Grahamism's

Graham is 17 1/2 months old, and I must record some of my favorite things he does:

-"mo' mo'" which means "more please", as he touches the palm of one hand with his pointer finger of the other, such a sweet little voice. he's been doing this for a while, but it still melts my heart
-"ki" which means "kali"
-"baaaalllllll" which is the excitement he gets when throwing the ball for Kali to fetch. mark is proud to announce that Graham can throw a spiral with his pint sized football
-"bat" which means "bathtime". we will say, ok graham, it's time for your bath, and with no fuss or questions asked, walks towards the bathroom saying 'bat, bat, bat' because he loves this time of night
-"buh" which means "book". he loves to bring us a book, back up, and plop down in our laps to read a book
-he loves to dance to the beat of music, and by dancing, he tries to jump off the ground, which he can't really do, and go up and down. it's the funniest cutest thing ever!
-if we are laying on the floor while he's playing, he will come up and tackle us but the tackle is a great big snuggly hug. priceless.
-he loves to come home every day and play in the backyard...he's recently accomplished going up the ladder of his little slide and going down and then do it over and over. this finally took place after giving up trying to go up the slide.
-his favorite foods are: lasagna, spaghetti (esp the meat), chicken nuggets, ketchup, steak, sweet potato fries, fruit filled granola bars, and goldfish! not a huge veggie fan.
-his favorite juice is prune juice straight up, and thank goodness, because he's finally a regular pooper
-when he's at home, he's hyper, wild and crazy at times, but when he's around new kids and new people, he's very reserved, checks out the scene, and slowly warms up. he's not really shy, just reserved. so funny.
-oh, there are so many more things, but these are the highlights for now! we love our little man...........

AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IF HIS LITTLE BROTHER OR SISTER IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME HAPPY, LOVING, EASY GOING PERSONALITY!!!

G's first fair ride, on an airplane of course!

mark's words: he's going to be an adrenaline junkie!

he was so into all of the rides, and wanted to go on all of them!

a fun time had by all at the great State Fair of Texas 2011!

Pumpkin Patch

Even though it got up in the triple digits again this past weekend, we braved the heat and went to the annual Arboretum pumpkin event. It's fun to pretend it's fall even if it doesn't feel like it. :)

in a castle window

so many pumpkins!

G&M

we sure seem to have a lot of pictures of Graham just taking it all in.. :)

a fairy tale princess house  made of pumpkins 

what goes through that serious little head?

fish!

once again, hard to pull this little water boy away from it.

notice mark holding on so that he doesn't just jump in...

lunch time! doritos are his favorite....

hey, why not, went with the orange theme. :)

Beach Trip!

Labor Day weekend, Mark was off to a boys weekend at his favorite getaway with the guys - Dale Hollow Lake with his best buds and more from Ohio. A trip that only all boys should take...12 hour days on the lake...making up tricks like Human Dolphin Surfing. (don't ask)(actually do, Mark loves to talk about it.)

So Graham and I decided to take a trip out to Cali to see Aunt Lauren!!!!
We got to do so many fun things! Here are some pics. And if we can get our hands on any of Mark's trip pics, will post those too.

We started off with a fun trip to Zoomars where we met up with the Timmons family...a cute little petting zoo, and of course on a beautiful California day....

Ashley, Penelope, Graham, and me on a train ride...

sadly, this is the best pic I have of us...sweet baby Violet, JC, and Aunt L were all there too!

feeding the Z-donk...we all look a little weirded out by this thing!

(very well accessorized P in the background...so PRECIOUS)

G loves cows!

He calls them "mmmmmmmmmmmmmm" (like the sound a cow makes)

We had so much fun, and I wish I had more pictures from the day!!!

Next day...beach trip! 

Graham's first experience at the beach...

checking it ALL out.

G: "Whoa!! Freezing cold water coming at me! And I LOVE IT!!!!"

So fun!!!

(check out the super crowded beach...all the more to check out, so exciting)

Heaven

"Look at all of these kids running into ice water! One day I can be like them. All I know is I never want to leave this place."

But we did...and off to the San Diego Aquarium...

Aunt Lauren!!!!

2 sisters and a baby boy

water experiments and making friends

very intriguing...

and because I'm so delayed in getting pics up...can you believe what a little boy he's turning into??

ahhhhh!!!

a nice stroll through La Jolla Bay...

Fun fun fun trip to Cali!! Thank you Lauren for having us and letting us stay in your sweet new pad!

we had so much fun and can't wait to come back!

Love you!

Cary Cousins

Since we've had two recent trips to Ohio, we have been able to get some good Cary cousin time in! These munchkins are too precious for words, and we are so happy that they were able to get some quality time in together.

trouble 1 & 2

(max and graham)

lucy star

trouble 1 & 2 at it again

guess who got talked big cuz Lucy into giving wagon rides...

Can't beat this fun time of ages 1, (almost) 2, and 3! 

...and again

deep thoughts

little man

sharing

cousin love

so much fun!

Noni and her boys

hi big cuz Dan, I want to be like you

trouble 3 & 4

(Dan and Jason)

learning from the best

cousins Rachael, McKenzie, and Caleb

Graham wanted to be held by the girls all day long

precious face of little Max

Precious Moments

Our priceless photos of our Summer of '11 trip to Ohio, 3 short weeks before we lost Pop.

These pictures are irreplaceable, and we feel so blessed that Graham got to meet Pop and have these precious moments, just the two of them.

See pictures below of their day with the plane and the farm animals (two of Pop's favorite things, and the third being his grandbaby boy). Graham was absolutely enamored with his Pop.

We love you and miss you, Pop.

It's me again

Yo. Mom wanted everyone to know that I'm really not as serious as I look in all of those bday pics. I really am laughing all of the time and having a ball. Mom thinks this this is cute, however, why does she keep putting up pictures of me in the buff? So embarrassing, MOM.
Bye. Love, Graham