Here comes Peter Cottontail Hoppin' down the bunny trail, Hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way!

It's been a while since my last post-oops! Time is flying by here!!

We recently bought a new vehicle-wait for it-it's a minivan! At first, Kyle had to persuade me, but I am really glad we decided to get it!! After traveling last weekend to visit the Kolodzies, it was great having all of the room-but most of all-Grayson liked watching a "Baby Einstein" DVD on the way home, thanks to the DVD player that came with the van!

Grayson is really starting to cruise now-he has been walking here and there, though he still prefers to crawl. He says the word, "hat," and some other things that sound too close to inappropriate words!! He is quite the character and he is always making us laugh! He is quite the "Snortin' Orton"-Kyle taught him how to snort-I will try to catch it in a video and post it here-we think it's pretty funny!

It has been pretty quiet around here-but now we are back in the busy and traveling season-we have birthday parties, bridal showers, and weddings galore in the next two months! We are looking forward to seeing everyone!!

Happy Spring!!
Gray with his hat-he loves the hat-he puts it on, he takes it off, he says, "hat," he looks for it when he cant find it!

Gray and Griffin playing in the couch fort.
Playing with Madilyn--can you guess who pushed the button??

Hoppy Easter!
(This is the Snortin' Orton!)


This picture makes me laugh! She was not excited to sit in the chair!!

Easter Egg hunt at the Sloths

" You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug." -Unknown

Gray and Paige playing...Paige loves to give hugs!

"A baby usually wakes up in the wee-wee hours of the morning." -- Anonymous

Playing with Paige and Braedan.

My little hands play patty-cake
They peek-a-boo and wave.....
They catch me while I learn to walk,
And splash me as I bathe.

They hold your fingers tightly
And touch your heart so deep...
My little hands reach out to you
For hugs before I sleep.....

My little hands are tiny now
But yours will serve to guide me.
And when I'm grown I'll still reach out
And know you're right beside me.

Gray has now stood by himself a few times, he has even taken a couple steps-but mostly throws himself forward and forgets he can use his feet! It is so exciting to watch him try to do this!!

"A cousin is a ready-made friend for life."

Happy 29th birthday, Kyle!! Kyle was a happy camper-Moes and his favorite birthday cake!

We spent a few days with Lisa, Mat, and Madilyn. We hope Gray and Maddy are not too mad when we bring these pics out at their weddings!

Strike a pose, there's nothing to it.Your mohawk is better than mine!Stop crying, Grayson! Yours is nice too!

We took a visit to see Uncle Mat at the firehouse.

Cruising the living room. 14 months old-2/25/09

We need to have a chat froggy-where have you been??
I only see you once a month! I missed you!

“A laugh is a smile that bursts.” Mary H. Waldrip

Smiley Gray!

Gray is mostly eating solids now-he has decided he doesn't like jarred food anymore. He likes all of the vegetables he has tried!!

Gray and Kyle at swim lessons-Gray really loves the pool and singing songs with the class!

Finally feeling a little better!! Checking out the new tunnel...Grandma Struble got him the little tent that goes with the tunnel too! He likes crawling through it!! I am not sure if he likes it as much as Kyle though- see him at the end!

I love bathtime!!! Good thing Gray likes taking a bath-he took so many when he was sick...it seemed to be the only thing that made him happy!
He is turning out to be quite the little ham--he likes to make funny noises and to scrunch up his nose. He loves it when we laugh!

Here are a couple videos of Grayson playing with Kyle. We love listening to him laugh!

"A baby has a special way of adding joy in every single day." -- Author Unknown

Playing in our new ball pit (The Leddys gave Gray some air-filled balls,

which we put in the pack n play.) Gray loves it!

Riding my wheely toy-this also turns into a push-toy.
Gray now uses it to walk-there is a video below.

So sleepy!The Dubois and Maddalenos came over for dinner one night-the babies were crawling all over John (aka Doobie). Look how big they all are getting!!
Payton's 1st Birthday Party-my friend Becky's son.
I had to put a picture of the cake-Becky made it! Wow!

How amazing you're already One. What a precious person you've become.

Gray's first birthday party!
We had a small immediate family party the Saturday after Christmas at the Leddy's house. We finally got to see Aesop and Petie-the alpacas. Aunt Sara made a fun snowman cake for Gray! We are very thankful that our family could help us celebrate!!