Random funny...

So Grant was at OT yesterday. And his therapist Casey said, "Hey Grant..." and another little boy turned around and said "What?" Turns out his name was Grant too. So Casey asked the other little boy what his last name was and he responded "Grant Moore". Then she turns to my Grant and asks him what his last name is... Reponse: "G Money" she laughs and says no, then he tries "Homeskillet". She is dying laughing on the floor. Apparently our boy doesn't understand the difference between nicknames & last names!

May & June Activities

We have had a very busy May and June! Summer is just flying by. Here are a few photos from our adventures. Kendal turned 2 on May 16th. We had a birthday party for her on May 31st at the Texas Scottish Rite park. She shared the party with her friend C.J. and had a great time! An amazing friend of mine put on her annual mommy & me camp. Complete with nature hikes, arts & crafts, swimming! It was so much fun, we hope we're invited back next year! Grant has become an amazingly proficient swimmer- he can swim the whole length of the pool by himself. That qualifies him for an orange wristband which basically means he can do whatever (jump off the diving board!- his favorite thing), wherever in the pool. And Kendal has been at 'dance camp' this week. She is totally loving it- wearing a leotard and ballet shoes- she is in heaven!

MOMMY & ME CAMP

Grant & Caroline Martineau

We tie-dyed shirts at camp...

And made apple people...

KENDAL'S BIRTHDAY

Kendal and a "few" of her presents...

Mommy & Kendal with matching tattoos at Kendal's birthday party...

The Cake

Kendal & Cookie

GREAT WOLF LODGE

At Great Wolf Lodge. The kids LOVED the waterpark during the day and then the storytime by the fireplace at bedtime was fun.
A follow up story by daddy in the kids hotel bed...

RANDOM PICTURES

Grace & Kendal with matching bows
Indoor Camping! We set up NaNa's tent (that's Nathan) in the playroom. The original idea was to 'camp' in our backyard, but the temperature didn't get below 85 degrees so we moved the party inside. The kids didn't seem to mind.

"Hollywood" at the lake

Sophia & Adrianna Crespo and Grant at the lake 'riding' the jet ski Handsome fellow

Kendal and CJ are ready for dance camp!

Video of Kendal...

Random funny...

Prologue: We have a Beta fish named Casey.

Story: We were all sitting at the table eating dinner tonight. I had fixed asparagus, potato salad, fruit & tilapia. Kendal had eaten most everything on her plate but had yet to touch the tilapia. I said to her, "Kendal take a bite of your fish...". She looked at me and said "no eat Casey". It was priceless.

Grant climbing his rope ladder

Kendal in her Easter dress

New Videos

Here are a couple new videos of the kids. Enjoy!

Sick-O-Rama 2008

Seriously. We've all been sick- for a long time. Not all at once- thank god- but all sick nonetheless. But Chris has finally won the crown and been diagnosed with the flu. Such a prize to win. He's NASTY. In case you yearn for details... he's barfing, high fever, sore throat, nasty/glazy red eyes and just a bad case of malaise. I'm pretty sure that if he met his maker today he would be OK with it.

Grant has had a lot of upper respiratory problems (aka asthma). Kendal's had snot, fever, chest gunk. And let's just say Chris and I have battled for the toilet a lot lately.... I went to the Dr. on Wednesday sure I had strep or the flu, but both came back negative. I was put on an antibiotic and it cleared up whatever I had.

And to top it all off- we're having a garage sale tomorrow! Maybe the proceeds can go to covering our Rx expenditures....

I have new videos of the kids I'll post soon. Here's to your health! :)

::::: First post of 2008 :::::

Hmmmm- what has happened since I last wrote. LOTS!

Grant turned 4!: We had his birthday party at ASI Gymnastics with about 20 of his friends. The kids ran around, jumped, bounced & flipped for an hour and then we had Shrek cake and ice cream. Grant really enjoyed it- although, he still isn't sure about turning 4. So if you ask him how old he is, he usually says 3 or 5. Apparently being 4 has lots of added pressure.

December: Grant made his first trip to the Emergency Room. (Well really it's the 2nd, but I got mad at how long we had to wait and left before we were seen. It was just a split lip...) Anyways, Grant had a very bad cold. He had RSV and a baby and tends to cough when he is sick. Well, he had a cough- one that he couldn't shake. He was trying to fall asleep one night and this is what he sounded like: cough, hack, try to catch a breath, wheeze, cough, hack, try to catch a breath, wheeze, etc, etc. He was basically having an asthma attack. But the Dr's didn't call it that- it was some pulmonary distress thing-a-ma-bob. We stayed at the hospital about 5 hours, got his breathing under control and then were back home and life was good.

Christmas: We spent a few days in Kentucky before Christmas, and then spent Christmas at home. Lots and lots of new toys- a few they are still playing with...

New Years Eve: We're officially lame & old. We put the kids to bed, turned on the baby monitor and went across the street to our neighbors house. No fancy dinners or parties for us!

January: Both kids are taking swim lessons. Grant had another round of evaluations done at the Shelton School. Chris & I have a meeting there on 2/7 to go over the results of his testing. Keep your fingers crossed! We spent some time at the lake, went to the Dallas Zoo, went bowling (Grant LOVED!) and a million, zillion other things.

Here are some pictures. Enjoy!

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Long time no talk...

Things have been busy yet fun around here. In October we went to the State Fair of Texas, went to several fall festivals, Grant and Chris went to Kentucky & of course Halloween. November has been fun too- with birthday parties, swim lessons, soccer and school- we have been on the go.

Grant is turning FOUR on December 1st. I can't believe it- he's my big boy! He's been doing great at school. We have started exploring our school options for next year and are in the process of testing at a school called Shelton here in Dallas. We think it is a really great fit for him- hopefully the feeling is mutual. It's just a sad state of affairs when the public schools aren't even an option- they are just too bad.

Kendal is 18 months, going on 13 years. She is trying to potty train herself- but I'm trying to not encourage her. I frequently find her pants & diaper off, sitting on the potty. We had her 18 month checkup today- she was 23 pounds (30th percentile) & 32 inches long (60th percentile). She had two shots and did not like it. In fact she is still sleeping it off right now- going on a 3 hour nap.

Here are a few recent pictures of the kids. I'll try and post more soon. Happy upcoming Thanksgiving!

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