Playtime with my little man

When momma is home she feeds me stuff like yummy guacamole!

Fall is in the air, and so is my busy season in the mountains.  September is the start of festival season, and that means a lot of weekend work.  The good news is instead of running myself ragged like usual, I took time off during the week to keep myself to a 40 hour week.  So I had Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday with my little man!  We had such a good time (and of course only made me want to be home more).
On Thursday, we went for a walk on the Greenway with Sherry, Jennifer, and Tika.  Gray rode some and walked some, and found fascination in sticks, leaves and of course Ms. Tika.
We even had Sherry and Tika as visitors for lunch!

Reading books.

On Friday we headed with Sherry and Tika to W-S to meet Jim for lunch.  We met at the mall and hung out in the kid play area.  Never thought I would let my son play in one of those germ infested things.  But it was the only way we could talk, Gray had a blast, and heck, he's a day care kid.  Afterwards we headed for lunch where Gray amused all with his incredible appetite.  This boy can eat!  He cracks me up with how much he eats- especially carbs.  Sorry Gray, you get that honestly.

Hanging out in the kid zone at the mall

Playing in our tent.  Thank you Mam-moo, this is one of our favorite toys!

Saturday I had to work, and Gray headed to Anita's for his very first slumber party!  Steven and I had tickets for a music festival in the mountains, and camped out, so Gray stayed with Aunt Nita and Uncle Mike.  From what I hear they had a great time, but I think naps were needed after Gray's departure!  I am so thankful for how loved he is by the whole Herman gang!
Sunday we just hung out at the house.  Gray is working on some molars, so after so much excitement, he was getting a little fussy.  He needed the rest and to just hang out with mom and dad.
Monday was my last day before back to work :(.  Gray and I played hard!  We played in our tent, read some books, lot's of peek-a-boo, and dancing.  Anything to keep him giggling and happy.  We were even able to squeeze in a walk with Sherry and Tika up to the soda fountain for ice cream.
The yard is slowly being covered with leaves, and I've worn a long sleeve shirt a time or two.  Fall is in the air, and I can't wait to spend it with the cutest 14 month old I know!


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Grayism-

 Gray has a few words that he says on a regular basis- ball, dog, hello, bye-bye, da-da, and ma-ma.  But from time to time he will mimic what you say or he will say something that catches us by surprise.  Tonight we got one of those surprises.  I was trying to walk out of the kitchen and Gray was blocking the doorway, so I said excuse me, and he replied, 'excuse you', while standing in place!