Swim Lessons

Gavin took swim lessons at the Riverplex in the warm water pool. He loved it and Dad was lucky he didn't have to get in the pool with him when we did swim lessons at the Tremont pool in June and it was freezing!

Witches Walk at the Farm Park

Storytime in the school house

Although most of the animals were gone for the winter they brought back some goats, bunnies and a horse. Gavin really missed the pig though!

Gavin and Dad in the covered bridge. They really went to a lot of work to put this together for the young trick or treaters. We were super impressed and will certainly be going back next year! Gavin doesn't quite get trick or treating yet. He kept asking me when we went to bed that night, "why did those girls give me candy?" and I explained to him how Halloween works and he kept saying, "but why???". So many things to learn when you are 2!

Our Dragonsaurus

Gavin loves Dinosaur Train and Pete's Dragon, so he was a dragonsaurus for Halloween. He wasn't too sure about wearing the costume until we told him we were going to the Farm Park and then he was all about it!

Pumpkin Patch

Our church has a pumpkin patch each year so we went and picked out our pumpkins (pumppins). Gavin had a blast and had the whole wagon full of pumpkins by the time it was all done. We had to put a few back which turned out to be equally as fun!

Chess

Gavin playing chess by himself. He carried all of the pieces and made this huge line. Luckily it was not a busy day at the museum and he pretty much had the third floor to himself!

Cousins with Great Grandma Bratcher

The cousins (minus Brooke because she is too big for pictures like this!) with Great Grandma Bratcher. Libby, Mia, Gavin and Ali.

Farmer Gavin

Gavin is helping Grandpa Phil haul branches away from the trees he cut down. He is such a hard worker!

Photo Shoot at Tanner's

Another failed attempt at a good picture. Apparently, the grass is really interesting....more interesting than looking and smiling at the camera. I guess I will cherish these action photos someday. :)

Annual Visit to Tanner's

Lost in the maze

Barrel Rides

Pony Rides

So Big!!

Feeding the goats

Good-bye Farm Park

We went to the Farm Park one last time before they closed for the season. This was great fun for us over the summer!

Out for a drive

Gavin is loving his Gator this summer! He can always find a project that needs assistance from the Gator. Anything he can loadup, backup and dump is the best!

Brother/Sister photo shoot

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.

Birthday Party for cousins

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!

Africa!

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!

Wildlife Prairie 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!

Grizzly Jack's

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.

Happy Birthday Brady!

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.

The questions never end!

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!

Farm Park with Dad

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!

Fourth of July

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.