Detroit Zoo!

We had a very eventful day today in Michigan! We visited the Skanska office in Southfield before we went to lunch with Aunt Jenn...so that was fun. We then went to the Detroit Zoo with our friends Laila and Ava (and their mommy, Miea). Here are a few tries at a group photo...We had a fun day and zonked out by 7pm!

Super long time!

So, its been 3 months! since we last posted on our blog! A lot has happened in those three months. Jakey is an expert walker now and has started saying words like Juice! and Shoes! and Buddy! and Ouch! Soooo cute! He started day care at the beginning of August. It has been a little rough with all of the germs flying around all the time he has gotten a sinus infection and an ear infection and a virus all in the last 2 months. :( I guess its all part of growing up, huh?

This week, I decided to take a week off and take a road trip to visit friends and family in Michigan and all along the way there. I know I am a little insane for taking a 17mo old on the road alone with me for a 5-6 hour drive, but that is why I bought the handy dandy portable DVD player for the car! He loves it...watching his favorites...Blue's Clues, Wonder Pets, Bob the Builder and of course, Yo Gabba Gabba! Here is a pic of Jakey zoning out to Gabbas.

In other news, Slawek started his own construction management company and was just awarded a 3 year contract for Roswell Park Cancer Institute! Very exciting!

Promise to start posting more often!

New Pool

Jakub got a cool new pool from Aunt Ag when we went to visit her last week! It was such a nice day out yesterday that we decided to try it out. He wasn't so sure about being in the pool...the water just didn't want to warm up out in the sun, but we had a great time outside the pool splashing around!

The Ride for Roswell

Yesterday, my mom and I rode 30 miles in the Ride for Roswell to support Roswell Park Cancer Institute. It was an awesome ride along the Niagara River. The event was really great with over 6500 riders and 1000 volunteers. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and everyone seemed to have a great time. Our knees and butts are only a little sore today, so we aren't too worse for the wear. Here is a pic of the two of us before we started the ride...

First time at the lake and First Steps!

Today was Jakub's first time at Lake Erie. He didn't know quite what to make of that BIG pool and the sand. Also, yesterday, Jakub took his first steps during the day with nanny Lindsey. All of the sudden in the last 2 days, all he has wanted to do is walk everywhere...holding your on to your hand or his fire truck, of course. He will be running around in no time!

Erie Zoo!

So, while Daddy, Papa and Uncle Jay were off on their Father's Day trip to NYC to see a Mets game and the US Open, Nana and I took Jakub to Erie to see Aunt Ag. The original plan was to go to the beach, but we didn't think that the weather was going to cooperate, so we didn't bring the beach supplies. But, lo and behold, once we got to Erie it was a beautiful day! So, instead of going to the beach, we went to the Erie Zoo! We saw all the great animals...monkeys, tigers, lions, gorillas and all! And we got to ride on the cool train, which was a much better train than the Buffalo Zoo train.

Loved the wild dogs...they are cool!

Riding the train!
Cool Red Panda...only 6000 in the wild...

The Zoo!

Jakub went to the zoo for the first time on Sunday! I really didn't remember the Buffalo Zoo being so nice, but for a small city it really is a nice zoo! We saw giraffes, zebras, bears, tigers, gorillas, anteaters, monkeys, the brand new rainforest exhibit and Nana's favorite, the reptile house! We also got to ride the carousel and the train! What fun! We also discovered that Jakub loves to eat lemons...straight! Didn't even phase him! Here are a few pics from the day...

Riding the train with Nana

Zipping by on the carousel!
Watching the tigers get fed

Sitting on the rhino that we weren't supposed to sit on...:)

Watching people feed the giraffe

Yummy lemon!