Swings and slides!

Well, it seems like every day is a photo op and we tend to take it! The weather has been so nice for the past few days, so off to the neighborhood playground we went. I think Jason and I had as much fun as Grayson did!

Weddings and babies!

This past weekend Grayson attended his first wedding and got to meet more of his mommy and daddy's sweet friends from college! While he made it all day with the festivities, by reception time he was sleeping pretty hard, (thanks Flossie!) even with the band right beside us!

Papa Jay and Flossie took the little man so mom and dad could mingle at the reception! The band was literally right beside our table, too funny! The video we have is dark but you get the idea of how loud it was, that's my boy, he can sleep anywhere!

One of the videos here is from Grayson and I hanging out in the hotel room while Jason went to the rehearsal. You can see he was trying to pull up and I even cheated for him a little! But, after a day, Grayson had it on his own! We stopped off to visit our friends Madonna and Brett and while we were there Grayson pulled up to a standing position (no video of that)!! We were so proud and they were excited to see a first for him and they are one of the couples expecting too!




We had so much fun that we didn't take a lot of pictures, but we do have some cute ones and a few videos to share! We are so excited that so many of our friends are having babies, 4 of them alone will have little ones by this September that were at the wedding!!! I just kept telling them how awesome the whole process is and it just gets better every single day...

Grayson and his friend Reagan!

My sweet friend Laura and her daughter Reagan met Grayson and I at the park and luckily there was a camera on hand! Reagan is about a month younger than Grayson, and they were so cute together today. They played with the leaves, some of which got into their mouths (don't worry we were close by!), and just "talked" to one another. I just love all these moments, so precious!!!

Leslie and Katie come to visit!

My sweet friends Leslie and Katie came to visit this week and we had such a great time! Grayson was quite the trooper as we got in and out of the car and strolled around shopping. While he took a nap at the restaurant, we had lunch and did what we do best...talked! It was so nice to spend time with them and I have to say that the girls were a big help as we heaved Grayson in and out, buckled him, etc.... whew, we were all tired!
But...not too tired to keep enjoying the day and head to the beach. Grayson loved it and wanted to be down with his toes in the sand the entire time. Then, it was bath time for all and we got ready for dinner at O.C. Whites! If you know Jason and I, when you visit we always make it an excuse to eat there, it's great, just ask anyone! Well, needless to say we were all ready for the bed after our long day!

While I was sad to see them go, we got to spend some quality time together and Grayson got a taste of why I love them so much! Grayson can't wait to see his Auntie Leslie and Katie again!!!!!!!!!!!

Mimi's goody box!

Today Grayson got something in the mail from his Mimi (my mom). When a big box comes, we know Mimi has some goodies in there for little man! This package was full of clothes for the spring, a handmade gift for me (which I always love!), socks for Grayson's growing piggies, a Valentine's day card with a special gift, puffs, and a new snack, biter biscuits! When we got the goody box it was the perfect time to let him try this new snack and the pictures show the delicious mess! Thank you Mimi, we love you!!!!!!!!!This picture below is detailing the cookie beard he developed!

A day at the park!

We weren't sure if the weather would cooperate for us to take any pictures at the part this weekend, but after church we saw our chance! This is a park Jason mentioned to me years ago as a place to take Abe, I never did, but last week Grayson had a play date there and we loved it! Sorry to say the swings were all taken when we stopped off, so I will save those shots for another day. We looked at the river, birds, flowers, trees...everything is a first for Grayson and it is so special to be a part of it!

My funny Valentine

I only wish I had my camera for the day Grayson made Valentines for his family...

We were going to go to Borders and pay $2 and make Valentines with other kids, glad we did a test run at home! I found some cute small Valentine cards at Target, then a washable ink pad. We were simply (haha) going to put his handprint on them and mail them out. So we sat in our highchair with supplies in front of us and began. I found out a couple of things:

1. Grayson loves to grab things, not press his hand ever so gently on the pad and then the card...
2. Even though washable ink comes off little hands easily, it doesn't come off the underside of fingernails!

Well, after cutting fingernails so that my son didn't look like he had painted his nails pink, and sending off some Valentines with smeared ink, sometimes 3 fingers, or a blur of his hand, we decided it was a job well done. Or at least some funny memories, Grayson had fun, and maybe we will do Borders next year, haha!

Wishing everyone an early happy heart day, we hope to get out this weekend and take some pictures to post of the family. We are truly enjoying the weather here, and I just have to show you all some shots of Grayson in a swing, of course he is chilling and laughing, it is just too cute to try to describe!

Love, love!