Go Big Green Jets!

Grant has a favorite little toy called big blue jet (after the Little Einstein's vilan)... well when we're cheering for Jim and the NY Jets Grant yells GO BIG GREEN JET! and has evben been known to chant the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets with us! So LETS GO BIG GREEN JETS! and Jim you have a whole green clad crew in north Carolina cheering for you!

He is SO Smart; S-M-R-T

So Grant blew me away today!
We were on our way home from school, stopped at a red light and a school bus pulled up beside us. Grant gets VERY excited when he sees school busses so he started yelling "Mommy, a school bus, a school bus" then his excitement kicked up a notch and he said "AND a STOPSIGN" because we were right beside the crossing arm. I asked him if he could spell Stop and he didn't quite get it so I asked "What letters were in Stop" and he told me S T O and P!
I am a very proud Mommy!

Tim the Tiny Turtle

We had a first in our house this weekend; Grant taught us a song!

We were sitting at the table and all of a sudden he started singing a song we'd never heard before, obviously something he learned at school but we could understand it clear as day! So I present to you, Grant and his Tiny Turtle Tim (complete with some motions)

P.S. He skips the same line everytime at the end but here are the words:

I had a baby turtle; His name was Tiny Tim; I put him in the bathtub To see if he could swim. He drank up all the water, He ate up all the soap, *Now he's stuck in bed with a bubble in his throat* Bubble, bubble, POP!!

Making of a Military Wife

When the good Lord was creating Wives, he was into his sixth day of overtime.
An angel appeared and said, "You're having a lot of trouble with this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"
And the Lord replied, "Have you seen the specs on this order? She has to be completely independent, but must be sponsored to get on post; have the qualities of both father and mother during deployments; be a perfect hostess to 4 or 40; run on black coffee; handle emergencies without a manual; be able to handle flu, birthdays and moves around the world; have a kiss that can cure anything from a child's torn Valentine to a husband's weary day; have the patience of a saint when waiting for the Unit to return home; and have six pairs of hands."
The angel shook her hand slowly and said, "Six pairs of hands... no way!"
And the Lord answered, "Don't worry, we'll make other military wives to help. Besides it's not the hands that are causing the problem, it's the heart. It must swell with pride in her husband, sustain the ache of separations, beat on soundly when it's too tired to do so and be large enough to say, "I Understand" when she doesn't, and 'I love you' regardless."
"Lord," said the angel, touching his sleeve gently. "Come to bed... finish this tomorrow!"
"I can't," said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something unique. Already I have one who heals herself when she's sick, can feed three unexpected guests who are stuck in the area due to bad weather, and can wave good-bye to her husband, from a pier, off a runway and understand that it is important to his country that he leaves."
The angel circled the model of the military wife very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
"But tough," said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this woman can do or endure."
"Can it think?"
"Can it think? It can convert 1400 to 2 p.m."
Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."
"What's it for?" asked the angel.
"It's for joy. Sadness. Disappointment. Pain, loneliness and pride!"
"You are a genius," sighed the angel.
The Lord looked somber and replied, "I didn't put it there."

World From Boob Level

Christmas brought many smiles and squeals of laughter for Mister Grant. Heres a video of his new camera... lets just say like mother like son... HE LOVES IT!

All of his pictures come out of peoples chests but hes getting the hang of it slowly but surely

Christmas Videos

We're back from our Christmas Cross Country tour and Katie and Jim reminded us that videos are the way to go so untill I can get the whole mamma-jamma update up, here is a video to tide you over... ENJOY!

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT (aka "falalalala lala lala")

Early Christmas

We pack the car to the hilt tonight and hit the road on our cross-country Christmas tour so a little early celebrating was in order. We opened gifts here last night and Grant was one excited little boy! Trains, Winnie Pooh and ABCs galore! The best part? He wasn't selfishly grabbing and saying "mine" to everything and ended the evening saying "Happy Birthday Jesus"! I love this kid~

We love the Snow!

...and by that I mean we love that OTHER people have the snow and we just reap the rewards....
Thanks to the snow and the Eagles game being delayed, we get to see the Falcons verses the Jets~
(we're festively cheering on the Red AND Green!)

Santa? Not So Much

JiNgLe BeLLs

PRESENTING: the Cutest Little Reindeer EVER

http://picasaweb.google.com/laurabchilds/ChristmasShow#

The Hunt Is On

Its official; House Hunt 2010 is ON!
We booked tickets to fly to NC in January to start the house hunt for Fayetteville. I've had SO much fun pouring over MLS listings, crunching the numbers and discussing "wants" with Geoff (him, some brick; me, great room, great kitchen, great dining room, etc.) Our real estate agent is going to make a mad dash to try and show me as many things as possibly in a few days, I'm stressed out and excited about it already!
So if anyone knows anything about Fayetteville NC neighborhoods and school districts, PLEASE share away!

Happy Birthday Grandma Childs

We hope you have a WONDERFUL and super special Big Day!