a preview of things to come

we spent the long weekend baking in the sun and swimming in the ocean down the shore. it was pretty much perfect. the weather could not have been better and the company was just as great. 

i took a million pictures, lounged around, and got a glorious tan. i think this was a little preview of the summer to come. 

grayson met the ocean

and loved it!

seriously. i do not think there is another child out there who loves the water more. it's all he wanted. more more more. waves would take him down and he would pop right back up and demand another round. i think in his eyes it was the best day of his life!

that is his best bud Landyn. they are exactly a week apart and total opposites. i think his energy exhausts her but they totally enjoy each others company. 

they had a fabulous day at the beach. i am quite certain their diapers will be loaded with sand for the next week though. more went into their mouths then into their buckets. 

the weekend was truly one of the best. i enjoy watching grayson have so much fun exploring the world. the beach was always one of my favorite places growing up, the memories i have there are endless. i can't wait to share all of that with him as the summers go on. 

me. stone harbor, nj. circa 1986?

to the zoo!

grayson took his second trip to the zoo. he was still pretty small on his first trip and he actually slept most of of. this time though he was awake and fully alert of everything going on around him. 

he is super lucky that his aunt is a zookeeper at the cape may zoo (an excellent- and free -zoo if you are ever in the area). she took us back to see the giraffes. 

pretty awesome right!?

they are really friendly, but they were even more so when we brought out the treats. grayson was pretty unsure about the whole thing. when they first came over he looked at it and refused to look at it again. maybe he thought if he ignored them they would go away. 

he even got slimed in the head. the giraffe came over and licked his hair. eventually though he sort of warmed up to them. when the treats ran out and they walked away all the sudden he wanted them to come back. the second round of treats went better. he was feeling more comfortable about the encounter. 

the unk and gradmom & gpa were there for the fun too. it's a darn good day when you get to pet the animals in the zoo. 

in with the giraffes live the ostriches. they are a bit less friendly. looking through the fence at them is fine, but they will bite. of course grayson didn't find them in the least bit threatening. they were behind the fence so they didn't make him nervous. 

but back to the giraffes. 

check out that tongue! 

this was the first stop on our trip. it probably should have been the last though because grayson felt he was entitled to get in with all the animals after that. he threw a fit that he couldn't get into the flamingo pen. 

he absolutley loved looking at all the animals. we weren't sure if he would enjoy it or not but he definitely did. i was really impressed with how he was able to spot the animals in the exhibits. i didn't think he would know to look for them. 

it was a fun day and fortunately we spend lots of time down the shore in the summer so i am sure we will  make lots of trips to see the animals. especially since they have awesome playgrounds there too. thanks again to grayson's aunt kim for taking us back to see the giraffes! it was the best. 

the most disgusting part of motherhood (or maybe my life!) yet...

Here is something i never thought would happen to me. I had a mouth full of puke the other night that was NOT my own. Disgusting, but sort of hysterical at the same time. 


After dinner friday night we were all up in grayson's room hanging out. I was on the floor and lifted him in the air above me (see where this is going...). I was laughing hysterical and my mouth was wide open. Boom! Chicken and rice puke in. my. mouth. 


I'm pretty sure i was in shock. It was in my mouth, up my nose, running down my face and in my ear and hair. I had a disgusted look on my face, grayson was confused and i started laughing. Something about me, whether it was the puke or the face i was making, sent grayson into panic mode. He was crying so hard mark had to come take him away from me. He was terrified. 


Needless to say, I needed a shower and my teeth brushed! Disgusting. 

bubble gum

I've been quiet, my apologies. I've been so wrapped up in all my side projects i've got going on. I have been a terrible blogger. 

I apologize for the neglect with a promise that I will work hard this weekend on giving my little blog a bit of TLC. In the meantime enjoy this... (certainly not the most attractive video of me, but funny non-the-less)

walking

grayson took his first unassisted official steps a few months ago. he didn't even realize he did it. when he did it again he took notice and was pretty persistent in learning. he got up to about 3 or 4 steps at a time before he would get so excited it would throw him off balance. then he just kind of stopped trying, for whatever reason. he's not even interested in using his walker anymore. i figure once he is ready again he will probably just take off running. i'm not worried about it and i'm certainly not pushing either. every once and a while though he decides to give it a go. this time i was lucky enough to catch the excitement.

i absolutely adore these photos. 

mother's day

our mother's day was nothing extraordinary. we kept it pretty low key. grayson actually had a sleepover at his grandmom's house saturday night so sunday morning we got up early and joined everyone at my parents. not before a stop to the grocery store though to load up on cinnamon buns and fresh raison bread and eggs for a delicious breakfast. 


we spent the day enjoying the warm weather, barbecuing and soaking in the sun all afternoon. 


grayson got his first sandbox (how does it work out that this kid is always getting presents). it was a hit. he laid and rolled in the sand. picked it up and studied it as it ran out of his hand. each time it ran through it confused him as to what happened to all that wonderful squishiness that was in his hands just moments before. you could see the wheels turning, it was all over his face. 


it was a good day. 

captain. 

mmm. sand is good!

happy mother's day!