Sunday, June 18, 2017

Gavin's 3rd

I don't think it's a secret that our little Gavin was not the easiest 1 or 2 year old (he was by far our hardest baby!), but 3 is looking really good on him! He's chill, super polite, and a joy to have around.


- He is our best eater! He actually tries new things, and has liked most of them. After two very picky eaters, we absolutely love and appreciate this about him!
- Gavin LOVES his mommy! One of his favorite things to do is wrestle with his siblings and dad, but he always protects me and showers me with snuggles and kisses.
- He is entering his independent phase.
- He often imitates animals, and really commits to it. My favorite is a turtle: he curls up in a ball, stretches out his neck, and says "turtle, turtle". Not his most realistic, but it's hilarious!
- His current favorite toys are legos. He could literally play for hours with just 4 red legos. He also really likes the lego video games, and since they are only allowed to play on Fridays he is learning the days of the week quickly. He asks at least once a day some form of "What day is it?" or "Is it Friday?"
-He gives "thumbs up" all the time.
-Instead of saying "no" he kind of yell-talks "never!". So Paul and I have started doing it as well.

To celebrate Gavin's big day we brought his cake, presents, and a bunch of water balloons to the drive-in theater. We played, ate, opened presents, played some more, and watched Cars 3.

These fondant dinos were so fun to make, and are so dang cute!



His clone, right?

Look at Gavin's face! Can you tell who his favorite person is?


It was the happiest of birthdays for our little third! Love him so much!

Saturday, June 3, 2017

may

Jenna's ballet performance was one of the cutest things I've ever seen!

This is pretty much how it went - Jenna (2nd from the left) just a half step ahead of everyone else, haha!

second from the left


Then we had Jenna's piano recital. Since her teacher was about to move and she only had a few students left, she just had the recital in her empty house. Jenna got to pick her pieces, and she chose my favorite songs. Such a sweetie!



My sister came to visit. They love Aunt Becca!

My kids are usually so good about coloring on paper only. It was quite a shock finding Liam doodling on our chair!

It was a dry erase marker, and it mostly came out with a baby wipe. But for a day it was a happy chair!

Liam and Thomas


Jenna LOVES going to activity days!
Happy Mother's Day to me!
They decorated my cake all themselves!




My Mother's Day picture. Have you noticed yet how Liam dislikes taking pictures?

YW Activity: tablecloth prom dresses! I made the yellow one. Don't worry, I'm not quitting my day job!

 Jessie had a cute little photo shoot with the preschool group: