Happy Birthday Grayson!

Our little boy turned one on Friday! It's crazy to think he isn't really a baby anymore. He is a toddler. CRAZY!!! This year has gone by so fast. We are so in love with Grayson and love watching him grow.

On Friday we took Grayson to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. We all had so much fun and Grayson loved all the animals.

I love this picture!

Sitting on the turtle!

On Saturday we had a little birthday party for Grayson! We invited some of the kids Grayson enjoys playing with on a regular basis. We choose to do a dog theme party because Grayson loves dogs especially when they bark and jump on him. We don't have a dog and I don't see that happening anytime soon but for now we will just enjoy others.

Grayson and Jackson playing the cooler. We couldn't keep them away from it.

Grayson looked around as everyone was singing happy birthday to him. He couldn't really figure out why everyone was singing.

So Grayson didn't really didn't know what to do with the cake. One of our friends took his hand and shoved it into the cake and then rub it on his face. Grayson was confused.

This was the final damage. Grayson wouldn't eat the cake and became a little frustrated. He was a little tired.

Grayson enjoyed opening his presents even though he lost interest very quickly. He did get a lot of fun toys to play with and books to read.

Happy Birthday, Grayson! We love you so much!

Sad trip to Ohio

My Grandpa Bailey passed away on October 29th. It was a huge shock to everyone and some very sad news to receive. We left and traveled to Ohio. It was a very difficult time and I often think of the man that the world lost. We love you and miss you!

We were in Ohio three weeks before my Grandpa passed away for my Great Grandma memorial service and I am glad that I had taken a picture with Grandpa holding Grayson.

Grayson First Christmas!

Helping Grandma decorate her Christmas Tree!

Decorating Grandma's Christmas Tree with Mommy!

Photo Shoot for Christmas Card!

Cheesing for the Camera!

Seeing what Santa brought! A red wagon with toys and clothes!


Look Mom and Dad!

Love that little face!

What are you looking at?

Love this little outfit our neighbors bought for Grayson's first Christmas!

Playing with Cousin Jordyn!

Grayson first Christmas was an awesome day! I can't wait until he gets older and gets up way too early and get totally excited, but for now we had so much fun.

Our little Man!

Grayson is growing so fast. He is now 11 months old. I know, crazy right. Over the last few weeks he has started doing so many new things. Crawling, up on his knees, pulling himself up, and not looking so much like mommy's baby anymore. I look at him in awe and can't believe it's been 11 months.

Even though Grayson can crawl on his knee he still opts for the military crawl. It has to be so much harder but it's what he is most comfortable with I guess.

Grayson is back to loving bath time. For about 2 months bath time was a nightmare in this house. It was wash him as quickly as possible and get him out. He would have this look of panic on his face that would break my heart. Then he would scream and cry the whole time.

But now he loves the bath. He loves to play with his toys and stand up and fall back on his bottom. It so much fun watching him in the bath tube.

Grayson has started crawling up the stair this pass week. The other morning I went looking for him thinking he was playing in the mudroom and he had crawled up to the first landing. Needless to say I was a little freaked out how quickly and quietly he did that.

We had put in a cat door to the garage for Pheobe and Grayson loves to throw whatever he can out of it. He has even figured out how to get Daddy's shoes out of it which is pretty impressive.


As we are preparing for Grayson big birthday I can't help but be a little sad at how fast the last year has gone but I am loving every stage and watching him grow.