Random Pics

The double stroller... great for walks at the park. Some quality time playing

photo op

Jake wathing Daddy take down the Christmas lights

Taryn learned about shadows in school during their "shadow unit" and since then loves to find shadows and tell who they belong to.

Big Boy Bath Seat

Recently Jake moved from his baby bath seat to this big boy bath seat... soon he won't need a seat at all. He likes sitting up and being able to play with Taryn more. Look at these cute rolls!!!
And how long Taryn's hair is wet.

Decorating Easter Eggs

Last Sunday we decorated some Easter eggs. Taryn liked putting the eggs in the dye, but didn't really like waiting for the dye to sink in.

And since Taryn loves hard boiled eggs eating them is her favorite part.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Jakester!

Today was Jake's 1/2 birthday... the last 6 months have gone by very quickly and none of us can believe how big he has gotten already. He is getting very good at sitting up, loves to play with toys and puts everything in his mouth, is definately in the beginning stages of teething and constantly drooling, he has found his voice and loves to yell whether he is happy, sad, excited or frustrated, he loves to watch and play with both Taryn and myself, and he still hates eating baby food. He certainly has a way of brightening any room he is in with his cute little grin and we all love him very much! Happy 1/2 birthday Jake!Here is how he spent his 1/2 birthday.

It was a beautiful outside and we had a great day. The morning started with Taryn making cupcakes with Mommy for him. Then it was off to Taryn's library class and then lunch with Daddy.

After lunch we spent a lot of time playing outside. Then we had our "family night" with the Brunos. Mommy and Taryn had made "boy" cupcakes for Jake...
He was a little disappointed he didn't get one and kept grabbing at them.

He ended teh night by showing off some of his soccer skills.

Jake's First Swim Lesson

Yesterday was Jake's first swim lesson. He did really well even going underwater. Here he is all ready to go in. Mommy has to go in the water with him so there are no pics from in the water... sorry :)

Jake's 6 Month Check-Up

Monday Jake had his 6 month check-up. He was all smiles for the doctor and nurses and even though he had to get two shots and drink a yucky drink he barely cried.

Here are his newest stats... height: 25 1/2 inches- 20th percentile, weight: 17 pounds 4 1/2 ounces- 50th percentile, head measurement: 43 cm

Here are some pics of Jake at the doctors

Snowflake Dance

On Sunday afternoon the whole family went to a Snowflake Dance at Taryn's School. Since it was Taryn's first school dance they didn't know what to expect. It was a lot of fun though. Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Angela, Uncle Tom, EJ, Uncle Jim and Adam came to see the fun... and Mommy thought it would be a good idea to invite Emma, Landon, Pete, And Emily, since Emma and Landon might be interested in going to school there. Everyone had a lot of fun. There was a DJ, food, raffles, great decorations and even some toys given out to the kids.

Jake was of course asleep when we first got there.

But he didn't miss much since they had to get there early for Mommy to help set stuff up. Taryn loved dancing around by herself on the dance floor.

By the end of teh dance the kids were all very tired... Emma won a basket in the raffle though right before we left, so it made her pretty happy :)

I will add more pictures from Aunt Angela when I get them so stay tuned :)

Lucas's 2nd Birthday Party

On Sunday morning Taryn went to her friend Lucas's 2nd birthday party. It was at My Gym in Yorktown, where Taryn used to go all the time and where she met Lucas. They now go to school together. She had so much fun seeing friends she had not seen in a while and celebrating with Lucas. Lucas is sitting behind her on the "train" And a crowd pleaser were the bubbles!

Taryn with her friend Dylan from swimming class and My Gym.

The "sling shot"

Happy Birthday Lucas!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Saturday while Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Tom and EJ were visiting we celebrated Grandma's birthday. Taryn was very excited to have more candles to blow out.

Taryn Time

Everyday Taryn seems to get more grown up. She is usually a great big sister to Jake (minus not wanting him to have any toys that look like hers :) She loves to hold him and try to take care of him. Sometimes she is not as gentle as we would like though :) I guess it will toughen Jake up.
Taryn also is talking sooooo much better. She almost always uses complete sentences now and wants to try to do everything herself. Here she is trying to put on her sweatshirt by herself... she almost got it... to bad it was upside down. Nice try Taryn!

Library Classes

This week both kids started their spiring session of library classes.

Taryn is in Mother Goose Time again and as always LOVES it! Here she is yesterday waiting for class to start. She was so excited that even though we got there 15 minutes early she went in the room with her name tag and sat waiting for class to start, singing songs to herself. Jake and Mommy went with her and Jake enjoyed it almost as much as she did! Jake had his first library class today, Baby Rhymes, and he surprised Mommy a lot. When Taryn took the class she loved every second of it and paid attention to the teacher so much it was almost unreal. Mommy expected Jake to really like the program, but not act exactly like Taryn!!! But he did. He paid attention to everything the teacher said and did & at story time he looked at the book the entire time. He had the exact same giant smile on his face that Taryn always did during her classes. Mommy keeps thinking they will be very different, but when it comes to classes both kids love that kind of social setting! Great first class Jake!

Here is Jake on the way to class wearing his new hat from his friend Eric! Thanks Eric!! Jake loves his new hat!

Bye Tommy!

On Sunday afternoon Tommy had to fly back to his Navy base. Right now he is stationed in Naples, Italy but soon may be going to Jabuti, Africa. It was really nice having Tommy home for a couple weeks and we were all really glad we got to spend some time with him... we don't think we will get to see him for another 15 months! :( I had to stay home because the trip was shortened because of the big storm... but here are some pictures from the night before he had to leave.

Jake went all out for Tommy and wore his Bruins gear!

A photo op with Daddy

Uncle Brian, EJ and Daddy all trying to figure out where Jabuti is :)Cousins Steven, Lucas, and Joseph came to say good bye too.

On Sunday once Tommy was at the airport they watched the USA vs Canada hockey game and then got ready to head home... but not before Taryn helped Uncle Dan with his Law School stuff. And Jake did some hanging out with Grandpa.

It was good to see you Tommy!!!! Can't wait for next May when we get to see you again!

The Legend of Rabbit

And this is how Aunt Bonnie became Known as Rabbit...

While Tommy was home and Mommy, Taryn and Jake spent the week in Massachusetts visiting they went out to dinner with Uncle Tom, Aunt Bonnie, Tommy and EJ at The Bistro in Grafton. The kids were great for a while, but like any kids in a restaraunt after a little bit they started to get restless. Mommy was feeding Jake his bottle and Taryn decided she wanted to sit with Mommy too. Mommy said to Taryn , who was sitting on EJ's lap, "You can't sit with me right now I am feeding Jake." and Taryn pointed to Aunt Bonnie and said "Grab it hold him." Mommy thought that was weird because she never says "grab it" and it was a weird way to talk about Jake. After the meals Taryn finally got to sit on Mommy's lap and Aunt Bonnie was sitting next to them. It was then that Mommy figured out what Taryn meant by "grab it." While eating her ice cream Taryn looked at Bonnie and said, "Rabbit you want some?" Mommy couldn't help but laugh as they all realized that she was not saying "grab it" at all but rabbit. She had thought this whole time that Aunt Bonnie's name was Aunt Bunny and therefore was calling her Rabbit. Taryn still calls her Rabbit and we all still laugh everytime she says it... and that is the "Legend of Rabbit"

Another Snow Day!

So today Daddy got to stay home from work again because we got A LOT of snow. The news claims we got like 17+ inches, but it is so hard to tell.

What better to do when you wake up on a day like this than hang out and watch some cartoons.

Taryn : "What is it Jake? Are you not quite comfortable enough?"Taryn: "Is this better?"Taryn : "Oh what Jake? You want me to Jump on you?"

Do you guys see this snow?!?!!! "Yes!!! I have seriously been waiting for this all winter!"Here is Taryn helping Daddy shovel again! She has been getting in some good practice this year... It is a good thing they bought that kids snow shovel at Bed Bath and Beyond!And me playing in the SNOW!!!!!!!!!After they were done shoveling Daddy and Taryn did some sledding down the giant snowbanks. And then played in Taryn's playhouse.

Later in the day when Taryn started to get bored... because she never gets tired :)
Mommy opened another one of Taryn's birthday gifts that she hadn't used yet. It was a Tinkerbell costume from cousin Grace!

She loved running around in it trying to fly.

And of course what better than to end the day with nice warm baths!