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these are totally blurry photos, i couldn't get the setting right, but i love them because they are so grayson. i just couldn't delete.

This child is into everything these days. i love how grown up he is getting. he communicates more (even if it's through a tantrum). He understands so much. It amazes me how much he "gets". I am a bit bias here but I think he is a brilliantly smart child.

Boy, through and through. Wild. Never stops moving. Spins himself round and round until he falls, then laughs about it. He is SO my son. He thinks he is the funniest person alive (I personally only ever laugh at my own jokes!).

I look at pictures (I have thousands of them) from just a few months ago and he is a completely different person. I can't really call him my baby anymore, he is a big boy. Not to mention the absolute joy in my day.

These pictures represent his current state very well.

Butter Lane Cupcakes

a while ago my sister and i bought cupcake classes from butter lane cupcakes. a few weeks ago i was up in nyc visiting her and we decided to cash in. the class itself was super elementary but it ended up being fun anyway. the cupcakes were super sweet but that of course didn't stop us from indulging.

 

butter lane is located in east village. i love that part of town. i had never been there before but after walking around a while i was pretty much in love. it's so quirky and posh. do those two words even go together? i loved it though, i thought it was great, and this shop fit in perfect. a little hole in the wall with amazing old new york store front doors and large planking wood floors. very charming. 

 

you could make vanilla, chocolate or banana cupcakes. we went for the banana. the banana cupcakes were actually amazing, the icing was just a bit too sweet for my liking. and the fact that there were bananas in it made me feel a little bit better about eating them.

 

they taught us how to ice cupcakes, which was actually really helpful for me because i am the worst at that. believe it or not i even got a prize for "best iced cupcakes', which tells you a lot about all the other people's icing jobs (although i thought my sister should have won over me). 

the class wasn't exactly what i thought it would be but i walked away knowing how to better ice a cupcake and with 24 of them! yum. mark, leon and grayson appriciated it.

grandpa's boat

i've been riding on boats since...forever. last year grayson was way too tiny to take a ride but this year is a totally different story. i couldn't wait to get him out there and see what he thought of it. taking a nice cruise along the water has to be on my top 10 list of favorite things in the world. the winds, the rocking, what's not to love? 


the boat he thought was fantastic. he was fairly certain he was the captain. my dad showed him the wheel and in no time he thought it was king of the sea. making vroom vroom noises and all. i don't think he could be any more boyish if he tried. 


his life jacket, well that was another story. like any kid, he hated it. i don't blame him, they are so horribly uncomfortable. obviously though there is no way i am letting him take a ride without one though. he got over it. 

the noise of the boat and the motion of the waves made him sleepy every time. i am 100% okay with that. it's one of the few times i ever get snuggles anymore. 

he loved the water. all he wanted was to be dropped in. he splashed his legs and screamed with excitement every time. more more more he says. 

sunbathing in the "lake"

the smooth rocking of the boat was too much for them. they headed below and took a nap. bums. 

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!

the fat man

christmas morning is always spent at my parents house. there was never a reason for it not to be. my mom makes apple muffins and christmas casserole and we open presents all morning long.

this was our first year with grayson, he's still so young so we could get away with keeping this tradition. it's already been decided though that next year we will be staying put. everyone will be coming to us and grayson will enjoy all the wonderfullness the fat man has to offer.

 can you find the baby?

oh there he is!

grayson give hugs now

and kisses to his grandma!

baby toy overload.

this was an amazing gift. its a little village of people that sings songs and moves things up and down. grayson love love loves it! he's just learned to sit up so i can put him in front of it and it keeps him entertained for nice stretched of time. 

he also got a stylin new ride for the spring. his bee-mobile from his auntie. 

backing into dad's head is always fun. 

he spends most of the time just eating the steering wheel. 

learning to share. 

pancake and cherrio had their christmas outfits on. a reindeer and an elf. pancake was all too thrilled about the whole thing. she moped all morning long. 

mark was trying to shoot down a helicopter. all the darts were surrounding grayson who seemed a bit confused about the whole thing

true to grandpa form everyone had to put all their toys away. grayson got to keep out two though, while grandpa vacuumed around him. 

then came christmas night. everyone came over to my parent's for a big dinner. 

grayson with cousin jason. these two boys will be serious trouble next christmas. 

hope everyone else had a wonderful holiday!