Last time I made a post (3 months ago!), I vowed to be better about keeping up with the blog....woops! This is my attempt to cover the last six months since things are about to get even crazier in a few weeks with the arrival of another little guy! :)
In January 2013, we took a spontaneous trip to Vero Beach, FL to visit Kelly, Louis, Hannah and Griffin. We managed to leave the freezing, cold weather of NC behind and enjoy a few beautiful days in the 70's! We hung out at the beach, played outside and even took a great trip to the zoo!
Feeding the giraffes at the zoo!
In November (2012) we found out that we were expecting baby #3! In late January we had the BIG ultrasound!
Grady and Landon have been really excited about the baby! Landon said from the beginning he wanted another brother, but Grady really wanted a girl. I was a bit worried that Grady might be disappointed, but he didn't seem to mind having another brother and was actually really excited to see him in the ultrasound picture.
In February, we decided to go ahead and move Grady and Landon into a room together. We had always planned to do this, and we figured there would likely be a transition period while they both got used to sharing a room. We started off by painting!
On the 100th day of school Grady had to bring in something showing 100 things! I was pretty proud of the hat we made!
During the winter we do a lot of things inside, and artwork is one of them. It's so fun to watch how a child's drawings change as he/she gets older. Several months ago Landon all of a sudden started drawing people with round heads, facial features, etc., where before he was drawing a lot of lines and squiggles. I just love his little drawings!
In March, we celebrated Easter in Pinehurst! The boys were of course really excited to wake up Easter morning and find their Easter baskets!
We then headed to the Pinehurst Hotel for the annual Easter egg hunt. Since it was raining, the hunt was inside this year. Grady loved meeting the Easter Bunny!
Landon was a different story... He has recently developed a fear of any type of character/animal dressed up. (He hid under the table at Chick-Fil-A recently for an entire hour because the cow was walking around!)
Surprisingly, Hannah loved the Easter Bunny and the whole egg hunt!
Grady had Spring Break the week after Easter, so we decided to take advantage of it and go to Great Wolf Lodge for a few days. While it probably wasn't the most idea place for a pregnant lady since I couldn't do much, the boys had a great time (Grady especially!).
Grady also lost his first tooth while we were there! (The tooth fairy decided to wait and come once we got home though.)
Grady started playing t-ball in April and absolutely loved it! He had a great couch and team, and I have to say he was quite good! Here he is playing first base!
Elle turned 1 in April, and we all had a great time celebrating with her!
Grady loved every minute of this!
May was unseasonably cold! We participated in a neighborhood yard sale, and it was freezing!
It did get warmer as the month went on, and we made sure to fit in strawberry picking!
Grady's last t-ball game was in late May, which was kind of sad because he really had a great time playing! I will say that I am so thankful the season was in the Spring (vs Summer)!
The last day of school was June 7th, and I have to say it was quite sad. Every milestone is hard! Grady had a GREAT year, so it was kind of bittersweet to see it end. We also loved his teacher and wish he could stay with him next year! Last week we went to his kindergarten celebration, and Grady got an award for being the class peacemaker and always keeping things calm. So cute! We were so proud of him!
Carleen and Elle came to the celebration too!
I'm now 37 weeks pregnant, so the new little guy is getting all set for his arrival! There are still a few more things on my checklist to get done before he comes though.... Grady's birthday party being the main thing! (His birthday is June 15th!) Stay tuned.....
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