wedding

Not the best pic, but the only one I have of all 4 of us

Our friends, Kevin & Andrea got married on 9.10.11. It was a great time! The ceremony was beautiful, Kevin & Andrea looked stunning, the reception was fun and we could not be happier for the two of them. Hands down, probably one of the best weddings I have been to.

us.

sunflowers in mason jars

B & J at the reception

 

flash friday

This week flew by. It was a short work week. We got lots of rain. and then more rain. and then some more. Locally there are areas that are literally under water. There are mandatory evacuations. Bridges closed yesterday. No driving in some areas (including a whole county) Schools are having "rain" days. Homes are being destroyed by this water. There even have been some fatalities. I know areas beyond the Capital Region are being hit even harder and experiencing even more devastation. Everytime I see more photos or hear another story about how Irene and Lee have impacted our area, I feel awful for those families and feel so blessed that we are okay.

Liam loves to say "puddle" and loves to jump in those puddles even more. After a long day of rain and being indoors all day long he got to do a little splashing.  So did Lovey.

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Before

During

After

1st professional hair cut was a success. He did great, even when the clippers came out to trim around his ears. Hopefully this will mean no more knots in his hair, no more tears while combing his hair and less hair to smudge blueberries in...I will miss the craziness of his curls . 

#2

The Gregory Family has big news to share....Liam has been going #2 on the potty! Yay! This is pretty exciting in our world.

epidemic

There is an epidemic going on in this house. It is called Yo Gabba Gabba. Liam is obsessed. He would eat sleep and breathe YGG if allowed. Since he has been doing so well with sleeping in his bed and staying in his bed and really just being a good kid I decided to buy him something a little special...

Please meet Brobee...the Green guy. As you can tell Liam really, really likes stuffed animals. See that little brown, dingy dog on Liam's lap...that is Bobby, who was my stuffed animal. Bobby is a senior citizen at this point and Liam loves him and somehow sneaked him home with us the last time we visited my mom & dad.

So back to YGG. YGG has so much of an influence on Liam that some times when Liam is not listening or doing things he should not be doing (i.e. trying to ride Olive) I often say I am going to call Muno  to see what Muno thinks about Liam's choices. This has been working pretty well. I also say that I am going to call Muno to let him know when Liam is making really good choices.

Word on the street is that YGG is coming LIVE to Albany in October....Andrew and I are still deciding if we should go. We are unsure of 1. Will Liam be able to sit through the show? 2. Will Liam be so excited that he passes out? I also heard that some of the tickets come with back stage passes so you can do your own dancey dance&  have your photos taken with YGG.
Tempting...

irene

We survived. We experienced A LOT of rain and some wind. Our basement has a little bit of water in it (nothing to complain about). We didn't lose power. We had a bath tub of water...just in case. We did arts and crafts. Watched parts of Toy Story 3 (Liam isn't a fan of watching movies). I cleaned  the house from top to bottom. We read books. We built with blocks. Liam took  a long nap. Olive refused to go outside in the rain...but did eventually. Olive took a long nap.We are very fortunate that we did not experience a lot of damage. There are areas around the Capital Region that got hit hard and have been without power and water for days.

looking forward

After chugging along at work yesterday (it has been a busy couple of weeks) I sat at my desk and thought about all the fun stuff we have coming up in the next couple of months. Because what else is there to think about when you are already knee deep in evaluations? Some of these fun things include: a wedding. becoming God Parents. outdoor family photo shoot. vacation. the beach.visiting family. an airplane ride with an almost 2 year old. home improvement projects.a mama & Liam weekend. sweater season. apple cider and donuts. leaves falling.