Random Pics

Here are some pictures that I thought were fun...enjoy!


Do you know that your foot is as big as from your elbow to your wrist?


Graylon and his chubby cheeks


You look sooo cool right now.


Nice neckline Gray, and whatta ya say? "The Cubs are gonna win today!"

Aunt Caryn and Uncle J Get an A++

Well, we headed out Saturday and arrived at Aunt Caryn and Uncle J's around 2:45 p.m. for Graylon's first visit with them at their apartment without Mommy and Daddy there. We got to see Granna and Pop right before Mike and I left to go to Frett's wedding. The wedding was great! Frett looked amazing and her and Dion were sooo happy. The ceremony was like no other I have ever been to. There was lots of laughing and clapping during the service and the wedding party was so tall. Four of the six bridesmaids were 6'3" or taller! The maid of honor was 6'7"!! A lot of my coworkers were there. Kim caught the bouquet so maybe we will be hearing good news soon. :) We got to visit with friends that we haven't seen in a while. They all asked about Graylon. It was a great night. Congratulations Keshia and Dion!

Throughout the evening, Caryn had sent us text message pictures so that we could keep up with Gray's night. When we got back around 11 p.m., we got to hear all about Gray's night. Sara, Elizabeth, and Chip all came over to get their hands on Gray. All in all, I think Graylon had a wonderful evening with his Aunt and Uncle. Thanks so much Caryn and Jason for watching our precious little boy so that we could have a date night.

We came back home today, but on the way home, we ate lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen and strolled Graylon around Discover Mills. We hit up some great sales at Children's Place and Carter's. It is so much fun buying clothes for Gray. Everything we bought was for next summer. We had a great family day.

Hopefully, Aunt Caryn and Granna will email us some pictures of their Saturday night so that we can put some on the blog, but here are some pics from Frett's wedding and our Sunday.


La'Keshia and Dion are so happy after their beautiful wedding ceremony!


Graylon and Daddy spending some quality morning time in the bed together.


Graylon taking a break at the mall. He loves his new umbrella stroller.

The Week of the Roll Over

We had another great week with Graylon accomplishing a couple of firsts. He rolled over from back to tummy and from tummy to back. He's done the tummy to back before, but only when we had tucked his arms up under him to help him prop his head up. This week he did it from the normal crawling position. The back-to-tummy roll kind of freaked me out a little. I laid him on a blanket in the floor on his back while I was folding some laundry and watching golf. Next thing I know, I look down at him a few minutes later and he is on his tummy. I totally missed it.

Missing it was kind of the theme for his roll over firsts. Earlier, he was on his belly in the floor and just talking away. I thought I'd grab the camera and catch it for the blog. Once I started rolling the camera, he stopped talking as much. I kept going though, just in case. When he continually didn't do anything I started talking to him. As I got in position to do some up close talking, he rolled over. The camera only caught his feet in the air on the roll. I captured it, but I didn't. I was glad to have the moment recorded, even though it wasn't the most accurate camera pointing in the world.

We are headed today to Jonesboro to attend the wedding of a coworker of Heather's, La'keshia Frett. Aunt Caryn and Uncle J are getting their first baby sittin' gig with Graylon. Granna will probably show up as well as many of Caryn's friends, so Gray gets to be a celebrity today. We are so glad to have family around to allow us to go to the wedding as a couple. We'll surely miss him, but it will only be a handful of hours.

Graylon took several cute pictures this week. The famous "almost" video is posted. Included too is a quick video of him in his Bumbo seat. His neck is super strong and he can concentrate on his hands a lot easier while in it. He's growing up right in front of our eyes.


Graylon relaxing after a hard day's work.


"Mom, seriously? You're stilllllll taking pictures?"


No coincidence that the pillows are yellow, and his outfit has yellow in it.


He looks really long from head to toe in this picture. He's pushing 5 feet tall I think.

A Birthday Bash Weekend

The weekend began like any other good weekend does...on Friday. We got to White, Georgia early evening and enjoyed some Chinese take out with Granna and Pop. Later Uncle J and Aunt Caryn arrived to help get the house ready for Ms. Averie's 2-year old birthday party. The new house is really taking shape and looks like a home. Granna and Pop have really put in the work. Later Friday night, the birthday girl herself stopped in with Aunt Kelly and Uncle Rick to bring a few things for the next day. Even though the next day was gonna be wild and long we were still up until 2 in the morning catching up.

Saturday morning arrived, and Averie Raye was officially two years old. The girls went to get their nails done, Pop did a little party prep, and Uncle J and I kept our eyes on Gray and XBox. Heather headed to Dalton to help throw a wedding shower for her cousin Chris. The party started at the neighborhood pool at 4. Gray got his sunblock on as well as a borrowed water diaper and swimsuit from his buddy Henry. He did a fabulous job in the water and was a natural. I would motor boat him around the pool and he would let his feet drag out behind him like a real swimmer would. He never whined and actually asked to go back in afterward. I explained to him that Averie Raye would be opening presents soon, so we needed to get home and take a nap. The rest of the party was a blast, and Averie turned into a big girl right before our very eyes. Heather made it to the party to see Averie open her presents. Everyone seemed to have a really good time.

Sunday, was a lazy recovery day. Caryn and Jason headed out early, but the rest of us hung out to watch the Cubs game and take a few more pictures. Averie got to hold Gray, and Uncle Rick and Aunt Kelly got their long overdue Gray time too. We headed out around 5:30 to get home at a reasonable hour Sunday night.

Monday morning we caught Gray asleep on his side. He is so close to rolling over, and he seems very comfortable on his side. We will definitely let you all know the second he is rolling over. We have recovered from the weekend, and we will keep you all posted on the next adventures of Mr. Graylon. Enjoy the pictures below. There are a lot of them.


Early Saturday morning before the party began, Gray and Daddy were bonding.


"I grab my toes ALL the time now."


"Daddy, where is the pool? And where is the high dive; I wanna try it."


Check out the guns on Graylon!


See, I told you he wanted to go back in the pool. Check out the look he's giving the camera.


It's party time!


Gray's buddy Henry and his mama Ashley also attended the party.


The birthday girl had a lot of presents. She deserves each and every one of them.


Sunday morning was time for more cute pictures.


Aunt Kelly, Uncle Rick, and Averie were feeling what it was like to have a baby boy around. They'll know all about it come October.


All the adults had errands to run, so we let Averie babysit.


Yeah I know; a Chicago Cub threw up on us.


Gray is in Chicago Cub camouflage.


Gray is mastering the time on his tummy. Crawling is coming.


Side sleeping. He went to bed with his feet on the other side of that pillow.


"My hair might be thinning, but what I got left is LONG!"

Sleeping Gray Equals Growing Gray

After a week of sketchy sleep patterns, Graylon has found himself in the middle of another growth spurt. He is sleeping more and more, and his daily routine is rounding into form. His bed time is a little later now than it used to be. He is usually asleep for the night between 8:00 and 8:30 and doesn't wake up again until 6:15 to 6:30. Once awake, he usually just wants a bottle and thirty minutes or so of attention, and then he crashes again until around 9:00 or 10:00. We are so proud of our little man.

Gray is beyond giddy to take a trip to Canton to visit his cousin, Averie, and wish her a Happy Birthday. She turns 2 on Saturday, and Graylon will be there to celebrate. He was up all morning today just babbling and babbling about how he can't believe she is ALREADY TWO YEARS OLD! Mommy and I agree. It seems like just yesterday we welcomed her into this world. Happy Early Birthday Ms. Averie!

This morning we received a funny little curve ball that reflected Gray's growth. When Mommy went into his room this morning Graylon had turtle-shelled 90 degrees to be laying across his crib rather than vertically in it. He is much more active lately. He has even hit the music button on his mobile multiple times. He is getting so smart and so loving. Also, he is getting very good on his tummy too. He likes to lay on his side and is very close to going from his back to his tummy and from tummy to back. Additionally, I have a theory though that he might be one of those babies that crawl for 2 seconds and move right into walking. Lap time usually consists of Graylon standing on his own and grabbing our fingers for balance. We'll have to wait and see what step is next in the evolution of Mr. Graylon Michael.


Graylon has been a cuddle bug lately.


We reenacted this mornings wake up position.


"Actually, Dad, I think I like this better."

This Weekend, Graylon was a Handful.

Last night was just like any other night at home getting Gray ready for his bath and bed...so I thought. While Mike got the little blue bathtub ready and was laying out Gray's pj's, I went to get Gray undressed on his changing table. I got a little surprise when I took off his diaper. Sure enough he had pooped. I got him cleaned off and picked him up and began walking out of his room toward the kitchen (where we put the little blue tub over the sink to bathe him). Good thing I had my hand under his bottom because I got a handful of POOP! I began semi-screaming but thought I held it together pretty well (no pun intended). After unloading my hand and cleaning Gray again, I headed to the tub for his bath. I put him in and right when I was about to start soaping up the washcloth, yes, he surprises me again...MORE POOP! He didn't care at all. He was just pooping and kicking his legs splashing. He was sooo happy. I let him finish, wrapped him in a towel, took him to the changing table, and cleaned him again while Mike ran water in our big bathtub for Gray and I to get in together. Afterwards, Mike took the little blue bathtub outside to spray it out and clean it up. I finally got Gray clean and ready for bed...whewwww. Needless to say, that was a first for all three of us.

Here are some pictures from yesterday. All of them are pre-poop. We had fun just hanging out.


Tummy time is sooo easy these days.


Every now and then, Gray's gotta rock the mohawk.


This is Gray's new Cubs hat. Thanks Granna and Pop!


Gray and Daddy were spitting rhymes. Gray was giving his sign of approval...thumbs up!

Guess what Graylon tried...

"Rice cereal is sooo good!"

So we have spent the weekend in Winterville, GA and have enjoyed every minute of it. We started our Friday night by watching a movie at home and giving Graylon his first taste of rice cereal. He is not really sure about the whole eating with a spoon thing but hopefully he will catch on soon. I think we will take a few days off and try again.


Mike feeding Gray rice cereal while Gray thinks about if the Chicago Bulls will win a championship next season.

On Saturday, we slept in. Yes, Gray slept until 10:30 a.m. just like his dad. However, the past few nights, Graylon has not been sleeping too well. He wakes up to eat a couple of times where he used to not wake up at all once he was down for the night. He must be in the middle of a growth spurt or something. We headed out to eat an early lunch at the Marigold Cafe in Winterville. Mike and I both had the best cheeseburger around while Graylon sat with us and watched our every move. We had really great intentions of cleaning the house but we were somewhat lazy. Mike went outside to mow and Graylon and I held down the fort inside the house playing and eating and taking a bath. We had so much fun!


Gray sitting with us at Marigold Cafe. He can't wait to get teeth so he can try one of the best cheeseburgers ever.


Gray and mommy played while daddy was out working in the yard.

We woke up today and started cleaning. We had the music going loud in the house and I think Graylon really liked it. We had him in his blue bouncy chair with us in the kitchen and living room while we cleaned.


"I am so proud of mommy and daddy. They have worked hard this weekend."

All in all, we had a great family weekend. It feels good to have one of those every now and again. We are definitely looking forward to next weekend already. Our niece, Averie Raye, turns two years old and Graylon gets to go to her birthday party on Saturday. I am sure that there will be lots of fun pictures from next weekend to show.

Have a great Monday tomorrow!