Time with the Grandparents

To celebrate the start of summer, Grayson and I headed to LC to see Grandpa JR and Grandma Chari for a few days, and it was a fun and relaxing time - not to mention the beautiful weather as well! We were able to go for a few walks with them, play outside, see our Great Gramie, and just enjoy ourselves. Grayson found many ways to enjoy his time, not to mention the puddle just outside the Care Center. I wanted to add a few pics, but I'm working on another laptop other than my own, so there are some issues (it's a long story). I'll add them in soon.



This week I "celebrated" moving into my actual 30's (on Tuesday) by scrapbooking and going to dinner with Russ at a new restaurant in Hugo. It was a beautiful and enjoyable day, and it felt so odd to choose a dinner from a menu without thinking about whether I'd have time to eat it or if Grayson would like it. It was very nice!

I find it hard to think about my age progressing, as I still see myself as a kid in many ways, but when I look around, I see all the things I am fortunate to have, and I know I've truly been blessed. I have no regrets up to now, except that I need to continue to find ways to enjoy life instead of being stressed out or working too much, which I tend to do quite often. Time flies, and with all I've learned from life in the last year, I know I need to enjoy what's in front of me at all times.

I can't get over how fast Grayson is growing up these days. He is talking like a maniac, and we love knowing exactly what he wants. He is always very curious, and he is such a loving child! We've had fun lately with our little mockingbird regarding counting - he can actually "count" to 20 (with help), and he loves to look at a colorful list of numbers in the front and back of our Chicka-Chicka 1-2-3 book. He is so adorable, and really loves to please us as much as he can.

This weekend I am marching with my media crew in the Manitou Days parade, and we are preparing to go up to Longville with the Schmidt clan for some relaxation and water fun. I'm sure I'll have many pics to follow!