Happy Birthday Jeff!

We brought Gavin to Lucky Peak yesterday to celebrate Jeff's 23rd birthday. Happy Birthday Jeff! Gavin had a SUPER time playing with everyone. His "Aunt" Lorrie helped him dip his feet in the icy cold water, and she even taught Gavin how to feed the dogs watermelon. Thanks Lorrie!!! I hope Jeff had as good a time celebrating his birthday as Gavin did.

The Fair

We brought Gavin to the fair today, and we thought for sure his head would explode with excitement! He was sitting up straight and tall in his stroller so as not to miss a single thing! He enjoyed seeing all of the different animals in the petting zoo, but he REALLY seemed to enjoy watching all of the big kids ride the roller coasters. Here's a video of him watching the big kids on a roller coaster.




Brandon gave Gavin his very first taste of shaved ice. I'll let you watch the video and judge for yourself whether Gavin liked it or not.

St. Louis

We were in St. Louis last week for Brandon's Grandma Niehaus' funeral. It was very sad, but we're glad that she's in heaven with Grandpa Niehaus now. Gavin was wonderful on the trip. He was smiley and happy for everyone, even without his normal naps and routines. He was able to meet all of his cousins and second cousins on Brandon's side of the family. Here's a picture of Gavin with everyone.













We also had the chance to visit the St. Louis zoo. Gavin really enjoyed seeing all of the animals in their habitats. We couldn't tell if Gavin had more fun or if his Grandma Yallaly did! Here's a picture of Gavin with his Grandma and Grandpa Yallaly at the zoo.



















Gavin also got to meet Brandon's long-time friend Louie and his family. Louie's son, Charlie is only one month and 5 days younger than Gavin. He also has two year-old twin girls that Gavin LOVED watching play. Gavin had a really great time visiting with Uncle Louie and his family. Here's a picture of Gavin, Brandon, Uncle Louie, and Charlie by the barn that Brandon and Louie played in when they were little boys.

Swimming at the Pool

We brought Gavin to the YMCA today so that he could swim, and he had a BLAST! Here's a video of him "swimming" with B. Check out how he actually moves his arms, as if he is REALLY swimming. I think I'll be signing Gavin up for swim lessons this Winter!!!



Here's another video of him playing in the pool with Brandon. He is such a dare devil. I don't know what it would take to scare him!

At the Park

Brandon and I brought Gavin to play at the park the other day. He had a really good time watching all of the kids playing. He wanted to crawl all over the place! The park had a water feature, and Gavin really seemed to enjoy playing with the water. Here's a video of Gavin playing with one of the water features.