last weekend...

last weekend, erika flew down to surprise grandma jo...
an action-packed weekend for sure!

wild child at the sawdust festival...

he had a blast playing in all of the shaving 

and stomping around in all of the booths. 

(the artists loved us....) yeah right!

we met the "Balloon Diva"! 

she made gav a super cool fishing pole & fishie!


at the sawdust festival, enjoying his fishing pole & fishie!

i always forget how big these shorts are...
they don't bother gav though!

gav's new ride!

a new ride for the neighborhood cruising....
who needs a stroller to walk the dogs now?

Been so busy!!!

with sad times and glad times!

getting out and about again!
look, it's mark and mini-mark!


gav's 1st time on the carousel...
he was a little nervous at first, but now he can't get enough of it!
ooohing and awwwwing all the way there!


recently, gav got so sick! he had a yucky high fever,
the throw-ups and the worst, HIVES!!!!
he was not a happy camper! :(


on our way to the doctor's office.... AGAIN.


on the mend.....
definitely feeling better!
can't you see that little twinkle in his eye is back!

brusha-brusha-brusha

ok, this child LOVES to brush his teeth!
hmmmm....

15 months!

15 months is here! right now, Gav is about 24 lbs and 30" tall.
it seems like there is something new and different each day with him!

On the way to Avi's birthday party... Gav was sooooo tired and fussy...
BUT, as soon as Kian got into the truck, he was all smiles!!!

At Avi's birthday party last weekend in the park... 

sheer bliss on the teeter-totters!

a trip to Home Depot... 

Gav loves flags! one of those impulse buys....

cruisin' the cul-de-sac with Gianna. 

Gav was in heaven!

(i see a crush in the future!)

hmmm... what's wrong with this picture?


one of his new hobbies, kicking the ball around...
watch out Beckham!

Our trip to Denver!

We took a little mini-trip out to Denver last weekend, over the 4th of July to see my Dad and my Grandparents... Gav had a blast!!! (the last time they all saw Gav was exactly one year ago, so he looked just a little bit different!) 

Grandpa Bill and Gavin got the chance to get re-acquainted and do some good bonding. They had a ton of fun!  :) Below, Gav kept trying to get some water out Gandpa Bill's HUGE mug... it was a bit messy, but he was persistent! He decided to go get his little green spoon out of the diaper bag and help out the situation... That made 2 happy guys! (btw, notice that AWFUL goose-egg bruise on his noggin... he did that the night before we left for Denver. FAB!)

Peek-a-boo Great-Grandma Beulah!

This is fun Grandad Bill!

Testing the waters down at Bear Creek. 

We took Boomer (my Dad's doggie) for a walk...

Hiker Gav!

Cruising around the hotel room.... 

big and empty makes for a very Gav-friendly environment!

(also a great place to play "BOO"!)

Giddy-up! Who needs a stroller?

 This was the entertainment on our last morning there... 

oh gav-gav!

uh-oh... busted! whenever it gets a bit too quiet, 

we find gav pulling each and every book out of the shelves. 

so, now we're all working on putting them back! :) 

(this is a daily ritual at this point!)

truckin'!

droopy drawers....