Gavin 16 Months

Gavin had his 15 month appointment yesterday.  I know I am about a month behind on his wellness checks.  Oops.  I guess this is what happens with baby #2. 

Here are is stats:
Height - 30 3/4" - 45%
Weight - 24.4 lbs - 45%
Head - 19" - 75%

Let's see what has changed in the last few months.  Well, he is walking and has been for a few months.  He loves being on the deck.  If we let him I think he would live out there.  We are thankful to Grandpa Tim for building a gate for the stairs.  He loves bread.  I think he could eat it at every meal.  He also loves to just eat.  When he is hungry he wants it now.  There is no waiting.  He also knows what he wants and doesn't want.  If he is done or doesn't like something it gets thrown on the floor.  He knows that Cody is nearby to clean up the mess. 

He loves to talk.  His favorite words right now are: Kitty, Hi (which includes waving), Hot, and Car.  He says mama when he is frustrated or wants something.  He says dada on occasion as well.  He is still a blankie boy.  He likes to sleep with 2 blankets at night or nap time.

Here is Gavin and Bopapa with matching hats.

Angie and Jaren's Wedding

Nate's cousin Angie married her best friend on June 16th.  Nate was asked to be an usher and Kaitlyn was one of the flower girls.  It was a beautiful wedding and so much fun.  Here are some pictures from the weekend.

Kaitlyn and her new shades for being part of the wedding.

Kaitlyn getting her hair done.  At first she was pretty excited, but during the process she thought it was too tight and too hot.  See what us girls have to go through to be beautiful.

Kaitlyn and Cousin Hailey with the beautiful bride Angie.

Flower girls

Kaitlyn and Daddy

Kaitlyn's Hair

So happy to be dressed up.

Kaitlyn and Mommy

A great family picture.  You are probably thinking someone is missing... Yes, Gavin was home with Nana for the night. 

Vacation Bible School

Kaitlyn attended Zion Vacation Bible School for the week.  They learned some fun songs and bible stories during the week.  Thursday night they had a little program for all the parents.  It was fun to hear them sing all the songs they learned during the week.

Kaitlyn with her friends Kaylee and Braydon.

Being silly!

Kaitlyn Soccer

We have decided to have Kaitlyn try different sports and activities to let her pick what she wants to do.  She is currently in swimming lessons and loves it.  She has really become the little swimmer.  The other week during her lesson she started swimming and started to struggle.  She instinctly flipped over to her back.  I am so happy that they taught her to flip to her back since that is easier.  Okay, I know this post is suppose to be about soccer, but I had to just add a little blurb about swimming.  She just started Little's 4 and they are learning front and back crawl.

We started Kaitlyn in a 5 week soccer program to give it a try.  Let's just say that this may not be her favorite activity.  She seems to more of a defensive player or possibly a cheerleader.  She did participate each week, but she did ask if she was done on a regular basis.  Maybe next summer she will be more interested.

Kaitlyn kicking a goal.  I love my shadow in the picture.

Goalie Kaitlyn

Yeah, she stopped the ball.

First Boat Trip of the Season

We finally took out our boat for the first time this year.  We went out both Saturday and Sunday, since we knew that we probably wouldn't be using it again until July.  Last year we went out a few times with Gavin, but not enough for him to really recall the experience.

The weather was perfect, but let's just say that Gavin spent most of the time on my lap.  He isn't a big fan of the life jacket just yet.  Don't let the pictures fool you.  Our plan is to have him wear the life jacket at home a little more often so he can get used to it.

Kaitlyn even got to drive the boat for a little bit.  She did pretty good, but loved to keep moving the steering wheel.  She made some nice S shapes behind us. 

Our normal routine of launching our boat is that Nate and the kids get in the boat and I do the truck and trailer.  It was a little more challenging since Gavin isn't a big fan of the life jacket.  This makes it a little harder for Nate while they wait for me to get back to the launch.  I am pretty sure it will get easier the more we go out.

4 year old Preschool Field Trip

Kaitlyn's 4 year old Preschool class took a trip to the Children's Museum. We got to ride in a real school bus.  Kaitlyn even let me sit with her.  In previous conversations she told me that I could come, but that I had to ride in the front of the bus with Mrs. Hoese while she sat in the back with her friends.

A few days before the big field trip... Kaitlyn decided she better pack her lunch.  When I got home from work she couldn't wait to show me.  She packed 10 fruit snacks and a juice box.  She told me... "Mom, we better put this by the stairs so we don't forget it."

The night before the big field trip Kaitlyn kept coming out of her room after we put her to bed.  Finally she looks at me and says "Mom, I am just so excited for tomorrow I can't sleep."  

We had a great time doing all the activities.

Brayden, Kaylee Eggiman, and Kaitlyn

They had a station that would let the kids draw on their face.  Kaitlyn was so proud of her beautiful work.

I think this was Kaitlyn's favorite part of the Children's Museum.  Using the crutches.  She kept following other little girls around waiting for them to be done with the crutches so she could use them.

Kaitlyn driving a bus.

Spring

Here are a few pictures of Kaitlyn and Gavin.  Nothing in particular, just some cute pictures.

Gavin's First Goose egg!

Gavin got his first of probably many goose eggs.  He feel into the leg of one of our dinner room chairs.  Poor guy!  When it happened I didn't see anything on head, but after he kept crying for longer than normal the goose egg appeared.

It only lasted about a week, so that was good news.

Gavin 14 Months

A lot can happen in a month.  Gavin now has almost 4 teeth.  He has his 2 front bottom teeth all the way in.  He has one top tooth with 3 more close behind.  This has made for an interesting month.  He gets pretty crabby on the days the tooth finally pushes
through.

He has also started to walk or at least have an interest in walking.  A few weeks ago at our friends house he took his first 2 steps.  He only did this on slim occassions, but still preferred crawling his main form of transportation.  The last few days he has really shown an interest in walking.  He will stand up in the middle of a room and walk the rest of the way to his desired location.

He loves to play with matchbox cars and making vroom noises.  He also drives them already the house.  He also loves sitting on his nascar toy while his sister pushes him around the house.

Happy Easter

We spent Easter weekend in Mora with Nate's family.  We went over to some family friends house on Saturday and had an Easter Egg hunt.  The weather wasn't the greatest, but we managed to find most of the eggs. 

Kaitlyn finding her purple eggs!

Our cute Nephew Gibson

Gavin driving his car.

Kaitlyn and her cousins Darren and Hailey

Gavin being entertained by eating puffs and staying dry next to the house.

Sunday we woke up and Kaitlyn ran upstairs to look to see what the Easter bunny left. She was very disappointed when she looked out the living room window to see that the Easter bunny left no eggs outside. After a little explanation she found hers and Gavin's baskets in the house.

Kaitlyn and her Easter Basket.

Gavin and his Easter basket.

Cheese!!!

Happy Easter!

My cute boy in his Easter clothes and gelled hair

Sweet Kaitlyn

Nate and the boys with their matching hair styles.

Family Picture.  The best one of the bunch.