Where's The Pause Button?

Seriously! These boys are growing up way too quickly! Do I really have a 2 year old and a 5 month old (as of today)?! Reid is really starting to grab at toys and it's so fun to watch him try to figure them out and stare at them so intently. He loves to "gum" everything...especially his own fingers. He laughs and smiles a lot these days. It's especially sweet when he laughs at his big brother. Landon loves to give him hugs and kisses. I know these two boys are destined to fight somedays, but I really think they're going to be great friends! They love their cousin, Caedmon, who turned 2 this past week. He's going to make such a great big brother soon! We're thinking Lauren is going to break our blue streak by having a little girl....We're hoping to find out for sure next week! Here are a few pictures from Caedmon's birthday celebration!

Craft Corner

I know several of you who are reading this have craftiness coming out your ears! I've never really prided myself on being one of those people. Don't get me wrong, I do have my moments! I recently had one of those rare moments and was so pleased with how it turned out, that I wanted to share it with you. This is a lamp that I bought 8 years ago at a dollar store to use in my classroom my first year of teaching. I think I paid about $3 for it!During my teaching years it was always in my classroom, but since I've become a stay-at-home-mom, it's been in Landon's room. We're hoping Landon will be moving to a big boy bed soon so I've been ordering some new items to add to his sports-themed room. One of these items is a basketball lamp. So, the dollar store lamp has been relocated to the playroom! But, being in such a colorful room, it seemed rather drab. I went to ehow.com and learned how to give my lamp a make-over!

This One's For The Girls

In an attempt to make a long story somewhat short...Reid has still been staying in our bedroom. The main reason for this is that when the Thompson's stay at our house, they use his room. Come January, as hard as it will be for me, Reid will make the permanent move to his own quarters. He's outgrown the bassinet so we borrowed MiMi's pack-n-play. However, we didn't have any sheets for it and just putting down blankets is pointless because they would all end up in one corner and Reid in another. I made a quick trip to Target the other morning before a playdate to buy a sheet. The only thing they had was a 2-pack with one white and one pink. I was in a hurry and didn't really have time to look anywhere else! I put the white one on first but much to Aaron's dismay, it got dirty pretty quick! So, on went the pink sheet! Now the score is as follows:

McGrew Boys: 257

McGrew Girls: 1

Maybe one day I won't be the only girl in the house, but for now, I wouldn't have it any other way!

P.S. Happy Birthday Caedmon!! We Love You!!

Improv 101

What do you do on a cold, rainy day with a hyper toddler who has contracted a raging case of cabin-fever? You improvise! You bring the outdoors, indoors! This was a must this morning! I could definitely use some more ideas, though, for inexpensive ways of getting our wiggles out on cold days. Other wise, this could be a long winter!

Attempting to blow up a ball

Reid watched from the sidelines!
Don't worry, he got a chance to bounce too!

Happy 100!

This is my 100th post since I started this blog in October 2008. My blogging days actually started in May 2007 when I created a baby website for Landon. But, after he turned 1 and we found out we were pregnant again, I decided to create a family blog. I never really thought I would enjoy blogging, because I've never enjoyed writing. However, I've found it's easier when you find a topic that you're passionate about! It's also easier when I know there are people out there who enjoy keeping up with us this way. I'll wrap up my 100th post with a few pictures from our last few days. Happy Birthday Blog....Here's to 100 more!

This is what happens when you leave the room for 10 seconds!

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We started Reid on cereal this past week!

"Why does Mommy think it's funny and cute to put me in this box?"

"Just sittin' here starin' at the other side of this box while Mommy takes pictures!"

"Oh good, Daddy's home! Maybe he'll get me out of this box!"

"Nope...He just stuck brother in a box too! Brother seems just as excited about this as I am!"

Our sweetest gift this year!

I tried to get both boys together in their Christmas PJ's...but it wasn't happening! It's almost impossible to get Landon to smile for pictures these days. This might explain why he often looks like he's ready to beat up someone. Can you say recalcitrant?