more pictures in his blessing outfit before he outgrows it. I love the delicate needlework on the front and the little tiny belt. So sweet. Preston has started cooing and "talking" and his smiles come more frequently too. I love when babies can start to respond back and sort of communicate.

 

 I took him to his 2-month appointment and he has sure grown! Preston weighed in at 13 pounds, 8 ounces. He's 24 inches long and his head is very large at 16.75 inches around. He's not wasting anytime growing bigger that's for sure. He's struggling with fussiness, irritability, and not sleeping so we're looking into a milk allergy or acid reflux disease. It's not fun for any of us but hopefully we can find the reason he's so fussy and fix it quickly. He hasn't slept through the night but hopefully soon. We all need some sleep around this joint.

 And big brother is so talkative these days. He asks me questions all day long and his favorite right now is "Mommy, what time is it? The other night before family prayer, Grant points to me and proclaims, "Jesus does not love you mommy." I had to hold back the laughter because it took me by surprise. Needless to say, last night our family home evening lesson was on how Jesus loves everyone, even mommy. Silly boy. Makes me laugh. He has a great memory and relates and compares things all day long. He is more independent than ever and even has play dates without mommy.