Simply the Smith's

Last Thursday was Grayson's 18 month check up. Michael got out of work early so he headed home to mow the lawn and get some outdoor things taken care of so I went on this mission solo. I grabbed G from daycare and we ran to tops for some freezer containers and then went through the Tim Horton's (poor mans Starbucks here in WNY) for some water (for him) a fruit smoothie (for me) and a Tim Bit (donut hole). We got to the doctors and we were a few mins late and so I just grabbed my purse and a few toys and we headed into the office. Well we are in there waiting for James to come and what does my kid do? He poops!!! I sent a text to my husband freakig out and was just about to run out and grab his diaper bag when James came in. Only my kid. Other than the #2 diaper Grayson is doing awesome. He is right on track developmentally and is perfect for height and weight. 25.5 pounds and 31.5 inches. He got a new book at the doctors that he loves and helped distract him from the f...

Having an 18 month old who really acts more like we are in the terrible two's can make for some tough moments. Here are just a few I have experienced this week When I'm changing Grayson's diaper and it's a #2 diaper and he decided mid clean up that he needs to grab himself. This results in me yelling NOOOOOOOOOO and then holding his dirty hand and trying to get a wipe and clean it up so I could finish the other clean up and then get him in the bathroom to scrub his hands. Twice . When I get him is morning snack and I pour some puffs in a bowl and he throws him self on the kitchen floor and cries sobbing nononono. So I ask do you want yougurt melts and once I show him he says yesh plseze and all is right in his little world and I realize I just got bamboozeled by a 18 month old. When we are in the grocery store and he has to put everything in the cart himself or a screech comes flying out of his mouth. I get to the checkout to find my back of chips underneat...

Dear Grayson, Hello my sweet boy. I love you! Every day with you gets better and better. You are so amazing and I'm beyond proud of the little man that you are. You have officially moved up to the Toddler 1 room. You are the youngest in your class and moved up ahead of some of the waddler room kids because you no longer take a bottle (and haven't since you were 11 months old!) I drop you off in the morning and you are so so good. You walk in holding my hand and then I take your coat off and your on your way to play with all the toys. Everyday when I pick you up your teacher always tells me that you had an awesome day! It makes me so happy that you do well there. Besides your teachers are in love with you and everyone there knows your name and loves you. The other day I picked you up to take you to a Dr's appointment and when we came back Mr.Dan was in your room helping with lunch. You let out the sweetest Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii and blew him a kiss. And when he came over to t...

It's Monday which means back to the daily grind of work and not having enough hours in the day.  Here is a little bit of what we were up to this weekend Friday- Grayson decided that he was going to be a teenager and act like he didn't hear me trying to wake him up He woke up at 5:15 and so I went into get him and brought him in bed with me for snuggles well he fell back asleep and then acted like he couldn't hear me calling his name. He is so cute though! Friday after work we went to dinner with my Grandma and while the food was not the best and it took way to long to get our food it was good to see family. Saturday- Grayson and I just hung out at home. It was nice day so we got outside for a little bit of fresh air but then the wind picked up so we headed back inside for some very important phone calls hahaha My Mom and Aunt stopped by to sugar my kid up and then after that he had lunch and was down for a nap. Michael got home at 1:30 (whic...

Friday is here once again and after a week of exhaustion I'm ready for a no plans weekend I'm linking up with Andrea again for some Friday Favorites. Seriously I love this link up no limits just sharing favorite things! One  I ordered G's Halloween costume. Last year he was a baby (he will always be my baby) and so I went super cutsey with the elephant which by the way I still die over I have it packed away in hopes to use it for baby #2. (some day in the future no baby #2 planned as of yet) Anyway this year my nephew who is 2 years older than Grayson is going to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (turtles in a half shell!) and he requested that Grayson be one too so I bit the bullet yesterday and ordered Michaelangelo (the orange one) for G. I got it on amazon for $17.00 and with my prime I got it in one day!!! It is super cute and I can't wait to see him trick or treating in it this year! Two Andrea talked about t...

It's Wednesday which is my busy day at work. This week has been full of ups and downs and it is only half way through. I decided to post the ups of the week to help with all the other stuff 1- Grayson is spewing words left and right. I have full list that I plan to post in is 18 (!!!!!!) month update. 2- The cooler weather brings longer outside time. Since it's not a billion degrees here anymore and New York fall weather is the perfect to be outside we have been spending our evenings outside playing on the swing set and throwing Riley the Frisbee 3-I have been sticking with my workouts 6 days a week. I love the way I feel after but getting there is half my battle. It is a constant "just do it and get it over with" battle in my head now if I could get my eating more in check! 4- I have budgeted like crazy this month and at the halfway mark we are way ahead which means more debt will be going away! It's an awesome feeling 5- My sweet niece turned 9 a...

These float around blog land all the time so I figured why not? The say is September 11, 2014. Grayson is (almost)18 months old. 3:35 am- My alarm goes off. It's not for me it's for Michael, I make sure he is up and roll back over. I have set a backup alarm for him since we got married and it goes off Wednesday through Sunday. He gives me a kiss and tucks me back (I know it's weird it's just our thing that he makes sure I'm all snuggled in) 4:23- I hear G on the monitor and just as I'm about to drag myself to his room I hear him settle down. Back to sleep for both of us. I also make a mental note to move my photos onto my computer because ahhhh I'm out of storage! 5:18- 2 minuets before my alarm Grayson is up for good. I go in his room and grab him for a few min's of snuggles in my bed. 5:30- Michael calls to make sure we are awake. We talk about his route for the day what time he expects to be out and how late Grayson slept. 5:40- B...

The weather this last week is officially fall. I love it. I love hoodies and jackets but still being able to wear my flip flops! I'm sure our Indian summer will still come but for now I'm lighting my candles and snuggling in my blankets. Now onto my Favorites! I'm linking up with Andrea so lets get started! One Best football moment  Our Bills WON!!!!! I love love love Football and on Sunday's it is on from 12:30 in the afternoon until we go to bed at night. It was a little bit of a nail biter but we took the W in overtime and I'm hoping that we keep the momentum going.  Two Our Bills officially have new owners!!!! It was a sad day in Buffalo when Ralph Wilson passed away. He was the only owner our Billy Goats had ever had and so there were a lot of fears that when they were sold they would be leaving our beloved city. So thankful that Mr. Pegula (who owns the Buffalo Sabres as well) had the winning  bid and pending final NFL c...

It was short work week which was awesome. When Friday hit I was ready for some R&R. Friday we had leftovers for dinner. Since we are in a no spend month we have opted to not have takeout Friday's anymore, unless we have a gift card or it comes out of our grocery budget. So leftover taco's it was on Friday. Then I had to get a workout in and Michael wanted to do it with me so we waited until the little went to bed. Holy Cow PiYo Buns kicked my bootie. I was sore and soaked but a good sore. I slept like a baby that night.. Saturday- We were up early since Grayson does not believe in sleeping in. I decided that  BJ's run was needed since we were down to 2 rolls of paper towels. My Mom decided to come with us which is always fun and helpful. Plus those two are just crazy about each other. I got a great deal on diapers, wipes, paper towels and I scored a new Buffalo Bills t-shirt for my hubby. We got home just in time for lunch and naps which he slept for 3 hours!!!! ...

Last night Michael went to play guitar so after dinner that left me alone with Grayson. I'm super blessed because this happens 2 maybe 3 times a month so when be does go I just suck it up. So last night after dinner Michael left and Grayson and I got to playing. We read a million books he ran like a crazy person from the dining room back to the living room and then repeat. He dumped his shoe bin and ripped every book off his shelf. He started losing it around milk time (6:30) so I got his sippy and turned on Mickey. Normally this is when I start to pick up but since it was just me and my boy I snuggled him on the couch.With an (almost)18 month old snuggles are few and far between because my boy is always on the go. Then into the bath we went. We put almost every bath toy in the tub had lots of bubbles and sang silly songs. Then we got our comfy's on and up to bed he went. I came back down and decided I had earned a little treat so I had a handful of M&M's. Th...

This weekend was awesome. It always takes me a while to adjust after being away from home so this long weekend came at a perfect time. Friday night was our 5 year anniversary and my sweet husband made me dinner. Fillet Mignon and homemade potato chips. It's my favorite meal he cooks so when he asks me what I want for a special meal that's what I choose. We had some wine and just hung out with G. It was perfect. Saturday was a day just for me and my boy. It was hot hot hot so we stayed inside and just hung out. We played and read a million books it was wonderful. When he took a nap so did I. Then we got up and waited for Michael to come home. Sunday was another scorcher here and so we played outside in the early morning and then after his nap we went apple picking! I mean I die over these pictures of my sweet baby Monday my sister came over for the day and Michael and I went on a 4 wheeling ride. We rode over 30 miles, fell in a huge mud puddle once and go...