He informed us that the girl paid $27.99 for a skirt.
Showing posts with label Grayson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grayson. Show all posts
November 15, 2010
Math and Walmart
Gray (9 1/2) was reading a word problem in his math book today and exclaimed, "I don't think she goes to Walmart!"
He informed us that the girl paid $27.99 for a skirt.
Then he says, "I think she goes to the mall."
He informed us that the girl paid $27.99 for a skirt.
July 8, 2010
February 17, 2009
Not THAT Old
Gray asked me this morning,
"Mommy, who was President when you were little...George Washington?"
February 13, 2009
Happy Birthday, Grayson!!
Grayson is 8 years old today! 
I originally started this blog so I could brag about my children but since it's not nice to brag, I haven't really done it. Well, I'm doing it today!
This kid is awesome!!! Let me tell you just a few of the things I love about him....
He's easy-going. When he was a baby someone was holding him and asked me how he likes to be held. I said I didn't know because he never fussed no matter how you held him or didn't hold him. He's the same today. He just rolls with the punches.
He's hilarious. He likes to make people laugh. He says and does things that crack me up like no one else! He could do awesome drama if he wasn't so timid in front of people he doesn't know. At home, though, he let's loose!
He's athletic. Even early on, he would surprise us with his hand-eye coordination. He and Jay are playing a team sport for the first time - flag football - and this kid is all over the place. He's fast, he's aware. He covers defense and offense!
He's tough. He takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. When we had an above-ground pool over the summer, he'd go running full force and jump in. When the boys play ball, he gets hurt but you hardly ever hear him complain.
He's patient! A few months ago we went camping with a bunch of people from church. The kids were playing basketball and, of course, running into each other, knocking each other down, etc. Our friend pointed out that no matter what anyone did to him, he just got up and kept going. Never got mad. Never yelled at anyone or pushed back.
And he's the same way at home. It's a very rare occasion that he gets angry and lashes out at someone.
He's obedient. He's the first to say, "Yes, Ma'am" or "Yes, Sir" when we've asked the kids to do something.
He doesn't complain. I had no idea he didn't like green beans because he never complained about them. (Of course, we teach them all not to complain about their food, but you still usually know when they don't care for something.)
He's creative. I love it when he has a little writing assignment with school because his stories are so animated and fun.
He's loving and unselfish. He's great about sharing anything. He takes care of his siblings. He's a gentlemen and considerate. He's a terrific big brother!
I originally started this blog so I could brag about my children but since it's not nice to brag, I haven't really done it. Well, I'm doing it today!This kid is awesome!!! Let me tell you just a few of the things I love about him....
He's easy-going. When he was a baby someone was holding him and asked me how he likes to be held. I said I didn't know because he never fussed no matter how you held him or didn't hold him. He's the same today. He just rolls with the punches.
He's hilarious. He likes to make people laugh. He says and does things that crack me up like no one else! He could do awesome drama if he wasn't so timid in front of people he doesn't know. At home, though, he let's loose!
He's athletic. Even early on, he would surprise us with his hand-eye coordination. He and Jay are playing a team sport for the first time - flag football - and this kid is all over the place. He's fast, he's aware. He covers defense and offense!
He's tough. He takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. When we had an above-ground pool over the summer, he'd go running full force and jump in. When the boys play ball, he gets hurt but you hardly ever hear him complain.
He's patient! A few months ago we went camping with a bunch of people from church. The kids were playing basketball and, of course, running into each other, knocking each other down, etc. Our friend pointed out that no matter what anyone did to him, he just got up and kept going. Never got mad. Never yelled at anyone or pushed back.
And he's the same way at home. It's a very rare occasion that he gets angry and lashes out at someone.
He's obedient. He's the first to say, "Yes, Ma'am" or "Yes, Sir" when we've asked the kids to do something.
He doesn't complain. I had no idea he didn't like green beans because he never complained about them. (Of course, we teach them all not to complain about their food, but you still usually know when they don't care for something.)
He's creative. I love it when he has a little writing assignment with school because his stories are so animated and fun.
He's loving and unselfish. He's great about sharing anything. He takes care of his siblings. He's a gentlemen and considerate. He's a terrific big brother!Gray, We love you more than you could ever know. We are so thankful to God for blessing us with you! Thank you for being a great example as the 'Biggest Brother'! Thank you for honoring us and bringing joy to our family every day of your life! Happy Birthday!
January 7, 2009
Lessons From My Hubby
Have you ever screwed up? Who hasn't?
And how you do feel when someone rubs your nose in it? Lectures you about it? Gives you a guilt trip over it? Does it help? Heck no!
So why do we ever do that to our children? I'm guilty of it.
Let me tell you how my husband handled our oldest son last night.
But first some background:
Hubby's company buys tickets to awesome games like the Capital 1 Bowl and Champs Bowl and season tickets to Magic games. They offer the tickets to clients as a little PR. We also get tickets for the games.
Last month, he got 6 tickets for us to go to the Champs Bowl. We invited 2 friends and took our 2 oldest boys (Little R and Handsome).
All was great until the fireworks after the National Anthem. Little R hates live fireworks. Too loud he says. So Hubby and I spent probably half the game with him either in the bathroom (much quieter) or walking around outside the bleachers because he was too upset and scared to go back in.
Last night, Hubby had 2 tickets for the Magic game. He usually takes one of four older kids. (This is his third season doing this and they go in the same order all the time.) This was Little R's turn. Hubby warned him ahead of time about the possibility of fireworks which he has seen at previous Magic games. Little R promised he'd be fine.
They left at 6:15pm and were headed home by 7:15pm. Yep! $120 worth of tickets down the drain.
When my sweet husband came in the door, I asked him if he yelled. Nope. Did he lecture? No.
He felt terrible wasting those tickets and was not pleased in the least. But instead of rubbing his son's nose in it, you wanna know what he did? He put aside his emotions to build their relationship. They did some male bonding over a game of computer football.
Think about the impact that is going to have on this child. It brings me to tears. Our son will be able to look back and say, "I may have really disappointed my dad, but he loved on me regardless!"
What a lesson he taught me.
And how you do feel when someone rubs your nose in it? Lectures you about it? Gives you a guilt trip over it? Does it help? Heck no!
So why do we ever do that to our children? I'm guilty of it.
Let me tell you how my husband handled our oldest son last night.
But first some background:
Hubby's company buys tickets to awesome games like the Capital 1 Bowl and Champs Bowl and season tickets to Magic games. They offer the tickets to clients as a little PR. We also get tickets for the games.
Last month, he got 6 tickets for us to go to the Champs Bowl. We invited 2 friends and took our 2 oldest boys (Little R and Handsome).
All was great until the fireworks after the National Anthem. Little R hates live fireworks. Too loud he says. So Hubby and I spent probably half the game with him either in the bathroom (much quieter) or walking around outside the bleachers because he was too upset and scared to go back in.
Last night, Hubby had 2 tickets for the Magic game. He usually takes one of four older kids. (This is his third season doing this and they go in the same order all the time.) This was Little R's turn. Hubby warned him ahead of time about the possibility of fireworks which he has seen at previous Magic games. Little R promised he'd be fine.
They left at 6:15pm and were headed home by 7:15pm. Yep! $120 worth of tickets down the drain.
When my sweet husband came in the door, I asked him if he yelled. Nope. Did he lecture? No.
He felt terrible wasting those tickets and was not pleased in the least. But instead of rubbing his son's nose in it, you wanna know what he did? He put aside his emotions to build their relationship. They did some male bonding over a game of computer football.
Think about the impact that is going to have on this child. It brings me to tears. Our son will be able to look back and say, "I may have really disappointed my dad, but he loved on me regardless!"
What a lesson he taught me.
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