Under All That Hair

Yes, there actually WAS a boy hiding under all that hair!

And isn't he handsome?!?!

Grant - He's all boy!

Grant is 18 months this week, and here's a little update on what he's been up to lately.

Learning to talk - current word list:

Mom, Dad, baby, stinky, eat, done, uh-uh, kitty, fish, bye-bye, hi, and lots of other things we can't understand.

He loves to give his stuffed animals kisses and pushes them around in their little stroller. His two favorite toys are a talking/singing tool box and a wooden rifle that Wyatt made. He has the gunshot sound down pretty well, and if all else fails he just uses it to smack his siblings with! He and Elle are mostly inseparable, but he is also great at playing by himself.

Grant is a daddy's boy and much prefers Daddy over Mommy any day of the week! He is a curious little imp :) Last week I caught him coloring on the walls several times, and Aaron found him trying to stick objects in the electrical outlets! He is all boy!

Super Sick Super Bowl Weekend

'Tis the season to be sick! We're on day nine of quarantine at the Pennington house. We had a nice quiet weekend watching movies and the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon . Yeah Packers!

Ivy: Started with a dry cough on Wednesday. She was coughing constantly, so Friday we took her to see Dr. Jones. He said to watch her carefully for breathing problems and sure enough, by Saturday she was having pretty severe chest retractions. Sunday morning, after being up at night with her 3 nights in a row I took her to the ER. She was having a lot of trouble breathing. They tested her for RSV, which returned positive. After a nebulizer treatment we were able to come home. She's been doing better since then.

Here she is sitting up in her car seat so her chest doesn't get congested.

Elle: Caught the flu at the doctor's office when we took Ivy in. Poor girl. Throwing up and miserable for 4 days. Here she is "enjoying" the Super Bowl

Grant: Sick with a cough on Thursday, and then the flu yesterday. Here he is with a piece of toast that he threw up shortly after I took this photo.

We're just waiting around to see who else catches it here...

The Dark Ages

Grant apparently would have fit right in during the Dark Ages. The way he screams when he takes a bath gives you the feeling that he thinks he's about contract the black death!

Elle, on the other hand, has to be coaxed into getting out after about an hour.

Fun Dip Fun

Fun dip candy makes Grant a happy boy.

He doesn't handle the devastation very well when it's gone.

Happy birthday to our sweeties!

Last night we had a double birthday party for Elle and Grant. It was such a beautiful week so we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous Fall weather and have the party at the lake. Grandma and Grandpa, Michelle, Wyatt and Chase came, along with the Mike and Leia, and The Mackeys. Aunt Marilyn stopped in too!

Michelle made adorable little cakes for Elle and Grant

Our theme was ice cream!

Elle was not too sure how she felt about everyone singing to her.

Elle and Isabel - the Frenemies. Playing together very nicely, actually! They had a blast running around and playing in the sand.

Rylan and our big One Year Old!

What we've been up to

Rylan: The artist of all things monster

His current obsession is drawing monsters and robots. They are all very colorful and have a serious amount of sharp teeth. Last week we bought school supplies, and with all the new crayons, colored pencils, scissors and glue, he probably spends up to 2 hours a day creating paper monstrosities. His summer has been filled with all the typical boy things: swimming, making mud, building forts, playing with Daddy's hammer and nails, and collecting bugs.

Miss Bree

Bree has been busy being Rylan's best friend this summer. They are pretty much always together in whatever they are doing. She still enjoys the girly side of things though. It's rare to find her without some article of princess dress-up on. She gets a major kick out of getting her hair done and is constantly asking to wear lip gloss. She is really excited to start doing some pre-school work this Fall. Bree is a BIG help with Grant. She is always available to entertain him or give him a bottle when I need her to. She has a very cheerful spirit and a helpful heart.

Elle: Our almost 2-year old!

Elle's 2nd birthday is next week. We measured her last night and she was almost exactly where Bree was at the same age. Elle is loud. Very loud. She loves to talk at the top of her voice. Keeping Rylan and Bree in line by yelling "Ryo" and "Bee" is one of her self-appointed tasks. She is definitely a 'busy' girl. Some of her activities this month include: dumping out a tube of black paint on the carpet, coloring with a red crayon on the couch, drawing on various walls, and trying to have a tea party with toilet water(Don't worry, I caught that one really quickly). She is constantly singing and dancing. She loves to sing the theme song to Calliou, her favorite cartoon, and she is quite the entertainer.

Grant: Mr. Funny Faces.

Grant's been up to the most of anyone. Crawling, pulling himself up on furniture, trying to stand on his own, and biggest of all.....getting some teeth! It's about time! He has two of the cutest little teeth in the bottom front, and he loves to bite with them! His favorite activity is trying to sneak up the stairs. He's made it up five before I could catch him at it. At his 10 month check-up he was weighing in at 16lbs, 4oz.

Bad Blogger

Wow, I'm a bad blogger. Did you see the date of my last post?!?

So, I started keeping a list of funny things the kids say incorrectly.
This past week....
Grant: Won't laugh. He just growls.
Elle: She calls any food item "cookie." Doesn't matter what it is.
Bree: Calls her toenails "ponytails." (Think about it, it kinda rhymes).
Calls pop cans "trash cans"
Rylan: Calls croissants and biscuits "casseroles"
Calls shampoo "cream soda"(I really don't get that one)

Grant's 7 Month Pics

Yeah, it probably should be 6 month pics….. I'm not sure how I missed that! At 7 months Grant is weighing in at 11 1/2lbs. He is eating big people food, and TONS of it! No teeth yet, but I think we're getting close. Today was such a beautiful day that I tried to get some outdoor pics in the grass, but Grant would have none of that so we resorted to indoor pics. Here are several of my favorites.

Tummy Time? Yeah, right Mom!

None of the kids have particularly enjoyed tummy time. Grant is no exception.

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