May 2010

Over the past week or two Gavin and I have been spending more time inside thanks to the wonderful Oregon rain. Its actually not that bad and we understand that's just how things are. However, we have had some nice days here and there where we got to go and enjoy the sun. Here's some of what we've been up to over the past 2 weeks.

Gavin hanging out on the kitchen floor on one of our rainy days. He was so funny. I gave him his sippy and his blanket and he just laid down, chilled out, soakin up the good stuff. He really is such a laid back, fun kid.

2 weekends ago when it was mostly sunny Matt and I took Gavin for a picnic lunch in the park. He absolutely loves being outside!


Checking out the play ground and the other kids. He really likes to be a part of what the older kids are doing. Always watching and observing.


He was too small for these but thought they looked cool.....at least for 7 seconds.



Swinging with mom. He loves to swing, again, for about 7 seconds. He gets so excited and starts giggling, (so cute) but after about 7-15 seconds he flings himself forward......which scares me because he's still too small for the baby swings. He gets bored pretty fast...hmmm, Sound like Matt?


Alright disclaimer, I hadnt showered yet, which is totally over rated I think. :) But I really didnt care. When it comes to my fam, I dont really care what I look like. :)
Gavin the Great getting bored.

Eating lunch, yumm yumm.

I think this picture is funny, Matt looking serious in a park full of kids, Gavin just knockin down his Juice. He chugs it because he doesn't get juice very often.

We got this hat from a dear friend am I was surprised Gavin actually kept it on. He looks so cute!

Him making himself knows. He likes to yell when he gets excited, and obviously this hat is extremely EXCITING!

Hope you enjoyed. We're doing really well and still taking everyday one day at a time and trying to take advantage of every second.

Lovin every minute of it!

To be honest, we've been really busy over the last month, but at the same time, we've just been living life as normal. Things are going great and we are trying to stop and love every minute of it. Over the past three weeks we went to the beach for our besties birthdays, to Portland for my 27th, (ugh) and spent a wonderful weekend just with each other for Mothers Day. I took a ton of pictures but here are a few to get us up to date. Sorry that some are not set-up properly. I got a wonderful new lap top for my birthday from some dear friends and am still trying to work out all the kinks. Hopefully by the next post you wont have to tilt your head side ways too look. Sorry. :)

When we first got to the coast we drove around and looked for a hotel we wanted to stay at. It was really spontaneous and fun for us. Gavin of course loved the ocean and thought it was very mesmerizing.

This was taken by our friends. It was suppose to be warm but at this point it was really windy and cold. Gavin didn't seem to notice as much as I did. It was extremly beautiful.





Ok, here's one of the many pics on its side. Sorry. We took Gavin to the Aquarium for the first time. He really enjoyed it. Looking at all the fish and other sea animals was quite entertaining for him.

Trying to grab the king crag. That thing was huge!!!!

When we first walked into the tunnel with all the fish and then into the Shark tunnel, Gavin just stopped before entering and looked up for like 45 seconds with his arms up. It was so funny. He was on overload for visual stimulation. It probably took about a minute until he finally walked in.

With daddy pointing out all the sharks. Gavin really did love this tunnel, but I'm going to have to say Matt loved it just as much!


Here they are, my boys..... us being great parents and letting Gavin play with sharks. :)

After we saw all the exhibits we stopped to play for a while, us adults, and took some pictures. It was so funny, we took a ton but I'll only post a few. Some we out of control!
Gavin must think we're crazy.

Yeah, that turtle looks weird, its not just the picture. Gavin liked him though.

Documenting our wing span. After we took these, a bunch of girls saw us doing it so they took some too, only they faced forward so they could get their faces in the pictures.....Yeah, we're smart.

Wish this were right side up. Aunt Sissa helping Gavin do his.

This was when we got home. It was so nice out so we filled his pool up with warm water from the house and let him play. He loved it. Seriously, this kid is just like his daddy. A total fish.

Ah yes, sooo photogenic. What a funny kid!

We got him all dry, dressed, and warm then watched Monsters vs. Aliens. He literally sprawled out on Matt and stayed for the first 35 minutes of the movie right here like this.

This is Mothers Day morning, I know, I know, HIS HAIR!!! I'm not ready to cut it, so say and think what you want, but its not happening.

Showing off his awesome sidekick jammies. These are my favorite jammies he has. Still a little too big, but so darn cute in them.

Getting up close and personal to show his love to his mom. This was right after I got served my breakfast in bed, with a letter from Matt and Gavin, and my mothers Day gift. "Gavin" got me a massage. He knows me so well. ;)

I had a great Mothers Day, and am so happy to be his mom.