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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Graydon's First Birthday Party!
Graydon's First Birthday Party was SUCH a fun, special day for us all. I cannot believe how fast that first year flew by, and our little munchkin got big so fast! I knew for a long time that for Graydon's first party that I wanted to do a "Fall" theme since he was born in October, and that I wanted to go as all out as I possibly could within our budget of course! I was thankful for Pinterest, which helped me get a lot of great ideas. We used a ton of Mums, Pumpkins, hay bales etc. for decorations. Food consisted of Shepherd's Pie, a couple of different hearty soups, and artisans breads. We had hot and cold cider to drink, and a table full of cake and fall-like desserts. At the last minute we ended up hiring a photographer to take pictures for us...I did not want to forget a single detail of Graydon's Birthday! Almost everyone near and dear to our hearts were able to attend, with the exception of a few special people/family who didn't live nearby, or had to work, but it was still amazing. People were so incredibly generous with Graydon's gifts too...we are so blessed! He got a big giraffe, an amazing bookshelf with his name on it, several awesome books, clothes, toys etc. It was so much fun getting to open it all. His cake was not exactly how I wanted it to look but it turned out to taste amazing, so I was happy about that! His smash cake on the top was of course, a small (actually it was quite large!) orange pumpkin. He didn't make too big of a mess..he took a couple bites and was done. He wanted to just get down and play! We were also very thankful for everyone who was able to help us set up, tear down, cook food, etc. We could not have done it without help from our friends and family! And then on the way home our one vehicle broke down, LOL! I was so thankful to God that it happened after the party was over and not before, which would have been a huge stress. Everyone ended up coming together perfectly!
12 Months Old Post (very late!)
Better late than never I guess. I know that I will not remember things as clearly as I would of if I had taken the time to write this 8 months ago. I regret it so badly!
Graydon is weighing around 25 lbs. and still wearing size 4 disposable diapers. He wears mostly all 12 month clothing still but wears 18 month pajamas.
He is still eating great. He eats solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has bottles in between and before bed. Still gets up once at night and has a diaper change and bottle. He drinks well from a sippy cup as long as it has a straw.
Graydon is walking so well, it has been almost two months since he started.
Still only has 4 teeth but some new ones are beneath the surface.
Graydon has started going down to one nap a day in the afternoon right after lunchtime, for anywhere between 2-4 hours.
He goes to bed around 7:30 and goes right down. He is usually a very tired boy by that time!
This month right before his 1st Birthday was somewhat crazy, just trying to prepare for last minute details!
Graydon is also trying to say a lot of words, he is just so smart! He just seems to be like such a big boy.
The words he knows well around 12 months are Dada, socks, doggie, E-I-E-I-O (he loves it when we sing Old MacDonald to him!), cheese. He can sign "More" and "Milk".
Graydon is weighing around 25 lbs. and still wearing size 4 disposable diapers. He wears mostly all 12 month clothing still but wears 18 month pajamas.
He is still eating great. He eats solids for breakfast, lunch and dinner and has bottles in between and before bed. Still gets up once at night and has a diaper change and bottle. He drinks well from a sippy cup as long as it has a straw.
Graydon is walking so well, it has been almost two months since he started.
Still only has 4 teeth but some new ones are beneath the surface.
Graydon has started going down to one nap a day in the afternoon right after lunchtime, for anywhere between 2-4 hours.
He goes to bed around 7:30 and goes right down. He is usually a very tired boy by that time!
This month right before his 1st Birthday was somewhat crazy, just trying to prepare for last minute details!
Graydon is also trying to say a lot of words, he is just so smart! He just seems to be like such a big boy.
The words he knows well around 12 months are Dada, socks, doggie, E-I-E-I-O (he loves it when we sing Old MacDonald to him!), cheese. He can sign "More" and "Milk".
Family Pictures From Last Year
Back in September of last year (2011) my brother Joe and his family (wife Tiffany, daughter Mackenzie and son Ayden) came to visit us from Kansas and so we decided to get some pictures taken! Graydon was only 11 months old then. Here are some of my favorites! I have to give the kids a lot of credit too, because it was a VERY hot and humid day! Hence my hair, LOL. Poor Gray was sweating SO bad!
Friday, February 17, 2012
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