Finally an Update

Well, it's hard to believe, but we are almost at the end of another good holiday with Grandma and Grandpa Stajniak. We have been having a wonderful time and they have been helping us out so that Clay can get some extra work time in on completing his masters. The kids have been really enjoying their "Farm" Grandma and Grandpa, especially Grace, who likes to order Grandpa around. We're not sure if she just likes him a lot or if she realizes that he is the biggest sucker in the house and gives her everything she asks for. Anyways, they can't get over how tough she is. She takes a lot of bumps and falls without crying, so they are not sure if we have 2 boys and 2 girls or 3 boys and 1 girl.

Over the past week and a bit, we have done a little shopping, gone to swimming lessons with the boys, went skating at market square and done a few household projects. Grandma and Grandpa had a great time playing hide-and-seek with Riley, Brodie and Grace. Grace plays this game way better than the boys and she goes dead silent when she is hiding, while they giggle and squirm around in their hiding spots and are easily caught. It's so cute to watch her sneak around all stealthy on her tip toes.

Finally some good news on Grace and eating meat. She has fallen in love with pepperoni. She eats it non-stop when we cut it up into cubes and put it in front of her. We have tried other meats with her but she continues to hate everything else. So, we've stopped trying to introduce other meats. Why push our luck?

As for Fiona, she has become such a happy baby. She is very content to sit in her bouncy chair and watch everyone else. She is such a smiley baby too. It's amazing how much she has changed since my parents arrival.

Finally, a funny Clay story to end this post. After almost another whole semester of masters, Clay attended the post-grad mess dinner on Thursday night. He had a really great time and cut loose to say the least. He wasn't in rough shape however one more beer may have pushed him into that territory. He was pretty gassed up though, which was evident when he tried to get undressed and jump into bed. Clay, who does not like to waste time, likes to undo a few buttons and pull his whole shirt over his head so he can neatly hang it up on a hanger. This method of undressing normally works well for Clay except that this time his suspenders were securely fastening his shirt onto his shoulders. I mentioned to him that it may be easier if he took his suspenders off and his response was, "Who put them there anyway?" He didn't take my advice and as a result, it took him ten minutes to wrestle his shirt off. It took about ten minutes to get it on the hanger too. I would have killed to have the video camera on hand at that time.

So, that's about it. Until next time, enjoy the photos.