We're in!

We have been busy with..Jake, work, classes, and last but not least THE HOUSE! We are in and have survived our first week in our new home. We love it, but we do miss our old housemates- "AH NEE" Kaylin, "MeeMee", Grampa, and Two . Oh, and "kitty" x 2 and "doggy" x 2, who I am sure are not missing Jake chasing and yelling (aka screaming) at them. We can't thank them enough for putting us up and helping with the house for the past few months..we are lucky to have such great family!!


We are still living amongst suitcases and the amount of boxes is slowly dwindling, but are totally functioning and happy here! Jake is getting accustomed to his new room and will hopefully start napping better in it soon! He tends to not like to nap right now and if he does, its for a short period of time. His sleeping at night is right on track though..he has been going to sleep well before 7 and waking at about 7..we like it - keep up the good work Jake!



With the holidays coming we will certainly be even busier..but we are excited to spend the holidays in our new home! We will have to send a letter to Santa with our return address clearly labeled..wouldnt want him to deliver our goodies to the old pad!

Here are a few pics of Jake and his gal pal Sidney hanging at a soccer game...

Updated Update

We have gone from "bad bloggers" to "wicked bad bloggers". The house is coming along and one of the last pieces to the puzzle arrives on Monday - appliances. We are hoping to get a ton done and get in the house ASAP.

Jake.. Jake is awesome! He is constantly making us laugh and his presence brings lots of smiles everywhere we go. This past Wednesday we spent a wonderful day together at Story time in the morning and then a fun play date with his cutie pie gal pal, Sidney. Jake had a ball at story time and although he didnt sit still the entire 25 minutes, for the most part he listened to stories and interacted very well with the other kiddies. Later that afternoon he and Sidney enjoyed a snack together and then laughed and giggled side by side on the baby swings..they then tired themselves out on the baby jungle gym which allowed for Marissa and I to put them in their strollers for our own walk. In all, the Wednesday was a great day..and much needed!
Jake's new favorite story/song is 5 Little Monkeys..he can act it out by "jumping" and then "bumps his head".. quite cute! HE has added a few words to his voc - "nana" for banana, "baaaall" for ball, "cacka" - cracker, hi and bye with waves and kisses. Speaking of kisses..he is super cuddly and warm and loves to dispense kisses..on the cheek, on the hand, on the lips, on the legs..you name it, he spreads the love!

Here are a few recent pics..



Jake finished up his round of flu shots tonight and couldnt have been stronger doing it. A short yelp and a cry but then he was back to his smiley self. He met his (cougar) friend Dana for dinner and she treated him to some delicious ice cream to mend his sore arm. Smiles all around! Thanks for meeting us Dana, and for the ice cream!!

Auntie Kaylin!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you...HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Auntie Kaylllinnn..HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

Love you lots!

Happy Birthday, Kim!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

We love you!

On the Move!

Yet again, the Gregson's have been on a hiatus from the whole blog thing. We are all moved out of our rental (Thank you Kim, Mo, Leah, Dana, Grammy & Grampy!!). We are now homeowners...but..we don't live in the house, just yet. We are living with Grammy, Grampa and Auntie Kaylin for a bit while we get the new castle ready. However, Zak the fat cat is habitating there and living the life of a king, as we want him to get the feel for the new place right away..and he would probably freak out if we took him to live with Auntie Kaylin's two cats.

The painting job is probably about half way done after our painting party on Sunday - a BIG thank you to Marissa, Brian (for watching Sid so that Maris could help), Pumpkin, Tony, Alex, Sam, Glen & Abbie for coming over and helping..and as always the Mann's have been phenomenal painters & cleaners as well. As Run DMS says - "Teamwork makes the dream work".. together we will get these projects done!

The floors will be done and hopefully we will be able to move in soon..although, I think Alex likes Jack's cooking enough to delay the projects.

In all of this, Jake is still his happy self..he loves living at Grammy & Grampa's and all of the attention he is getting. He is starting to communicate more -with "BYE" being one of his new favorite words. He loves to play with anything but toys - cell phones, home phones, clickers (he will walk to the TV, aim the clicker right at it and push numbers) keys, wipes are among his favorites. He also loves to run the house giggling and laughing away as we play peek a boo with him..sticking his little belly out and wearing a path out around the island. Pure joy!

He weighed in at 26 lbs and 31 inches at last Wednesday's 15 month checkup..a happy, healthy, growing boy!


That's our story right now..

And THIS is our future HOME...

Fun at the Beach

Bye Bye summer...

Welcome September

Ahh..where did summer go? I guess it is still technically summer, so we cannot complain just yet. September promises to be a very busy month for the Gregson fam. We are trying to close on our new home which brings with it packing, moving, painting, sanding, cleaning - ETC! Alex and I are both taking classes this semester, which start next week (agghhh)! We will also be looking to move Jake from his current daycare to one closer to our new home. SO much to do, so little time!
Jake and I have been enjoying our Wednesdays off together and today was no different. As always we tried to pack way too much in today and were both wiped out by 7 pm. We left the house bright and early at 7:15 and headed to help Papa with his high school soccer practice. Jake had a great time with the girls and loved carrying the soccer ball around (possible goalie?!). Papa took us up to the beach and treated us to a great lunch at Markey's. He loved his time with Jake so much that he took the (VERY) long way home from the beach! We had a tour of areas I have not been to in a long time and along the way we ran into SuperCuts for a quick cut for the JAke man. I have to say he looks adorable..and a bit older. Before we left MA we headed over to see Gramma Bettie and had a great visit with her. She was so excited to see how big Jake had gotten in just the few weeks since she has seen him last. He would not stop blowing her kisses..brightened her day! Which in turn brightened mine.

Jake has changed so much in the past few weeks..he is still his curious self and roams the house looking for anything he can get his hands on. His favorites now are the shampoo and conditioner bottles from the bath tub. It's cute to see him tuck them under his arms and walk the house..not so cute at 6 am when the shower is void of anything to cleanse my hair! He loves crayons and it's cute to watch him attempt to color..but not so cute when he sticks the crayons in his mouth and tries to eat them after he is bored of coloring. We have put the crayons away until he is rid of the "everything in the mouth" stage.



He is a sponge and really picks up on the little things we do..

Laughing. He LOVES to laugh and throw his head back as he laughs..it's so cute! I think he mimics Daddy with the throwing of the head while chuckling away.




"Really?" His new favorite question. This is a mommy trait! He likes to walk the house saying "REAHHH??" and sometimes puts his hands out when he asks it. When he grabbed my cellphone, put it on his shouler and leaned into it saying "REAH?" I knew he was copying me. I have made a mental note to stop saying it so much, thanks Jake!


He has the "more" sign down and loves to use it when he is eating..we are working on "please" and "thank you" next.


Kisses - the boy loves to share kisses..both on the face (anywhere on the face) and by blowing them and making kissing noises. Some times at night he will stop playing and just walk over to one of us and kiss us. At times, he will walk back and forth between us, kissing away. Who could refuse his cute face coming at you over and over?


There are no pictures just yet of his new haircut, but I promise to share as soon as there are some.

Happy September!

Happy ##th Birthday YaYa!!

Happy Birthday to the best Mom & YaYa on the planet!!

Love,

Your "favorite little boy & girl!!"




It's your birthday YaYa..party like a ROCK STAR!!

Back to Reality

The Gregson's have taken a break from blogging..we have been celebrating birthdays & anniversaries, traveling, hitting the beach and the other fun things that go along with August!

Our vacation to Lake George was a good time. We got to spend a week with aunts, uncles, cousins etc and enjoyed every minute of it. I will be honest, although it was a "vacation", it was a lot of work. The house that we were in for the week was on the large side, so that meant it had lots of stairs. At this point, Jake is obsessed with stairs. We do let him climb on them, but he wants more more more and more stairs all the time. It's a bit scary right now, as we are trying to teach him to go down the stairs on his back side. Not as easy as it sounds! There was never a dull moment with him - he was on the go constantly, trying to climb stairs and exploring every part of this new place. He stayed up WAY past his bed time most nights and had a great time cruising the Lake George strip checking out girls.
One of the things Jake and I did daily was take a walk each morning with Papa Kevin. We hit the pavement early each morning and went a different route each day. By the last day we were hiking through the camp ground down the road and trekking up and down hills. It was a great way to see all of Lake George, and some nice down time with Papa. We really miss our morning walks with him!





The Lake was just across the street from the house and with the beautiful weather we had, we tried to hit the sand as much as possible. At first Jake was a bit hesitant to go in..but he warmed up to it rather quickly and had no fear walking to the waters edge and even further. He had a great time playing in the sand with his cousins.


One of the highlights of our trip was a day at the races! We packed up the cooler and hit Saratoga Race Track. Saratogo IS after all the August place to be! Papa got to introduce Jake to his favorite pastime - horse racing! We had a great time betting on them and checking out the horses and jockeys (some of the smallest butts on men I have ever seen!). We even had a celebrity sighting...Andy Rooney said "thank you" to Jake and I as we let him cut us in line when exiting the track. How
exciting!

The proudest Grandfather at the races! Jake's already choosing favorites!





We are now back in RI and looking forward to our up coming move! We have lots on our plate in the weeks to come but are extremely excited to get into the new home and make it our own.

I almost forgot..we are amazed at times home many times Jake takes a phone (or a brush, or a toy or just about anything really) and puts it to his ear and says "'ello'" while walking the house. This may be a bit more troublesome....











Everyone knows Mommy & Daddy drink Miller Lite...who drinks BUD LITE? Uncle Timmy?!

Happy Birthday Auntie Courtney!

Enjoy the beautiful sunny dad - We can't wait to celebrate WITH you next week on vacation!!

XOXO, Jake

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We are a few days late but Jake and I hope Daddy had a great birthday!! We got to celebrate a bit while Grammy watched Jake and we had dinner at Crazy Burger here in Narragansett. We are trying to soak up as much as Narragansett and it's surroundings before we move up north.
Also, Happy Belated Birthday to Mia Madison - 5 YEARS OLD!! Where did those five years go? We are looking forward to her carnival themed party this weekend!

The summer has been busy for us with birthdays,online classes, more birthdays and lot's of house hunting. Once we found "the one" we have been busy just trying to get everything in order. We plan to move mid-September and are looking forward to being closer to both families.

A big welcome to Jake's new friend - Lillian Jean Goodrich! He was patiently awaiting her arrival and is so happy she finally made her debut (only 13 days late!)! We look forward to visiting the new Goodrich family member very soon!

Jake is growing before our eyes and seems to be doing something new everyday! He loves to sing "Row, Row, Row, Row, Row (Your Boat) and still rocks out to The Wheels on the Bus. He is walking all over the place, getting into everything and anything he can get his hands on! Stairs are still a constant source of entertainment for him as well! He loves to shake his head NO whenever he is asked a question..but throws in a few Yes nods once in a while. Blowing kisses to the ladies and showing lot's of TLC make him the cuddliest little boy! We love every minute of his cuddlebugness!

Hope you are all ready for August!! Here it comes!!


Cheesing it up with Mommy!


Chillaxing with Daddy!



Happy Birthday MIA MADISON!!!

Busy bees

We have been super busy the past few weeks..but we promise to update really soon!

Hope you are all enjoying the summer!

3 G's

Bye Bye Hair

We have been asked a few times this past week "boy or girl?" in reference to our beautiful "ALL BOY" son. Another incident - OMG, SHE has the most BEAUTIFUL blue eyes. She is a boy, thank you. So.. we took Jake up to Daddy's barber shop and got his haircut. We have been saying for weeks if not months now that we were going to cut his hair. It's not that easy. In fact, it was very very very very hard. But, we did it. I have regrets, Alex does not. I look back at the pictures pre-cut and I miss his brown locks..I really do. I know this haircut will grow on me (please grow fast long lost hair) but it's just that I miss the little baby boy look he had. The baby look and the baby hair. It's gone.

Here are a few pre-cut, cut and post cut..










































































































Mommy got her hair cut today too..it doesn't matter..I miss Jake's hair more.

On a positive note..we had a great afternoon at the beach today with Grammy, Auntie 2, Dick & Auntie Kaylin...loved the sun sand, surf and great company!

Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth of July! Today is Jake's first second holiday! Does that make sense? It's the first holiday he will celebrate for the second time...

Just 365 days ago he was this...







We hope you all enjoy the sunny weather and get to see lots of fireworks!

Walking! And lot's more.

First things first.. HAPPY (Belated) Birthday to Grampa Jack...Jake had a great time celebrating another birthday and eating more cake..



Jake had a great time feeding Auntie her cake..




And playing Hide and Seek with Auntie 2:



Last week we had Jake's one year appointment. One YEAR! Wow. It went very well and the Dr. said he is right on track for everything. She even had some changes for us. No more bottles or formula and no guilt over stopping the nursing. So, we have switched things up and Jake is now drinking milk or water from sippy cups only and eating big boy meals. So far, he has been great and loves to drink from any sippy cups and has some foody favorites: mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, kiwi, green beens, chicken and lots of other foods. He even had Sal's pizza last week, he will be well prepared when he goes to Merrimack.


Jake is walking, all on his own. On Sunday we cleared a ton of room for him in the living room and let him roam free. At first he was walking from person to person just a few feet, diving into us when he reached us. Then he started standing on his own while drinking from a sippy cup. He is now walking even more and standing more on his own. He is gaining confidence and will be running in no time. We are in for it! It's such a fun time though. He tends to laugh a lot when he is walking and has a great time doing it. Our little man is on the move!

I'm working very hard to get the video up of him walking..but it wont work. Try back!

We hope everyone has a safe and Happy Fourth of July!

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Father's Day to all the amazing dads in our lives! We are fortunate to be surrounded by many - thank you for all that you do. To my own Dad - you have been my rock and biggest cheerleader no matter what path I have taken and I can't thank you enough for always being there for us. To my husband - you are the most amazing dad - Jake is SUCH a lucky boy! There really isn't a better Dad out there (sorry guys!).

Jake and Daddy got to hang out this morning for a short period of time as I had soccer tournament where we lost in just forty minutes. After that we headed to Gallilee and had a nice lunch on the deck. We then took Jake for a walk (after Alex pushed a Mini-Van out the sand they were stuck in ..I'm telling you - WHAT a guy!!) on the beach. We had a great time for a few minutes..walking hand in hand with Jake in the middle, up the beach. We thought it was so cute that Jake's little shoes were all sandy..and THEN he let go of our hands and fell face first into the sand. Thankfully, he got a little chuckle out of it..but we left the beach at that point. Needless to say, he had bath #2 of the day as soon as we got home.
The poor boy is getting a few teeth in and just wasn't himself this afternoon. We had to put him to bed at 6pm tonight..he was just so tired and worn out, and we think in a lot of pain. We are hoping the teeth finally pop through his gums soon and he is back to his cheery self!

I dropped the ball and had no camera on me today..so no new pictures from Father's Day but here was a cute one from Thursday. Jake adores his Daddy..and so do I!

Birthday Boy

Happy 1st Birthday Jake! Where did that year go? I know everyone says that they grow up so fast..but REALY..where did that year GO? It's hard to believe that it has been that long. A year ago right now, the three of us were just getting to know one another in a little room up in Providence! We have come a long way in 12 months..lots of diapers, wipes, tears, bottles and lots of love. I can't remember really what life was like before him and it's just as fine.

On Sunday we celebrated with a BBQ and had a great time with lots of family and friends. Judging by the room filled with toys - Jake is one loved little boy. It turned out to be a great day and we are so thankful to everyone who came over (and traveled near and far) to celebrate the little man's birthday.

Here are a few pictures of Sunday's party:



I dont have many pictures, but if anyone else out there does, please share! :)

Today, Jake's actual birthday was spent as Gregson family day! Our plans were to take Jake to the Roger Williams Zoo for a few hours but the rain cancelled those plans! Instead we drove up to Ikea and walked the store for hours, picking out houseware for a house we plan to own soon. We don't know where it is just yet..but when we do, we'll post it! :) After Ikea, we hit the Providence Place Mall where Daddy had to go to visit the Apple store. So..Jake did a whole lot of shopping on his first birthday!

While we had cake last Sunday to celebrate the little man's big day, we decided to have a little something for him tonight too - a Cookie Monster Cupcake. Jake LOVED it. I have never seen food bring out the color of his eyes like this cupcake did. We have blue all over the house..but it was well worth it.



Happpyy Birthday dear Jakkkke..


Is this REALLY all for ME?




Mmm.....









Again, thank you to everyone who made Jake's Birthday a VERY special one. XOXOXO