8/17/12
Dear Jake,
Last Friday you got to go to visit your Grandma and Poppa Gorra! You had lots of fun swimming in their wonderful pool. So instead of Friday together this week we had a sleepover on Wednesday while Mom and Dad went to Fenway Park to see the Bruce Springsteen concert. They had a great time and got to see your second cousins Tim and Jenny there.
We had lots of fun on our sleepover. Poppa brought some pizza and you had your favorite fruit, some cantaloupe. You learned how to clap this week so we clapped a lot. You have to think about it each time but then you are so proud of yourself when you hear the clapping noise. We also clapped for your Godfather Jack who turned 24 years old this week!
One night this week you stopped by Grammy's office. You were so excited to see all the things on my desk that you could get into that you had a smile from ear to ear!
Love, Grammy
8/10/12
Dear Jake,
Whenever we take a stroll around your neighborhood you always look so enviously at the kids on bikes. So this week Poppa and I bought you your first tricycle! Poppa spent the afternoon putting it together and the look on your face as you rolled down your street was worth every moment! Now you are part of the neighborhood bike gang and you are loving it. We thought about adding a horn or bell to it but I'm not sure we need to with your loud chorus of; "ba, ba, ba"!
Love, Grammy
7/27/12
Dear Jake,
This Friday your Great Aunt Loretta came to visit! When your Mom was born on December 12, 1980, the first thing Aunt Loretta did was go with your Mom's other aunts, and buy a dozen doughnuts to bring up to the hospital. They were so excited about becoming aunts that they ate the whole box before they arrived! So, on October 25, 2011, Aunt Loretta came to see you in the hospital with a dozen doughnuts to celebrate. This Friday she brought you a book called, "Brown Bear" that you loved. Your attention span is getting longer and you are able to sit and really look at books now. The cardboard books work the best because you can chew on them after we finish the story!
Love, Grammy
