Snow day!!

I know we live in Colorado but I can't ever remember having this much snow this early in the 13 years I have lived here. Woah, have we really lived here 13 years? Anyways...
We got almost 2 feet of snow back in October. It was crazy! G was too little to remember snow last year so this was pretty much his first experience. He wasn't too thrilled at first but after while he was having fun. Josh bought him his own little shovel so when we got another 10 inches last night Gavin got to help his daddy shovel the walks while mama got to sleep in!! Now that's a good day!

A Week called Halloween

Halloween doesn't seem to be much of a "day" anymore. It seems like it's more of a week, which is fine with me. G was sick on the actual day so it was a good thing that we had him in his costume a few times before. We took him in it to a pumpkin patch but with the crazy Colorado weather it was too hot to leave him to be a giraffe for very long. We took him to a friend's costume party the weekend before and he got to ride a rocking horse.
The day of Halloween he was sick and we sat on the couch while Josh handed out candy with his "one for them one for me" rule. That's a good rule!

and a few more...

Since I've been so bad!

A few more pictures

The zoo and Aunt Jen!

I've been so bad about getting new pictures on here! So sorry, it's tough getting the time to download off the camera and come up with a blog post with something interesting to say...but anyways!
In September G and I went to the zoo with one of my bosses and her little boy. We had a good time! G liked the elephants and he also liked his goldfish crackers. Big surprise.
Aunt Jen came out to visit later in the month and I think she could have squeezed Mr G all day long and not gotten enough. He had a good time playing with her while she was here! We miss you!!

Some pictures

Just a few pictured of Gavin from the last few weeks...

The birthday party!

We all know babies don't remember their first birthday party. It's all for the parents. Well, these parents sure enjoyed Gavin's!
We went up to G's Mamaw and Pawpaw's house for the day. Grandma Donna was here for the weekend, so G got lots of grandparent hugs and kisses. He had his very own cake that his Aunt Michelle made for him. One of Gavin's favorite foods is goldfish crackers, so she made him two cakes in teh shape of the goldfish. They were too cute!
G got lots of fun toys, he's been having so much fun playing with everything since that day.

Happy Birthday Dear Gavin!

One year ago, on August 10, 2008, our lives were forever changed.

Aw Hail!

A week ago we got nailed with a huge hail storm. The news reported it was the second most costly hail storm on record for the area on record with over 52,000 insurance claims filed in the last week. Luckily we were all OK, but our house and grill cover have seen better days. Stella didn't care too much for the noise but it didn't both G Man. He didn't wake up until he was snatched from his crib and carried to the basement for what sounded like the end of the world!
A few pics to show what our neighborhood and such looked like afterwards!

That darn hand...or was it a foot?

It was either a hand, a foot or a mouth that got Gavin sick! We had to take him to the dr this weekend because he had a high fever and we wanted to make sure it wasn't related to a rash he's had on his face. Nope, nothing with the rash but he does have Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. It's a virus that causes spots/ulcers on kiddos and it's pretty uncomfortable. G's been a trooper, he's doped up on Motrin and lots of snuggle time. He was so worn out by the fever that goes along with it that a car ride was all it took to knock him out! But when he woke up all he wanted was some lap time with his dad...and one of his golf clubs.

11 months today

A year ago I was probably sitting on my couch wondering if my belly button would ever be an innie again. Today Gavin only has one more month until he turns one...and honestly it makes me a little teary to think how much he's grown over the last year.
But, enough of the sappy stuff! We've had a fun couple of weeks. G finished his swimming lessons and finally made it through a whole class only crying a little bit. We went to the mountains with our friends Cathleen and Kraig and their baby Addison. We went to the lake on the 4th of July and Gavin got to wear his first cowboy hat. It's been a great summer so far!

And a few more

I can only upload a few at a time so I thought I would add a few more...