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!

Jake's Playdate with Anthony

Jake's friend Anthony came to play. Jake happily shared his pretzels with Anthony as they took a break from playing. It's a definite sign that you're in with Jake when he shares his food with you!

Of course there was no real sitting still while they snacked...what fun is that.

The boys had a great time playing together!

January Update

Jake is growing into quite the toddler! This is a picture of Jake on the morning Mommy heard him on the video monitor laughing and squealing to himself only to check the screen and find he had disrobed himself down to his diaper! Luckily for mommy the diaper remained on. He was quite the proud little boy!

Jake got all decked out for the Giants/Eagles playoff game that he watched with Daddy, Grandpa and Uncle Mike (known by Jake as Ka). Unfortunately the Giants couldn't pull off a win but Jake sure did look cute in his warm up suit!

As for the current state of the family, Baby V #2 is doing well growing in Mommy's belly....only 14 weeks to go! Jake on the other hand is having quite a tough winter! He had a stomach bug for two weeks at Christmas and now is suffering from his second week with a bronchial infection and an ear infection. Needless to say it hasn't been pleasant for anyone involved. Hopefully Jake will get well soon. Mommy & Daddy are fairing well despite the illnesses with the exception of a bit of sleep deprivation.

On a lighter note, Jake is talking a bit more these days. He uses Ma and Dad very well and now calls the dog by his name fairly clearly. Tiki is now know as Tee Tee by Jake. He also knows Pa for Grandpa, Ga for Grandma and Gi Gi for Great Gram Marcy. Uncle Mike who's tried to get Jake to say Mike since before he was even close to talking is known as Ka! haha Dish & Leash are his other big words and he is an outstanding animal noise maker! hahaha

Well, that's about it for now. Hope you all enjoyed the update!

Christmas Day 2008

Santa was very good to Jake!
He got a tricycle, a Thomas the Tank Engine Tent, a Jake sized vacuum cleaner and janitor cart, tons of cars and dinosaurs and lots of other fun treats!

Unfortunately Christmas Day was dampened a bit by Jake's stomach virus but he persevered! He was very good at opening the first few gifts but then decided he would rather play than open anymore!

There's Jake on his new Bike!

He even showed off his skills ringing the bell! Everyone will know when he is coming down the street!

Daddy helped Jake try out his new vacuum.
He cleaned up too so there wouldn't be a mess for Mommy!

Everyone enjoyed the holiday at Grandma and Grandpa's house!
Gi Gi, Pop & Uncle Rich relaxed while we all opened gifts!

Great Grandma Grace and Gi Gi Marcy sat comfortably and took in the festivities!

Jake had fun hanging out with Uncle Kevin...Don't block the tv though Uncle Kev!

Jake & Mommy making faces for the camera!

Uncle Mike gave Tiki some special attention while Uncle Kev took a snooze!

Tiki took advantage of the attention!
He said if I have to wear a sweater to get some love so be it!

Jake is super attached to Grandma Joyce!

And what cooler gift than a life size Thomas the Tank Engine Train???
It took a little bit b/c he was scared of it at first but Jake finally got on and took Thomas for a spin! Grandma & Grandpa sure know how to spoil him!!!