Gavin is a budding artist. He wanted to stay in my room while I fed Logan in the family room. This has never been a problem in the past. About 10 minutes after I had left my room, Gavin came out and called my name while lifting up his shirt. As soon as I saw the pen in his hand and the scribble all over his belly, I felt my heart skip a beat! All I could think was...please don't let him have drawn all over my furniture! I immediately went into my room, while still feeding Logan no less, and took a deep breath. I didn't see any drawing on the bed. So far so good! I took another deep breath and walked around the bed to see if he had drawn on our brand new glider and ottoman...and he had! I don't even know where he found the pen. As far as I knew, we didn't even have a pen in our room! I guess that's a lesson to me to never leave a curious toddler unattended, especially when they're being REALLY quiet!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Next Picasso?
Monday, October 26, 2009
Bad Day
Gavin has a new favorite song! If you ask Gavin what it is, he'll tell you "Bad Day", which everyone else knows as "You Had a Bad Day" by Daniel Powter. His favorite part of the song is the chorus. Once it comes on, he pretends to play the piano.
We discovered that he loved this song today. I was tired of listening to kid music, so I tried playing a few different songs from my playlist on my computer. We found that he liked "When You Say Nothing At All" by Allison Kraus, but after hearing it once, he wanted to hear something different. He also liked "House on Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins, but we already knew that. When I first played "You Had A Bad Day", Gavin told me that he didn't like it, but since I like it, I asked him to listen to it for just another minute. As soon as the chorus came on, he looked at me and smiled. Ever since then, he was hooked!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Little Logan
There are times when Logan loves being held. He'll cry and fuss until someone holds him. But then there are times when he just wants to lay down and kick his feet. He absolutely loves looking at all of the toys on his playmat. The only problem is that Gavin wants to lay with him too, so I have to be sure to keep an extra watchful eye on Logan when Gavin is around. I guess I really shouldn't complain, though. It's only because Gavin is really starting to love his little brother. He just wants to be near him...it's so cute!
Here's a video of Logan kicking around.
Fall Fun
Gavin and Brandon had a great time playing in the leaves this weekend. Gavin had so much fun that Brandon bought him his own little rake. The look on his face when Brandon gave him his rake was priceless! He wanted to go outside right away, but it was WAY too cold! He ended up pretending to rake leaves all around the house until it was warm enough to go outside.
Here are a few pictures of him playing in the leaves.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Pumpkin Carving
Gavin helped us carve our pumpkin this year. He was really interested in what was inside the pumpkin and scooping all of the pumpkin guts out. When he thought his hands were too icky from the guts, he just wiped them off...on his shirt, of course! Afterwards, we cleaned some of the seeds off and Gavin helped me cook them. He helped me spray a bit of oil on the seeds and then he sprinkled them with salt. He even put the tray in the oven to roast the seeds. When they were done, we ate them for snack.
Boo at the Zoo
We brought Gavin to Boo at the Zoo today, and we had a great time! He was so excited when we told him we were going to the zoo. I thought that he would want to spend most of his time looking at the monkeys like he usually does, but he was way more interested in seeing all of the kids in their costumes. He also liked looking at the characters dressed in costume. Of course, he wanted to look at them from a distance. He wasn't very interested in trick or treating, but he was excited to hold his bag. He didn't even want to let go of it to get in the car. Once we got in the car, he dumped all of the contents of his bag on his lap. Luckily, I was able to collect all of his treats and give him a few M&M's instead. He seemed pretty happy with that :)
Here are a few of the pics that we took today.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Happy Birthday Gavin!
Happy Birthday Gavin! Gavin had a wonderful time at his 2nd birthday party today! His friends Damon, William, Brennan, Will, Abby, and Ben all came to celebrate at his Elmo party. They colored pictures of Elmo, played Pin the Nose on Elmo, and tossed some balls around the house. Afterwards, we ate some pizza and cake. Gavin didn't want to open his presents, though. I hope his friends weren't too disappointed. When it was time for his friends to go home, Gavin was so sad that he started to cry. Luckily, Aunt Lorrie and Uncle Brad were here to play some basketball with him to cheer him up!
After his friends went home, Gavin took a nap. When he woke from his nap, Gavin opened up his presents. He loved them all! Thank you to all of his friends that came to celebrate his big day with him!