getting in the spirit!

this entire month, Gav has been outfitted in his Halloween garb...
(courtesy of Grandma Jo and Erika!)

(i think that i must have been partial to the black tee...)

off to Valeria's house in the morning!


one of the favorite pastimes, playing with his train...


at the pumpkin patch in Irvine Park!


getting tall!



he kept trying to pick up these ginormous pumpkins...



you can't see it here, but there are Halloween flags hanging in back.
he loved running through them...

...la la la la Elmo's World...

is OUR world. oh man!!! Gav LOVES Elmo....
we found these slippers in Target.... talk about a happy kiddo!

a bit confused with the fact that Elmo is stuck on his toes...

speed racer all over the house in his new kicks...
over and over and over...

cleaning & playing the (Elmo) guitar. very busy guy!

post-nap... having a snack.
n his slippers, of course.

at first Karson wanted to play with the slippers...
a bit more confusion here!

mr. 18 months...

i know that i say this every single time, but i cannot believe that Gavin is 18 months old. i really can't! the other morning, i walked into his room as he was waking up. he sat up in his crib and he looked like a completely different little boy. that's right, little boy!!!! sighhhhh.....

anyway, here he is on his 18 month bday..... we were in Long Beach watching our friends complete the marathon...


right now, Gav weighs in at 24lbs, 6 oz and he is 32" tall!

Any given Sunday!

Last Sunday...
at the park, at home watching football and at birthday parties!


cruising the park... we do alot of this, if you haven't noticed!


testing out the mechanical horse that
has been in my family since i was 8 or 9????
it's the carousel home-style!


"sharing" the balls with Karson...


in action!


the slide... AGAIN.
more more more more more!!!!


getting sleepy after all of that sliding!
just watching all of the kiddos....

Silverado Country Fair

Last weekend, we went to the Silverado Country Fair... the first signs of "Fall".... slighty overcast and a few sprinkles. Gav had a blast on the slide and sampling all of the goodies.

such concentration!

after one of the many many many slide dismounts...