What a Busy Boy!!!

Gavin loves his Leap Frog Table...and Mommy loves that smile!

It is amazing how much Gavin is changing every week, he is really on the go now crawling everywhere and walking along the coffee table, ottoman or anything else he can grab on to. I knew he was changing when I went into his room one night after I had put him to bed and he was sitting up looking at me through the bars when I walked in to check on him, he looked like a little jail bird!

G is sending Grandma a text, too bad she doesn't know how to text him back

Gavin's belly laugh just might be the best sound ever!
Bundled up for a winter walk

Gavin has a few new favorite things...one of them being his tongue! He also loves to clap and wave!

He is finally starting to figure out that the blocks can fit through the holes. We love watching him actually play with his toys now.

I think we have a monkey on our hands!

G hanging out while mom and dad work in the basement! Saturday we finally had a day with no plans and spent most of the day working around the house and garage! Things seem to take twice as long with our little monkey around, and usually he is making messes right behind us.

Matt and Sarah joined us for a shrimp boil! The food was great, and so was the company :)

Gavin enjoyed corn on the cob from the shrimp boil. He continues to be a good eater and will try just about anything. Some of his favorites are peas, carrots and anything full of CARBS!

Baby Sam Gilbertson! He is such a little sweetie, and I loved holding a newborn! (no I don't have the baby itch yet!)

The Next Michael Phelps?

Ready to hit the pool

That's right...we started swimming lessons this week and we just might have the next Michael Phelps on our hands! Gavin LOVED swimming lessons!! Of course Cary and I both went in the pool with him, I ran back to the locker room to get the camera and by the time I got back to the pool Gavin was already in and splashing around. We sang songs, kicked on our backs and tummies, practiced getting in and out of the pool!, and played with sinker toys. He loved everything, except being dunked under. I can't say I blame him.

It's official...no more baby food for Gavin. He flat out refuses anything pureed from a spoon and will swat it away and purse his lips, so feeding times are getting creative at our house! We have discovered Gavin likes cooked peas and carrots, shredded cheese, noodles and chicken. If it comes off our plates it tastes twice as good with this week's favorite being Barker's french fries! (Go figure, who wouldn't like them).

What's Mom trying to feed me?

Hunting for Cheerios in the prunes!
Showing of his "naughty teeth"

We are starting to find our way around Hudson...Saturday night we tried out Barkers and Sunday we started our church hunt. We are hoping to join a church and get Gavin baptized.

Someone had too much fun on Saturday night!

Sunday Papa T joined us to watch the Packer - Viking game, and then Rob, Peg and the kids joined us for dinner to celebrate Papa T's birthday. It is always fun to hang out with them, and the kids are crazy about Gavin...well Auntie Peg is too!

Gavin and Will...yes Will was my "baby nephew" not too long ago!


I'm such a big boy


Me a flirt?

Gavin is officially crawling now too...on all 4's! He especially likes to go after things he is not supposed to like the fireplace, humidifier or opening drawers. We are starting to bolt things down! He also loves to walk around the coffee table or his Leap Frog Table..I think he will be cruising around before we know it. We are noticing every day that he isn't so much baby anymore as he is a little boy, where has the time gone?

Hmmm...stairs

Getting Brave

Two Weeks of Fun with our Little Stinker

It seems time has slipped away from us again, so here is an update from the last 2 weeks.

Gavin loves taking baths in his new bathtub!

Red Bird continues to be one of G's favorite toys!


Teething and Colds Suck!

Look at my pumpkin!

Eating...Gavin has decided that he isn't interested in eating baby food anymore, he wants real people food! The past 2 weeks Gavin has eaten pizza and bread sticks, steak, tortellini and soup. While I am happy to be done buying baby food, Gavin eating real people food = ONE HUGE DISASTER!

Thanks Dad for sharing your pizza with me

Steak is yummy!

Crawling...Gavin is getting better at getting up on all fours, but still hasn't figured out how to actually put all 4 limbs together to get anywhere. He is using the army crawl to get where he needs to go, and that means finding trouble! He had his first tumble down the stairs, good thing it was only 2 stairs down- he was chasing after Daddy while he was vacuuming!

I'm up here, now what?

Daddy thinks I"m a gopher fan, Mommy disagrees!

Visitors...we are loving our new home and we love having people come over! 2 weekends ago we had Dan and Kristi over for dinner after their "Baby Class", and Grandma B came to stay as our first overnight visitor. Last Saturday we had "the crew" over, it is nice to be closer to our friends.

Gavin sharing his toys with Luciana



Gavin, Luciana and Finley

Halloween...Gavin was the cutest little stinker ever! He didn't seem to mind his skunk costume, and of course loved being the center of attention. We started the night visiting Heidi, Ryan and Spencer, and then Dan and Kristi.We spent the rest of Halloween night out on our new porch handing out candy and eating pizza, it was a great chance to meet many of our new neighbors.

I can help myself to the candy!


Gavin and Matthew




Gavin and Spencer

House update...we are loving our new home and things are slowly coming together. We can now fit 1 car in the garage, and seem to find what we need - even if it means digging in the garage sometimes. It is also great to have Dan and Kristi so close...the guys are helping each other out hauling washer and cribs, while Kristi and I are checking out decorating ideas and walking!

Other fun events...

- Dan and Kristi babysat for Gavin while Mom and Dad went to the Wild Game! They reported Gavin was on his best behavior while Mom and Dad enjoyed front row tickets to the game.

- Mommy and Gavin went to visit Daddy at school! It was fun to meet the teachers and kids, and to show off our little man.

- Mom spent Sunday helping Grandma Mary celebrate her 95th birthday complete with a Limo Ride!

Time flies when we are having fun I guess...