Hahaha

This photo cracks me up every time I see it.

Family pics

I don't have that many photos of me with my grandmother so I was happy to see this photo of Big Mama, Mom and me on a disc of photos that Dad sent me. I'm guessing we're in the NC mountains.

Word book

He knows most of the words in this book, although his pronunciation is still off on some of them!

Griffin knows lots of animals!

Cheese!

My little punkin

He's big enough to 'climb' trees!

Jungle Book

We bought the Jungle Book DVD this week. Griffin doesn't have the attention span to watch the whole thing but he was mesmerized by the elephant marching scene. We watched it over and over and over again.

Singing Sensation

Someone in our family is an amazing singer. I won't name names but you can see here that Griffin really enjoyed her singing. He clapped, swayed back and forth, danced, sung along, and made the sign language motion for "More" when she finished singing. It was delightful!

Garage Monkey, Part II

Griffin loves to putz around the garage when Matt is working. He's very helpful!

Future Racer or Just like Dad

Griffin was delighted to help Dad and the crew in the garage a few weekends ago. Endless fun! He found lots of nuts and bolts and hid them in nooks and crannies for Dad to find later. The race car had some problems at the track this weekend. I hope it wasn't because of an errant bit of metal Griffin hid somewhere!

The more food on your face... the more you like it?

Do you think Griffin likes peanut butter and nutella sandwiches??

Mystery vine

This gorgeous vine is in my backyard and I have no idea what it is!? Any ideas??

Million Dollar Smile

Man, I love this smile!! I wish I could get him to smile like this on command!

Cars in the spice rack

Matt and Griffin filed his Hot Wheels in the spice rack. He had just had a bath which is why he is sans pjs.

Choo choo

You can hear Griffin say "Choo choo!" here. Sorry it's so long. I'm so bummed that my editing software died on me. I guess that's what you get for a $120 video camera.

Peanut butter

Griffin tried peanut butter this weekend. He didn't like it at first but then Matt showed him how to dip his goldfish in the peanut butter. I think he ate about 1/8th of a teaspoon! Maybe it'll grow on him. He also learned to say "ME" this weekend. We were at our neighbor's pool and he kept saying "Me!" when he wanted Daddy to hand him something.

Griffin's new word and pajama races

Griffin learned to say "Go!" this weekend! You can see it here. We're playing with our makeshift race track.

Memorial Day

Our neighborhood had a Memorial Day parade. Griffin enjoyed his friends, Abby and Ava, and the neighbor's rabbit. In a stroller. Yes, I said a rabbit. In a stroller.

Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens

We went to the beautiful Ft. Worth Botanic Gardens on Thursday. Griffin's friend, Savannah, took tons of photos of him. She's a budding photographer for sure!

My summer project

I'm hosting a life group at my house next fall so I'm using that as my motivation to finish the house this summer. I finally got around to hanging the family photos by the wonderful Leonard Ortiz in my breakfast nook. I always have a hard time hanging groups of pictures without them looking crooked so I tried the "tape the frames on paper, trace and measure" method. It worked perfectly!
Here's a pic of the coffee table from Pottery Barn. Luckily I found it on the JC Penney website for $129! I only needed one since I have a small sectional.


Here's the living room. So far I've ordered an upholstered chair, bought a coffee table (see above) and picked out a rug. The old coffee table will go upstairs in the loft and become a project table for Griffin. I'm thinking about refinishing the top of the console table to a distressed black. The orangy pine just doesn't work. I wish I had a photo of the chair but the manufacturer's website doesn't show their full line. It's small and tailored but a little curvy. We picked out a nubby striped fabric with reds, golds and greens. I can't wait to see it! It's going to be so pretty. 6-8 weeks til delivery!

I picked out the Henley rug from Pottery Barn in bronze. Luckily I had some AmEx rewards points that I cashed out for Pottery Barn gift cards! Yay! The rug's very simple but the rug under the dining room table is floral and very busy. Pairing it with a simple rug is the way to go, I think.


Anyway, this is my summer project so far!

more videos

Griffin loves the glider! You can hear him jibber jabbering a little more here. Unfortunately, my video editing software doesn't seem to be working so I couldn't edit out the last few boring minutes. Oh well...

Diaper change

No, Griffin doesn't want his diaper changed, in case you were wondering.

We found the video camera!

We thought it was lost forever, but lo, and behold! It was hidden in the bottom of one of Matt's bags of racing gear. A fresh new video for today.

Thomas the Train

We recently went to A Day Out with Thomas. The weather was terrible so we didn't get to enjoy the day as much as I'd hoped. The train ride was a highlight as you can see from the photos below. Griffin had so much fun.

Decorating and design

I'm working on accessorizing our family room and dining room. My focus has been the open shelving in the tv armoire and the cabinet above the buffet. Here's what I've got so far.

Fun!

I'm not sure who had more fun building this ramp...

Pure joy!

We recently discovered Thomas the Train. He's great fun as you can see here!