August 23rd, 2010 by Chad

July 7th, 2010 by Elizabeth

I missed posting about Eric’s changes over the past several months, but this is where he is at now at 14 months:

• Can fold his arms for prayer (usually not the entire prayer, but at least for the beginning few seconds…)
•  Says cheese when I take a picture of him.
• Also has said other random words like: truck, mama, dada, I love you, Grant, more, tickle tickle, and  a few others
• I believe has 6 teeth currently
• Will throw himself backwards onto the ground to have a full out tantrum.  The two year old years should be fun with this one…
• Walks all around, climbs into chairs, climbs up and down the stairs, and his personal favorite: climbs into the toybox
• favorite foods: pancakes, bagels, ice cream
• plays much more independently than Grant ever did and doesn’t require as much attention BUT only when Grant is sleeping.  If Grant is awake, Eric suddenly becomes clingy and wanting our attention.  Maybe I need a child psychologist for that one!

July 5th, 2010 by Elizabeth

Today was quite the busy day.  We got up and moving early when Grant decided to come upstairs at 7 am.  I guess up would be a better descriptor than moving…I quick got him breakfast and then I laid back down in bed hoping he didn’t destroy the kitchen.  After we really did get moving, Chad headed off to teach swim lessons and the boys and I headed over to the Emery’s so we could relax with them before the parade. 

This year’s parade seemed longer than previous ones.  I’m not sure if it was, or the 90 degree heat and screaming 1 year old just made it seem that much longer.  I will say that with it being an election year, we had a very high number of political floats.  Grant lasted about halfway through the parade and then all he wanted to do was sit down and heat his candy.  I guess I can’t really blame him!  At the very end if the parade, I saw my friend Annie from work.  Her husband is working on the campaign for Tom Hooker (for State Representative).  It was so exciting to see a familiar face in the parade….I guess the longer we stay in the area, the more often that will happen. 

After the parade, we went to the Emery’s for their annual BBQ.  Grant spent most of his time stripped down to his undies playing in the wading pool. I honestly think everyone else was jealous that they couldn’t get away with the same (again….it was VERY warm and humid out).  Neither of the boys napped all day. They just played, ate and played some more. I really didn’t even hear much complaining from them that they were tired (which is very out of the ordinary for Eric).  We left the Emery’s at 5:18 and they were both asleep by 5:22.  I got home, put them in bed, and with the slight exception of Eric waking up for a few minutes disoriented and "hungover", they are out for the night.  I think tomorrow iwll probably be another early wake up day, but it was definitely worth it!

July 5th, 2010 by Elizabeth

With the 4th of July being on a Sunday this year, we were blessed with a couple different days to celebrate the holiday. On Saturday, we went up to Sand Lake to Aunt Janet and Uncle Joe’s camping trailer. In the morning the park had a Bike Parade with all of the kids. Grant and Eric aren’t quite to the bike riding stage yet, but their cousins Meghan, Madeleine and Elisabeth helped them out by decorating their wagon and making sure they got patriotic tattoos on their faces. Grant pulled for a while, but he soon got tired out and jumped in. We came along the route about 3-4 minutes after the bikes and were the “Grand Finale” of the parade (as put by some loving Grandma’s). After the parade, we spent most of the afternoon by the lake. Both Grant and Eric loved playing in the sand and water and Grant even got a ride on the Sea-doo.

June 27th, 2010 by Chad

I just launched a new website, to store and share recipes. 

http://recipes.ldspierce.net

Also,  this website and the new one  has been updated to be able to view easier on iphones, android phones.  Check it out on you mobile phone.

June 20th, 2010 by Elizabeth

We love you daddy!

 (Grease Monkey kit from Digital Scrapbooking Experts)

(Template #66 from Midnight Scrapping)

 This is Chad’s father’s day “card” (also a page for the scrapbook)…he told me that it made his mother’s day card look bad

I love him.  He is the best father to my children that I could ever ask for.

I love that he takes care of me and Grant and Eric.  He cooks and cleans and comes home and bakes cookies with Grant on Father’s Day.  Grant really enjoyed that daddy son moment, and I loved watching them.

Happy Father’s Day sweetheart!