Pantry

Ahh yes, taking items off the pantry shelves and opening them up is so much fun...

Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Kay's

Once he understood the game, Grady enjoyed finding his yellow Easter eggs. I was thankful that his cousins hid them in easy spots.

All of the cousins on Grandma's front porch.

Basketball

We have special basketballs on a bookcase downstairs; Grady has taken a liking to one of them, and he rolls it, throws it and kisses it. Is it indoctrination if he "happens" to play with it?

By the way, this ball is for John's 200th win at Osceola - Grady was at the game. Wow!

Outside Fun

Finally! A beautiful spring day for Grady to enjoy the outdoors. He played with his train, "walked" out to the rhubarb with me (did you know old rhubarb stalks make amazing instruments for banging together?), picked up twigs, attempted to eat a dried worm from the sidewalk (thankfully, I saw it happening), and played with the rocks in the driveway.

After clearing away the bigger rocks on one little section of the driveway, Grady bent over and LICKED the dirt! I'm telling you, he tastes everything. He wasn't so sure of the flavor. This is the first night that he actually needed a bath - dirt under his fingernails (I love it), in his ears, and all over his face. What fun!

Where there's a will...

"Climbing on objects that move" seems to be a new pasttime in our house.

This little trailer for Grady's train is on four wheels. He usually walks behind it and pushes it all over. On this night, he wedged the hitch end under the couch and started climbing. He was extremely proud of his accomplishment!

I read in Grace-Based Parenting that you can tell a child, "Don't climb on the wet rocks; they're slippery." But until the child experiences the wet rocks on his own, he won't believe you. It's such a fine balance between wanting to protect Grady from all potentially "dangerous" situations and encouraging his profound curiosity. This night, encouraging mama won out. I was, however, close by to catch him if he fell. My heart continually bursts with joy!

Coloring?

Grady drew a couple of squiggles, but he was mainly interested in eating the crayons.

Cuddly Bear

Grady enthusiastically hugs and kisses (with a loud "mmmaa") his bear. Once the bear was off the rocking chair, Grady proceeded to stand on the rocker and climb the rungs on the back, trying to get to the handle of the deck door.