Here's what we have been doing this year. Check out this link to see the book.
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All bundled up and enjoying a hayride down the Vegas strip
Gavin does not like sitting on Santa's lap. He just slumped over his arm the entire time and didn't want to look at him or the camera. Last year he cried and was really scared, so I think he did much better this year. Hopefully next year he will be excited.
Owen just stared at Santa the minute we set him on his lap.He didn't even take his eyes off his face for one second.
Gavin got his face painted and did a really good job of sitting still.
Getting ready for bath time!
The boys playing outside before it started to get too cold.
We got a new puppy that we named Dandy. He is an toy/mini Australian shephard. They boys love playing with him outside, but he gets too rough for them sometimes. Isn't he adorable!
This year was Owen's first Halloween and Gavin's first time trick or treating. We went to a few houses and Gavin was more interested in checking out everyone's house than anything else. He also liked putting the candy in his pumpkin bucket. Owen slept the entire time in the stroller. It was a wonderful evening and perfect weather for a stroll around the block. The boys sure looked cute in their costumes.
I've been tagged by my Aunt Denise, so here goes...
What I was doing...
20 years ago...
1. I was going to my first year of kindergarten.
2. Went on a 5 year old hike/camping trip with my dad.
(when we turned 5 we got to go camping with dad 
and got a backpack and mummy bag)
10 years ago...
1. I was in 9th grade at Pleasant Grove High School
2. I joined the track team and the marching band (I played the flute).
3. I learned how to better style my curly hair and began to like it.
5 years ago...
1. I attended Utah Valley State college and had received an associates degree the next year in Multimedia Communications Technology.
2. I ran on the Track and cross country team at UVSC.
3. I worked at the UVSC bookstore with my mom.
1 year ago...
1. Gavin had his first birthday.
2. I was 8 months pregnant with baby number two and began driving to Provo for IV iron treatments 2 times a week since my iron was so low.
3. We bought a Toyota Camry since I spilled a full gallon of milk in our Honda on the way home from the dairy. We had the car scrubbed several times, but the smell would not go away.
Thi
s year so far...
1. We moved into Justin & Darla's modular home two weeks after Owen was born and couldn't have any visitors because of the risk of Owen getting RSV.
2. We got two horses, guineas, chickens, and a toy/mini Australian shepherd.
3. We bought a Toyota Land Cruiser that runs on natural gas and gas. Our gas bill has gone way down since natural gas is only 86 cents a gallon. Now we just need to sell our car.
4. I'm having a hair crisis. My curly hair is almost gone, so now I don't know what to do with it anymore. It takes forever to straighten, but doesn't look very good curly. Ugh.
Yesterday...
1. Gavin and Owen went trick or treating for the first time.
2. Gavin was a bumble bee and Owen a pumpkin.
3. We handed candy out at Nate's parents home because they are gone to Texas and no one trick or treats at our house.
Today...
1. I'm thinking about going to the annual boutique. I don't plan on buying anything but it is fun to browse and see all the cute decorations.
2. Nate is off work today, so hopefully we can do something fun. Right now he is outside cutting firewood with Gavin. I think I will go join them and play with the dogs.
3. I would like to go on a horse ride, but I don't think it will happen.
Tomorrow...
1. I'll get to sleep in, then get the boys ready for church.
2. Go to church and play with all the kids in nursery.
3. Relax, read a good book, play with the boys.
I tag my Dad, Darla, and Loreen
When dad goes to mow the lawn Gavin just stands at the door looking out and cries until I let him out to help. Well every time I do, Nate gets upset because he can't watch him and mow at the same time.
So when I was at the store one day I saw a lawn mower that blows bubbles. I bought it and set it up the next day. Gavin absolutely loved it. He loved it so much he could not part from it even for a second. He pushed it all around the house all day long. When it came time to go to bed he cried and cried for it.
The next morning when I went to get Gavin from his crib I saw him sitting in his crib with the lawn mower. I guess when Nate put him to bed he decided to let him sleep with the lawn mower so he would stop crying and go to bed.
The next day I refused to let him sleep with the lawn mower but when he woke up in the morning the first thing he did was point at the lawn mower and cry.
The lawn mower has now lost the magic it had for those first few days, but Gavin still loves to mow the lawn with his dad...he is such a big helper.
Gavin eating watermelon from our garden.Owen crawling on the tonka truck
Gavin and Owen playing together. It was adorable while it lasted. . . about 30 seconds.
Gavin and Owen having fun in the tub...
Gavin's favorite vegetable is squash. I can't believe how much he likes it. He gobbles it down like it is
candy. Here he is on the couch eating his bowl of squash.
The boys were having fun in the swing and bouncer while I wascooking and I realized that it was quiet. I looked over and both the
boys were fast asleep. I love it when they nap at the same time.
Owen trying to crawl up on me.
Gavin sporting his new hair cut. He was in a badmood so this is the best pic I could get.
Owen playing with the watermelons we picked from ourgarden. He has so much fun crawling all over them.
Owen thinks that he should be able to eat food too when we eat dinner. He has to sit on someones lap at dinner time or he will just cry the entire time we eat. He tries so hard to grab food off everyone's plate. Gavin likes to share his food and sometimes I will catch Owen with food in his mouth. Owen does get to eat baby cereal though and loves it. Soon we will try baby food and before we know it he will be eating at the dinner table along with the rest of the family. They grow up so fast.
Gavin is always on the move and refuses to take a nap even is he is tired. Eventually he will finally collapse somewhere around the house. Here are a few pictures of him sleeping.
We picked our first watermelon from the garden. We couldn't believe how big they got. It was very juicy and delicious. We planted lots from a seed packet but they all died. Instead of buying a new packet of seeds we decided to try planting seeds from a watermelon we had bought from the store. We didn't know if it would work but as you can see it was successful. I think we will do it this way every year now.
I took the boys to Payson Lakes with my family a few weeks ago. We had a blast. Gavin loved playing in the dirt and getting as dirty as he could. Owen was such a good baby and tried his first cereal. He absolutely loved it and couldn't get enough. We had amazing food and enjoyed roasting hot dogs and making smores. We had such a wonderful time playing family fun, visiting, boating and relaxing on the lake. This camping trip was so fun I want to come back every year, but with Nate next time.
Gavin loves horses. It has become his favorite word. He is constantly saying it. I think it is so cute because he whispers it every time he says it. It was one of the first words he learned. The first thing Gavin wants to do when we go outside is to see the horses. Lots of times Gavin will stand at the door looking out calling for the horse wishing he could go outside with it.
