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Random pics through the week

Jamis has discovered the amazing wonders of the Juice Box!!!

Now that's satisfaction!
Oh, no naked boy! This is what happens when Daddy is in charge.

Jamis the Camper

So this past weekend Daddy was out on interviews so Mommy and Jamis packed up the car and went CAMPING. I was a little nervous at first to take Jamis on his first camping trip by myself, but since I wasn't really by myself (we had our Wilmington Family with us) we went for it.

We went down to Myrtle Beach State Park. What a great car camping spot. You feel like your in the woods, but your really right on the beach. They had clean bathrooms, hot water, and several playgrounds. Doesn't really sound too much like camping huh.

Jamis loved his camping clothes

It didn't take but a minute of getting there before Bug had fallen into a mud pit. Dirt, tears, and scrapes couldn't get this happy camper down.

It was beautiful all day and then dropped to freezing at night. My floppy fish sleeper really struggled to stay in his mummy bag.

He had the right idea though of constantly knocking on the McGills camper door. Warmth!!!

It was sad to not have Devan join us on such a momentous occasion in a young lads life, but now with his feet wet, I think he's ready for some backpacking camping.

Aunty Chrissy comes for a VISIT

I've said it a thousand times, but now its even more evident. Not only were Devan and I blessed with the most amazing baby boy, but with that we were blessed with the most amazing Birthmom, Chrissy. We were so excited to have her come visit last week for the first time since Jamis was born.

We had a blast on the beach

Learned how fun throwing leaves can be

and how to heckle Tennis players
and not swim with Alligators!

We were so glad to have Chrissy come visit and can't wait to see her again!

What a beautiful DAY!!!!

Spring has finally sprung here in good 'ol Wilmington. Jamis and I spent the entire day outside. First we attempted to tame our jungle of a backyard. As I weeded, Jamis discovered the joy of mud, freedom, rocks, and pure boyhood.


Nothing is as exciting as a doggy door though.

Now I've known for sometime now that my yard is completely out of control, but it went to a whole new level today. As I was prepping my garden area I came across two, what I believe, to be eggs.

OK, so I know they look like rocks in this pic, but seriously they're not. They are soft and mushy and really terrifying. So I've spent the rest of the day trying to determine there fate. Now if they are turtle eggs, great hatch and join the Griner Jungle, but if there not....well that posses a much more gruesome future. Me, I think they're alligator eggs, but I know the likely hood of a gator jumping my 6 ft fence, laying two random eggs, jumping back over the fence all while dodging Max, is pretty much out there, but hey gators most lay eggs where they were born right??? So, in the mean time I put them safely in my newly weed-free garden bed and will spend the rest of the night deciding who and what they are and weather or not they belong in my back yard.

After that fun adventure we packed up and went to the beach! To my great disappointment it was 10 degrees cooler there, windy, and not too beach like. It was great to run on the sand though. Jamis loved it until he touched the water and then he wanted nothing to do with the rest of the day. To keep up his image though he had to double up on the "Cool Dudes" (as we call sunglasses).

Yes, he really did this all by himself. He's been wearing glass, I mean Cool Dudes, everyday lately.

Valorie is always a Jamis fav.

All Boy and part Monkey

All of a sudden Jamis is a little boy. He tries to help dress himself, he gets himself in his chair to eat, he shows me what he wants to eat (or more what he doesn't want to eat), he tells me when its outside time and when its inside time, he tells me when he's ready to leave a place, he makes sure I notice all the cars when we're driving somewhere (I think his daddy has been telling him to watch out for mommies driving), he helps sweep the floor, do the laundry, he has friends that come over everyday to play, he tells me what songs to sing him and what books to read him, and I could go on forever. It really is amazing how fast kids grow up. Everyday though I look forward to bedtime. Not cause I can finally check my email and go to the bathroom with the door shut, but because its the time when he becomes my baby again. Its pretty much the only time in the day when he'll let me snuggle him and rock him. I've found the more independent he's trying to become, the longer our bedtime routine becomes. Why can't they just stay little forever?!?

We are big fans of the park now.


Jamis is never found without a car nearby. "CAR" (caaaa as he says it) was the first word he picked up on his own without any outside help. One day he just started saying and now its said at least ten thousand times a day!


We puppy sat for some friends last week. Jamis and Sidney became fast friends. They would not leave each other alone. When Sidney had enough of the little hands all over him, he would kindly remove Jamis from the area, which of course Jamis thought was fun, and round and round we went.

Jamis has also discovered shoes lately. Any shoe left out will definitely be tried out.

He also has become quite the little ham. The other day he was eating pasta and decided he wanted to play cars at the same time. Being the terrible mom that I am, I wouldn't let him. He looked so cute with the saucy face and the dramatics, so I grabbed the camera. This is what I immediately got....

Pure trouble I tell ya. Pure trouble.

He's also perfecting the "Oops the evidence is on my face isn't it" face.

Swings are the best!!!!

Just call me Monkey Man

It's a Caaaaaa mom, it really is.

In Non-Jamis news, Devan is continuing to interview. He's really enjoyed every place he's gone and we're getting excited to start another chapter. He had an interview in Chapel Hill today (which is only two hours away) and my girlfriend was really sweet to take Jamis for the night so I could go with him. It was Sooooo great. I got an amazing hotel off of Hotwire for a third the normal price (score!!!), so after I got Devan off in the wee morning hours, I got to actually sit and eat breakfast, watch TV, and fall back asleep until LUNCH time!!!!! Can you believe it, I still can't. Oh, the little things in life. The interview went great and off he went to the airport for two more. The anticipation for knowing where we'll match is already getting to me. Its kind of like waiting to see if you won the lottery (not that I actually know what waiting for the lottery feels like that is).

Other than that, I've been keeping busy with Primary. I sewed my first cape (or really my first anything) last weekend and Sis Super Scripture made her first appearance during Super Scripture Sunday (I can't say that without hearing an echo after sunday-ay-ay-ay). The kids were all able memorize our monthly scripture (John 3:16), but Devan definitely could not resist to point out that I, I mean Sis Super Scripture, was a little more excited about the whole cape/alter ego appearance than the kids were. Kids these days. They just don't know good Super Heros when they see one.