A Day at the Park

On June 30th, Aunt Chickie, Connor, Jake, Taylor and I headed to the park in Bayonne so Connor and Jake could get in some cousin bonding time! The fun started on the swings! Jake loved Connor pushing him really high!

Jake held on tight while Connor gave him some big pushes!

Then it was on to the slide!!! What's more fun than sliding down the twisty slide with your big cousin?!

It's hard to say who was having more fun...Jake or Connor? hahaha

Then it was on to the sprinklers! "Whoa that was cold!"

Jake wanted everyone in on the action!

That Aunt Chickie...she tricked him walking around the outside of the sprinklers so she didn't get wet!

Connor drinking sprinkler water...Yuck!

Jake was just amazed by the water falling down. He was a bit intimidated at first and probably a bit frozen by the icy cold water but he was loving it a few minutes in!

It's like rain but with the sun shining! He ran around squealing with joy. Ah the joys of the simple things in life!!!!

And of course there was a need to stop and play in the puddles!

How cute...he's like Connor's mini me!

"Run Connor Run!" Connor had his hands full trying to keep up with his little cuz!

Jake with blue lips and shaking from being so chilled had to be bribed away from the sprinklers! Connor pulled out every stop in the book to try to convince the little guy that the water was just too cold to keep playing in! haha

So the little energizer bunny got his big cuz to play ball with him in the grass!

He hasn't yet mastered the hand eye coordination required to play ball but he did manage to hit the ball at least once!

Coach Connor did his best to show the little guy how to swing the bat.

Where was Taylor during all this? She was fast asleep in her stroller! Boy did she miss out on a fun day! Jake was so wiped out by the time we were leaving he walked half way to the car and decided he was just too tired to make it the rest of the way! Aunt Chick had to carry him! There's nothing better than a fun day at the park with your cousin!

Our Beautiful Children!

Jake at the racetrack for Father's Day. He had a blast checking out the horses!

Taylor sleeps so peacefully! She is so different from her big brother where sleep is concerned!

Jake Tickling Taylor. He is such an awesome big brother!!! He loves giving her kisses and helping Mommy take care of her. He was so excited at the chance to hold her when Mommy wanted a photo op. When mommy tickled her, Jake decided to do the same and mommy of course snapped a pic! Jake has even given Taylor her first nickname, 'T'.

Jake and T watching elmo together! Mommy couldn't get them to look at her b/c their eyes were glued to the tv!

Getting both kids to smile at the same time proved an impossible task for Mommy but they sure are cute together anyway!

It's a Girl!!!

Taylor and Jake are becoming fast friends!

And of course Gi Gi came to see her little girl!

Goodgie and Pa Pa were there to welcome their Granddaughter into the world!

Taylor and Jake meet for the first time. Jake was a bit afraid of Taylor at first but he was amazed that the little baby moved and made noise.

Taylor Marie finally came into the world May 18th, 2009 at 12:11 PM weighing 8lbs 1oz and 20-1/4" long.

Happy Easter!

Jake painted Easter Eggs with Mommy & Daddy Saturday night!

"wow!" Jake was amazed that the white eggs actually changed colors!!

And each time it was equally as amazing to him!!!

15 eggs later and he was still equally as excited each time we took one out of the dye!

He even picked them up himself and put them into the drying rack...he was such a big shot!

Best of all he got to put stickers all over the eggs. Jake made an egg for himself of course, Daddy, Mommy, "baby" and Tiki. His egg of course was his favorite color, "GREEN!"

Jake, Daddy and Tiki were all dressed for Easter!

It was a bit chilly but Jake had to spend some time outside in the sun swinging at Grandma & Grandpa's house. "Whee!" as he says when talking about the swing! He looked more like he was going snowboarding than hanging in the yard but cute as always!

Baby Sarah and Aunt Chickie (Sarah's Grandma) were hanging out enjoying the Easter Festivities!

Jake got to hang out with his Favorite cousin Connor!!!

Best of all he got to hang out with his Uncles!!! And boy was that a blast!

His uncles sure know how to have fun! What's Easter without a game of toss the nephew?

They also helped Jake count his loot at the end of the Easter Egg hunt! Jake couldn't believe there was candy in each one!

Jake & Daddy

Jake and Daddy hit the road on Jake's Tricycle when the nice weather blew into town!
Jake had a blast waving to everyone and sporting his new Sponge Bob hat Grandma and PaPa got him!

Watch out world Jake's on the loose!

It got a little cooler so the sponge Bob hat was traded for the winter hat and Jake gave up the trike for a walk with his Daddy!

Jake was sure to point out all the mud spots and snow piles he was just dying to play in!!!
He's also a big fan of finding every bird, truck and airplane in the area and yell "Da!!" everytime to make sure Daddy didn't miss out on anything!

"Come on Dad! Let's go!"

Jake Plays...

Jake's favorite book to play with is his Baby Einstein Puzzle Book. He will spend long periods of time taking the shapes out and putting them back into the book and he has gotten quite good at it.

Jake and Grandpa look at pictures in a photo album, another new favorite activity. Jake loves looking through the photo albums and naming the people in the pictures! He doesn't quite say everyone's name just yet but he gets very excited looking through it. He also has these Baby Einstein discovery cards he is playing with Grandpa where he acts out different emotions. They are sooo cute.

Jake is starting to play like a little boy these days. He takes his favorite Thomas the Tank Engine trains and rides them around on the track and makes "choo choo" noises.

Jake's also a huge fan of his Mr. Potato Head toy. He loves giving him unique body configurations like arms where the mouth is typically found or out of the top of the head! And then he laughs at his creations!