Chad and his shadow!

Owen absolutely loves his dad! His favorite thing to do with him is put the wood away. One Saturday morning he asked where his dad was, and I told him he was getting wood. Owen wouldn't do anything all morning because he had to be ready to help his dad put the wood away. He repeats everything Chad says, and follows him around the house. One day Chad was changing the oil in his pick-up, and Owen came out with his play tools to help him. He can't wait for him to get home every night, and loves wrestling with his dad the most. It is so great to see that Owen looks up to someone who will always be there for him, and is a good role model.

It's Cold Outside!

I hate cold weather! This year it just came. One day we were in shorts, the next day I was scrambling to find winter coats for everyone because it had snowed - yes crazy!!! My kids never got to have the go outside in sweater weather, so we have already made a couple of trips to the mall play area. Can we say the greatest place ever! Claire is getting a little to old, but she still loves to go there, and Owen and Grant have a great time. I actually remembered my camera, so I got a few shots of them having fun.

School, school, school!

Life in the Clayson household basically runs around school now. I can't believe how hard it is to have half day Kindergarten. It just ruins my whole day! Claire however loves it, and is doing well. Owen still loves preschool, and amazes me every day with what he knows. He is so easy to teach, and so much fun.
Owen is always so proud of his school work. He loved making this caterpillar for the letter C with circles, and was so happy to show it off.
I don't know if you can tell, but this says,"I like Bryson." I thought it was so sweet because he is her friend that moved away, but she still loves Bryson. This was also the first time I had seen a sentence she had written all by herself. What is there secret? I can't get her to write her name!
These are pictures that Claire drew of Chad and I. All of her drawing are of princesses, but luckily her dad didn't have a dress on.

Happy 1st Birthday Grant!

I can hardly believe that my little man is one! But it feels like he has been with us for forever! He is a wonderful addition to our family, and we love having him in our home. We actually didn't do much for his birthday because he is one, and really what will he remember? We invited my sister and Grandma and Grandpa Clayson over for cake tonight, but Claire stayed home from church with a fever, so we just did a small family thing ourselves. Claire and Owen were so excited, that it was a lot of fun. They wrapped his present, and were more than happy to help him unwrap it as well. I made him a cupcake cake in the shape of a one, and in typical Grant fashion, he barely made a mess, and spit out most of what he put into his mouth. I was sad because I really didn't get that picture of him just digging into his cake, but really he didn't do that. I guess I should be grateful that I have less to clean up. After his cake, we all went outside and played for awhile, and enjoyed the cool weather. Happy Birthday Grant!

Claire's First Visit from the Toothfairy - yes it was serious!

Claire lost her first tooth! She was very nervous when it became loose, but with much convincing she decided that it would be great for it to come out! It was very loose when she went to school on Friday, and on her way home she pulled it out in our friends car. I was right there, and she gave a nervous/happy almost cry. She was very happy though. She informed me that we would have to put it under her bed and leave the window open for the Tooth Fairy. I don't think she quite understood. Well, we forgot to put it under her pillow Friday, and then I'm pretty sure I accidentally threw it away when I was cleaning on Saturday so she wrote a letter to the Tooth Fairy. She woke up this morning sick, but she found her money, and it brightened her day. She is now going to by a big doll (I promise the Tooth Fairy didn't leave nearly enough for anything except something at the dollar store!). She is anxiously waiting for her new tooth to come in.

Owen's Creations

I decided that this year instead of having pictures all over my fridge (which they already are!), I would take pictures of Owen's work from preschool, and then I can just toss it instead of having it clutter up the house. He was so proud of his A with ants all over it (it actually has mostly his hand print because he really liked sticking his whole hand in the ink). The other project is his apple that he painted all by himself. He is doing great in preschool, and is having so much fun meeting new friends.

He loves them too!

I had a flashback while Grant was enjoying his first peach, and I mean enjoying!! He loves fresh peaches just as much as his brother and sister. It makes me happy to have a peach tree in my backyard, even if it is a mess when I'm mowing the lawn.

Grant enjoying his first peach.
Owen enjoying his first fresh peach 2 years ago at the age of 1.