Grands, Greats, and Snuffles...

Well, after we spent the last month in the USA, I thought I would dedicate this post to Mark's Grandparents, and to his Great-grandparents! We were so blessed to be able to spend time with our family! And it was exciting that Mark get to meet his Grands and his Great-grands...

These are my parents, Mark's Gramma and Grampa Griffing. They got to spoil Mark rotten while we were visiting!
This is Grampa Bradley. Oh, was he happy to meet Mark!
Gramma Bradley passed away in November 2002... a wonderful woman, loved dearly by all, and missed very much.
These are Mark's Griffing Great-Grandparents, Katie's Dad's parents.
This is Mark's Great-Gramma Carol, Ben's Gramma.
These are Mark's Rumely Great-Grandparents, Katie's Mom's parents.

















So, in the name of Mark, Ben, and me, we would like to say: Hooray for the Grands and the Greats! We love you very much!!!

And just in case you were feeling like seeing yet more pictures of Mark... here are the newest ones:
Mark taking a nap after two long hours of playing and Momma NOT putting him into his Mayan wrap (Haha! I am more stubborn than my son!). We have finally figured out the trick to naps in BED: put the mayan wrap in it with Mark! He then pulls it over his eyes and falls asleep within about 5-10 minutes of fussing, not crying. Here I had tried the passifier again, but Mark wasn't impressed. As long as he had his wrap, he was happy.


Here Mark was demonstrating the "caterpillar ooch"... scoot the butt in the air, push off with the legs, make grunting noises as you go. Not fast, not comfortable, and usually doesn't go in the direction he intended, but does, eventually, usually, go forward. As he goes, he leaves a trail of drool beneath himself, kind of like a little snail... not that I am comparing my son with a snail...
And finally, Mark watching his mobile, fascinated. Grampa Bradley gave it to us, and it is a life saver! It has little animals that move in a circle, while music is played. It makes it possible for Katie to take a shower, or clean the house, or do pretty much anything for about 20 minutes!

Well, that is all for now. Mark just woke up from his nap... he has a cold, poor little guy, and is very snuffly.