This seemed like a long weekend...even though it wasn't...and due to the weather, were able to pack a lot of activity in. I found out last week after my doctor's appointment that I had failed my one-hour gestational diabetes test. So, needless to say I was very disappointed and not exactly pleased that I now had to spend three hours of my Saturday morning sitting in the doctor's office, fasting and repeatedly having my blood taken. But, Julie offered to come with me and keep me company...and having her there definitely made the experience not so painful. We both took our laptops and work, and got a lot done! I should hear something tomorrow. Fingers crossed that I get a call tomorrow saying my levels were in the normal range!
While I was gone, Ben and Griff played in the yard. Griff was dressed in carhart shortalls, knee socks, a Sons of Anarchy t-shirt, and his Spiderman snow boots. Classic. Ben said Griff picked it out...I'm not so sure about that. :) Ben took some good pics with his camera, he says, but I don't have the energy to upload those tonight...so that will be a later post. And that afternoon after nap, while Ben was golfing, Griff and I were outside again. G refused to be inside for even a second.
And this morning Ben golfed again (have I mentioned yet how excited I am that it's golf season again?) and Griff and I headed to the county fairgrounds for Touch-A-Tractor! Griff was SO excited about it that he was pretty upset we stopped for breakfast first. If they didn't have tractors at Panera, he wanted NOTHING to do with muffins. And as soon as he saw the tractors out of his window, he was nonstop...I've never seen him so excited for anything, which is positive. However, after about 45 minutes of tractors and farm animals, G decided he didn't need to hold my hand, and he didn't need to let other kiddos have their turns on the tractors. So, when an epic tantrum occured after I told him neither was acceptable, I was embarrassed but not surprised. And we had to bid the tractors farewell.
When we got home he was exhausted...so exhausted that he wouldn't sleep. The seamless transition to his big-boy bed has hit a bit of a hiccup the past couple of days. Griff seems more interested in trashing his room, turning his touch lamp on/off/on/off, reading books, trying to put lotion on...you get the picture...rather than sleeping. And this pattern is becoming difficult for a boy that cannot function without his sleep.
Let's hope he can get his required amount of zzz's in soon because this is a big week for G-man....he turns TWO! We've got family coming into town and a little party planned and we need and want our good natured boy in attendance...so, please...sleeeeeep little boy.
His ride-on Lightening McQueen car made it's reappearance in the yard which G thoroughly enjoyed. When the car wasn't able to go he would proclaim he was "stuck," which he thought was cool, so he began to be "fake stuck," get out, and have to lift his car up to check "under the hood."
And this is the post-tantrum (as you can see it is not quite over with) picture. Too many tractors, too little time.
He had no interest in having his picture taken with the cow, but he really, really wanted to RIDE it, and kept asking to do so
Second only to the tractors...the baby chicks were by far Griff's favorite attraction. We kept coming back to see them...and pet them...and once he actually kissed a baby chick right on the beak before I could stop him. Yum.
Climbing on the combine.
Birthday Kisses 
Anyone else want some? 
Hmmm..cake is good but I think I'd rather have my SHAKE! 
Playing with my new firetruck from Gma Kris and Gpa Tom 
At Discovery Zone...I'm told the cold didn't faze him at all 
Whee (always his favorite at any park) 
