Halloween Fun

We got to have Tyler with us for a couple of hours while everyone else went Trick-or-Treating. I was asked to give Tyler a bath. I was a little apprehensive at first with him being only 11 days old. Tyler and I both did great. He smelled so good after his bath. Tyler was awake more tonight. We Skyped with Uncle Zach and Great-aunt Bonnie. They loved seeing Tyler awake. It was so much fun. After Trick-or-Treating, we had family time with all. What can be better than Stimmel's Bakery pumpkin shaped sugar cookies and chocolate milk for the kiddos and coffee for the adults?!! This year Kori was Belle, Josh was Iron Man and Evan was a turkey. We laughed how Evan waddled in his costume. It reminded of us of The Christmas Story movie and the little boy coming down the steps in the bunny pajamas. He couldn't move and either could Evan. We had a wonderful Halloween with our family.

Our Little Pumpkin

Before Tyler was born, I bought this outfit for him for his first Halloween. I knew he was going to be here for Halloween. The outfit has little pumpkins on the feet. I got to cuddle with him for 2 hours today. He even took his first bottle from me (of course with Alisson's milk). He was so funny. At first he was unsure of the bottle, but, as soon as he tasted the breast milk, he was happy and sucked away. There were several times that I caught myself almost calling him Evan. Tyler reminds me so much of Evan as a baby. Tyler is just so precious.

Tyler Meets Some of His Family

Tyler was with me today for a few hours while our grand-daughter, Kori, had her 6 year old Cosmic Bowling Party. Pappy went to the party to help with Evan. I stayed home to watch Tyler and cuddle with him. I had to share him with his Great-Aunt Bonnie and his Great-Uncle Charlie. They fell in love with Tyler immediately.

Pancake Breakfast

We treated all of the family to the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast this morning. Pappy and I got there early to get a table and eat our breakfast. That was the best idea. We were then able to help Josh, Kori, Evan and watch Tyler and not worry about us eating, too. It was a fun time. Josh and Evan each got a balloon Spiderman and Kori got a queen's scepter made by a clown. Our little pumpkin slept through the whole event. Several of our friends stopped by our table of 7 to see baby Tyler. I think this picture captures what our little pumpkin likes to do after he has been fed. He slept through all of the conversation noise and The BG Community Band was playing.

Pappy G and Tyler

Pappy G was so happy that he got home from work in time to see baby Tyler today. Tyler is so precious.

Tyler Time

Today, Tyler visited at our house for the first time. He is 8 days old. I loved having Grammie time with him. The other grandchildren went Trick or Treating downtown with their Mommy and Daddy. Tyler was with me for 2 hours. He slept the whole time. I watched him sleep and he was so cute. He even smiled in his sleep. Tyler must have been having a good dream. When he started to wake up, I picked him up and cuddled with him. In these photos, Tyler is on a Tummy Time quilt that my good friend Sally made for Tyler. She made one for Evan as a baby. Sally said, "Tyler has to have his own Tummy Time quilt. It so beautiful. I loved my time with baby Tyler.

More Sunday Fun

Sunday was Kori's 6th birthday. Pappy G baked her a pink cake with pink frosting as requested by Kori. We had dinner with Alisson an Terence and the family. I was so happy to be able to hold and cuddle baby Tyler. In this photo, he is asleep in the family room in the pack and play. How precious! Tyler likes his hands. When I gave Tyler to Alisson, I was so excited. Tyler had found my hair and was holding on to a piece of my hair. We stayed and helped by giving Josh, Kori and Evan baths, getting their jammies on and brushing their teeth. Fun time!!!

Sunday Fun

We had a really fun Sunday. Of course, the Browns winning added to the fun. We took Josh, Kori, and Evan over to our church for a fundraising Harvest Festival. This organization gave horse rides. We paid for Josh and Kori to ride on a horse. We did not think Evan would want to. At first, we just sat Evan on a horse. When Kori and Josh finished riding, Evan said, "I ride, too?" So, Evan went for a horse ride, too. Pappy had to walk along with him. There was Pappy on one side of the horse and another man on the other side to keep Evan safe and not fall off. The kiddos then got to go inside and play a few carnival games. They loved their carnival prizes.

Grandparents' Day

On October 8th Pappy G went to Kori's school for Grandparents' Day. Pappy G was so proud to be there for Kori. Kori was excited to have her Pappy there, too. There was a short program, snacks and a visit to Kori's kindergarten.

Baby Tyler Comes Home

Baby Tyler had his first night home and slept in the family heirloom basinette. Alisson said that Tyler wants his hands out when swaddled. Evan liked to be totally swaddled. I got to spend the morning with Alisson, Terence, Tyler, Josh and Evan. I got to hold Tyler a lot. He is such a sweetie. We skyped with Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Charlie so they could see baby Tyler, Evan and Josh. Evan said, "Uncle Cha Cha". Too cute. I told baby Tyler that he will need to get attached to my long hair just like my kids did and Evan did. I feel so blessed and I never take anything for granted. I always am thanking God for His many blessings to us. Baby Tyler is so perfect.... another of God's miracles.

Kids Last Day

Alisson, Terence and baby Tyler came home last night. We kept Josh, Kori and Evan overnight. This morning I took Kori to kindergarten and then took Josh and Evan home to adjust to Tyler being home. In these photos, I gave the kids one of Grammie's chocolate chip cookies after breakfast. I said, "This is a very big treat today because it is your last day with us." Evan, of course, repeated "Big treat." In the photo, you can see a little of Evan's black eye. He fell last week running around at church and bumped his eye on a speaker monitor. Poor little guy. I am already missing my grandkids. I told Alisson that I soon as I figured a good routine, it was time for them to leave. This morning went so well. Josh woke up first at 7:00. He started to eat breakfast and then Kori woke up at 7:15 and Evan at 7:30. I was able to keep everybody happy and I got Kori to kindergarten on time. My house now is too quiet. I love my grandchildren.

Tyler and His Family

We took a few photos of Tyler tonight as we visited Alisson and Terence at the hospital. He is so precious. Tyler even opened his eyes and looked at me. He melted my heart.

Evan Relaxing

Evan woke up this morning coughing around 5:30. Of course, I had to go in and check on him. He said, "Up please, Grammie." I could not tell him to go back to bed. I knew it was going to be a busy morning. So, after changing his diaper, I got Evan dressed. He was content to sit with me on the couch with his blankie, etc. When I had to start to get ready for school, Evan just relaxed on the couch. Too cute!!

Welcome Tyler

At 7:02am this morning (October 20th) Tyler Daniel was born. He weighed 7lbs and was 21 inches long. His Daddy called us at 3:00am and said Alisson was having contractions 5 minutes apart. Since she delivers in Toledo, we had to hustle over right away. I rode up to the hospital with Terence and Alisson and Kori. Pappy G transported Josh and Evan to Alisson's friend Sarah. When Alisson arrived at the hospital at 4:00am, she was at 5 centimeters. Things went quickly. Alisson was such a champ!! She pushed maybe 3 or 4 times and out came baby Tyler. He came out crying but he did find his finger and thumb soon to console him. Tyler has won my heart already. He sneezed his first sneeze with me. I have Josh, Kori and Evan with me at our house. We will all go up to the hospital tonight. We are so thankful to God for this special gift!!! Here are Tyler with his Grammie and Pappy G at 1 hour old.

Pappy G and His Boys

Joshua and Evan woke up this morning at 7:15am. We did not hear a peep from them all night. They ate breakfast and got dressed. Here they are sitting with Pappy G as they finish watching the movie Wall-E from last night and as I got ready for church. Being grandparents is so wonderful!!!

Two Cute Little Boys

Joshua was wearing Woody Toy Story pajamas that we got him for his birthday. Evan was wearing jammies we bought him. The boys looked so cute. I asked Joshua if I could take a picture of Evan and him. Josh stood ready for me to take a picture. Since Josh was going to do a photo, Evan was very willing to do so, too. After I took the picture, Josh asked, "Let me see." Of course, Evan, the copycat, said, "Let me see." I just thought the two boys looked so cute.

Boys' Night and Sleepover

Tonight we have Josh and Evan spending the night with us. It has been a really fun time. The boys wanted to have some cake and ice cream tonight. Josh was wearing new pajamas and he put on one of Evan's bibs to wear. He knew he would be messy. Evan put his hands into the cake immediately. They both are too funny. As you can see they both loved their bedtime snack.

Our Darling Daughter

Alisson has 4 weeks to go until we see our little baby grandson. He is due October 22nd. I get to be in the delivery room again. What an honor and what a joy to be able to see God's precious little miracle be born. I took this photo this evening as Alisson, Terence and the kiddos were over to celebrate my birthday and Terence's birthday. We have the same birthday! We had pizza and German chocolate cake for Terence and white confetti cake for me. Gerry is so wonderful to take our requests for birthday cakes. We had a wonderful time with our grandchildren and daughter and son-in-law. I think Alisson looks beautiful in this photo. Please keep Alisson and the little baby in your prayers.

Our Little Boy

Evan is no longer a baby. He is a little boy. He looks like a little boy, acts like a little boy and talks like a little boy. In this photo, Evan is checking out his MP3 musical toy. This is the first time that he selected it himself to play with and was very interested in it. We love our little boy!!!!!

Evan Visiting Us

On Saturday afternoon, we had Evan from 4:00 to 6:00. His family went early to tailgate for the BGSU football game. We got to have Evan so he would not be at the stadium so long. He has not been at our house in over a week. His language has really developed in that short period of time. I told Evan I was going to the store and I would be right back. Evan sat with Pappy G and said, "Bye Grammie." When I got home from Meijer, Evan was pulling a teddy bear in the little red wagon. Earlier, Pappy G had taken Evan for a long wagon ride. I told Evan it was time for his bath. When in the tub, Evan said, "Grammie, watch this." He splashed the water and laughed. When I got him out of the tub, Evan said a few words that sounded like "Sue" to me. I asked him, "Sue who, Evan?" He then clearly said, "BGSU." I was at that time putting on his BGSU Falcon t-shirt. We then took him out to the stadium to find his parents. As we were walking, several people said, "Ah, look at the cute baby." Evan looked like a big boy to me in his BGSU shirt, blue jeans and light up tennis shoes. He is a cool dude!!

Pappy G and His Boys

The birthday party was winding down. I asked Alisson if I could help clean up. She said, "You can help by watching Evan, Josh and Kori." No problem.... I can do that. I thought this was a cute picture of Pappy G with his boys. They must have been talking about something. It was a fun day!!!

Evan Gets a Gift Too

Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Charlie brought a car for Evan. He was so excited about this car. He played with it for a long time. Joshua got a blue car just like Evan's for his birthday from Aunt Bonnie and Uncle Charlie. I got to take care of Evan during the party so Alisson could do everything else. I had the best job in the world to do today!!!!!!!

Opening Presents

In this picture Joshua is going to look at our birthday card and then open our presents to him. We gave him several gifts with a Toy Story Theme since we took him to see Toy Story 3 this summer. Look at our daughter sitting with her legs crossed and she is 8 months pregnant!!!!!

Joshua Turns 4

Today we went to our grandson Joshua's 4th birthday. He had his party with his buddy Drew who turned 3. It was a Super Heroes theme. So, Pappy G and Grammie made a Spiderman cake for him. We are not cake decorators. We just try to figure out to make a cake look right by what we can do. We used black licorice for the spiderweb. It was a fun time and Joshua is a sweet little boy.

Kids' Night With Us

Evan, Josh, and Kori came over this evening for a few hours while their Mommy and Daddy went out to eat. Kori drew houses with sidewalk chalk. Evan played cars and rode his big wheel. Josh rode his big wheel that our neighbors Dick and Kathy gave to us. Kori asked to have Smores. So, Pappy built the fire and all of us had Smores. Then, it was bathtime and shower time for the kiddos. After that, Evan asked for a cookie. So, all three kids sat at the table and had a cookie and chocolate milk. We watched Wonder Pets and read books. Kori worked on the computer, too. I love the photo of Evan eating his Smore. In the other photo, it looks like Pappy G may need a bigger rocking chair for all of his grandchildren. I just love being a Grammie. I am so glad to hear that the children are excited to come to our house.

A Very Special Day

We have been waiting for this day for a long time. Our daughter and son-in-law officially adopted 2 children they have had for 2 1/2 years in their care. We now our forever Grammie and Pappy to our forever grandchildren Josh and Kori. We are so thankful that we could be at the court proceedings. It was a joyous day!!! Josh and Kori have been a part of our family since April 2008, however, it is now legal and official. And..... I can finally post pictures of them. Enjoy!!!!!! Thank you to our God for the wonderful addition to our family!!!!!

Outside Playtime

After dinner on Friday, Pappy G took Evan for a wagon ride. This is a wagon that Evan's Mommy and his Uncle Zach rode in. Evan really enjoys riding in the wagon.

Evan in the Big Bed

Evan and I played a game of pretending to take a nap in the big bed. I wanted to see how he would react to a big bed. Evan loved the glow in the dark stars on the ceiling. He asked for his blankie and rested in the bed for a few minutes. It was too cute. He will soon be transitioning from his crib at his house.

Evan and Pappy G

Last night Evan wanted Pappy G to put him to bed. Well, I noticed Evan sitting up longer than he usually does. I realized Pappy G did not turn on his moving fish light. I tried to sneak in Evan's room and turn on the fish light. Of course, Evan saw me. He stood up in his crib and said, "Up pease." I just had to get him up. This was at 9:00pm. I told Evan, "It is night night time. You will have to sit." Evan wanted to sit and rock with Pappy G. Evan now calls his grandpa Pappy G and not just Pappy. I had to take this precious photo of Evan cuddling with his Pappy G. Evan just sat and cuddled for about 15 minutes. Then Pappy G said, "Let's go find your blankie and doggy." Evan went right to sleep in his crib.