Frog Prince

Thankfully Grant was back to his usual chipper self on Saturday so our little frog prince got to enjoy his first night of real Trick or Treating! We stayed in the neighborhood but by the last house he was reaching and picking out his own candy and saying thank you. His costume was adorable and warm thanks to Grandma R.

With some of his loot
Last year he only got to lean against the tree in our front yard and eat some leaves ;)

fever, fever stay away

Poor Grant had a fever last week for 2 days and then the virus stuck around for another couple of days finally putting him in the clear around Sunday. We, therefore, cancelled a number of activities and were hermits in effort to contain our germs and not spread the love to our friends.

Most of you know this is a true test for me to stay in the house but we did it and it seemed to do the trick for Grant, however, this week we continued to lay low in hopes of all of this flu & cold business to stay away from us and we again find ourselves with a feverish little boy?! Last night it started and it continues to hang on, I HATE it when he's sick.

Here are a few photos from our recent activities...you'll notice they're all at home!

31 Biblical Virtues to pray for your kids

22. Contentment. "Father, teach my children the secret of being content in any and every situation, through Him who gives them strength" (Phil. 4:12-13).

Grant's pumpkin in our garden, now proudly displayed on our front porch

I cleaned up Grant's pool and put it in the garage with some toys for the rainy winter months

Grant and Daddy cheering for the Huskies on Saturday

This poor pumpkin has been thoroughly searched

This is what you do when you are confined at home for days on end...build forts ;)

art class

Monday is art day so today I managed to take a few, very quick, photos in class. I even managed to do so without getting paint all over the camera and Grant swimming in it in my hands-off absence ;)

We started off very tame with choosing from a few paints on a paper plate, however, he did end up with some black paint on his rear end?!

Next came the art easels, Grant's absolute favorite, he's obsessed with the paint brush in the paint cup...

He's loves getting it on the floor which is a no-no from the teacher and why we both end up barefoot by the end of the class!

Final masterpieces! What do you think? Couldn't that bottom painting be a red airplane and a pink person being chased by an alligator?!! ;)

oregon coast

We had a delightful weekend visiting friends who invited us to stay with their family over the weekend at their beach home. The weather was beautiful yet chilly but more than we could have asked for or expected this late in the Fall at the coast.

Grant playing with his friends Luke & Hannah

Yes, the water was FREEZING but a lot of fun...Grant eventually lost his pants since they were soaked ;)

Watchful Daddy with Grant in a puddle playing

I'm convinced the favorite part of the trip for Grant was Shasta, his new best friend

Grant at the zoo last week with his friend Juliet

Lastly, I am again behind on posting the 31 biblical virtues to pray for your kids so here is #21:

Responsibility. "Grant that my children may learn responsibility, for each one should carry his own load" (Gal. 6:5).

Have a great week everyone!

Love,

Abby

quick pics

A couple of quick photos from our time spent at home this past week.

I attempted to make play dough for the first time, it didn't turn out half bad but was stickier than Grant seemed to like.

The cousins paid a visit on Sunday and all LOVE to swing!

Trying to tromp around in Daddy's shoes...I wonder how big Grant's feet will grow to be someday?

out of commission

We've been out of commission for the past week due to the lovely cold and flu season hitting our home. Grant started it with a cold early last week so we cancelled almost all activities in hopes of a speedy recovery, but like usual we've been passing it amongst ourselves so it has seemed to drag on and on.

We did start his "creative babies" class last week before the cold set in and he had a ball. His favorite was standing at 2 art easels with 3 paint brushes in hand dripping with paint. By the end of class he was the most covered in paint in the whole class and I mean covered in paint. A friend of ours had mercy on us and left her little guy to play by himself in attempt to help me clean Grant up. I reminded myself countless times this is the reason I signed him up for this, I would never attempt so much paint at our house....and after that I mean NEVER will I attempt it.

We also have started a Community Bible Study and are loving it. Grant has "class" for 2 hours while I do a study with a group of women and we are studying the book of Luke so I'm excited to see what this year has in store for us. His first class seemed to go smoothly but last week we weren't well enough to attend so I'm hopeful for another great class tomorrow.

Lastly, another video I took most recently of the little man. He was standing at our sliding glass doors just "talking" up a storm so I couldn't resist, I'm guessing it all made sense in his little head?!!

muscle man

Since we got home from Hawaii Grant started doing "muscles," it's hilarious and it took me forever to get this on video but alas I was victorious!