Baby Sister  

Posted by Jake

I guess I should be putting this on a totally new website. Looks like our little girl is already going to be feeling the effects of 2nd child syndrome. Here's a couple pictures of her to check out. I thought the 3-D one was really cool. Technology is cool.








Fall Update  

Posted by Jake

I've been reprimanded for not posting anything new in a while (so if you are reading Shawna, here is something to read while you are resting after the delivery of your new one). Hope everyone had an awesome time this summer.

Summer seems to finally be over down here (couple months late again). Steamy hotness has given way to torrential downpours and cooler days too. We don't get much of a chance to do posts on Grayson mainly because as he gets older he gets more interested in the computer. So taking it out in the daytime is asking for trouble. Here, he wants to type something a;lkdjga;lkhbajhbfpiah[iqwhetgoi;lk. That's "Hi" in 18-month-old typing.

His vocabulary his growing every day but his favorite word is still "ball". He's getting pretty big too. He measured 33" and 25lbs at his checkup this week. The hair is still slow to come but showing signs of growth.

As far as playtime goes Grayson is mainly into 2 things: wrestling and playing in the dirt. Plain and simple. Give him a box of toys and he's busy for 30 minutes. Give him a bucket of mud and you are done for the day. I've taught him a couple tackling techniques too. He's only supposed to use them on daddy but we've already seen a couple de-cleaters on his cousins and at playgroup so I think I need to teach him to listen for the whistle now.

Here's a few new pictures too. We got a new camera recently and Georgia has done some really great shooting with it so enjoy.




Back from the Woods  

Posted by Jake

Hi everyone. We just got back from camping at Garner State Park. We had a great time biking, hiking, swimming, and bbq-ing a ton. Grayson also had a playmate (Catherine Philley) to hang out with which he thought was awesome. He learned a lot from her. He learned a couple words but also he learned how to walk. Here's a quick video of some of his first steps.



Here's another quick video of some of the other stuff he liked to do at camp.



And here's some pictures from the trip.



Hope everyone else is having a great start to summer!

First Birthday Party  

Posted by Jake in

Hope everyone had a great (and long) Memorial Day weekend. We sure did. Spent some time at the pool and took Grayson on his first bike ride. Thanks to everyone who made it to the birthday party last month. It was great to get so many family and friends way out here to visit for a while. I think we had around 60 people show up which was awesome.

Here's a few pictures of the party. I didn't take any myself this time but there were plenty of cameras rolling so I'm sure there are a bunch still floating around there. If you have any you want to share feel free to add a link in a reply to this post or just email them to me and I'll add them to this slideshow.



Same goes for videos. Here's one my mom took.

 

Posted by Jake

Here's some pictures. I've been remiss in posting for the last couple months. Grayson has been discovering and learning a ton. He's been in every nook and cranny of our house now inside and out. He's a speedy crawler and is trying out walking but still with the assistance of anything that he can grab onto. He's got a bunch of teeth and more on the way. 1st birthday is just around the corner. See you all soon!

Walking....with assistance  

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Grayson figured out how to get around a little better on his feet so we took a quick video to share. Now we have to teach him to bend those knees.

Snowboarding  

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Last week we took Grayson for his first skiing trip to Telluride. He had a great trip except for a little trouble on the ride in and out. He loved sitting in the snow and going for rides in his off-road stroller through the town. His favorite part of the trip was listening and singing along with the hippie bluegrass band in Mountain Village.

Here's some pictures of the trip. I'll add some more when I get them from the rest of the family.




Also, here's a quick video of some of the skiing and the scenery on the trip. Not much of Grayson here, just a few clips that I thought were cool.