Pre-Move Drama

In the midst of getting ready for our trip--including packing all of our valuables...

Grady had his first trip to the ER! Our sweet friends Gray and Seth were having a going away party for us, and Grady fell and hit his head. Have you ever seen your child's face completely covered in blood? Very scary! We went to a nearby emergency clinic, got Grady glued back together, and were back at the party within the hour! The next day, Grady wanted to apply the band aid himself (the actual injury is in his hair.)

Calling All Fire Fighters!

Today Grady and his friend Hamilton had their 2 year old birthday party. They had a fire truck theme and had fun eating hot dogs and watermelon and playing in the water outside. Here is Grady sneaking 2 Oreos with his other hand in the jelly beans.

Hamilton's mom, Gray, made the cute fire truck cake and dalmatian cupcakes.

Birthday boys!

The kids enjoyed the pool, slide and water table during the almost 100 degree weather.

We were very excited to have the Hanahan Fire Department bring the truck by!

Our attempt at a group shot.

Pink in our Future?

We had a great doctor's appointment yesterday! The 12 week ultrasound showed that all of the baby's measurements were normal. We enjoyed seeing him/her flip-flopping around. The ultrasound tech said she would guess it is a girl! But we are not redecorating the nursery yet...

First (Professional) Haircut

Grady needed a haircut. Here is the "before" shot. I took him to Carnival Cuts. They had toys, tvs and lollipops- this had to be good! Unfortunately, the kid already getting his hair cut when we walk in was screaming. Therefore, Grady was a little nervous. He warmed up when he got the lollipop, however.
Don't worry- I was keeping my eye out for clipped hair flying onto the lollipop!

Pretty short! But that just means more time before his next trim.

Beach Week!

We started off a week at Sullivan's Island by getting a surprise picture of the grandkids for Nana and Pop's 40th Anniversary. This was the one picture that Grady did not have his thumb in his mouth.

Grady has really warmed up to the ocean. It was rare that he was sitting still.More often, he was braving the waves, with an adult within arm's reach.

On Saturday, we went to the Farmer's Market downtown.

Grady wanted to get an icee with his money. But he paid for it later (blue poop!).We celebrated Grady and Catherine's birthdays since they are on the same day. Tyler was so helpful in blowing out the candles. Aunt Emily made the cute beach cake.Grady got a water table from the Gillmans and Creeches. The boys loved it!Grady was soaked because he was just dumping water over his head. We also took the kids to a water park. Grady was brave and went down the water slide. Everyone had a great time!

23 Months!

This should be the last month that I refer to Grady as a certain number of months old! He'll just be plain ol' 2 (until he is 2 and a half, that is). He just changes so fast these days! Since last month, he has learned his colors (only about 50% accuracy if you ask him what color something is, but 90% when he calls out a color on his own-- just in case you ask him and he is wrong you won't think I was fibbing on the blog!).

He has picked up a lot more words and phrases- I got a "bless you" today after I sneezed and Alex got a "What doing?" while he was in the shower. Unfortunately, one of his new phrases is "no mine." Even if he is just playing by himself, I will hear him say "no mine". His imaginary friend must've been trying to take his toys.

I love when he expresses his feelings by saying, "ooooh mama!" when something is cool, "that's funny," or a dramatic "eewwwwww!" when something is gross or dirty.

He is very particular about what song I sing. He will quickly say "no!" if I start singing the wrong song. His 3 favorites to sing are "Jesus" (Jesus Loves Me), "baaaa" (Mary Had a Little Lamb) or he does these sign language moves with his hands for the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Sometimes he will try to sing along.

What he has been doing this summer: Jogging with Daddy

Riding the bike to the pool.Enjoying the back porch.

Father's Day

For Father's Day we were in Athens, GA, visiting Alex's family.We visited the botanical gardens.
Grady especially loved the water. He was hoping to see fish.Grady also liked to pretend to read the signs. I think Grady Sr. was actually reading them. :)Did I mention it was, like, 100 degrees? Hence the sweaty boy below.