Such a Big Boy!

Gavin had a primary program today. And he did such a good job! He said his part all by himself without any help. We are so proud of him!

AT LEAST SOMEONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE SNOW

Yesterday when it started raining Gavin asked me if he could play in the rain. So we put the raincoat and rain boots on and he ran out to play. A few minutes later he ran in and said, "Mom it's snowing!" I couldn't believe it, SNOW! Are you kidding me? Come on, I feel like Fall just started. I'm not ready for this. :-( I haven't even bought Gavin a new snowsuit or snow boots yet. I think I'm in denial, but Gavin loved it. He and his friends played out there for a good hour before I had to make him come in. And then we woke up this morning with a sheet of snow on the ground. That's it, I'm moving to Arizona!

What Were We Thinking????

As most of you know we are finishing our basement. It has turned into a love-hate relationship. We have tried to do most of it our selves. And when I say we I mean Steve. He has worked so hard and done an amazing job. And Gavin has been such a trooper. He's been so patient with us. But lately I'm just ready to wash my hands of it and hire the rest out. Our latest tasks have been finish work and painting and I thought no big deal, right? Wrong, I say again, what were we thinking? If I never have to spackle, caulk, sand, or tape again, it will be too soon. And Painting, YUCK! We have a deadline of the 22nd of OCTOBER (yes 2 days away). To be finished painting and ready for carpet! I hope we make it! Wish us luck!!! And yes I see the irony of my shirt.

Pumpkin Picking With Grandma Lynda.

We had lots of fun picking pumpkins, except when it came time to take the picture with Grandma. That mean look on his face wasn't because he didn't want a picture with Grandma. If you look in the left hand corner of the picture you can see a yellow squash looking thing with wort like things all over it (I have no idea what it really is). Well Gavin didn't want anything to do with that squash, let alone stand right next to it. It was totally grossing him out. Gavin OCD? nah :-)

Baby In The House

Julee and Ayden came to stay with us last week. Quickly it became evident that we don't have a baby friendly home. He's crawling all over the place and getting into everything. Cords, electronics, home decor, plastic bags, dog tails, you name it. As long as it's not any sort of a toy, Ayden will want to play with it. Luckily he had Julee, Grandma, Gavin, and me to monitor him. I don't know for sure how Julee keeps up with him at home. Gavin loved having him here and was very protective of him. Ayden loved playing with Gavin and watching him run around.

I going to give a little update on him since Julee is so terrible about it. (We love her anyway.) Ayden is almost 8 months old. He weights 23 pounds and is 29 inches long. He started crawling at about 6 1/2 months . His first words were hi, mom, and then Arah. Sorry Zeb. I know a lot of you probably don't believe me, but I heard it and I'm sticking to it.

Ayden is such a loving, cuddly boy. His mom has given him enough squeezes (we all know how Julee loves to squeeze) in his first 8 months that he has learned how to squeeze back. He'll sit and cuddle with anyone who wants for as long as they want. I love it!!

Zeb and Julee are great parents and they have a wonderful baby boy. We are so blessed to have that precious boy in our lives. We can't wait for then to come back and hopefully Zeb can Stay next time.

Vegas, Baby, Vegas!

Steve and I decided to take a quick vacation before my mom and dad left on a mission, so they could take care of Gavin. So my wonderful mom (dad was hunting) stayed with Gavin, and Steve and I went to Vegas. We had a ton of fun. I think the best part of the whole trip might have been the drive without a child in the car. We just listened to Harry Potter on our i pod and drove with no interruptions. Those of you with kids know what I'm talking about. We just hung out at the pool, saw a comedy show, walked The Strip, and hung out with some old friends (see slide show). We had a great time. Thanks Mom!

Let's Put It To a Vote

Today was picture day and a couple of weeks ago I decided that I was going to get Gavin's hair cut short right after pictures. But I took him to get a trim a week before pics and the lady totally butchered him. Luckily I was able to find a neighbor to clean it up, but I was still very unhappy about it being cut so short, b/c I wanted at least one school picture of him with his long hair. Anyway the point of this story is that I can't decide what to do now, so I'm putting it to a vote. I know many of you have very strong opinions on this matter (Grandma Gibby) so if you want your opinion heard then place your vote. Long, in between, or short (I don't have a picture of him with short hair so you'll have to just imagine it). And remember your vote counts;-) P.S. Don't pay attention to his cheesy smile, just look at the hair.

First Catch

Steve and Gavin went on their first fishing trip. Gavin was having lots of fun with his daddy until he actually caught a fish. He was just sure it was going to jump right of the line and bite him. Steve tried to take a picture of him by his first catch, but Gavin wasn't having it. If you look closely at the picture he is crying and trying to hide from it. But all in all Steve counted the trip as a success, because for the most part they had a great time. Plus they caught that HUGE fish ;-)

Gavin's 1st Day of School

Gavin was so excited to go back to school and I was too, of course. I mean two free hours three days a week! But the day of, I started getting a little anxiety for some reason. And on the way to school Gavin said "Mommy are they going to like me?" and that just about broke my heart. I hate that he has already started worrying about things like that. Anyway, when he went into his classroom and saw his teacher and the other students he was so excited he could barely hold still for the picture. I was just so proud of him. He seemed so grown up to me. I don't know what came over me, but I walked out of there bawling like a baby. Where did that come from? You can never truly understand the phrase "they grow up too fast" until you're a parent. They grow up WAY too fast!!

Conversations With Gavin

1/06/08

"Mom, it's kind of fun being sick." My response, "Oh really, why?" Gavin, "because then you and daddy have to get me anything I ask for." Way to look on the bright side kid!


11/11/08

Yesterday when I picked Gavin up from school (the first time he’s seen me since Thursday night) I was so excited to see him. I grabbed him and hugged him and said, “I missed you so much, did you miss me?” His reply, “Yeah, but when we get home will you tell me when your done cuddling me so I can go to Kyle’s?” That boy really knows how to make a girl feel loved.


11/06/08

Gavin looked outside today at about 5:30pm and said to himself, "Man, I just woke up!" I guess the time change is affecting him.

10/02/08

Gavin pointing at Steve's belly says, "Daddy you have a belly hole." Steve says, "No that's my belly button." Pulling up his shirt an pointing at his own belly button Gavin says, "This is a belly button dad, that's a belly hole."

6/02/08

Today I was explaining to Gavin why Steve and I were married in the temple. I was telling him we wanted to be sealed to our family for time and all eternity. That we are so happy Heavenly Father blessed us with such a sweet boy and we will be together forever.

Gavin - "You know what mom, when I was in Heaven I was thinking the exact same thing. I wanted to come to you and dad and be together forever."

Me - "So we were on the same page, huh?"

Gavin - "Yep, the exact same page."

How did I get so lucky?!

6/23/08

Gavin was out with some neighborhood kids today who were selling kool-aid on the corner when he ran inside and said,

Gavin - "Mom there's strangers outside!"

Me -"What!"

Gavin - "There's strangers outside and they wanta buy punch!"

Way to go bud!