10/25/2013
Dear Jake,
Happy Birthday! You are a 2 year old wonder today and we are all so proud of you! We celebrated your birthday on a farm with one of the guests of honor being, "Nutmeg" the horse. Your Mom and Dad had the perfect idea for your party which was outside and included a tractor and a hose to pretend spray people! All your favorite things!
I am not just being a proud Abba when I say you are so ahead of your age in so many ways. You can already sing the alphabet and count to ten. You have gone from walking to running and you love to practice your yoga and Zumba from school. You have lots of little friends and you are working really hard at sharing. This isn't always easy!
It is hard to believe that you are already 2 and every day that I get to spend with you is filled with laughs and fun.
Sometimes I would like to freeze time
but it is also so much fun to watch the wonderful little man you are turning into as you grow. This year you will become a big brother and you just became a big cousin to baby George. I can't think of a better role model!
Love, Grammy
3/30/13
Dear Jake,
March was a fast month full of accomplishments and celebrations for you! You have started to walk! You were so fast at crawling that you had a hard time deciding that walking was the way to go but after much coaxing you are on your way. You still revert back to the crawl when you really want to get something done but you are making great strides.
You have also started to talk a lot with "yes" and "hot" being two of your favorite words. You call me "Abba" so we may need to change this blog to;"Fridays with Abba"! I hope you always call me that because it is so special and as unique as you are.
We celebrated St. Patrick's Day and Easter this month. We went to the Melville's house on St. Pat's day and saw a parade. You got to meet the Easter Bunny and you liked him much more than Santa. The Easter Bunny brought you a great basket of your favorites, goldfish crackers, play dough and Lego's.
Your cousin Kim is the captain of her lacrosse team @ Curry College this year so one very cold night lots of the family went to cheer her on. We had a tailgate party with pizza before the game. You were a very happy camper with pizza in hand and staying up past your bedtime!
Love, Grammy
2/27/13
Dear Jake,
It has been a very cold, snowy February with one storm almost breaking a record with 24 inches. You love watching the snow fly from your porch and bundling up to play and sled in the snow. It was during that storm that you spiked a temperature of over 105 and had to take a trip to the emergency room. It turned out to be just a virus but you gave us all a scare!
You can stack your wooden blocks about 6 blocks high now and you have just as much fun knocking Poppa's stack over. You have quite a throwing arm and you've gone from throwing balls to just about everything including food! Mealtimes often look like a food fight! Your favorite word is, "Yes" and you always say yes to Goldfish crackers.
On Valentine's Day we let your Mom and Dad go out on a romantic date and we had a little pizza party. For your Mom and Dad eating with two hands when the food was hot was a novelty that they really enjoyed. Of course they probably talked about you the whole time!
Love, Grammy
1/31/13
Dear Jake,
Happy NewYear little buddy! Usually this cold winter month is a quiet one but not so much with you! In very exciting news you became a big cousin when your Godmother Jenn and Uncle Jon had your baby cousin, Mia! I am sure you will have lots of fun with her! You also helped Great Grandma Crowley celebrate her 85th birthday and my 58th birthday! You sure love to clap at the happy birthday song!
We haven't had much snow this winter but when we have, you love to sled on the hill next to your house. There has been some construction in your neighborhood and the trucks have been a great source of entertainment for you. As you can see in the picture, Poppa loves trucks too!
At 15 months you are starting to say a lot more words although you still keep a lot of your vocabulary secret and say words when you think no one is listening. I really can't wait to hear what is going on inside your little mind! You have a great sense of humor and love to crack yourself and others up. You can throw a ball but along with the throw you always add in sounds effects of the ball being thrown. Other than watching football with your Dad, one of your favorite activities is cleaning. You have conquered your fear of vacuum cleaners and love to help clean the floor with a dustbuster! We are really not sure where that comes from!
Love, Grammy
I am not just being a proud Abba when I say you are so ahead of your age in so many ways. You can already sing the alphabet and count to ten. You have gone from walking to running and you love to practice your yoga and Zumba from school. You have lots of little friends and you are working really hard at sharing. This isn't always easy!
