Big Boy

Nothing escapes the watchful eye of The Toddler. Let THAT be known. So next time you think you're being sneaky by storing candy in a paper bag at the top of the pantry--think again. The Toddler knows EXACTLY what is in that bag and its EXACT location. Just surrender. 

If The Toddler walks out of your bathroom with a head full of white goop, do not wonder "Why would he dump lotion all over his head?" because that is just nonsense. It's obviously Garnier's Surf Hair. And doesn't it look just like dad does it everyday?

 (less than pleased after mom scraped it out with a towel.)

Due to his astute observation, The Toddler will also amaze you by setting the table for dinner, turning his own sheet music at the piano, and wadding up toilet paper for you at your precise moment of need. 

His assistance can always be rewarded with a toddler-sized, slow-melt popsicle. He knows where those are kept, too. 

Christmas 2011

Here are a few shots of Grant's first Utah Christmas. It was our Christmas too, but we don't really make it into many pictures these days. We're bad enough about getting pictures of our son.  

The cousin gift exchange at Grandma and Grandpa Error's.

Opening presents from the rest of our family at home.

Grant's loot from Santa: Kid sized lounger, wooden train, Richard Scarry mini book set, and a dog hat.

I was so excited about how much Grant enjoyed what we chose for him. He played with that train for days non-stop. Even despite all the other awesome, gadgety things he got. And that chair--oh, my heart just melts when I see him climb into it and make himself comfortable. 

The things I will remember most about our Christmas season of 2011

-Grant's baby sock advent calendar. This year Grant was old enough to remember his little surprise each morning, and would eagerly stand underneath the mantle grunting and reaching toward the socks until I took one down for him to reach into. After a few days he learned what the good surprises were. Candy=good surprise. Stickers=lame. If it was a sticker, he would make a face and reach his hand up for another sock. Some people's kids. Sheesh.

-The Christmas book countdown. The last 12 nights before Christmas, Grant unwrapped a Christmas themed book to read before bed. He LOVED this. He even knew which presents under the tree looked like books, and what side of the tree they were on, and would unwrap only those. On one of the first nights he unwrapped Up On the House Top. This gem came complete with a CD you could listen to as you followed along in the book. The CD had bonus tracks rest-assured, but "Up On the House Top" was his favorite, and every time it played he had to find the book and follow along. 

-Grant learned to point out Baby Jesus. 

What a wonderful time of the year! We had a great Christmas!

So grateful to have a little boy to watch light up, and to teach about Christ, and to teach me about Christ. So grateful for a Savior who was born, and lived, and made it all possible for us.