I'm Yours

Gavin's has become quite the singer. He can actually carry a tune pretty good and pick up lyrics fast, even when I am sure he has no idea what they mean. Oh man, I guess I have stop listening to my explict music.

Good Old Fashioned Family Fun

So,

This Saturday we decided to go up the Farmington Canyon for a campfire. Jason and I have been craving camping and hiking and all that fun stuff. Well actually Jason more than me. But for obvious reason's I have been putting it off. I decided that we don't have anymore time to try to do some camping and such before it gets too cold.

Jason packed up the car and all the gear. We bought things to roast on the fire and set out. There was a slight drizzle going on outside on and off most of the day. But we thought we would try our luck. I thought we would drive for a few minutes and then pull into a nice campground. Little did I know we were actually going to drive up the mountain. A one way, barley enough room for your car, 30 min. drive of insanity. I was so nervous. At one point I was asked, "how, much longer, I didn't know we were going to drive up the actual mountain!" I don't know why I was such a nervous wreck. I used to be such brave adventerous,thrill seeker. All I was thinking was, one wrong move and my worst nightmare of flying and then rolling down a cliff with my family could come true. Maybe I have some extra maternal instinct to protect right now. I don't know but it was scary.

However, when we got to the top and pulled into the campground it was pretty cool. Gavin went to look for dry wood with his dad, and loved it. He even tried to help the fire get going. He had his camping chair and was all set to roast some mallow's.

We were there for about 10 minutes before it started to down poor. We knew the already damp wood would not make it. So we headed back down the scary drive. At the bottom of the canyon there is a duck pond and we stopped to feed the ducks. Just as we jumped in the car to head home another down pour began. I love rainstorms, just as long as I am in a dry place watching it. So much for our attempt to have some good old fashioned family fun.

Random Happiness

I have been especially moody and not myself latley. But I decided to think of all the things that made me happy today.

• Quilting/Sewing, I know it may seem a little boring but I love to pick out cute fabric and try and make something out of it. Today I finished some burp cloths and a blanket for my sister-in-law Jolene, who is having her baby boy next week.
• Gavin cracked up at the word latley. I said to him, "Why are you being such a stinker to Mommy latley." He walked around saying, "latley, latley" in a silly voice laughing. Mocking me perhaps but it was so cute I forgot what it was he was doing before.
• Taco Bell...need I say more.
• Gavin slept through the night in his big boy bed for the first time ever on the first attempt. I actually think he likes it better because he has more room to wiggle around. He was in a different position each time I checked on him.
• Staying in my PJ's today until Jason got home from work.
• Feeling baby move a lot. I think I can feel feet and hands.
• Swimming in the Kiddie Pool with my family on the 18th of September.
• Hanging our first picture frame on the wall in our home. That's right we have been here for 6 months now, but it has like 2o something 4x6's in the gigantic frame. Full of some of our favorite moments and people over the last few years.
• I started Breaking Dawn and had some time to read a few pages while Gavin played with his new B-Day toys. Then he realized I was trying to read. "Mommy, mommy," everytime I tried to read a paragraph. Oh well he is more fun than some sappy book.
• A phone conversation with my sister about life.
• Watching an old Psych episode with my hubby and hearing him laugh really hard. He has the best laugh!
• Seeing a preview for the new Grey's season. (Or any of my favorite fall shows coming back soon!)
• My hubby making fun of me for writing something sappy about him in this post.

So I guess life is good here!

The Big Two

Here are some of the picture from his party. He was so excited, and loved all his presents. He was so hyper at his party, probably due to going to bed at 11 the night before and having no nap. He is super funny when he is like that though so it made for a fun party!

Gavin turned two yesterday! Sometimes I can hardly believe that he is two. And sometimes I can hardly believe that he is only two. It doesn't feel like he has been here longer than two years, but he acts like he is older than he really is sometimes. For instance, that boy can talk. He has full conversastion with me and anyone that he can find. Granted it is not all understood, but I am amzazed by what he can say. When I was on my way to the airport on Friday, he was in the car for a really long time and had an accident. He said, "Mommy I peed-ed." I was a bit frustrated because that rarley happens and we had no where to stop and pull over. I think he sensed my frustration as he said, "and that ok, accidents happen." This is a line Grover says from Elmo's Potty Time. He picks up on everything so fast, he amazes me.


Also as he has gotten closer to two he has become quite the comedian. He loves to make Jason and me laugh. And laugh we do, he makes the best silly faces and has awesome dance moves. Well, we love Gavin so, so, so, much and we are so glad he is ours. Happy B-day Gavin!

Back in Dekalb

Hi Everyone,
So I finally got the chance to come and visit my parents out in Dekalb. I have been dying to thier new home. And it is even more beautiful than the pictures that I have seen. More than seeing it there is a feel to it that feels like home to me. It's weird, I know, because I have never been here before. But it has a cozy, quaint, feel to it, just like the home I grew up in back in Colorado. It has been a little cooler here too. So it feels like autumn time has already settled in here. There is a patch of leaves that have already fallen on the ground that are the perfect shades of red and orange. Yesterday, we even went to an apple orchard and a pumpkin patch today. I love it here. And everywhere you go there are fields of without end of corn and soy beans. My mother tried to talk me into going over to a field by a store and getting some with her. My own mother wanting me to snatch up some beans. See where I get my wild side from.

And now ready for this...I saw Wicked! Can you believe that I finally got to see it. My obssession with the musical began back in 2004 or 5 when Stephanie's (my old roomie) sister gave her the music. We used to blare that music everywhere and sing at the top of our lungs. I think we were pretty good back in the day. Anyways, now years later I finally saw it. It was Wicked, I wish I could see it again tonight.

We rode a train from Elburn into Chicgago. Downtown was cool, I rode in my first taxi, and saw the L-Train and were they filmed parts of the new Batman movie that I am afraid to go see. Being in downtown and riding the train makes me feel all shabby shick. I was a fun night.

Meanwhile Taft watched Gavin. I was a little nervous to leave him because he has recently been potty trained. But Taft was a champ and Gavin loves "Uncle Taft" so much. He even wanted to put on his shoes and go to work with him this morning. I think he missed his Dad too. Jason is working in Arizona this week. Tonight he was acting like he was playing hide and seek and looking for his dad.

Well, we leave tomorrow and I can't believe it. It was a short trip but I am glad we were able to make it out here. Gavin was an amazing flyer on the way out here. Flirting with the flight attendant and anyone that looked his way. He made so many friends. And tomorrow is the last day he can ride free. What a way to ride out his last day of being a 1 year old.

More to come soon,

Tate