Coming together

I love love love baby Izzy and have been having a hard time keeping my hands off of her since I got sick last week. Mom is doing her best to keep us apart but I am getting creative! I just miss her so much~ she is the first thing I ask about when I wake up and sitting on top of her in the bouncy chair is a favorite pastime. Here we are before Mom knew I was sick!

"Happy"

Happy Birthday to our sweet boy! Ryder, you are the sweetest, kindest, funniest, smartest little 2 year old guy we know! I am sure that your parents are a little biased but your constant upbeat attitude (saying HI!!! to complete strangers in the store or park) and commentary on the world (CAR!!! Big CAR!! Tractor!!) bring us so much joy and laughter. We hope that you hold onto that forever! You are able to show so much joy (I gave you a 50ct Hot Wheels car in the grocery store and you held it in both hands, squatted down and screamed CAR!! a man in the checkout are said to me 'I wish ANYTHING made me that happy!") What an example of joy you are to the world. Yesterday was your second birthday and when you were opening gifts last night you looked up at your dad and said 'Happy'. Another amazing example of watching you grow and 'connect the dots'~ here is a great photo of where you are right now.

Loved those locks...

One of the bigger events on our trip to Denver was my first haircut. I was looking forward to it until we got there and I started to put it together... I ended up sitting Mom's lap while she and Dad did their best to distract me from the nice lady cutting my hair. Sadly the curls I had in back are gone but the new cut is great! It should be quite a while before I will need another one so I will keep you in the loop about how that one goes!

Gobble Gobble everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a great holiday! Mom and Dad took me and Izzy to Denver for 10 days over the holiday and it was crazy and fun. The day after we got down there Aunt Mags delivered Baby Henry!! Henry William Granat (adorable name, don't you think?!) arrived on Friday Nov 18, making Izzy's reign as the newest baby in the family a short 6 weeks. We also got to spend some excellent quality time with Grandpa Bill and Grandma Kay as they visited from KC. Mimi and Pa were so incredible to let us invade their home for so long with such a big crew (Wriggers and Hatch joined us for the holiday). We went to the park almost every day and had a blast with everyone. I also got to play with Luke and LoLo. I can't believe Lukie is almost a full year younger and just about the same size that I am! Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure

Happy One Month, Izzy!

We have been working hard for the last month getting settled in and incorporating Izzy into our already busy world! I love having her here (who would have thought I would have enjoyed sharing the attention?!) and every morning I run back into Mom and Dad's room to see her. Whenever and wherever I am I love to ask Mom 'Baby?!?! Baby?!?!' It took me a couple of weeks to realize Baby wasn't the same thing as Izzy but I think I have it down now!
First Mimi Mary and Pa were here to help us, then Aunt Mags and Uncle Andrew (they are practicing for Henry's arrival in 2 weeks!) and then Mimi Shirley came to visit all the way from Nashville. It was such a cool couple of weeks and I got a ton of attention and play time AND some new cars for my toy collection. Izzy has had a big few weeks as well~ she isn't a great sleeper at night but she is a good eater and has been gaining weight at a steady pace! She was a full pound heaver than I was when she was born so she had a head start... We'll keep you posted on our progress but it has been a wonderful few weeks and I love love love my new little sister!

Welcome Elizabeth Mae Poole!

Hi everyone! Check out my new sister Izzy. She is soooo sweet and I was so happy to have her and Mommy home from the hospital on Saturday. They were there when I woke up from my nap and I was THRILLED to have them back. It was nice to have a little break and spend some quality time with Mimi but I was ready to have mom and Baby Izzy home again. She was born on 10/5/11 at 8:03am and weighed 6lbs, 4oz. She was almost a whole pound heavier than I was!! She is eating great and sleeping a lot and we are all working on figuring out how to make all of our schedules work together. I have been spending a lot of extra time with Daddy and thank God Mimi is here to help!! I love to kiss her and point out her parts (eyes, ears, hat, etc) to mom and dad. I love her and hope you get to meet her soon! Here are some photos for you.

Aaaaaaand We're Back!

So sorry for the massive lapse in posts! Mom's 6year old Dell finally bit the dust and it took her and Dad FOREVER to get a new laptop fired up and in the loop. I promise to get you guys back up to date as soon as possible.

Daddy's Boy

Ummmmm.... Dad made some chocolate cake and I have been helping him with it. Yummmmmmmmmmmmm

Walks to the wa-wa

Every day (usually twice) we take a walk to check out the wa-wa (Mom calls it the river) and throw rocks in. The river has gotten huge with all of the snow we had over the winter and the warm weather this summer. Mom and Dad don't let me get too close, but as long as I can toss rocks in I am happy! Here are a couple of pics

Cars 2

My favorite movie in the world is Cars! They decided it would be cool to take me to Cars 2 to see my first movie. I loved it and sat through the whole thing with eyes wide open! HOW COOL! Here we are after the show

Happy Independence Day!

Well, it's 4th of July and I had no idea how much fun stuff there is to do on this day! We have been down and out with a tummy bug and it feels like we haven't been out of the house in WEEKS (Mom said it is really just DAYS, but still...) We walked into town and checked out the parade which I officially declared 'cooooool'. I was mostly just interested in the fire trucks that were honking horns, turning on sirens and shooting wa-wa into the crowd (Thankfully!! it was HOT!). Mom was nervous that I wouldn't like the sirens since they were soooo loud but I just kept saying "woo-woo! woo-woo!" and clapping.
I did like the bikes and other floats, too. There was a lot of flag waiving, candy throwning, dancing and general 4th of July celebrations. Whew! I need a nap!

I love being outside

It has been sooooo beautiful now that summer has decided to show up! All I want to do is go outside and play: throw rocks in the river, ride my bike, hike the doggies, play in the sandbox or just play with my cars. Mom thought these pictures were cute!

New places

Last weekend Mom and Dad took me to Salida for a camping weekend with the Places, Murray's and MacFarlaines. It was soooo cool! We camped right next to this little stream and all I wanted to do was throw rocks in the water 24-7. All of the grownups got out for bike rides and I had a great time chasing the big kids around. On the way home we stopped at K's Burgers and Ice Cream in Buena Vista and at Twin Lakes so I could throw some more rocks. It was a great weekend and I have been catching up on my sleep since we got back! Mom said that makes her sooooo happy.

SOOOOO Big!

We went over to Vail for the weekend and stayed with our great friends the Places. Unfortunately they were out of town but we crashed at their pad and I had a BLAST. Their toys are soooo much cooler than mine and I loved getting to play in the yard and on the sidewalk. We had Dad's favorite BBQ (called Moe's) and it was DE-licious... I especially enjoyed the Banana Pudding with the Vanilla Wafer in it. It was so good it made me LAUGH

New Toys

For fathers day Dad got ME a gift! He has been talking about making me a sandbox for a little while now and on Sunday it was finally put in! whoo hoo! It is a little on the small size but Dad said if I really like it he will get me a bigger one. So far it is pretty great... I love feeling the sand and really just crawling in and out of it and using the rake. Mom said she really loves it because it actually keeps me in once place for longer than 10 seconds. Thanks Dad!!

Terrorizing the joint

Mom took me into the Dr's office for my 18month appointment and they have the coolest shopping cart! I was pushing it all over the place, then it was time to get checked in for my appointment and I had a FIT! They stripped me down, measured me, weighed me, etc and all I wanted to do was get back to that cart. FINALLY the nurse was done with me and mom and I compromised that I would be able to go back out and play as long as I kept my diaper on. DEAL!