The Gray Report

July has slipped away from us and before August progresses much further it is time for an update. Father's day morning was blessed by Kassie cooking up some amazing breakfast burritos and I got some new clippers to keep my balding head looking fresh. The clippers I bought my my mission have fought a good fight and I am excited to have some high quality blades!  We decided to pull the trigger and buy another vehicle. It has been quite the balancing act with one car to manage business meetings across the Wasatch front, playdates, grocery shopping, film shoots, etc. - so we hope that the small hatchback Suzuki Reno ("Lil' Blue") can make it a little easier to grow business and do the things we need/want to do at this time. Buying cars is stressful.  Addie's growing confidence and abilities Addie started really reaching for things and acted like she might be thinking about crawling. She is always bending over, lunging for buttons or small items within reach...

May was an eventful month for our little family.  A few weeks ago Kas took the kids to the Spanish Fork farm with Mom and Dad and Addie enjoyed sitting on the horses while Hinckley stated they were "stinky" so he couldn't get near them. I think that is one of the best excuses for being terrified of being around horses I've ever heard. Addie riding princess style, help from Grandpa For Family Home Evening we watched  Good Dinosaur  and I burned a bunch of popcorn that stunk up the house for the next three days. Hinckley was enraptured by that movie talked about it daily for at least a week. For some reason he didn't get scared of anything in that movie, but was sobbing during an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine  because they were lost in the mist. Interesting time of life.  Hinckley has been acting more "nervous" and shy recently, hugging my legs going into nursery and getting really agitated when visitors come, but he still soften...

March was a beautiful month for our family. We began the month by attending Kathy and Quinn Dally's sealing in the Payson Temple. It was wonderful to be in that special place and witness the sealing. It was fun to have the Burnsides and other family visit for that occasion. We were also able to participate in the Provo City Center Temple dedication on the 19th. The last weekend of the month we went to Logan and spent some time with the Kay family for Easter. Easter Eggs with Logan & Sadie Easter Dress With spring here in full force, Kas and the kids began frequent trips to the park, earning the first sunburns and skidded knees of the year. Addie has started sort of sleeping through the night, though she seems to be fighting one of her naps which makes things interesting. She loves sitting up and being entertained by Hinckley and really doesn't like to be alone. Hinckley continues to love reading, and we went to a few construction sites to see the trucks a...

Christmas baby We had a good week with the Burnsides visiting for the holiday. We went to the "Space Camp" as a family which was pretty fun. We also had a cookie competition, saw some things on temple square, watched some movies, and ate some great food. Addie enjoyed being passed around, smiling and laughing all the while. Hinckley had a blast  (as you can imagine) and basked in all the attention he got as he opened tons of presents and learned about Christmas by experience. He continues to elicit hilarity out of every situation, and has the ability to command fury and charm in the same breath. Kas and I saw  Star Wars  and enjoyed that quite a bit.  At the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in SLC (Addie is in the bundle) Preparing for the big unwrapping Mega blocks = great Christmas present Christmas dress  My (Greg's) Mom and Dad came over for some New Years partying and Hinckley really loved popping some noise-makers Kas bought....