baby Ethan is here

We are excited to announce that we have a new addition to our house church family. Ethan Jeremiah was born Friday morning. Jon and Laneia are doing well and are now home adjusting to their new family. Congratulations! Friday we met the Clarks at the hospital to meet Ethan. Check out the smilebox photo book for those pictures. The pictures below are of Grant and Ryan as we were leaving the hospital. He sure loves his daddy.

Eskimo kisses

playing with birthday gifts

Since Grant's birthday party we've been very busy and haven't had a chance to get his new toys out. Last week we got all of his gifts ready for play! He played with every single one of them, too. :) The pictures below are of Grant playing with Great Grandma Barb's gift.

the play house came with a book that makes noises.

Grant likes to push the buttons to hear the 3 different noises.

air guitar?

cookout with my sisters

While Jamie was in town, we tried to spend as much time with her as possible. Amelia and Adam joined us for dinner her last night in Indy. It was nice to relax and spend time together. We don't get to see each other often enough.

Jamie and Amelia

I love you two so much. I'm thankful I have you in my life. :)

Grant thoroughly enjoyed his half of a cupcake.

We also made s'mores. I told Amelia and Adam I had marshmallows if they would pick up chocolate bars and graham crackers. When it came time to roast marshmallows, I didn't have any big ones-only miniature. Sticking each marshmallow on the stick was a little time consuming, but it definitely worked. Thanks for being so nice about it! :)

fauxhawk...

Wikipedia says:

The fauxhawk (or faux-hawk) hairstyle is an approximation of a mohawk, made without shaving or buzzing the hair on the sides of the head, allowing an imitation of the look of a true mohawk without having to commit to removing most of one's hair.

While Aunt Jamie was in town, she gave Grant a fauxhawk. His hair was so long in the middle of his head, it worked!...unfortunately? :)

hanging out with aunt jamie

Aunt Jamie was in Indy for high school visits and a college fair last week. We enjoyed the time we were able to spend with her. Now, we need to convince Uncle John that they should be closer. :) While in town, Jamie stayed at a hotel with a pool and Grant went swimming several times. Now we can't wait for it to warm up so we can use his new pool. Thanks Aunt Jamie and Uncle John!

Mom came down to stay with Jamie one night, and we went shopping the next day. Mom received an $8,000 Lilly Grant to research her family heritage this summer. It's a great opportunity. They only awarded 120 fellowships-Check her out here: http://www.jconline.com/article/20090223/NEWS09/90223019

Mom was able to look at equipment from the Apple store and is really excited! Way to go, Mom!

Grant wearing the shirt Aunt Jamie bought him.

It's very true. Let him have your fingers at your own risk...

Just the other day he cut tooth #7.

It was a great 6 days and we can't wait to see Aunt Jamie again at Easter!

Grant's 1 year pictures: sneak peek

About a month ago, we met Ryne to take some 12 month pics of Grant. Ryne went to Butler with Ryan and is trying to build up his photography business. He shot our wedding in 2005 and we really appreciated how quickly he got us our album and he gave us CDs with all of the images so we could make prints as desired. He now has amazing equipment (which I would *love* to have) and is getting back into the business. We really like the photos he sent us for Grant's birthday slide show and I wanted to share them here. I look forward to receiving the rest of the images and posting them for you!

Grant's nose is red, and I'm sure he's really squealing to keep warm. :)

We took a few pictures outside and then went inside to warm up.

the first big boo boo

Grant has had his share of bumps, bruises and scratches, especially since he began toddling around. Last week, Grant took a major fall while we were outside walking. He landed flat on his face on the cement driveway. He screamed, I tried to kiss his boo boos and he wanted nothing of it. He continued to scream and cry and then I realized his nose was bleeding. As the blood went all over, I raced him inside attempting to stop the bloody nose. I stuck tissue up his nostrils and he pulled them out. I held his head backward and tried to pinch his nose, he jerked and hit my hands away. I finally decided to call the doctor since his nose continued to bleed. After coaching from Nurse Lindsey and 10 minutes of pressure, I got it to stop. He had almost a "rug burn" on his forehead and nose and had a pretty good cut on his lip. As soon as I got us both cleaned up, Grant was ready to go back outside and play. He's such a big boy.

Ever since I tried to stick tissue up his nose to stop the bleeding, he thinks everything should go up his nose. His favorite is his finger, but we're definitely discouraging that!

we love...

yes.

Ryan and I love vitamin D milk.
We love that it only costs $2 a gallon.
We love that Grant can now drink it.
We love that we no longer have to buy formula.
Hooray, for milk!

grant's 1st birthday party

Sunday, March 8th, we celebrated Grant's birthday with family and friends. It was wonderful having everyone together. Grant had fun exploring his gifts and playing! Thank you to everyone who made the day special-even if you were unable to be there! We love you!
Check out the slideshow below for more pictures from his party. :)

future race car driver?

While Aunt Jamie and Uncle John were visiting, Aunt Jamie found Grant's car in the garage. We pulled it out and Grant really enjoyed riding in it! Uncle John had fun playing with it, too. Yesterday he didn't want to ride in it but loved pushing it from behind...whatever works. Lets just hope when he has a real car, he won't have to push it. :) If he's anything like his mommy, we'll have to work on filling up the gas tank before it hits E.

I wish I had more pictures of Aunt Jamie while they were playing, but she was behind the camera while I was getting stuff ready for his party.

it must be the red hair...:)

where's Grant?

Where did Uncle John go? Grant was going to go find him!

wheelie!

vroom, vroom...

Dr. Cooper

Grant had his 12 month wellness check up with Dr. Cooper last week. He is now 22lbs and 31 3/4 in. Dr. Cooper was very impressed with his walking ability (especially for only starting walking less than a month ago) and how many words he can say. He's a healthy little 1 year old! We are very thankful for that! :) We are also thankful for Dr. Cooper and nurse Lindsey! It's nice to have a doctor and nurse you feel comfortable calling with questions, which we often have many of. :)

Ryan, Grant and Dr. Cooper

exploration time at the children's museum

Last week when the weather warmed up, Grant and I spent the afternoon at the park. He enjoys walking by himself and is curious about everything. A little girl came along and swung next to him. He was very happy to have a friend and said "hi" over and over again. After playing, we met Aunt BBC at the Children's Museum for their free night. Thanks, Target! I know he'll enjoy the museum more when he's a bit older, but he still had fun trying everything out. :) Thanks for meeting us, BBC!

inside the log.

pushing the bucket

is Grant as long as the mastodon's tooth?

not yet!

mirrors!

there's 3 of you, Aunt BBC!

Pastor Grant Haste

Aunt BBC drying her hair.