Grandma and Papa are visiting

Robert arrived home today from a week in India on business. So Grandma and Papa came on Thursday to see us and help out with Gray. The weather had been overcast and rainy for weeks but it finally cleared up over the last few days. This morning we actually spent some time in enjoying the backyard, including a run through the sprinklers. Hopefully the pool will be warm enough to swim in soon.

Gray's Tree

For Christmas last year Gray's nana (my mom) bought him a tree. It is a Loblolly pine tree, native to Oklahoma so it should be able to withstand the searing summers and freezing winters. She bought it through and organization called Up With Trees. They plant trees all around Tulsa,and Gray's tree is planted in a park a little south of our house. The black mark on the trunk is how tall he is now, it will be fun to see who grows faster.

The Betty Rowland Art Show

Last weekend we got dressed up and attended an art show at Gray's nursery school. He was very proud to show us all of the art that he had made over the last year. Each piece was mounted and labeled by medium. There were the expected marker, water color and finger paints. Some were unexpected, bubble wrap, jelly beans and this picture is of his piece made with paint and a toy car. We had cookies and punch and he showed me all of his favorite things to do on the playground.



P.S. As you can see his belly button is still his one and only security object (luckily every time he checks it is still there).

Behold the Wiggler!

Or as known on late night infomercials - the Plasma Car

One of Gray's paternal Grandparents is responsible for this super cool little scooter. After his dimwitted parents finished struggling with the directions for putting it together he was off like a rocket and now does laps around the kitchen!

Gray Turns 3!

So our little boy turned three last Monday. Unfortunately for him, on the wheel of parents he chose poorly and ended up with the two of us who were incapable of throwing the massive birthday blowout that he was hoping for. Instead we went to the aquarium with Gray's friend Jonah and his lovely parents Karen and Avi.



The shark tunnel proved the hit of the day and in a pinch worked as a race track for the two boys to run around, and around, and around, and around.



We also got to feed the turtles - who, courtesy of their daily tourist handouts have become fat, lazy, and cranky! Be careful with your fingers...



Super Mom did manage to orchestrate a solid birthday snack for Gray's school on Monday. Ice cream pizzas!



And finally the hit of the birthday - a reversable superhero cape! On one side its a Superman cape, on the other it has a giant "G" with a lightning bolt. Supergray has been wearing it nonstop and sleeping with it since its arrival!



Thank you to Robert, our guest blogger for the day.

Big Boy Swimmer

Last week Gray's swimming teacher surprised us saying that he was ready to move up the the next class. He started tonight and this was his first class without me in the pool with him. He didn't bat an eye when I walked away, and did a great job listening to his new teacher and doing everything she asked.

Recycling The Cardboard

Recycling is almost a bad word here in Tulsa. There are no public recycling bins, the recycling only gets picked up once every two weeks, and they only take a very limited kinds of recyclables. Which means that we throw all of our cardboard in the shed and then flatten it and drag it out to the recycling center at Sand Springs every once in awhile. Here is about 6months worth and the majority of our Sunday afternoon last weekend.