Friday, February 26, 2010

10 months (a month late)

gavin is 10 months old, and we're having a blast. he's so active and so mobile and so chatty. definitely keeps his mama on her toes :) he's cruising all around and climbing on anything he can. he makes it all the way up our stairs (with me right behind him). he climbs onto brooke's trampoline all by himself, stands up, holds onto the handlebars and bounces. crazy! he loves balls and especially loves to throw them over and over again. he's talking a ton but you can't understand much at this age. one thing is clear though, he definitely knows what sound a dog makes. he says "woo woo" when he sees a dog and squirms like mad to get to the furry creature. he has this cute little wave that he does either as a greeting, or most of the time to show us what he wants. when you ask for a kiss, he opens his mouth as wide as it will go and plants a wet one on your face. he's a charmer... just ask the ladies at the grocery store :) he'll eat anything, including a slice of lemon we recently learned. if there's the tiniest little speck of something on the floor, he'll find it and eat it. he hates for me to brush his teeth. fights me like crazy. if i can keep him still long enough to change his diaper, i feel like i've accomplished the impossible. there isn't anything that he doesn't get into. we finally have all of our cabinets on lock-down. now what to do about the garbage can.....




love this pic so i had to share




















Wednesday, February 24, 2010

i just take the pictures

i guess you could say we're a musical family if you don't count me. i just take the pictures :)

"brooke on guitar" brooke is obsessed with a local band called "slimpickins." they play at the market, and she loves the lady in the band who plays violin. so much so that we bought their cd and watch them on you tube all the time. in this video, brooke is playing and singing along to her favorite slimpickins song "me, myself and i." she likes to pretend her guitar is a violin.

"brooke & gavin on recorder" warning: this will not be music to your ears.

"gavin & daddy on guitar" we teach 'em young in this household.

Monday, February 15, 2010

snow white

snow white is brooke's latest obsession. we bought her this dress for valentine's day, and she hasn't taken it off :) i can't stop smiling at her walking around the house. she likes to pretend to be snow white after she's eaten the red apple and gone to sleep. kevin plays the prince who kisses her awake. in a word... precious.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

kids play

it's not easy on the ears, but it sure is cute. as brooke would say "me and gavin love each other."

Friday, February 5, 2010

first word

gavin awakened early this am and wouldn't go back to sleep. i stumbled out of bed figuring he must be hungry. i opened his door to see him standing in his crib. he saw me and said "mama." clear as day. his first word. ahhh, my sweet boy.