clapping

Graham started clapping today!! We have been showing him how to do it, but he never did it by himself, and today, he just started clapping!! Who knew you could get so excited for clapping! I am working on getting a video of it.

Asleep

This is how Graham fell asleep for his nap today. I ended up laying him down.

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a mess of books

Graham went nuts on his books in his room like he did with the CD's. We have no idea why, but is funny to watch. He is sitting on his pile of books, so proud.

He got the first two shelves cleared off, but couldn't get the bottom one empty because the pile was so big.

13 months & Easter

Graham is 13 months old! And on Easter! We had a great family day at the house. Below is a snapshot of our day. We were able to Skype with both sets of grandparents which may the day feel more special. Above, a photo from his bath the night before Easter. He was not in the mood.

Looking at his gears. He usually tears them down first thing every morning. He can also put two together and then spin them. But his favorite is ripping them off the refrigerator. He also just realized they stick to the side of the oven and all the cabinets (something I even didn't know about)

This morning he used an egg to wipe them off the fridge.

We hid some eggs in plain sight for him. He did pretty well at finding them.

Showing me his eggs.

His Easter card sang The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song, his favorite right now. I cannot tell you how many times we have heard that song since we gave him the card. Thank goodness we got it away from him!

His new thing is playing on the couch. He loves being up there and looking for things behind the head rest.

Brett and I were trying to take a picture of the two of us, and Graham came over to be a part of the photo. Sorry we cut off Brett's head, but the whole thing was so cute.

A posed family photo. Happy Easter! We went on a really nice walk too. It was a gorgeous day.

Graham with his Easter basket.

An action shot of his basket. He enjoyed the eggs and throwing them around.

Walking around with his gears.

I told Graham in this photo that he looks like Brett when he eats. He stuffed a whole bunch of food in his mouth and stored it in his cheeks. Brett does this too. It was such a special hilarious moment.

a little maniac

The other night, Brett and I were in the kitchen, and we heard this crazy laughter coming from the den. We went to go see what Graham was up too, and we got this video. We have no idea what made him to do this, but it is hysterical.

Dancing Donald

My parents got a dancing Donald Duck for Graham for Easter. He loves it. Donald dances a song around and when you pick him up by his ears, he says "put me down". Graham got the hang of that, and he loves tags, so he kept picking Donald up. It was too funny. Poor Donald...and Happy Easter!

story time

Bron invited me to the story time at the local library on Monday. I have never taken Graham to a story time anywhere, and thought this would be a great way to get some experience since I had a friend there. So we went.

I. LOVE. STORY. TIME!

They lady read three books and we sang songs and it was just great. There were 12-15 kids there, and they were all over the place and it was awesome. Graham got to check out the library and I learned some new songs to sing with Graham. I can't even tell you how great it was. We met another red head, Ben, who was super cute too. Graham was standing up looking at all the kids and their moms and grandmas...Bron thinks he winked at the librarian! I am really glad I went and I can't wait for the next one! Yeah for reading!

intuition

This morning, Brett and I were talking about some sad stuff, and Brett was looking really sad and what does our super fabulous kiddo do? He snuggled up with Brett; like he would not let Brett put him down. It is like Graham knew Brett needed some extra love so he was giving it before Brett left for work. It was really special to see how Graham reacted to Brett and I know Brett appreciated the extra love. What a special kiddo we have! His extra snuggle also got him a trip outside, which I know Graham loved as well. What a great way to start the morning!

dino-mite!!

My super best friend Kristen painted three dinosaur paintings for Graham's 1st birthday! How fabulous is she?! Kristen, you did a great job, and now you can see where we put them in his room! They look great and they hang above his crib. There are 9 different dinosaur species and even a lake! We have so much of Kristen's art in our home, we should call it the Kristen Art Gallery! We have her pieces in our living room, above our bed and now the latest addition in Graham's room. Words are not enough Kristen to thank you for your unbelievable kindness and incredible talent! You are the best!

Below are the three painting close up!

talking/singing

Graham is really mimicking us right now, which is awesome. I am working on getting him to say 'apple' and Brett is working on 'Uh Oh'! We are winging it and it is working. Also, we sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to him every day and now, Graham sings it back! You can hear him in the video working on all three. Yeah Graham!

Little boy

Someone snuck a little boy in my car! He looks so grown up here! And Graham is wearing a new pair of shoes! Hopefully they will last past the end of April!

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In the store

He was so happy at the grocery store with us and Elmo. He was so excited the whole time. The pictures may look scary, but his face is pure joy!

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Tall grass

Can you find the little boy in the tall grass? We need to mow! Thanks crab grass, Brett loves you!

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More outside

So many to post! He found a big leaf and carried it around until he fell on it and made it a small leaf.

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Outside

Outside in our back yard today. Graham loved it uber mucho. He didn't want it to end. Until daddy came home. So much fun!

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Dinner face

This is Graham's face when he eats ravioli. And we added shredded cheese and wait for it...taco beef. He loved it and kept looking for more. It was so great!

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Pippy Visit

So, Aunt Pippy came for a visit! We didn't really do anything extraordinary but spend some quality time together. She was here for almost a week and it was really great. She and Graham had a blast together and they chased each other all around the house. She also was able to get some really fabulous photos of Graham smiling. He loved her camera and we used it as much as we could to get some great shots. (don't worry grammies, you will have access to them without the red eye) Anyway, here are the photos. She was chasing him around the house. Above, she hid behind the couch and got this photo when he was looking for her. Doesn't he look all grown up! Love that smile. There are a lot of smiles coming up. Again with the chasing and hiding. He loved peeking around the couch to find her. I think she liked it too. He also showed off with the curtains with Aunt Pippy (like he did with Sage). He actually played peek-a-boo with her. So cute. They also crawled around with each other. Yeah sisters! You can totally tell that one of us has showered and the other has not. (hint hint: it's me) We have great smiles! He loved her camera. It had an orange light on it. We got several that were great of the three of us. I heart this picture. Smiley Graham....it makes me melt. And totally want another one. Pippy bought me a Fraggle Rock shirt! We even got to watch it one morning while she was here. We were in shock; it has been a long time since we saw the original puppet Fraggle Rock. Graham was not as excited as we were, but it was awesome! Again, the smile. I can't get enough of it. Batman and Pippy After breakfast at the local diner, Graham wore his hat and matching sweater because it was cold and rainy. One thing I love about my sister; we order breakfast and a basket of fries when we go here. I love that. Mommy and Graham! Isn't he great with his hat! Pippy got to watch Graham because I went into work early. She tried to get them a photo together where they both were looking. This may be the only one. A smiling frosted mini Graham! Bath time with his Thomas toy. Wearing daddy's hat. He really got into this while she was here. In the car with each other. I don't remember this photo at all, but it happened. I like Graham's facial expression; it looks like he isn't too sure about all of this. We were able to make it to the Union game on Saturday night. They won! It was cold, but a nice brewski and passing Graham around kept us warm. We had a great time! Thanks for visiting Aunt Pippy! We are so glad you came and sorry you had to leave. We miss you already and love you super major!