Gavin was a little slow to warm up to the beach, but after he learned what it was all about he had a blast. He sat in the sand for over an hour just playing with the sand and a bucket of water! The last picture was taken on Sanibel Island.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Vacation!
Gavin had a great time on vacation! He loved swimming in the pool and wanted to do it all by himself. He would push us away, of course, not realizing that he doesn't know how to swim. : ) We got him this float to wear so he could be on his own a little bit, but still needed a hand on him at all times. He is quite the little dare devil!Saturday, March 29, 2008
Ready for vacation!
Gavin tried on his new swimsuit today. Jason had to hold on to him because he wouldn't hold still for the picture. We are all ready for vacation!
Easter Egg Hunt #3
Gavin was very excited to see that the easter bunny came to grandma and grandpa's house too! He had his third easter egg hunt and as soon as he discovered that the easter bunny who came to grandma's house had put cookies in the eggs he was all about it! He found every egg there was to find!Easter Egg Hunt #2
Gavin had his second easter egg hunt at church. He found one egg and that was the only one he cared about. He was ready to go after that!Gavin's Chair
The easter bunny brought Gavin his very own chair with his name on it. He loves it and always sits in it to "read" his books. Abbey has discovered the chair and thinks it is just a perfect size for her to lay in, but as soon as Gavin sees her in it he runs over and tells her , "no, no, no, no" and pushes her off. We have yet to master the concept of sharing!Easter Egg Hunt
We celebrated Easter with the Devermans on Good Friday. Gavin and Caleb had an easter egg hunt in the back yard. Gavin ended up not finding any eggs on his own because the grass was mushy and he wouldn't walk on it. Just one of his many quirks!Monday, March 17, 2008
Being good!
This was Gavin's behavior for the entire party. He was so good! For him to sit and listen to a book just like that is very out of character. : )
Great Granny's 75th Birthday Party
Here is Gavin with a few of his second cousins at Great Granny's 75th birthday party. He had a blast playing with all of the big kids!Front-facing
We decided it was time to turn Gavin around in his carseat. As you can see, he is much happier now that he can see what is going on.Open Gym
Gavin's entertainment at open gym last week was to walk up the ramp carrying a block and the streamers. He did this many many times! His attention span is certainly getting longer.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Happy Birthday Caleb
Gavin had a front row seat to watch Caleb open his birthday presents. Needless to say, the easter bunny is bringing Gavin a chair of his very own.Musical Shoe Horn
Gavin loves his music class so much that he tries to find anything at home he can make music with. He found Jason's shoe horn and started making "music" with it on the metal gate.Monday, February 18, 2008
Great Grampy's Funeral
Here are a few pictures from Grandpa's funeral. Gavin was very very well behaved and we were so thankful for that. The top picture is Gavin with his Great Granny. The bottom picture is Gavin playing with Eric (19 months) through the glass between the Narthex and Sanctuary. They were so cute playing together.
Fighting for the window seat
Every day that I am home with Gavin and Abbey we go to the window about 3:10 to watch the school bus drop off the neighborhood kids. You can see in the second picture who won! Gavin finally gave up and went to the other window.Skipping School
When our power was out we went to my parents house early in the morning. Gavin was supposed to go to daycare that day, but instead he "talked" grandma and grandpa into letting him stay with them for the day. This picture was of him getting into cabinets.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Like Father, Like Son
I think Jason spends way too much time on the computer. Gavin even knew how to use the mouse! He was typing with both hands at one point. No hunting and pecking for him! We ended up getting our old laptop out to let him play with because he threw such a fit when Jason tried to put him down. He of course had to have a mouse before he would even consider playing with it.Super Bowl
Gavin had a great time watching the super bowl this year. Although he didn't really watch much of the game, there were lots of kids at the party so he had fun playing. It was not so much fun when we got home and didn't have electricity though. We missed the end of the game and poor Gavin woke up at 1 a.m. cold and had to sleep with us for the next 4 hours (until he was up for the day). We are now shopping for a generator so we don't have to go through that fiasco again.4 wheelin
Gavin got this 4 wheeler for his birthday and he has just learned how to push the button and drive it all by himself. He rides around the house all the time now. Sometimes we have to hide it just to get a break. (we still have to assist in steering)Snow Baby
Gavin and I bundled up and went out to play in the snow a couple of Fridays ago. Despite his look of disgust above, after he found out that we could make balls out of snow and throw them we were outside for quite a long time and the only way I convinced him it was too cold to play outside any longer was to tell him Abbey was cold and we had to take her inside and give her a treat. : )Thursday, January 31, 2008
Spoons
Gavin ate his yogurt with a spoon all by himself today. I have not given him much opportunity to do this because of the mess it makes, but he really wanted to do it himself today. He was actually doing quite well until he started sticking his hands in. He dropped his spoon on the floor so that is why he has different spoons in each picture. I am trying to decide if he is a righty or lefty.....so far he is favoring his left hand....the verdict is still out.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
A Postcard from Grandma and Paw
Gavin received a postcard from Grandma Helen and Paw on his 14 month birthday. He was very excited and carried it all over the house signing dog because it has a dog on the front. We had a difficult time getting a picture of him because he wouldn't stand still with it. He is looking forward to seeing them in 3 weeks!14 month birthday
We celebrated Gavin's 14 month birthday a day early with the cake that I made in my cake decorating class. Gavin wouldn't eat any, but had fun playing with some icing!Friday, January 25, 2008
Sick Baby
I took Gavin to the doctor today and found out he has an ear infection, bronchialitis and strep throat. All he wanted to do all day was read books. This afternoon he just climbed in his ball pit and laid down for awhile, which is very rare for Gavin to do (he is insanely active!). Hopefully when the antibiotic kicks in he will be up to playing again.Sunday, January 20, 2008
Potty Time!
We have been able to avoid any potty issues so far on the blog, but let's face it, life with a baby is nothing but potty issues. Since mom and dad are tired of changing diapers we thought we would start putting Gavin on the potty before his bath to get him used to the idea. We are hoping he catch's on quickly, but I have a feeling we have a long way to go. He wouldn't let go of my shirt, even for the picture. Before I put him on there he kept peeking over and looking in the toilet. By the way, he never did go potty, just sat there. : )New Trick!
Gavin's latest trick is climbing in and out of the toy box. He thinks it is a riot to listen to all of the toys that start making noise when he gets in.A Visit from Meg
Megan came to visit us while she was on her christmas break. Gavin had a great time showing her all of his latest tricks. He thinks she should move closer so we can see her more often. :)First Haircut
Gavin did great with his first haircut. Of course, I was holding him in the sling. Not sure how he will do when he outgrows the sling (stay tuned!).Santa Came!
We learned this year to never have your child wear the jammies to bed that you want them to wear christmas morning.......at least he still looked cute in his jeans and grandpa shirt. He was very excited to see what Santa brought, but was disappointed that he didn't leave any water in the water table....darn Santa.
Snow
We bundled Gavin up and took him out for the first big snow of the year. It only lasted about 2 minutes because as you can see he just cried the whole time. Snowsuits are much too restricting.The Zebra
The zebra was a gift to Mya for christmas, however, Gavin quickly learned how to climb on and off and clearly thought it was his. The second picture shows Gavin standing in front of Mya yelling for her to get off. Poppers!
This is as close as Caleb and Gavin have gotten to playing together. They both got poppers for christmas from Grandma and Grandpa Deverman. The popper is still a favorite in our house! (for Gavin, not us!)Friday, January 18, 2008
Birthday Boy!
Gavin's first birthday....he didn't like eating the cake, but had fun making a mess with it.The Great Pumpkin!
This is as close as we got to a costume this year. The only way we got a halfway smile out of the little guy was to let him take the shoe off and hold it. : )
Cheerios......
even better if spilled on the floor. Gavin has taught us (well, okay I guess just me) that eating off the floor isn't so bad.
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