I was trying to get a good picture of them together, but I decided it is just a losing battle. She was trying to get away the whole time and then Gavin decided it was funny and started letting go of her and letting her fall (with a little extra push). She is going to be one tough girl by the time he gets done with her.
We helped our cousins Ashlynn (5) and Ava (1) celebrate their birthdays at Grandma and Grandpa's while they were here visiting from Virginia. Gavin loved having so many playmates on the beach and certainly had fun swinging at the pinata!
Giraffe Yoga?
Gavin loved visiting the new African exhibit at the Peoria Zoo. It was actually quite impressive. However, when we left and asked him which animal was his favorite he said he likes the Farm Park better. I guess we will save our money next time since we have a pass to the Farm Park!
We went to Wildlife Prairie Park and walked the trails to see all of the animals, went down the giant slide and rode the train. Gavin's favorite part was the train!
We spent our weekend at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort in Utica visiting with some good friends. Gavin had a blast! He is such a fish and couldn't get enough of the waterpark. We didn't even make it to the amusement park, but we did go on a train ride around the grounds. He loved the little slide that went into the baby pool. He would land straight on his butt and just bounce (thankfully they had a nice foam landing). He also liked the 'big' slide. Unfortunately, the only picture I got was with Jason's back side. Gavin started making him go down the slide with him! We had a great time and can't wait to go back.
Brady invited us to his birthday party at the Chiefs game. Gavin had so much fun helping Brady celebrate and here he is enjoying a birthday cookie. The injury on the nose was from the day before....after taking a spill on the concrete at the farm park.
This is inside the one room school house at the farm park. Gavin is asking why there is a hole in the desk. I think his teachers are going to love him!
Since Dad has never been to the Farm Park we decided to take him to meet the animals. All of the animals were really hungry so we had a great time!
We were hoping it would clear off so we could get a decent family photo outside....maybe next time. For some reason Gavin just wants to act goofy when we try to take family photos.
Caleb and Gavin swingin' at the park. Gavin would just let go and fall straight on his butt (ouch!).
Jason played in a golf tournament over the weekend in P'burg so we met him there on Saturday. Grandpa turned the sprinklers on for Caleb and Gavin and they had a great time running all over the yard. Gavin is filling up the bucket so Grandpa can throw the water at him!
I went in to check on Gavin one last time before I went to bed around 11 p.m. and this is what I found! I have since found him two other times like this. I figured out (after hearing a thump one night) that he falls off the mattress and doesn't quite make it back onto the bed.
We have a standing playdate with John and Eve every Tuesday. The kids go swimming (if it is warm enough) and mommies get to chat. They were sharing a snack in this pic.
This was the first night at VBS. Gavin had a blast the entire week, but he thought they had too many toys....hmmmm.
Gavin loves to play in the water so if I am trying to get something done in the kitchen I stick him at the veggie sink and let him play. When he is finished the counter, floor and his entire body including hair are soaked!
Gavin took swim lessons and LOVED it! He is a fish and wants to go swimming every day! Unfortunately, this was the first couple of weeks in June and it was freezing at 9 a.m. even though the pool was supposedly at 80 degrees.
Since Gavin didn't care about riding carnival rides (and I thought it was ridiculous to pay $8 for him to ride one ride) we let him play the pick a duck game. He thought this was super fun and he got a stuffed puppy to put in his pile of stuffed animals that he could care less about.
Ali went to bed extra early tonight so since they share a bathtub that adjoins their rooms we decided to let Gavin take a bath in our bathtub so he didn't wake her up (how's that for a run-on sentence, ha!). He got in and said, "I am way down here!". We didn't fill it up enough for him to run the jets, but he was blowing bubbles of his own here. He was practicing for swim lessons tomorrow!
Since I am always the one taking pictures I never have pictures of me with my kiddos, so my mom took a couple when we were over there one day. When I put Ali on Gavin's lap he said, "Ali is dripping!". She is working on getting some teeth so she drools like crazy, but I don't recall ever saying that she was dripping, ha.
Gavin is officially old enough to go on his first sea-doo ride this year. I guess. Makes me a nervous wreck, but I survived it all of these years! He loves it and never wants to come in. Like he didn't ask enough before to go to grandma and grandpa's house. Now he has to feed the fish AND go on sea-doo rides....what a busy guy!
