No Santa!

After waiting in line to see Santa (with much excitement)..... Gavin decided when it was his turn to sit on Santa's lap and get his picture taken that he was having no part of it, so we walked away without even a high five for Santa. However, the train (which didn't have a line at all) was a huge hit. He rode the train twice and we had to pry him away from it and he talked about riding the train the rest of the day. I guess this year Gavin's gifts will be delivered by train....who needs Santa.

Sick Day

Gavin stayed home from school because he was sick. He wouldn't eat his breakfast so I gave him a bowl of cheerios and water. Apparently that is all he needed to make him feel better (and of course Dad's shoes!).

Go Illini!

Suited up and ready to play!

Our Little Indian

Gavin made this hat at school and wore it during their Thanksgiving Feast. He wanted to wear it all evening until he took it off, jumped on it and destroyed it.

Tractors!

Gavin got all of these tractors for his birthday and he loves playing with them! He is not partial to Cat though, he loves his John Deere tractor too.

Christmas Pictures

2 Year Pictures

Gavin was not leaving without a picture on the fire truck!

I am looking at the camera and sort of smiling, but Dad save me!!!!! (notice he is reaching his arm out)

Happy Birthday to me!

Why am I sitting here without my shirt on and all of these people are taking my picture?

I finally get to eat this Elmo cake I have been asking for since breakfast!!

Why is everyone singing? Can't I just eat my cake?
I need a fork.Gavin was not thrilled about the whole singing Happy Birthday tradition. He just wanted to eat his cake. I took the candle off and gave him the cupcake and he asked for a fork. That's my boy!

2nd Birthday Cake

Gavin loved his Elmo cake and Elmo party. I gave him a choice between a baseball theme and a dump truck theme while we were standing in the aisle at Hobby Lobby and he looked around me and saw Elmo and started yelling Elmo, needless to say, Elmo it was! I am not a huge character fan so this was a tough one for me. After finishing the cake Friday night we still had 23 cupcakes to decorate so even Jason helped with those (since my hand was about to fall off from making all of those little stars on his face!).

Birthday Gifts

Gavin had so many birthday gifts he didn't know where to begin playing! He got a tunnel, a workbench, a basketball hoop, lots of tractors and books and puzzles and playdough and golf clubs and his very own sweeper. Wow! That will keep us busy for awhile. : )

Now what do I do with this? Throw it in this big hole?

I made it!!!!!

Barney's Birthday Bash

Gavin's class at the museum this month was Barney's Birthday Bash. He had a blast singing happy birthday, playing with balloons and playing with the giant parachute. (Even though he has no clue who Barney is. We don't believe in giant purple dinosaurs at our house!) And it wouldn't be a day at the museum without driving the big tractor. : )

This little boy (in the background) wanted Gavin to come and help him at the "grain elevator", so we played with him for quite awhile, but then he started getting too bossy and we moved along to play with trains. Gavin would stay here all day long with so many things to do!

Science Experiment

Gavin was determined to get the ball to float in the air coming out of the tube. He probably spent a good 10 minutes pushing the button for the air and getting the ball to actually stay above the tube. As you can see from the look on his face he was extremely excited after he got it to work! It is good to know we finally have an interest besides driving!

Cheese!

I have no idea how I actually got him to sit down and pose for this picture. Most of our pictures turn out blurry because he is running around so much.

Happy Halloween!

Gavin got to wear his costume to daycare the day before Halloween. He was very excited about it until we got there and everyone else was dressed up. He was not at all interested in staying there, but after awhile he warmed up to it and he was fine.
We took him trick or treating in grandma and grandpa's neighborhood a little bit, but he mostly wanted to hand out candy to the other kids. He was anxiously awaiting the first trick or treaters!

"Wait! Have more!" He wanted to give the trick or treaters more candy when they would start to walk away. He was very generous with the candy!

Children's Discovery Museum

Gavin went to his monthly class at the CDM and after the class he (shocking, I know!) wanted to drive! He loves this tractor and will sit here forever. I have to make him get off for awhile to let other kids have a turn. I don't know, maybe he has a future in truck driving.

Apple Blossom Farm

We went to Apple Blossom Farm and Gavin was mostly interested in driving (of course!). We were able to distract him long enough from that to go down the giant slide, feed some goats with Grandpa and go on a hayrack ride.

Big Boy Bed!!

After Gavin climbed out of his crib last week we immediately made our decision that we could move him to a toddler bed and give his crib to the baby. We let him "help" us put it together and he was ecstatic about the whole thing. He has done fabulous the last 2 nights and at naptime staying in his bed. He has gotten out a couple of times, but when I look on the monitor and notice he isn't in his bed I go in and he has just been standing in the middle of the room or sitting in his rocking chair. All I have to do is put him back in bed and then he doesn't get out again. I was ready to spend hours practicing the Supernanny technique, but we have been extremely lucky!!

Making Faces

Gavin was making all kinds of faces at me after we waved goodbye to dad in the morning. After I grabbed the camera these were the only two I could get, but at least one of them is a nice smiley face. : )

Rainy Days

Since we thought it may never stop raining and it wasn't lightning outside I let Gavin go outside and play in the rain. He had a blast and of course did not want to come back inside.

Shoe Fetish

Gavin loves shoes! He gets very excited when we buy him new shoes, he loves to make everyone put their shoes on and he likes to try everyone else's shoes on himself. He is doing quite well at walking in high heels. : )