128 posts tagged with "liam"

Grandma and Grandpa Gray spent February down the hill in PB. We got together with some friends and all went to Legoland and rode some rides! Brandon was a trooper on the big slide :)

The boys were excited to see their new baby cousin Isla. It was great to see all the kids together at Grandma and Grandpas house. Grandma’s house may have finally reached capacity – we are getting to big for the picture in the living room :)

We had a brief showing of snow early in our trip to Indiana and we were glad the boys rushed out and built a snowman. Snow did not return until the day after we left… I don’t think it’s let up much since then!

The boys got to visit with Uncle Dan, Jess’s friend Erin and her baby Mallory, and 2nd cousins Noah and Mackenzie. The boys share the love of Batman :)

We are so proud of Liam and his first Trimester in Transitional Kindergarten.  He was recognized this week for being knowledgeable and reading at an advanced level.  Here is a clip of the ceremony!

Liam really got into soccer this year and had a blast with his team the “Cheetahs” !!

Here is a video of one of his MANY goals this season :) CLICK TO PLAY

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This is all we got of the boys this Halloween. We had a good time at a party with friends with these superheroes.

We took the boys back to Bates Nut Farm to pick up some pumpkins this year. It was Brandon’s first time, Liam’s second. It was HOT!

Liam, Greg and the Grandpa’s went to see some old ships down at San Diego Bay.

Our big boy started Transitional Kindergarten this year – he loves school so far!

Liam celebrated his 5th birthday with friends at Chuck E. Cheese. It was a fun party and the kids had a blast. BOTH sets of grandparents were out to join the celebration!

CLICK TO WATCH LIAM’S BIRTHDAY VIDEO

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Liam played a little baseball (not t-ball – they used a pitching machine!) this summer with his friend Miles. The boys learned a lot and got to work on the fundamental skills of baseball.

Bubbles at the Lake!

Boys at the Beach

Fireworks

Lanterns!

We got brave and flew with the boys into Indy. This is even before Brandon got sick from the turbulence…

The super boys had fun playing in the backyard.

Horsey Daddy

Bubbles with Josh

The Toddlers

Gardening with Grandpa!

4-Wheeling!

Happy Birthday Greg!

Toddlers Eating Together :)

Super Cousins!

Family Photo – Family still growing!

We somewhat spontaneously decided to take the boys to Disneyland to beat the summer crowds and test the waters with Brandon a few nights away from home. It was a good time – Liam is now tall enough to ride pretty much everything, so Daddy and Liam had blast!

Liam is ready to go! Helping with his suitcase at the hotel…

Cars Land at California Adventure was awesome!

Greg and Liam on the tractor ride…

Daddy and Liam on the Luigi tire ride

Brandon enjoyed running around and climbing stairs, at least he was free to get in ;)

Mommy and Liam on the Bug’s Life bumper cars

Riding the little caterpillar train

Dumbo!

World of Color California Adventure

Two tired boys!

Day 2!

Riding the Disneyland Train

Of course blankey had to come with us…

Lots of family fun!

Here are a bunch of random pics of the silly boys :)

We took the boys to Sea World and Liam had his first big Roller Coaster ride. He and Daddy make a big splash – Liam was a brave boy but didn’t want to ride it again. Brandon was fascinated by the tide pools…

We colored Easter Eggs with friends Miles and Willow Hess. The kids each chose their weapon to yield for the action photos at the end of the night. Liam made it to the annual Egg Hunt at the PB rec center and met up with some old friends.

We all went to visit Greg at his office and had a play date at the park by the office afterwards with some of Greg’s employees. Nerds!

We spent our first Christmas in San Diego this year. We took the boys to the local tree farm to pick out our first real tree.

Family Holiday Photo#

Christmas Eve with the Grays#

Christmas Morning!#

After only a few months of practice, our big boy Liam is riding a two-wheel bike without training wheels. He is very proud and shows off for all the neighbors and any friends that come over. He’s pretty good on his razr scooter too. We are so proud!

We decided to put Liam in a winter soccer “class” to learn the basics of the game. As expected, it was chaotic but Liam seemed to like it and had a good handle on the ball. Brandon was his biggest fan and wanted to play too:)

The West Coast Roberts decided to impress the new neighbors by dressing up as Star Wars characters for Halloween. Brandon was unusually cooperative with his Yoda hat, but as you can see was exhausted from the experience. Also did a quick run to the local pumpkin patch for some pumpkins!

We had a HOT party at Kate Sessions park for Liam this year. He wanted and Airplane theme, so we did our best to make it fun. We had a lot of friends and family attend – it was a great time!

We headed up to Lake Michigan next where we spent the 4th of July, and then stayed through the week to attend cousin Garrett Gray’s wedding. It was a fun time had by all, and we got to see the entire family.

We paid a visit to the Taltree Miniature Railroad, that was pretty cool.

Liam got to drive Grandpa’s golf cart and Great Grandpa Browns skid steer – and that was awesome!

We took our big vacation this summer back to Indiana to celebrate Greg’s birthday, and attend Jess’s cousins’ wedding. First leg was Indianapolis, where we got to see cousins, second cousins, and all the Aunts and Uncles. It was HOT again this year, but we endured. Josh and Brandon had fun together, and we got some good family photos of the group. Enjoy!

We had an exciting April! Grandma and Grandpa Roberts were out visiting over Easter and helped us get the condo ready to sell: 1125Felspar.com

Brandon is now 6 months old and getting bigger every day! Liam and Vanny are hanging out more than ever, even though he moved a few blocks away.

But first, by popular demand here is Liam’s original song, “I Love You Brandon B” 😊

Brandon trying his first bite of rice cereal. He liked it, and pretty much everything else he’s had so far which is:

• Apples
• Bananas
• Avocado
• Carrots
• Mango

He loves his toys!

Liam helping to clean his wagon before we put it in the garage

Easter Egg Hunt at Liam’s friend Miles' house. Clever egg hiding going on over there!

Brandon’s 6-Month visit to the doctor. 18 lbs (we think it’s more) and 28 inches long! 95th percentile for that Roberts head too.

Liam and Daddy’s Lego Tower

Brandon is big enough to use the table seat

Brandon’s first visit to the beach to see friends in town for a Wedding. We ALL have at least one child now – most are on #2. Crazy!

Brandon is so much happier now that he can sit and play!

Liam and Van 😊

Here are some pics of the boys – both growing so fast!

The Grays were out here for the entire month of February and it flew by. We had busy times with Jess going back to work, Liam in school two days a week, and trying to keep up with growing Brandon! Here are some pics from this year so far.

January#

Big brother Liam giving Brandon a bottle

Maggie’s new bed

Liam’s fashion sense

Big Brandon!

Liam making hot chocolate

“Farmer Day” at PreSchool

Tummy time for Tiny B

Liam and Mommy took a trip to Sea World before she went back to work

February#

Trying to roll over. He was successful the next day and now rolls over front to back all the time!

We’ve got ourselves a thumb sucker…

Liam’s new Thomas Sweatshirt

Liam studied “Outer Space” in Preschool – this is my favorite artwork so far!

Liam’s play date with Brooklyn – and sharing the stroller 😊

Liam, Grandpa and Daddy went hiking at Torrey Pines#

We are finally getting our pictures up from our trip home to Indiana. It was pretty crazy travelling with two kids, but we enjoyed seeing everyone and meeting Joshua!

First leg – Valpo!#

Gray Christmas – Brandon as Tiny Santa#

Jess meeting up with an old family friend after 20 or so years#

Liam, Daddy and Grandpa going into Chicago on the North Shore train to the Museum of Science and Industry#

Visiting Great-Grandma Gray#

Christmas Eve#

Second Leg – Noblesville#

Christmas Day present opening extravaganza!#

Celebrating with the Dycus side of the family#

Time to build a snowman!#

The baby boys!#

This family portrait has two new additions from last year!#

…and of course – super cheesy Liam!#

Dan and Jimmy came out from Austin to spend time with their nephews. We all went to Disneyland Wednesday and Thursday (Thanksgiving). The kids cooperated most of the time, but we had double meltdowns at Thanksgiving dinner, so that unfortunately is not documented. We appreciate the Uncles humoring Greg and I as we enjoyed a few rides together at Disneyland. It was insanely crowded, which was not what we expected, but we still had a good time.

The uncles meet their new nephew

The uncles take Liam to the beach in PB

Dumbo at night

Posing with the Uncles on Main Street

Jess, Brandon and the Turkey at the petting zoo

Tom Sawyers Island

Meeting the Evil Queen from Snow White

At least we had good weather :)

Liam went as a Pumpkin this Halloween at his request. He went out with Daddy and his friend Van while Mommy stayed home with Brandon.

Liam started Preschool today at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Preschool a few blocks down from our house. Our big boy had no problem saying goodbye to Mommy and Daddy and jumping right in to play with his new friends. We are so proud of our little man!

Better late than never on this post! Our baby boy Liam turned 3 on September 1, and we had Liam’s friend Van come over for presents and cake. We took him to Legoland that weekend and he and Greg rode lots of rides. There are some token Lego Star Wars pictures for your enjoyment . Greg will have to work on the video and get that posted soon.

Opening presents over Skype with Grandma and Grandpa Roberts

Liam and Van going on a “trip” with their backpack and “suitcase”

We spent the first leg of our summer trip at the lake house in Valparaiso with Grandma and Grandpa Gray and Uncle Dan. We got to see all the extended family as well. Liam wanted to be buried in the sand and didn’t really want to come out! We had great weather and got to relax by the lake.

We took a day trip to Chicago to see Aunt Miriam and visit Navy Pier.

He had a great road trip over the past weekend travelling up to Lake Tahoe for Jess’s friend Amy’s wedding. There were tons of kids for Liam to play with, and he got all dressed up for the occasion! We stopped overnight in Yosemite on the way back and stayed right by the main Waterfall – it was amazing! Liam enjoyed throwing rocks into the lake and climbing any boulder he could find in Yosemite. He is quite the nature boy!

Driving up to Lake Tahoe#

Throwing rocks in the lake with the boys and playing with new friends#

Wedding day#

Gorgeous Lake Tahoe#

Yosemite#

View from outside our room at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls#

We went to Disneyland over Memorial Day weekend and had a great time. Liam went on tons of rides and wasn’t scared on anything. He even wanted to ride the little roller coaster over and over again. My little daredevil! Check out Greg’s masterpiece montage of our exciting weekend – enjoy!

Grandma and Grandpa Roberts came out to visit for Easter Weekend. We colored eggs, went to an Easter Egg Hunt at the PB Rec Center, and visited Sea World. It was a fun weekend! Mr. Liam is pretty good at finding eggs!

Jess’s parents came out for the month of February and stayed right down the street in a rental home.  This was our first glimpse of life with close family support and we got pretty spoiled.  Liam loved always having someone to hang out with and Jess got a much needed break when working from home.  The first thing we did when they came to town was go to the Navy Air Centennial celebration on Coronado North Island Naval Air Station.

I honestly tried to narrow down the pictures here, but you just rarely get a chance to go to this air base because it is usually restricted and the view of downtown is just amazing.  So I put together a video and put most of pictures as well.  Enjoy.

North Island Air Show from Greg Roberts on Vimeo.

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Jess did a photo-shoot of Liam last month and he put on a show for all those wannabe models.   Check out the many sides of L.iam

Warming up

Very Introspective

Playful

Mr. Outdoors

The Artist

Exploring Faces

The Charmer

Mommas Boy

As always click on a photo to order your own print…

The second leg of our trip was spent in Noblesville with the Roberts. We all had fun during our Iron Chef East vs. West Coast showdown where we made pomegranate-themed dishes for Grandma and Grandpa. Liam loved spending time with Sefanie, Reina (he got pretty close) and Uncle Map :) We also got to visit Christy and Jackson for a bit before we left town. It was a great trip!

Iron Chef

Preparation

Result

The Judgment

The Aftermath

We spent the first leg of our holiday in Valpo with the Grays. Liam enjoyed playing with his  relatives, and had a blast sledding for the first time. Grandpa Gray took him to see a real (old) airplane at the local museum, and he got to see his 2nd cousin Noah again.

We got our first Christmas Tree this year and decorated our mantle with stocking to get Liam in the Christmas spirit before our big trip back to Indiana.

Grandma and Grandpa Gray came out to visit for Thanksgiving. We had quite a feast, several days of leftovers, and gorgeous weather. We took Liam to the Children’s Museum, and the Corvette Diner, where Liam had his first cheeseburger and loved his vanilla milkshake! It was a great time!

AIRPLANE!

We participated in the JDRF Walk this year in Balboa Park.

After the walk we decided to hit up the zoo for a couple hours of fun and got some good pics of Liam.

The above were from the walk and the rest are from the zoo.

This was my favorite sign that I’ve seen in a while, nothing like a lion “spray range” warning.  7-10 feet really?  Hate to have been the person that was the reason for this sign.

Grandma and Grandpa Roberts came to visit over Halloween weekend. We went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Museum where Liam had fun with SCIENCE! On Halloween we carved pumpkins and went trick-or-treating with neighbor buddies Scott, Kara and Van. We had great weather and great times! Everyone LOVED Curious George and The Man in the Yellow Hat!

The Man in the Yellow Hat needed a drink after a long night of trick-or-treat with George :)

We had a great time this weekend with Jess’s friend Amy, her husband Greg and son Miles (14 months) They came down to visit for the family brewery Oktober Hess festival. We had great times with great beer and friends. The boys had a blast playing and running around together.

We took Liam to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, where he picked his own pumpkins and solved both the flower and stick maze at the farm – several times :)

Since we live within a couple miles of SeaWorld we finally decided it was time to get an annual membership.  Now we can get our fill of dolphins, whales, and sea lions (Liam’s favorite) whenever we want.  Here are some pics from today…

We can hardly believe that our little man is two years old, but we had a fun weekend & celebrated Liam’s birthday! We had cake on September 1, and then we went to the new Sea Life Aquarium at LegoLand on Labor Day. We would all like to thank Matt and Reina for the talking grill – we are all amused by the things it says!

We headed south for the second half of our trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa Roberts. We saw 2 HOT nights of Phish at Deer Creek and had a great time with old friends. We spent a lot of time at the pool, and Grandma Roberts threw an awesome early birthday party for Liam, where he got to play with lots of second cousins, and open presents of course!

The Pool!

Phish Shows

Grandpa Roberts put the train set together, Liam couldn’t get enough!

Cuddly Cole and Brad!

Happy Birthday Liam! 2 Years Old!

We spent the first five days in Indiana at the Brown family lake house on Lake Michigan. We had gorgeous weather, and visited with Great Grandparents, Great Aunts and Uncles, and of course Grandma and Grandpa Gray. We had beautiful weather, and it didn’t get too hot until we headed to our next destination – Noblesville :)

At the lake with Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Brown.

Eating cookies with both Great Grandmas :)

Visiting Second Cousin Noah in Fishers with Grandma

The Roberts came out to visit us a couple weeks ago and we had a great time even though Liam was coming down with a cold.  We had a blast at the Corvette Diner, a 50’s themed restaurant nearby (Think Pulp Fiction),  Liam loved all the entertainment.  Later that week we took a tour around the San Diego botanical gardens. Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate and we didn’t get one sunny day the whole visit, but we made it to the beach anyways and the mall as well, wonder whose idea that was :).  On the flipside it was in the 90s and 100s back home so they got to escape the heat wave.  Liam loved the attention and is looking forward to coming home next month.

They do a dance every hour, Liam had front row seats.

Balloon animals.

Chicken Fried Steak, just like High School yummy

Grandpa’s still out front but Liam is trying to get the rest of us moving.

4th of July fireworks from our rooftop balcony

Grandpa the “block master”

Liam showcasing his mad skillz

The rest of these are from the San Diego Botanical Gardens

Copyright Greg Roberts 2010

I call this “Lime on Tree”

Pointing at a Pomegranate

Obligatory sunset from our rooftop, this is what we pay all this money for.

Thought we would post some of the pro photos that Amy’s sister, Gretchen, took from our latest camping trip.  These are the kind of pics that you should print out and make into posters or something like that…

Even though he was pretty sick earlier last week, Liam sucked it up and headed up North for his first camping trip. We stayed the first night at a cabin just outside of Sequoia National Park. The drive through the park was amazing seeing the change in terrain and climate. The Sequoia trees were huge, and there was snow covering the ground at the highest elevations. Liam enjoyed the scenery and the brisk fresh air.

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We saw deer as soon as we got into Sequoia National Park.

Got wood?

We then headed up to Lake Don Pedro to meet up with Jess’s friend Amy for her husband Greg’s 40th birthday. There was a great group of people at the camp site, and Liam had a blast sleeping in a tent, going out on a boat, and playing in the dirt with other kids.

Here are all the kids that made the trip with Amy and her “Greg”.

We were amazed at how much Liam enjoyed this trip. He absolutely LOVES to be outside in the “sunshine” :) Mommy and Daddy scored points with him big-time!

This past weekend we went out to celebrate our friend Deanna’s graduation with friends from Jess’s work, and Liam got to meet up with Brooklyn once again. Liam was having a blast dancing, looking out the window and of course, kissing the ladies. We all had a great time!

We took Liam to see a butterfly display at the Wild Animal Park a couple weeks ago and met up with our friends Deanna and Tim who brought their daughter Brooklyn.  Liam loves animals and is starting to identify them as we take walks, so the zoo is one of his favorite places.  Along with animals, Liam is also loves the ladies and took to Brooklyn right away.  He wanted to feed her “cookies” at the restaurant that we went to afterwards, it’s becoming his “move” although anymore he just goes in for the kiss right away.  More on that later…

We took Liam up to La Jolla for some sun and fun on Easter Sunday.  Little did we know there would be a 7.2 earthquake as we sat on top the cliffs.  Although it was a bumpy ride we got some decent pics from the whole thing.

The Grays came to San Diego and stayed at the Grand Pacific Palisades Resort in Carlsbad. We got to go up and stay with them for the majority of the visit, and we had great weather and awesome view of the Carlsbad Flower Fields. Liam had a blast at the playground and pool right outside our door at the resort. Jess and Liam took the trip to Indian Wells to visit Great-Great Aunt Miriam. We had a nice lunch and Liam had fun running in the yard. It’s always fun when Grandma and Grandpa Gray visit, and Liam did his best to wear them out! He’s constantly on the move these days!

Second part in our Austin trip with Dan and Jimmy.  We tried to hit as many hot spots in Austin as possible.

Another night on the town at world famous Stubbs BBQ with Dan and Jimmy which we followed up with a trip to the Spider House, one of their favorite watering holes.

On our last day in Austin we went to a park in their neighborhood and let Liam play around.  Of course he met a girl and she fell for his charms.

Finally, our last couple nights we spent at a brand new resort, JW Marriot in San Antonio, that had a huge water park with lazy river that Liam loved.  Jess was there for a conference but the dudes got to just relax.  All and all it was fun, and I couldn’t get enough of those Texas skies.

We’re on a long weekend trip to Austin and San Antonio, partly for Jess’s work and partly for fun to hang out in Austin with her brothers.  We flew out Friday morning, March 12th, and went for some good Tex-Mex at Trudy’s near University of Texas.  Saturday morning we took a stroll through downtown and went to the huge state capital building.  We then took a stroll around the river, which was extremely crowded which is because this weekend is the beginning of South By Southwest Music/Film festival which means tons of people, traffic, and good music.

We took Liam to the zoo last weekend and had a good time. Here are a few shots from our trip. Liam loves the playground, and Greg is teaching him how to cross the monkey bars. Our little guy will be 18 months on MONDAY!! I can hardly believe it.

It was a very nice day today in San Diego, mid-70’s, but we decided to make a trip up to Julian to do some light hiking and maybe catch a glimpse of snow.

Great panorama shot I put together overlooking Anza Borrego Desert in the distance.

Although most of the snow was gone, it was still a beautiful day and we had a great time walking around downtown Julian grabbing some lunch and of course a delicious apple pie.  Later we let Liam loose in the countryside and he tore it up.

We first stopped by Lake Cuyamaca, but there was no holding Liam back from the water so we had to jet.  He just wants to get right in and start swimming with the ducks.

Ready for the Super Bowl Festivities... Go Colts!!!

Little late on this post, but here are some pictures from our second leg of our Christmas tour.

Liam working the drive-thru, and the traditional xmas opening

These next ones are Liam and Cole at the Dues where we hung out with Steve, Candy, Mike, Monica, Brad and Natalie.

Matt’s dare during one of the many games played

Liam on tour with Jackson, our friend Christy’s son

Our last stop was to see Julia and Rick which meant Liam got to hang out with Aliya.  Liam loved all the Warren girls.

The family flew down to West Palm Beach, FLA to visit Jess’s g-parents at their vacation home(s) on Nettles Island.

Nettles is an interesting little “island” just north of West Palm Beach.

Here are some shots around the square.

This is a shot from their dock, you can see the luxury RV that we stayed in.

We recently purchased the Canon Rebel T1i DSLR in hopes to producing much higher quality photos of Liam and his adventures.  So far, I’m pretty impressed with the difference between this and our Canon Elph point and shoot, but I still feel like I haven’t scratched the surface.  Hopefully we’ll get some better lenses and really get some nice shots.  Here are some samples:

Liam took part in his first Halloween trick or treating as well as his first costume party extravaganza at our friend Pete's house and surrounding neighborhood...

For a detailed look at his historic journey check out his route in spooktacular Point Loma.

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He was Nemo, from "Finding Nemo", and we were Dr. and Mrs. P. Sherman from 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Or for the people who have no idea what I'm talking about, the scuba divers from Sydney that took Nemo away... If you haven't seen the movie then it will really make no sense to you.  So our costumes were really lame, but he looked great thanks to his outfit that my sister Stephanie bought for him, thanks Steph.  Besides being incredibly tired and somewhat blasé about the whole thing, he ended up really enjoying Pete's party and was a hit with the "ladies" (older girls dressed as princesses, you know who you are.).

Liam has "officially" been walking for almost a month now and we decided to put some of his recent walks into video form.  I say "officially" because he's been able to stand and take steps for several months prior, but it wasn't till a month ago that he could take more than 5 or 6 steps in a row and more importantly he now walks more than crawling.

Please enjoy...

Liam Walks from Greg Roberts on Vimeo.

We took Liam to the Bates Nut Farm out in East County this past weekend to pick out a few pumpkins. It was close to 100 degrees, and very crowded! It's a huge farm with hay rides and tons of family fun, but we couldn't take the heat so we didn't stick around long. Liam is walking these days, and we'll get some new video up soon!

Here's a compilation of photos and videos from Liam's first birthday extravaganza during the week of Sept. 1st.  Both grandparents made their way as well as Greg's brother and sister.  We started out with the three of us on his real birthday, sept. 1st, and then the family rolled in a couple days later and we had a big party at Kate Sessions Park.

Here are some of the good pics:

We went to Greg's company picnic for Illumina last weekend at the Wave House in Mission Beach. There were two FlowRider wave pools, free food and drinks, and a huge indoor pool! Greg and Liam went swimming until Liam's little lips turned blue. We then took Liam on a ride on his first carousel in Mission Beach.

Liam is now climbing stairs, and we are trying to teach him to come down safely on his own. He is always enticed by a full basked of laundry (clean or dirty) that he can pull everything out of and throw on the floor :)

12-months here we come!

As soon as Liam turned 11 months, his first tooth on the bottom came through. You can see #2 coming in right next to it. He's not complaining too much - no fever but he's kinda grumpy. He's always got something in his mouth, like his rubber ducky.

He's starting to feed himself more and more and tries new things each week. Right now he's loving shredded mozzarella cheese :) We just keep putting stuff in front of him, and if he doesn't want it he kindly throws it on the floor!

Our baby is almost 1, we can't believe it!

We made the trip back to Indiana to visit family, and a catch a few Phish shows. Liam stayed cool in the heat in his baby pool at Grandma & Pa Roberts, while Mommy and Daddy melted in the lot at the show with Brad and the Dues (it was 95 degrees and humid)! We then headed North to the Lake House where Liam met his Great-Grandma & Pa Brown for the first time, and had lots of laughs with his crazy Uncles. It was a short trip but we all had fun :)

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Liam's new favorite thing to do is stand up under the dining room table, right in the middle where no one can reach him unless you get down there with him!

I'm pulling this video from the vaults, I think we recorded it about a 4 weeks ago when Liam was getting good at walking around the couch.  I still can't help but laugh at the sounds of farts and I bet you won't be able to resist either. Enjoy

Just a quick update on our busy bee Liam. He is standing and "cruising" along the couch, and crawling at amazing speeds. He's found a cheesier smile, and likes to make an angry face now too. We went hiking a few weekends ago in Encinitas, and then took a road trip up to Palomar Mountain and visited the big telescope there. Liam loves being attached to daddy :)

We haven't posted any new pics of Liam in a while, and he is almost 9 months! Over Mother's Day weekend, Liam had his first photo shoot down at the beach. He loved hanging out in the sand, and we got a really good family portrait! Here is a sneak peek of some of the shots from the beach, and some candids Mommy took recently :)

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Check out some early footage of Liam crawling.  He's actually gotten a lot better since this and is planning to compete in the 2012 Olympics in the 200m hurdles.  Gone are the days of him being content to stay in one spot.  Next up, walking, and shortly followed by that, hand stands I'm sure.

It was a perfect day yesterday so we went to Kate Sessions Park, here in PB.  Liam had a great time watching all of the kites flying around and we tried to soak in some sun.  Liam also had his first Easter egg hunt, he found 5 while Jess got 1.

Being a true native San Diegan, we had to get Liam some sunglasses for hanging out in the great outdoors. He didn't fuss at all and doesn't complain about wearing them. We just have to laugh at our cool little dude!

Grandma and Grandpa Gray came out to visit for Spring Break. They were excited to meet Liam's Nanny Carol and his friend Mizuki, who he shares Nanny Carol with. We had great weather to spend relaxing at the Welk Resort in Escondido. Liam sure loved giving Grandma kisses :)

We took a road trip to Indian Wells to visit Liam's Great-Great Aunt Miriam. She was very happy to meet him. Our little man is 7 months old tomorrow!

Yes that's right.  Peeps Show is causing internet chaos and recently broke the "Most Peeps Placed On Sleeping Baby In A Stop-Motion Film" record on URDB.org.

I'm sure everyone is extremely proud. Check it out here !

Greg's Day Off + Liam Napping + Boredom = Peeps Show.

So I bought some Peeps the other day and was thinking what if Liam had a dream about them. I wonder what that would look like.... I wonder.

Liam had his 6 month checkup yesterday.  He seems to be doing really well.  Just about 16lbs and 28inches, and still really high in the percentile for height.  The funny part was when the strapped him into the Borg and performed an eye test.  They had him look at a computer screen with some crazy images all the while monitoring his brain waves and midi-chlorian count.  He actually scored really high, and we are expecting a call from Yoda any minute. ARRRRRRR

We celebrated Liam's birthday this weekend by taking him to the park on the bay, and giving some green beans and carrots :) He's not that into veggies, but loves cereal with banana. He's close to sitting up on his own, and loves his jumpy activity center.

Our little man is changing almost every day here lately. He loves to stand up now, and has pretty good balance! He has also found his feet, and has them in his mouth every chance he gets. We started him on rice cereal this past weekend, and he's doing well with that. Almost 6 months!

There are a lot of clothes that Liam is about to be too big for, so we decided to showcase a couple outfits in a mock baseball game... enjoy

Our neighbors, Scott and Kara, just gave birth to their son, Van Norgart, this past week and we met with them earlier today.  These two will be tearing up the streets and the waves before we know it. Here are a couple pics.

Something about this yellow cube gets Liam all giddy...

I just had to post this picture of our sweet baby who will be 5 months old on Sunday! He is now rolling over both ways - but only when he wants to. He's having a great time with his Nanny Carol, and Mommy is getting back into the swing of things at work. We have put him to sleep upstairs for the past 2 nights, but he's still waking to eat early in the AM. Maybe this weekend we'll see if we can let him try to stay in his crib all night. We're starting to see a little more hair too - but it looks dark? Who knows what our guy is going to look like!

Although January is usually cold (low 60s) and rainy, this month has been incredibly warm so far and to take advantage of sunny weather we took the little one to chill on the beach, take in some surf, and generally lay down the vibe for all the ladies.

Can't complain about that view...

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Liam was being modest and decided not to show off his beach muscles yet, "it's too early" he says.  Notice that he still supports the Colts, even in the off-season.

First contact with the Pacific and our big sandbox.

My mom came out for 2 weeks after Christmas to help us adjust to Jess going back to work.  We had a great time hanging out, and mom got to escape the cold and frigid temps of the Midwest to experience one of the best weeks we've ever had in mid-January.  Liam will now be hanging with, Carol, our new nanny, 3 days a week while Jess will work from home the remaining days.  Thanks Grandma!

Liam's camera crew put together this short film taped live during a meeting of the minds that happened last Saturday in Newport Beach.  Liam would like to give special thanks to his costar Carter Adams, especially during the sharing montage, for not drooling on him and for eventually giving his lobster buddy back.  enjoy

Well we had a busy trip back to Indiana for Liam's first Christmas, where the weather ranged from -13 and icy to 65 and sunny! Liam met tons of relatives, aunts, uncles, great-aunts, great-uncles, second and third cousins, and of course the grandparents! We all felt a little under the weather from all of our travels, but had a great time seeing family and friends.

Gray/Brown Christmas in Valparaiso#

Icy Mess in Valpo!

Roberts/Dycus Christmas - Greenwood#

Well, we are getting ready to head home to Indiana for the Holidays! We made the rounds to the Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach Christmas parades the past few weekends. Liam wasn't too interested :) But he sure seems to be growing up these past few weeks - he is holding his head up better, and is getting much more vocal. He can even pose and do the "Al Bundy" for his daddy, Greg is so proud. He'll be meeting the rest of the family soon!

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We had a great time with Grandma and Grandpa Roberts and Aunt Stephanie for Liam's first Thanksgiving! Mommy and Daddy got to go out while the babysitters where here, but we sure missed Liam while we were gone!

Grandma and Grandpa bought Liam his crib, so we have that all set up now. He took a nap in the crib the other day :)

Liam sure gets a kick out of Daddy's beard, which seems to be a permanent fixture lately.

Grandma and Grandpa Roberts are in town, so we got to go the big football game this past Sunday night. The Colts pulled off a big win! We were brave enough to wear our Colts jerseys among all the crazy Chargers fans, but it was worth it. We had great seats and we had a great time, but we did miss Liam while we were out. We caught a glimpse of John Madden before the game - he is quite a large man.

Liam is starting to drool A LOT! So he's sporting a bib most of the time these days :) We got him a cute "Grandma's Prince Charming" outfit, but I couldn't get him to smile for the picture - next time he's wearing it! He and Maggie had a staring contest the other day - it's really the first time he's noticed her and he stared and yelled at her :)

Grandma and Grandpa Gray were out over Halloween weekend, so we all went up to Carlsbad for a little vacation. Liam dressed in a little pumpkin outfit and was a good smiley boy for Grandma and Grandpa. We went to the Museum of Making Music and Greg tried to play the drums with Liam in his Bjorn.

Liam is now 2 months old!

Aunt Christy was here visiting over the weekend, so we took Liam to the zoo. He was a good boy and was awake for some of the day, but then slept through the rest of the time :) He's getting bigger every day!

Greg and Jess celebrated their 2-year wedding anniversary last week - can't believe it! Daddy has been feeding Liam a bottle every night and giving mommy a break. Jess's friend Erin came to visit this weekend and got to spend some time with Liam. We all went out to dinner for some good seafood and had a good time!

Jess's Aunt and Uncle came to visit Liam this weekend. We all went for a walk down the pier and had a great time holding baby Liam. Liam also went on his first walk in the Bjorn, he didn't mind it an fell asleep :) He's still being a great little baby!

Liam had his 1-month doctor appointment today, where he weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs, 12 oz and measured 22 1/2 inches long! Congrats to our growing boy!

Daddy time :)

Candid Liam

Pooping face :)

Happy Birthday!

We made a big trip to Toys R Us and got Liam some new toys. He's awake more and more and Mommy needed some more toys to help entertain the little guy. He really likes his Cookie Monster doll that makes monster noises like Liam does when he's hungry :)

Our little guy is getting hungrier each day, and loves to spend his awake time looking into a mirror and at his little monkey. He still sleeps through the Colts games!

Liam had a big week this past week. He had his first bath while Grandma Gray was still here to help out. He was sad to see her leave us on Thursday :( Daddy has been reading to Liam after work, and Liam is getting some "tummy time" and lifting his head a little more each day!

Liam slept through his 2nd Colts game this weekend, but at least they won! Mommy and Daddy tried on their respective carrier contraptions - he's still too small for both of them.

And today, Liam is 2 weeks old! We can hardly believe it. We've taken him on a few stroller rides down the boardwalk, and he gives mommy a big smile after he's done eating (every time!)

Liam also reached out to "touch his monkey" today - we all enjoyed that :)

Liam likes to sleep like his daddy (with his arms up behind his head) and is fascinated by the little stuffed monkey that Great Aunt Kathy sent out to him. We are even starting to catch a smile every once in a while :)

Both Grandma and Grandpa Roberts, and Grandma and Grandpa Gray were out to visit Liam this past weekend. We all had fun watching him sleep and making his cute little faces. Liam was very excited about his first Colts game on Sunday, despite the loss to the Bears :(

Six days old and he's already broken into the music/film business with an expertly crafted music video about his life.  This epic bio-pic is packed with Liam's early childhood moments that would ultimately define his life as a newborn.

We brought Liam home from the hospital on Wednesday! He is opening his eyes more and more, and is pretty quiet and sleepy during the day.

Born: September 1, 2008 12:37 PM at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA Room 230 (We are in Room 209 now)

Weight: 7lbs 4 oz

Height: 20 inches

moments after delivery

Liam like sleep

In postpartum with Jess's friend Gabby and some bubbly to celebrate.

Jess's friends had a shower for her this past weekend, and "Aunt Amy" came down from San Francisco to join the fun. Then we went to dinner with Pete at the Hibachi grill - yummy! Only 5 weeks until the due date!!

Jess is due exactly 2 months from today - September 17th. Baby's definitely getting bigger, but the prenatal yoga helps a lot!

Greg and Pete took on the the task of filling in the loft upstairs in the baby's room. Here are some of the pictures of the project, which left the house in chaos for almost a week. Turned out great! Now we just have to paint and decorate before little Roberts arrives!

Greg turned 30 on June 28th - so we all went out for dinner and beers (and water for Jess), then we headed back to our place for a little Rock Band on the XBox. Stay tuned, more pictures of the expecting parents rocking out!

Our friends Luke and Kathleen rented some GoCars for a birthday stroll through downtown San Diego.  The cars are basically modified scooters with three wheels and go about 35mph.  We had about 8 of them and our gang took over the streets of San Diego.  Watch out Hells Angels...

Jess had her baby shower with family and friends at Greg's Aunt Kathy's house in Noblesville. Uncle Dan and Uncle Jimmy both got to see their prego sister and were pretty fascinated with her growing belly! Baby Roberts got lots of great things. Only a few months left until he arrives!

The 3 of us flew back to Indiana for Jess's good friend Christy's wedding. It was a beautiful day, and a lot of fun! Grandma and Grandpa Gray also joined the festivities and were able to spend time with us at the rehearsal and wedding. Here are some pics of the pregnant bridesmaid!

Jess's parents came out for Memorial weekend to see their pregnant daughter for the first time in person, and to celebrate Jess's birthday. Baby Roberts got some cute little outfits (Go Cubs) and also a little brown onesie that looks just like daddy's work shirt :) We went out for a nice brunch at the 94'th Aero Squadron restaurant so Jess's dad could check out the airplanes. It was a quick visit, but we all had a great time!

Jess and I went to New Orleans last weekend for my sister's graduation from Tulane university.  It's the first time both of us have been there since Katrina and it was interesting to see how much things have progressed.  The graduation was in the Superdome and we stayed in the French Quarter just a few streets off of Bourbon.  The trip was fun, although preggers was on the sidelines and couldn't earn any beads :(

James Carville and his wife were the speakers at the graduation which was very interesting, but slowed down once they started to announce all of the names one by one for several hours.  We used the time to help us think of baby names, but it didn't help too much.  Here are some of our pictures, you can see them all on our flickr page.

Jess got her big ultrasound today and we finally know the gender!  Yes, the Roberts bloodline will live on :)  I'm sure you were all worried.  We had all of the checks done and it looks like he is going to be a healthy baby weighing in around 8.5lbs.

Pete and I went to the Red Bull Air Race at the San Diego Bay today.  This was the second time that we've gone and is always interesting to see how crazy these guys are.  We stood on the downtown side this year and we were able to see most of everything without actually paying to enter the "viewing" area.

Today we went to the Earth Day fair in Balboa Park downtown.  It was like a phish show without phish... I'm sure some of you will understand.  Anyway, lots of drum circles, solar panels, multi-colored trash cans, activists, and stinky hippies :)   Jess's friend Amy was in town for just the weekend and we decided to check the fair out before dropping her off at the airport.

Frozen juggler, with a nice 70's rock mullet

Jess and Amy

Jess and I took a much needed night out last Wednesday (April 16th), and went to the sold out Eddie Vedder (pearl jam) show at Spreckles Theatre downtown.  The show was the last of a small tour that he did to help promote the "Into The Wild" dvd release, of which he did the whole soundtrack.  If he haven't seen the movie or listened to the soundtrack both are worth picking up.

We had our 17 week visit today and all is still good.  The next visit is the big one because we find out the sex and get a lot of time with the ultrasound machine.  Here are some pics of what Jess looks like now...

I think she is beating me now..

Well we are 4 months in and somebody's pants don't fit...

It's time to go shopping.

Jess went solo on this trip, as I was stuck at the gas station with a dead battery (good ole american cars).  All of the tests that we got the results for looked good, no third leg yet.

Yep that's right Jess is pregnant and we've got our first ultrasound to prove it...