The Aquarium. Again!

Let me say - we REALLY use our membership to the aquarium! I think we go at least once every week or two. It's the perfect place for Graham to run and explore. And, with the new renovation, it's a cool experience for Mom and Dad, too. Funny enough, Graham's favorite parts of the aquarium have nothing to do with fish. He likes the large windows, the button that causes a "volcano" to explode, the floors that have funny overhead lights shining on them. And every once in a while he'll pay attention to the fish and call them "birds". And, I guess if you're too short to see the surface of the water, one might think those fish are birds!

Happy Valentine's Day!

One of the most precious things that Graham does these days is "come running". It is the most amazing thing to experience him running toward us with the biggest smile on his face. That's exactly what he does every time we go to see my parents - Papa and Gigi. Mom and Dad had us over for a special Valentine's Day dinner with Graham last Friday night. Graham had filet mignon - what little kid eats filet mignon?! Really very special. (The adults had filet mignon, too. :))

One of Graham's favorite things - cards that play music. He has a TON of them, and sometimes likes to have them all open (and playing music) at the same time.



For Valentine's Day, Graham got one of these towers of "boxes" of Noah's Ark from my parents. I think the story of Noah is lost on him in this stage of life. He's more interested in knocking the tower down! Graham also received a daily devotional book designed just for kids his age which we LOVE. We read a devotion every morning with breakfast - exactly what I've been wanting.

Little Boys

How cute are these little boys?! Most of the kids we know that are Graham's age are little ladies. Until Jasper and Will.....I have high hopes for special friendships with these three little fellas. Graham is a little older and busier than the two younger little ones, but they're awfully sweet to see together.

Don't they look like they're posing for an Olan Mills picture?

Graham's First Sandwich

This lunch was just too cute for words. I snapped so many pictures. Way too many. Graham ate his first sandwich (officially in sandwich form) last week. (He typically eats a "deconstructed sandwich" - how's that for bringing Top Chef into the world of children?!) So grown up!

How do you get a very busy little boy to sit with you and kiss you? You chew gum and blow bubbles, of course!





And, you call it quits when the gum gets stuck in said child's hair. Yep.
One would think we don't feed Graham much given the fact that he tried to EAT the crib at my parents' house!!! (?!)

It's a yellow glove day!

LOVE LOVE LOVE little ball caps on boys! Is it possible that Graham's ball cap is getting too small?!

Graham has a new fascination which is hilarious. He has a set of puppets that I bought from Land of Nod before be was born that he plays with all the time. Well, now he thinks his socks, my shirt sleeves, my dish gloves - they're all puppets! (And, they're all monkeys, so they all say "eee oooo"!) Really funny. Now - if only I could teach him how to wach dishes...

Snow - Twice, Three Times

OK, Seriously?! Where do I live?! We've had snow three times in the past 4 weeks. I don't think it's snowed three times in the 20 years I've lived in Virginia Beach combined!! I will say, it's so pretty and awfully novel. So, we're enjoying it while we can. And, it's such a fun "activity" with Graham!

Flying Sullivan Gage Anderson's flag - beautiful in the snow


Snow on my car. AGAIN! We really had to hunt for a scraper!
This picture was taken through my car window - look at the ice on my car!

Random Cuteness

Clearly this picture was NOT taken this past weekend with the absence of snow in the background! This was a few weekends ago when we had a warm spell and just couldn't resist going for a walk.