Further Proof

...that we are losing our minds.

The other day I went looking for the turkey in the fridge to make myself a sandwich. Except after searching every shelf and pulling every item out of every drawer (just in case I was looking at it and not seeing it) I didn't find it. I had just bought the turkey 2 days before and thought surely Joe hadn't finished it off already. Cue phone call to Joe at work. "Wasn't it in the fridge? In the meat drawer? I made a sandwich for lunch this morning, is the cheese in there?" "Yes, Joe, it is, but no turkey." We get off the phone and I look in the trash. Nope. Pantry? Nope.

Ahhh, yes. Of course, with the ziploc containers in the cabinet!

(notice I said our minds; I have pulled several similar stunts since Grayson has been born)

We Mustered

No, not the condiment.

Muster is the day each year that Aggies gather to honor the fallen Aggies of the past year. If you live within 100 miles of an Aggie you are expected to get together, eat a little, and talk over the old days. Muster is held all over the world every April 21st and is one of the neatest Aggie traditions.

We have attended the National Capital Muster for the last few years and were excited to take Grayson to his first official Aggie event last night. Our friend Regan, a buddy of Joe's from the Corps and a Marine, was in charge of the event last night and did a fantastic job. It was held at the Officer's Club on Fort Meyer which is right next to Arlington National Cemetery. I would say there were a few hundred people in attendance from Class of '56 to Class of '31 (2031 that is, Grayson).

Grayson did a fabulous job, hanging on to every word of the keynote speaker's address. Every time there was a loud Whoop! he would jump, startled. He didn't fall asleep until we started singing the Aggie War Hymn, go figure. But I think he enjoyed the swaying as I held him while we "Saw'd Varsity's Horns Off".

Joe '02, Grayson '31, Ashleigh '03, Regan '02

Oh, and I know we promised some new last week, but to play it safe we're waiting one more week...soon, though!

Easter

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!

We had two wonderful meals, lunch and dinner, with friends. No Easter outfit or basket for Grayson this year, he didn't go to church to show off an outfit and the basket would have been for photo ops only. Next year we'll be good parents and go all out.

Grayson finally discovered the bunny that hangs above his chair. He accidentally hit it and was absolutely delighted.

The fam at Easter dinner at the Green's

Have a great week and stay tuned for hopefully some big news later on this week...

Feeding

We had a beautiful weekend here in DC. We have begun to look at houses/townhouses to buy now that it is a buyer's market and the process is exciting and stressful. It was definitely a more pleasant experience when house hunting in South Carolina.

To give you a glimpse at the main event in Grayson's life, I introduce you to the atrocity in our house we call "feeding":

He has to eat sitting up to help with his reflux and is usually kept naked so that he will stay awake. The look on his face says it all.

This is his favorite part of feeding.

I have to brag on my husband. On the weekends he does the night and early morning feeding so that I get a full night's sleep- amazing. It really helps me face another week of waking up in the middle of the night.

Now I have to brag on our sweet friends from SC, the Danfords. Because we now live 7 hours apart, they couldn't drop a meal by after we had the baby (a part of Southern culture), but that didn't stop them! On Thursday night a huge cooler of food (Roast beef, mashed potatoes, peas, biscuits and an APPLE PIE) arrived on our doorstep from the Schwan's man. What a blessing and so delicious!
I would also like to take the time now to give a shout out to all of our friends that have brought food to the house or the hospital: The Armors, Greens, Gazuli, Wiles, Leonards, and Williams. (And of course our moms for cooking amazing food while they were here, and dad for doing dishes!) We are so thankful!!!