Wisconsin Living

Hello from Wisconsin! We moved to Cedarburg over the summer and are (hopefully) finishing up our first winter. Overall, it wasn't all that bad and I even managed to get a snow day out of it this year. Grayson loves the snow and there's been plenty for him to play around in. Many of you have been watching all that is going on in Wisconsin politically. It is truly a wild ride right now and being an educator has been more interesting than usual. We have really enjoyed being able to be closer to all of our family and be around for birthdays, holidays and special events.

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GG Martini, Gramma Martini, Mom and Grayson

Grayson got tubes put into his ears in December and as a result is finally starting to talk. He still sounds jumbled up but we have mostly been able to figure out what he is talking about. He turned 2 at the end of January and is more and more fun with each passing day. Nick is still coaching and also gets to stay home with Grayson for part of the day. I work about 40 miles from where we live and am anxious to be done being a "first year principal" again. Our St. Louis house finally sold at the beginning of February...we definitely got hit hard by the housing market but at least it's over with and we can begin being homeowners where we live. Spring is coming...and I can't wait. Cabin fever has really set in and I'm anxious to get outside and enjoy the Wisconsin air. Summer is the best time in Wisconsin and we would love to have visitors come to see us. There's plenty to do on Lake Michigan and Summerfest (a two week music festival x 10) is really shaping up to be a good one this year. Keep in touch and we will too!

Happy New Year!

Hello All,

Sorry it's been so long. Grayson had a wonderful Holiday season packed with lots of family and several gift openings. He particularly liked the wrapping paper and boxes. We've just learned to walk as you will see in the videos and he absolutely LOVES Noah. We've completely baby gated a room off so he can play but he still manages to get into things he's not supposed to. Our new love is to crawl up onto the fireplace and play in the soot.

It's hard to believe that Grayson will be 1 at the end of the month. Time has really flown this year. Hope that you are all having a Happy New Year! See you soon!

Me and Izzy

A Gift in the Mail!

So Grayson got a package in the mail today from Gramma Davis. We love the chair and the books, but we especially love the box as you will see!

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Moving and Grovin!

Well, we're now 8 months old. Grayson is a fast mover and has begun to pull up on things and move around. He loves electrical cords, computers, stereo equipment and Noah's toys. Good thing we've bought him toys huh? Grayson will be a lion for Halloween and we're looking forward to being in the subdivision Halloween parade this year.

Grayson also attended his first Packer game. We went to the game down here and many people commented that he was the cutest Packer fan they had ever seen....even Rams fans agreed. He did a great job at the game. Last week he went to his first Cardinals game too. Unfortunately now we will have to root for the Packers as the Cardinals decided to stink it up in the first round of playoffs.

Noah spends most of his time with his head up in the high chair looking for food. He is now obsessed with Grayson's high chair and is like a hawk during meal times. Grayson has 4 teeth and soon to be a few more based on some of his actions over the past few days.

Hope this finds you all doing well! We miss everyone!

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Look out world...here I come!

So it has finally happened....for whatever reason, Grayson decided that he MUST get to my computer while I was on the floor. He took off crawling like there was no tomorrow. The video was taken well after the first motor session as I couldn't keep up with him (and our un-baby proofed house) and run to get the camera so instead we waited for Daddy to come home. Enjoy!

7 Months Old!

So Sorry that it's been so long. Balancing work and home has been the topic this month. We are half way through our 3rd week of school. Our new sitter, Judy, is fabulous. A true Godsend for us and Grayson LOVES her...and her cats.

Grayson is now rolling like crazy, has two bottom teeth, eating all fruits and veggies and just started Cheerios. Noah particularly loves this new addition as most of them are ending up in his belly. Grayson giggles frequently and loves to sing gibberish. He spent the week in Wisconsin at the Rudich's lakehouse and came home with several new Packer outfits.

We can sit up now and love to pull from a sitting position into standing. He can even walk his feet with assistance. As soon as he puts this all together, I have a feeling we will be chasing him everywhere. He grabs at EVERYTHING and is quite fast and sneaky. I caught him pulling the cords out of the monitors in his room the other day when he was supposed to be napping. Right now, I can't help but laughing, but I suppose someday it won't be so funny...at least while he is around.

Hope you have a great ending to summer!

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6 Months Old!

Whew,

What a month. We've been to Indianapolis, Madison, Rhinelander, and Cedarburg. We celebrated our first 4th of July and LOVED the fireworks and even went to a friend's farm last weekend.

Grayson is rolling like crazy and can sit in a tripod stance for a short period of time. He jumps like a mad man in his jumper and is trying so very hard to crawl. Today was his check up and he is now a little over 17 lbs. His weight and length are finally starting to catch up with his big head too. Almost everything's in the 50%. We also went swimming in a very cold pool while on vacation. He enjoys water and probably would've enjoyed it more if it wasn't so cold. We are also in love with Noah, who is the poster dog for patience and tolerance. Noah occasionally gives Grayson kisses which causes many squeals and giggles from Grayson.

Grayson is also fortunate enough to have 3 great grandmas that he got to get pictures with while on vacation. What a treat!

We also bought a new car today...in honor of Grayson's half birthday. I'm sooo excited about the car and know that it was badly needed. I am back to work and staff start officially coming this week so Grayson is off to his new sitter on Monday. We LOVE her. School starts for students on the 17th so the summer is pretty much gone already.

Take care!