Long time no blog

Hey guys! A lot has happened since I last posted. We are on a good road to healing and things are much brighter around here. Grant is amazing us with how fast he is learning. Russell was out of town for three days this last weekend and he said he could even notice a difference in how much Grant is learning. He can point out all of his colors (and does this ALL the time), count to ten and sing so many songs like Twinkle twinkle little star, ABC's (he skips around on the order of the letters, though), Itsy Bitsy spider etc. He almost always speaks in complete sentences even though it is not always obvious what he is saying. Communication with him is so so so much easier now. He throws his terrible two's tantrums often, but we do our best to stand strong and not give in when he is testing those limits.
We can't believe how fast Grant is growing up. His personality is apparent and so sweet. It is obvious that he has a kind heart. He loves to kiss hurts when others need it, give random hugs and blow kisses when saying goodbye. And his manners are the most impressive. He will usually say please and thank you on his own. When he doesn't I just ask "What do you say?" and he'll answer with the appropriate response. People tell us all the time that he is so smart for his age. Praise God for blessing us humans with the joy of raising children!

Here are a few videos to catch you up on the last couple of months:

Here is Grant in his Halloween costume. We had a nice tiger costume for him, but the weather was too warm so we grabbed our skeleton pajamas and face paint to improvise.

And finally, our Thanksgiving video. I knew when I saw this turkey at the store that Grant would love it and I guess he did. I don't know how many times we have heard that turkey sing his song.

Have a blessed day and thank you for all the prayers!

Love, Russell, Alison and Grant