Something ...

LOVE!

... that I will never stop loving! Grayson's curls. This little man's hair is the talk of the day, everyday, no matter where we are. And although I sometimes get annoyed with perfect strangers approaching us and touching my son's head, I do agree in that it IS gorgeous hair. Each and every time I hear these comments, I hope in my mind that my Mom is looking down upon those locks and smiling. Thanks for the Red gene, Madre! We love and miss you so much.

Do you know the muffin boy?

This little guy loves mama's baked creations! Here he is enjoying one if the applesauce whole wheat variety ... Sporting his new summer hat. What a stud muffin! ;)

Hope.

Grayson's Obama photo:)

Melt my heart!

My little man and his blue eyes, Ughhhh! So adorable! (This is pre haircut.)

Cutie patootie

Is it just me or is G not a baby anymore?! He is growing so fast!

Swing pushing - newest favorite pasttime

While last summer G absolutely loved to swing, it seems as though this year he will only be pushing the swings!

Shootin' hoops

G man enjoying this lovely sunshine. (By the way, we had 3 days with snow this week too!)

Photo dump from Bend trip

Mt. Jefferson - view from the car

Gray in the sun - Friday

Throwing pine cones  - our rental house was straight ahead

View from our bedroom window Saturday AM!

Some phone pics from our recent trip to Bend with Chad's family at the end of February. As you can see, we had quite the weather changes! It was a blast; we all enjoyed the sun AND the snow!

Weather Weirdness

sunny days (and rain, and hail, and snow...)

I always look forward to weekends and Tuesdays for my days off with G. When the weather cooperates, especially in the winter, it's a plus! But... Oregon's weather is so strange! Yesterday was messy... Rain, wind, rain, and more rain (I was glad to be inside working!). This morning we woke up to SNOW! [Or as Grayson calls it "No" with an added nasal-y sound at the beginning (Hh-no?).] Went about our morning by attending our usual Mr. Ben music show at our Swap n Play {{read: did some dancing to live kid music and chased around a bunch of toddlers}}, had a little playdate after @ friends Charlie and Tucker's, stopped by Whole Foods for a couple things, and then headed home in the drizzle mist of our 'normal' winter rain. And now.... You see our sky just outside our side door. WTH?! 
The weather here has never really bothered me. But Geesh! Make up your mind! I had rain boots on this morning ... And this afternoon will be walking to our library storytime in the sunshine with shades on!
I guess the moral of this (very random post) is you can never predict the weather here! Always have a hood and some cute sunglasses :-)

Big boy!

Victory for MSU!

Michigan State basketball defeated Ohio State today to become Big Ten Champions! My favorite time of year ... March Madness begins later this week. This MSU team has a great chance to do really, really well this tourney, and reminds me of the fun times I experienced back in 2000 when they last won the entire tournament to become the champs!

Go Green!

Curls

Gray's hair is getting so long! Enjoying the awesome spring-like weather we had over the weekend!

Children's Museum fun!

G loved the Mega-sized Lite Brite today! And crawling through the hollow log ... He was giggling at the holes he could peek through and stick his fingers in :)

18 months

just thought i'd share the link to Our Photo Site again.... i have uploaded some new ones recently. grayson is growing up so fast! it is hard to believe 18 months ago he could fit in our forearms with ease.  now he is almost 3 feet tall!! he is happy, healthy, and loving life... filled with airplanes, trains, music, books, letters, and shapes! we are so very lucky. we love our little man so much!!

Happy New Year!

Gray all bundled up on New Years Day enjoying the park (Mama enjoying the sun). Happy 2012!

Lil Techie

Grayson is *obsessed* with the iPad these days. We have to hide it otherwise he climbs onto the couch to find it (often kept behind it on the windowsill) ...

Here he is enjoying a little father/son/angry bird time :)

Legos!

Little man playing with some huge Legos at the Children's Museum over the holiday week. He loved them!

Merry Christmas

Our tree is finally, as of tonight, up and decorated. Note to self: do not wait until December 22 to pick out a tree. You will end up with a fat, very full (lotta sap!), somewhat misshapen tree ... Regardless I love it and am excited for this weekend when Chad's sisters are here to help us celebrate. Happy holidays!

Cousins, Cousins.....

One of many cute photos of the boys from our early Xmas trip to the Mitten. Just Chillin' in Oliver's crib one morning.  More to come!

Story time with Daddy