The Growing Gant Family...

I realized just recently that I had taken all of these pictures of the boys in their Halloween costume and never bothered to post any...So, even though I'm marking this post on Oct. 31st, it's a bit later than that (o; This year's costumes were for you Grandpa Greg. The bee costume was a Goodwill find that William wore on his first Halloween at 9 months old...  And even though Calvin is a bit bigger as well as older than William was when he wore it, we still managed to fit him into it (o; And what was big brother to be other than the little brother's beekeeper (o;  (Thank you Auntie Mel and Uncle Tom for the "bee hat")  I love this one...the expressions are priceless... "Hey, why don't you share your snacks with the little guy?"

As many of you know, I enjoy gardening.   It’s changed a bit over the years…we lived in Portland with room for only a few tomato plants, we moved to the country where I inherited a 4000sqft piece of gardening freedom where I planted LOTS, I had William and planted a little less and then I had Calvin and let the weeds semi take over (o;   Needless to say, my love for the dirt and watching things grow hasn’t changed.   It’s been fun to see William’s hands in the dirt while we plant, as well as his excitement as he sees a tiny green leaf poke through the soil.   Calvin, well he’s learning to love dirt too…the taste that is.   I’m sure, as he grows, that he’ll learn to love an aspect of it too (even if it’s simply a dirt clod fight with his brother…I can see it already). And this is how the cupboards (and the freezer, and the dehydrator…) are filled… Preparing the soil    Mounding up the rows… Strawberry picking with friends (...

We started taking William to the dentist earlier this year.   Well, at least we attempted.   We figured we had to start somewhere and were eventually referred on to a kids’ dentist after we discovered at home that William might have what we thought was a cavity.    They were great.   Everything was kid friendly-right down to bubblegum flavored gloves (of which later, after a belly and back full of itching hives, we found out William was allergic to…latex, just like his Mama).   As nervous as William was, we made it through the first tooth exam only to discover that yes indeed, he had a cavity )o; So, the next apt was made.    Here William is after teaching him how to floss his teeth this past April: Anyone who knows William, understands that anything he does for the first time (or the second, or the fifth) is done with a little apprehension.   He’s cautious-takes it all in before he feels comfortable...

Although he hasn’t yet started signing any of the sign language we’re trying to teach him, I thought this was pretty cute…