March

Grady has been on Spring break the past couple of weeks so we have been keeping quite busy. He goes back to school tomorrow. Here is an update of some of things we have been doing during the month of March. I love March and am sad to see it go. It always just flies by!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! We celebrated by cooking an Irish meal. We had Pan Hagerty (delicious) and I made soda bread (failed experiment) for the first time. I substituted green soda for green beer and we ended the meal with cupcakes...of course!

Happy 1st Birthday to Brian Ayvazian! Grady had a blast helping Brian celebrate his birthday. There was an inflatable ball pit, yummy food, cake, and a cut out! According to my standards, a party reaches A+ status when a cut out is involved! Thanks for a great party Ayvazians!

Happy birthday to me! I turned 32 on March 21st...yikes. We went out to Boca the night before my Bday to celebrate. We indulged in the 7 course tasting menu, it did not fail at pleasing our taste buds. On my actual birthday which was a Sunday we did absolutely nothing, and it was wonderful! We started out with a pancake breakfast and ended with take out brought over by my Grandfather and Uncle. Grady was taking turns sitting with everyone and sharing his book with them. It was really cute! He also loves to wear Daddy's slippers around the house, funny. We topped off the evening with homemade cupcakes :) What a perfect ending to a perfect day!

I did not realize Johnny's Toys was still in existence! On a rainy day I took Grady to Totter's Ottersville located inside Johnny's Toys. There was so much fun stuff for Grady to do there, he had a great time! There was a water table, train tables, animal room, toddler room, story room, mail room, arts and crafts room, and out front there is a big ball pit and slides. It was just the kind of fun we were looking for on a day better spent indoors.

*Have you ever seen a kid taking a ride on a Gorilla so seriously? Oh Grady how I love you so!

We met up with friends and took our first trip to the zoo this season. I barely took pics and am relying on friend Mimi to send me the ones she got, however she is slacking, heh. I caught a glimpse of my future by witnessing one friend struggle with a newborn and a toddler. I have decided that I don't think I will be taking many big outings by myself with a baby and a tot. I will need Hubby's, Oggie's, or Julie's assistance I think! Kudos to Betsy she did a wonderful job! It did not look easy. We enjoyed visiting with the Gorillas on this particular trip. They even spoke to us, which was actually pretty frightening. Grady and friend Ollie took turns sitting on the Gorilla statue, so cute! Grady was petting the statue :). Forgot to visit Nikki the Rhino! Darn it, I really would like to meet the artist of the art work that is displayed in our house. Oh well, we will be back! This was just the first trips of many, I am sure.

The cutest age so far I think

I thought this was one of the cutest thing ever! Grady selected one of his books, hopped up into the reading chair, and started flipping through it. He was pointing at the pictures and saying what they were. I can't say enough how much I love his age right now! He provides us with a lot of laughs, and I am amazed by the things he knows. He is enjoying school more and more every day. When I went to pick him up the other day I let him play a little more while I chit chatted with his teacher. When he decided he was done playing he went to his cubby, grabbed his backpack and sat at the gate to be let out. When I opened the gate he went directly to the door to exit the building. I mean again, it was just one of the cutest things I have ever seen. He really is a little person now and I am past the point of missing my little baby. I much prefer this phase to the newborn/baby phase. I am going to miss this age terribly when he gets older and decides to show us some less then favorable traits.