Playing Outside

It was so nice to be somewhere that we could actually be outside without melting! :) Grayson didn't know what to think of the grass at first, but it didn't take him long to be running in the front yard!

How amazing is my aunt's garden?! :)

This is the farmhouse that my dad (Grayson's Papa) grew up in.

I just love his cheesy smile right now. :)

Heading toward the corn field!

So much grass to run around in! :)

Travel Day with Grayson

My amazing Grandma (or Gigi to my kids) passed away earlier this month (more about her in a later post) so Grayson and I headed to Minnesota for her funeral. I knew it would be interesting to fly with Grayson by myself (because it really doesn't matter how short the trip is, traveling with a little one requires everything but the kitchen sink!), but with scheduling childcare at home while I would be gone, it just made more sense to take him with me! The flight itself was memorable (not for the best reasons) but it was really fun to get off the plane and have both my parents (we hadn't seen my dad in a couple of months as he is working in Australia right now) and my brother, Jeff, who had flown in from Hawaii earlier in the day.

This was right before we boarded the plane...and right before the epic meltdown he had while the "A" group was boarding. I am very grateful for the Grandma on my flight who had chatted with me in the terminal while we were waiting (and knew the reason I was going to Minnesota) and then watched the entire meltdown with very sympathetic looks in my direction. They were a welcome site a midst all the other glares from the rest of the passengers. As I was walking down the aisle of the plane, the sweet lady reached out and patted my arm while saying, "Just breathe Mama...it will all be ok!".

Playing with Mommy's phone on the plane. :)

It was about midnight by the time we finally arrived at the farm (where my dad grew up and my great grandparents built). I knew it would probably be a long night with Grayson, and he did not disappoint! :) He finally fell asleep in my lap while we were sitting in a recliner at about 4am. But to his credit, each night we were there he slept progressively better!

Back to School Mini

My friend over at Bello Lume Photography does this adorable back to school photo shoot! I love how these pictures turned out of Rylie!

She does these mini sessions every year, so I highly recommend them for anyone with school age kiddos!

Rylie and Grandma Time at the Cabin

Rylie loves when she gets "just Rylie time, no Grayson" (those are normally her exact words) with her Grandma. Well, our lucky little girl got 4 whole days of it when my mom and her headed up to the cabin in Pinetop! I'm pretty sure she didn't miss us very much. :)

Lunch in the tree house.

Bike rides with Papa Perkins.

Bath time in the antique tub.

Girls lunch in town followed by a movie.

Talking to Mommy on the phone. :)

Riding the chair lift at the ski resort.

Papa Perkins helping her walk over a cattle guard.

Fun Mini Photo Shoot

We did a fun mini session of Rylie and Grayson with aMaes Photography! My favorite part was that she asked to bring the kiddos in a Disney outfit for some pics...so of course, Rylie wore her Ariel outfit and Grayson was Sebastian. :)