Spring Break Vacay!!

For Andy's Spring Break we headed over to Bloomington, IN to visit my sister, Megan and her family. As always we had tons of fun together!

One of the days we took the kids swimming, we swam for a really long time, we all looked like extra old prunes by the time we were done!! My favorite part though was sending the kids back to the house with the Dads while Megan and I stayed in the pool to exercise. Megan let me borrow her hydro-fit gear and she taught me some hydro-fit moves. It was way hard, but way fun!!! My Mom and Dad, who are faithful hydro-fitters, would be so proud!!

Another day we went to the Indianapolis Zoo. It was perfect timing because it was still the off season so it was cheaper to get in and hardly anybody was there.

We got to watch a cool Dolphin Show.

Looking up at the Dolphins.

Grayer, Maggie, and Eva checking out the fish. That long green thing at the top is an eel!

Petting the sharks. Grayer wouldn't dare touch so he just watched.

Looking at the Penguins -- wish they weren't so stinky!

This is Grayer's "I'm gonna getcha" stance. I don't know why he was
doing it but I'm glad I caught it on camera cause it's cute!

"Polar Bear, Polar Bear what do you see?"

We played at the zoo playground before getting back in the car to head home.
Can ya tell Grayer was excited!?

Kisses from Dad after falling down.

Eating Pretzels with cousin Eva.


One afternoon we went to the Wonder Lab. We had been before but at that time Grayer was not quite old enough to do much. This time around he did everything that he could and thoroughly enjoyed himself!!

Playing at the water table.
We had to pry him away from this when it was time to leave.

Giant Bubble.


Grayer loved this fish tank because there was a "Nemo" fish and a "Dory" fish.
Of course "Nemo" swam away right as I took the picture.


We had a great Spring Break! Unfortunately, Spring Break doesn't last forever and is now being followed by some of the busiest weeks yet for Andy this semester. The Opera is coming up which means lots of late night rehearsals -boo:(

Oh and before I forget, on our drive home we stopped for some Graeters Ice Cream. Grayer was thrilled to get his very own cone!! YUMMY!!

NAKED Cowboy!!

So the other day Grayer took off all his clothes including his diaper, and decided it would be a good time to put on his hat and go for a naked ride...

HE IS SO STINKIN' CUTE!

VALENTINES

Okay so this post is a little behind the times, but I wanted to post anyway because we had a great Valentines Celebration!!

On Valentines Day itself, Andy was home sick (big bummer for him) but secretly I was happy, not because he was sick but because I got to have him home with me all day long! It actually worked out pretty good because I had planned to make a nice dinner at home rather than go out to eat, so even though Andy was sick it really didn't ruin any V-day plans. For dinner we had.... Lobster Ravioli with vodka sauce, steamed Artichokes with lemon and butter for dipping, and for dessert chocolate covered Strawberries! It was DELISH!!!

Then, this past weekend we ended our celebrations by going to a Renee Fleming concert!! It was soooooo cool! For those of you who do not know who Renee Fleming is, she is the number 1 soprano in the world!! She grew up here in Rochester and graduated from Eastman. She came back to do a benefit concert for the Eastman School of Music. We had a wonderful time together. We got a baby-sitter for Grayer and went and enjoyed a night of excellent music, what a treat!!

I am so lucky to have a great hubby to share my love with!! Love you Andrew!

Our Favorite Doctor!

While we were home in Idaho for Christmas break we decided to take Grayer into my Dad for his 2 year well child check! We don't have a doctor here in New York yet so it was perfect timing to be home so that Grandpa could make sure all was well!! This was our second time seeing Dr. Grandpa for a well child, the first time was when Grayer was about a week old.

THEN
Stats:
weight - 8.3 lbs (56%)
length - 22 inches (97%)




NOW
Stats:
weight - 25.6 lbs (24%)
length - 33.2 inches (28%)

I should have taken the pictures before the shots hence Grayer's grouchy face!


Thanks Grandpa for being the best there is!

GRAYER TURNS 2: Part II

Well, it is now official our little baby boy is 2 years old! I know technically he is not a baby anymore but I am a Mother in denial and he will always be my baby!!! Time has flown by and now all of the sudden we have a 2 year old -- WHAT?? -- Can't believe it!

We did our big family party for him back in Idaho which was a blast, but we also had so much fun celebrating his birthday with just our family of 3!!

We started the day off with the birthday door tradition.

Checking out the loot.

Can you imagine? He had no interest in getting his picture taken:)

He finally got what he wanted! Yes, I know he is eating candy before breakfast but hey it was his birthday!!

Next we went downstairs for presents.

He took the balloon and did a little dance with it -- it was funny!


Opening the car mat

Lightning McQueen!

No Way, A Buzz Lightyear?!

Admiring his new friend

After a yummy breakfast of English Pancakes,
we headed off to an indoor play place here in Rochester called "The Sandbox."

Playing with Dad

Going down the giant blowup slide

And later that night we had cake and ice cream!

We love you Grayer and are so glad that you came to our family 2 years ago. You are the best little boy and you bring us SO much Joy!! Happy Birthday Son!