gav vs. the stairs...

kinda long, but so fun to see...
all of a sudden he was soooooo interested in the stairs. so, now we have a gate (that he's obsessed with) at the top and bottom.
oh how the decor is changing! :)

some moments that make me smile...

those smiley eyes...

ahhh... the doggies are loving gav!


discovering the doggie-door!


ummm... push-ups?



gav loves his truck...

(below: gav, 11 months old, pushing his tonka truck)

(above: gav, 1 month old in his tonka truck.)
can you even believe that this is the same baby?
with the same truck? heehee! it went so fast...

Happy Easter!

Whata day! Action-packed for sure! Grandma Jo came down and stayed with us. The next morning, we started out bight and early with a visit from the Easter Bunny... then we headed up to Modjeska Canyon for their annual pancake breakfast and met up with Papa and Grandma Mary. For the grand finale, we had Easter dinner at Papa & Grandma Mary's house.... fun Easter egg hunt.... Gav is going to have a blast next year for sure! he was itching to get in on that action!!!!

Easter Gavin in his Easter outfit before we let him loose....


he loved his Easter chicken from Papa and Grandma Mary!


hanging out with Grandma Jo....
he insists on "drinking" from her water bottle!



thank you Easter Bunny!


hi Aunt Jennifer!


Evan the good sport... Gav was all over him!

playtime with Meghan... :)


checking out his Easter basket...


and his 1st bunny....


hanging out with Papa at the
Modjeska Canyon pancake breakfast...


Gav sharing his bundles of energy with
Grandma Mary at the pancake breakfast...


waiting in line to see the Easter Bunny....


Gav wasn't too sure about the Easter Bunny.
He wanted to pet him (like the doggies) and play with his glasses.

mark is mr. mom!

This last week, I went to Miami for 4 days for work.
Mark was the ultimate Mr. Mom! I missed my guys so much! :)


Day 1: Gav's 1st snow.... Mark and Gav visiting our friends, the Okon's.
Can you believe that they got snow? (Wacky March weather!)


Gav and Papa at Grandma Jo's house...
Mark, Gav and Marvin took a trip to Grandma Jo's casa
to discuss her upcoming move and to have lunch!


Day 2: Mark getting Gav ready to leave on St. Patty's day...


Day 3: the next morning... This email came to me as "I miss you Mommy".
Mark was really great about sending me pix every day!


Day 4: the last day!
It's hard to tell in this pic...(oh camera phones!)
Gav and Mack hanging out early, early, early in the morning.


my guys! (well the ones with 2 legs!)

11 months!!!

wow. can you even believe that 11 months has flown by? so much is happening now! gav is wanting to walk... he is all about babysteps right now. he loves to wave at everyone and everything, stand up holding the furniture, playing with any car, train, truck or ball (including my bender ball... ha!) and crawling all over the doggies. (patient boys, i tell ya!) currently, his fav foods are yogurt, pineapple, cheerios and anything in a straw! he's got quite the personality too! that happy little giggle and even a tantrum or two...

prepping for St. Patty's Day!


looks like we have our own little leprechaun! (this one is especially for grandpa bill... he thought maybe the classic gav-tongue-smile was fading...)


oh man! a del taco bag? he is a mini-mark!

gav's maui vacation

we just back back from aour little hawaiian get-away... it was so awesome! great r&r, snorkeling, hiking, pool-time and quality gavin-time... here are a few highlights!

just arrived in maui! fun times on the plane!


getting a tan! just kidding.... in between a wardrobe change.
i think we spent 75% of the time applying sunblock!


sand EVERYWHERE.
btw, is sand a food group? gav thinks it is.
it ranks up there with pineapple!




off for a hike on the northwest side of the island...




yummmmy pineapple!
(check out the footage. he thoroughly enjoyed himself!)

nature boy... he was really into the leaves, grass, everything!


me & my lil' man at the plantation house after some banana pancakes (yum & yikes!)....


lil' beach bum just kickin' back...


exploring the room! so much to see!