Happy Birthday, Abby!

We celebrated Gavin's friend, Abby's birthday today. She turned 6 years old! Gavin had fun playing in Abby's toy house. He just loves those things! Once he was inside, all he wanted to do was dump all of her play pots and pans out on the floor! What a mess! He and Abby's brother Will were even able to play nicely together! That is, of course, after Gavin threw a play pot at Will's head! Oh, the joys of teaching a two year-old how to get along with everyone! I mean, why shouldn't we be able to throw pots at people who are bothering us?!?!?

As part of my picture a day for each day of 2010, I thought I'd post a picture of Abby instead of Gavin or Logan. I rarely get to photograph other children, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to do so today! Hopefully, as the year progresses, so will my photography skills!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's been quite awhile since my last post, but that is about to change! One of my resolutions for 2010 is to improve on my photography. To do that, I need to practice, so I'll be trying to take at least one picture every day this year and post it here. By the end of the year, I'll be able to look back and see if I've gotten any better. To start it all off, here are some pictures that I took of Logan today.

Here's a picture of Gavin that I took while we were playing in the snow on New Year's Eve. We had so much fun tossing snow balls at each other! It was the first time that I've ever really played in the snow, and I am so glad that I got to do it with Gavin! We tried to build a snowman, but every time I tried to stack a snowball on top of the largest snowball, Gavin would knock it over and laugh hysterically!

We had a wonderful start to 2010! We had a relaxing morning at home and took Gavin to McDonald's for lunch (one of his favorite places!). He is an absolute monkey in the play place! He climbs up so quickly and then slides down the twisty slide without any fear! He even came down on his head one time, and he wasn't even scared! He had the biggest smile on his face, and all the while, I had my heart in my throat! After nap, we headed over to Damon and Melissa's for a delicious Peruvian dinner! We had LOTS of fun! What a great way to start the new year!

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope your 2010 is filled with nothing but love and happiness!

Ice Cream!

Gavin enjoyed his ice cream tonight! He even had sprinkles and a cherry on top! Of course, his favorite part was the cherry, followed by the sprinkles, and lastly, the ice cream...just like his mom! After the ice cream had melted and was too soupy to spoon up, he lifted his bowl and drank it! Here's a video of him enjoying his ice cream. Be sure to watch for the part where he shows his true hammy self (just like his dad) and says, "cheese" when he notices the camera pointed at him.

It's Show Time!

It's show time! Gavin loves all of his toys that sing and move along with the music. He especially loves setting them all off at the same time. He calls it, "show time." Here are a couple videos of him bouncing along during "show time."

Getting Ready for a Bath

Logan absolutely LOVES being clean! He just lights up whenever it's time to take a bath...or get his diaper changed! We jokingly call his changing area his happy place because he smiles whenever he's there, and if he's fussy, he usually settles down if we put him there. Here's a video of him getting ready for his bath.

On his Playmat

Logan is growing up so quickly! He really enjoys lying on his playmat and kicking his feet. He even "talks" to the toys that are dangling from above.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I think that this year has been by favorite Halloween so far! We took Gavin trick-or-treating to several houses and he had a great time, although you probably couldn't tell if you were the one answering the door. He was so shy that he refused to say anything to anyone who answered the door. Yet once they closed the door and it was just the four of us, he would quickly say, "More house" because he wanted to go trick-or-treating at more houses! He couldn't resist digging through his bag while we were between houses either. He knew that he was getting candy and asked if he could eat some. Of course we let him eat some. (YES! I know we're supposed to go home and check it first, but in my defense, I checked the pack of Skittles under the front porch lights at a house that we were trick-or-treating at!) After we went to several houses, we finished off the evening at "Uncle" Brad and "Aunt" Lorrie's house. Gavin had a great time there playing with everyone. I think his favorite part of the entire evening, though, was handing out candy to the trick-or-treaters who came to the door. He would say, "bye bye" to each of the kids as they left. He even said, "Bye boy. I love you!" as one boy walked down the driveway. So cute!

Here's a picture of Gavin and Logan in their Halloween costumes.