G Is ONE!!

Little Miss G is 1!! Happy Birthday little one!! 

At 1 year of age she weighs about 16.5 lbs and is 18 month clothing. She still not walking but can get around, and UP anything she wants. She drinks from a straw in a cup and about 2 weeks after turning 1 she weaned herself. She loves to play trucks with J3 and let the kids walk her around holding on to her hands. She loves food and eats A LOT for her size! She nods YES with her whole head and chin and has just started not nodding if she doesn't want something. She really dislikes her 'pink marshmallow snowsuit' and looks offended every time we get it out. She loves to sing and dance. 

Super excited for her cupcake!! 

Finally!! 

J3 blew the candle out as is tradition :) 

MINE!

Ahh....

 these three pictures were taken in about 40 seconds!! 

GOOD STUFF!!! 

Yes I have a chocolate icing beard.. I LIKE IT!! 

Done!! Boy did I make a mess.. then I got a bath at Gramma Griggs house!! (More on that later :) 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!!!

          Wowza!! The Christmas letter already!! We've had a busy year as per normal but I’ll give you some highlights ;)

          -The Griggs Family is learning, growing, and enjoying life together; enjoying our new, since the last Christmas letter, home church group; and enjoying watching each other grow in God’s word and love and in many other ways!!

-The Griggs Family Home school is still going strong! We've added a science program called Apologia to our ACE curriculum this year and we are loving it!! With 3 children in two grades, 3 and 2, and Rose doing sort of a pre grade 1 work we have a busy kitchen table J With Jesse, age 2.5, and Grace, almost 1, we also have a busy living room.

-The Griggs Family House Building is going really good. We got what we are calling the ‘half addition’ floor, ceiling, window frames and walls, except stuccoing, pretty much done this summer/fall. The VERY TENITIVE plan is to move into it next summer sometime.

-The Griggs Family Homestead is filling freezers with beef and pork, feeding critters, collecting eggs, making cheese and beer, curing bacon, selling piglets (28!! This year!), and generally keeping busy!  With butchering season upon us and snow on the ground it should slow down soon. Just in time for the holidays!

          -Ages and Stages Of The Griggers J

                   *Jed is almost 9 years old and in Grade 3.

                   *Levi is 7.5 years old and in Grade 2.

                   *Emmaline is 6 years old and in Grade 2.

                   *Rose is 4.5 years old can’t wait to do school next year!

                   *Jesse is 2.5 years old and officially toilet trained J

                   *Grace will be 1 when you read this and is trying out this whole walking thing J

*Some one new will be joining us around June or July of 2013 J.  We are excited to see who he/she will be J

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” Matthew 1:21.

Merry CHRISTmas From

                                                         The Griggs Family

The littlest Grigger..