From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Don’t Put Me In the Fire.

by Jessica McCanse on December 16, 2008

Seth just told me about the night that he, Grayson, and Papa (Grandpa Rick) went to get our Christmas tree. There was a big fire pit in the middle of a clearing, and as they approached it — not close, but just close enough to begin to feel the warmth — Grayson said, very seriously: [...]

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Growing up too fast.

by Jessica McCanse on December 15, 2008

Today, Grayson seemed to be so much older than 2. From his verbal oddities (”Grayson, do you wanna go downstairs?” /  “I WOULD like to go downstairs, actually.”) to his height, it just seems weird to think his 3rd birthday is still a month away.
After work, we drove around a little to look at Christmas [...]

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Batman!

by Jessica McCanse on December 12, 2008

Grayson’s babysitter, Kristi, has a 7-year-old son named Quinten. Grayson and Quinten get along very well. Recently, Q has been looking through his stuff to find things to give to Grayson. This week we ended up with 3 Batman shirts, a Superman costume, and a Batman cape. We haven’t gotten Grayson to try anything else [...]

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Tractors don’t have bottoms!

by Jessica McCanse on December 11, 2008

I was reading stories to him last night, and this book about tractors said something like “a skid steer loader’s bucket has a flat bottom.”
Grayson got a really funny look and said, “Mama, tractors don’t have bottoms!”
I explained it wasn’t a bottom like OUR bottoms, but demonstrated like this: “See, this is the top of [...]

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