Chuck E. Cheese

We brought Gavin and I to Chuck E. Cheese's for dinner tonight. He absolutely LOVED the show and all of the children, as well as the balloons that were up for the birthday parties. He ate his dinner so quickly that I think we just might need a stage show of animated characters in our own home! (If you'd like to see a video of him eating his dinner, please visit his website) He was absolutely mesmerized by the show. Every time one of the characters would move, he would quickly point to them. After dinner, we let him go on some of the rides and play a few games. I'll let you watch the videos to see if he enjoyed the rides or not.

First Boo-Boo

Gavin has his first boo boo, at least the first one to leave a mark. I just hope it doesn't scar :) He was walking in our room the other day when he tripped and fell. He hit the edge of the bed frame and cut the outer corner of his right eye. My poor baby cried and cried. Hopefully, it will heal really soon. Here are some pictures of his boo boo.

Photography Assignment

Since Gavin has been born, I've really gotten interested in photography. Brandon has gotten me an SLR, and I've been trying to learn as much as I can about shooting in manual. I've taken a photography class, and I've been lucky enough to find someone who is willing to mentor me. (Wende Trew...her work is beautiful) She gave me an assignment to do to try and expand my comfort zone. We were to take a picture of a subject using window light. So I used Gavin as my subject, of course, and here's what I came up with. I'm not usually a fan of black and white images, but I really like the way this one came out. He's so serious in it! It's getting more and more difficult for me to get Gavin to stay still long enough for me to take a photo, let alone get him to look at me! I guess I just need to keep practicing!

Gavin has started walking! He took his first steps on October 23rd, but hadn't really done more than take a couple steps here and there since then. Last night, he decided that he was going to walk. He took about 10 steps while Brandon was at work, and then when Brandon got home, Gavin was walking all over his playroom! Here's a video of him walking across his playroom.

Gavin's First Birthday Party

Gavin had his first birthday party on Saturday, October 18th. It was lots of fun. He had his Grandma and Grandpa Yallaly come celebrate with him, as well as lots of friends. I made him a monkey smash cake, and again, like a gentleman, he didn't really get into his cake until we gave him a fork to eat with. Go figure! Gavin had so many presents to open that he couldn't even open them all at his party. He is such a lucky little boy to be loved and spoiled by so many people. Here are some pictures of his party.

Happy Birthday to Gavin!

Gavin celebrated his first birthday on Wednesday, October 15, 2008! His Grandma Yallaly was here to celebrate with us. "Uncle" Brad and "Aunt" Lorrie came over to celebrate too. We had cake and opened a couple of presents. Gavin was such a little gentleman while eating his cake. He didn't really dig into his cake like I expected him to. It wasn't even until we gave him a fork that he even started eating his cake. What can I say...he's got table manners!!!