The Blackburn Family

I am trying very hard to catch up on pictures and videos this week, but Graham is going to bed a bit later these days which doesn’t give me as much time at night. The last few weeks Graham has really turned into a big boy and isn’t my baby anymore. He likes to drink from a cup like a big boy and he does a really good job. He loves to sit in the big chairs and was in the big swing at the park over the weekend. He is looking so much like a big boy too and is really into repeating things we say or do. Or at least making his best effort. He loves to play in the car and sit in our laps as we drive the car into the driveway or just sit in the car and honk the horn, play with the buttons and turn the wheel. He currently likes the color yellow since it is the one he can say, kinda. There has been so much going on lately and I wish I could remember everything, but right now my brain is fried. I wanted to at least post a few pictures. I will post more this week and hopefully some videos too.

Eating an apple like a big boy while lounging and watching TV.

Thanksgiving on Saturday, wish I had a picture of everyone at the table. Think dad has one though. To see all the Thanksgiving photos click HERE.

Setting the table

Playing with Christine

Boys watching football ALL day!

Me and Graham. He is downing some cranberries…. or should I say sugar and HFCS with a touch of cranberries.

Graham eating AGAIN…. Lola keeping a close eye on the cracker.

Playing in the pond. He tried many many times to walk into the pond. He is obsessed with water.

Playground with Uncle Zach. To see all of them click HERE.

Today we went out to Yates Mill Park in an attempt to get some pictures of Graham. I wasn’t really impressed with the area, well at least not for Graham. It was so busy and there were professional photographers all over the place. There is pretty much one main area to take photos so you had to wait around for your turn. This doesn’t really work well for a 17 month old. It is great for the families with older kids that you can pose and give instructions, but toddlers don’t really do what you want and if you try to force them you get a tantrum…. We tried a couple quick photos, but Graham was in a pretty grumpy mood. We tried to go over to the rocks and water fall area, but as soon as Graham sees any type of water he wants to get in it. Walk in it, stand in it, play with it, sit in it, you get the picture. You can’t get him to do anything else and he screams when you take him away. He is obsessed with water! So needless to say the photo shoot didn’t go well and I have pretty much no pictures. Plus I lost my sunglasses. We went to another park in the afternoon and I got a couple photos. I am debating about using them for my Christmas cards. If I do I will have to keep them under wraps for awhile, but if I change my mind I will post some soon.

Saturday Casey’s parents, aunt and uncle and cousin and his wife came over for a short visit. It was nice to see them and they brought us some very yummy cookies which Graham loves! He gets the chocolate all over his face. It was a short visit, but Graham had a good time. I think the highlight for him was driving Pa Pa’s truck (and the cookies).

Checking the mirror:

Since I don’t have any new pictures for you I am going to post a few that dad took last weekend while they were babysitting all weekend.

A few Halloween pictures for you guys. The weather here on Halloween was terrible so we didn’t get to take him out. It was raining and very cold. I am sure there wouldn’t have been much to see anyway with the weather. Maybe it will be nicer next year. I did have stroller strides class that morning before the rain started and he dressed up for class so he got a little use out of his costume.

I took these photos last night for fun since we didn’t get any on Halloween.

I took this video on my camera a couple weeks ago. He grabbed his oatmeal bowl off the table and had a great time playing with it all over the floor. I was playing Pandora on my phone. This is a song we listen and dance to at the library each week. He never participates during story time and prefers to watch everyone else. He clearly knows what to do though because he started doing the movements to the song without me prompting him or showing him what to do. He is doing it all on his own. He only does the clap and shake verses, but he is trying to jump now. He loves to “jump”, but only one foot comes off the ground. I will have to get a video because it is very cute.