Griffin's Zoo trip...

We went to the Philly Zoo (despite the chilly temps.) with Uncle Greg yesterday to celebrate Griffin's birthday. He loved it. as did the rest of us. Here's a few pics to tide you over until we share pics of the craziness to ensue this afternoon with his party at the Litte Gym.

Last pic of Griff's "oneness"

Betta Fish from Riley


Elmo Hands from Grandma


Zoo..




Post-zoo lunch at Silk City

Happy Birthday Little Guy!

2 years sure does fly by.

day 2 of the weekend birthday celebration is tomorrow.

1 week left..

Griffin is in the last week of being ONE! Sadness! In the last month or so, he has skyrocketed into his "2ness" as he nears the next big milestone. He's attempting to say more words and is getting more comfortable with pronouncing words people besides Jim, Riley and me can interpret (GO, GO, GO Speech Therapy!) He just move up to the "2" room at school but he is only going 1-2 half days a week so most of his learning these days is through "daddy daycare", and uh, Elmo. Yes, The boy has finally noticed the tv and has a scary obsession with Elmo, which is funny since he used to shake in terror over Riley's dancing Tickle Me Elmo doll.

Pudding..

Pudding is a huge hit in this house (Jello or homemade, it don't matter)

This is what happens when the pudding bowl is empty:

So much snow...

It's the last of February and we can't WAIT until March and the spring weather comes out to play. Riley and I sometimes spend our car ride chats together talking solely about the beach and what we're going to do once the sun comes out again. Griffin is nearing the one-month countdown of being "two" and we are working hard on getting him to show us on his fingers how old he will be come March 26th. He moves into the "next room" at school in the next two weeks which is sad and exciting all in one..we love his "old" teachers and know and LOVE his "new" head teacher as Riley started there in this classroom, but man, two years is flying by fast. With each week, Griffin is getting better at speaking (even though we're pretty much the only ones who can decipher for him 90% of the time) and he is still just a super happy little dude. Riley is loving learning to write and loves playing "rhyme games", counting and puzzles- so far he loves homework and Jim and I always joke about when that sentiment will end, hee hee.

Some snow pics...





Please Touch Museum in Philly







Little Gym Season Finale






Just hangin' at home..

2011...

So, collectively, 2010 can suck it. Sorry for our candor, but Team Awesome is hoping that 2011 is a much better year than last year! Griffin is nearing the end of his 2nd year and that just seems crazy as we all remember him being such a little nugget. He's getting more active every day and is starting to talk (especially with some help with his weekly speech therapy sessions) and he absolutely adores his "Bro Bro". Christmas was a blast this year with both of them opening presents as Griffin realized this year that the toys inside the presents were better than the actual gift wrap and its taste. Jersey has has snow on the ground for almost a full month so that's been somewhat fun for the boys...somewhat since we can't go to the park but they both love playing in the snow and sneaking handfuls to chomp when we are not paying close enough attention. I'm hoping to update more often as we've been laying a bit low on the posting...here's some pics to tide you over until the next update.

Holidays...Cooks, Garveys and Home..

















Snow..