Loving the weather and the kids!

The weather has been awesome and we have loved every minute we can spend outside. Gavin has been practicing every sport possible and has been getting lots of energy out lately. He is so active and has so much fun playing anything that involves a ball and running. We love our little man!

More "soccer" practice.

If Gavin wants to play baseball he can't just play. He has to get his full uniform on and then he is set. He uses some of Carl's old batting gloves, his Yankee shirt, and of course one of Dad's hats too. I am so excited for tee ball this summer! That will definetly keep us busy!!

Our little Yankee...he calls himself Jeter when he plays baseball. Maybe one day he will make millions and support his mom and dad :)

And now for our little Miss Kamryn! Can't believe she is almost 1, I swear she was born yesterday. She is such a drama queen! If she doesn't get her way she gets very mad and will let you know how she feels. She loves Gavin and wants to do everything that he does too. She is not really into her girl toys but loves to play with trucks and cars. She loves the vaccum and tries to hitch a ride on it when we have it out. No, she doesn't sleep well at night...Gavin didn't either so I guess that runs in our family (they take after Carl). She has two teeth right now, but that doesn't slow her down from eating everything she can get her hands on. We lovingly call her our little garbage disposal:) We can't imagine life without our little diva and love every minute we have with her and Gavin!!

Kamryn is obsessed with her tongue. I love this picture!

Family pics

We have had these since October, but I'm finally getting them posted. I love the way they turned out and love the pics of my kiddos! It's also been since our wedding that Carl and I had a pic of just the 2 of us...Since that's where it all began I thought I would begin the pics with us:)

Kamryn hated every second of this but I love how it turned out!

Our cute little family

What's not to love about these faces???

Handsome little Gav Man. 3 years old and full of life, he keeps me running constantly but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Gav and Daddy

Gav and Mommy

I just can't get over how grown up he looks! And I didn't put any pics of Kamryn on this post because I did some of her below...I can only figure out so much when it comes to the blog world:)

Miss Kamryn is 8 months old! I can't believe that she is getting so big and crawling everywhere. She is such a blessing in our lives and we couldn't imagine life without her!

Love you little lady!

The things we do for our kids...

Gavin's imagination has been running wild lately. The other day he got our laundry baskets out and said he was riding his motorcycle and asked if I wanted a ride. He then continued to put a cereal bowl on my head and wrap my head with his blanket because I needed a helmet. What a kid! I looked like a dork but it was really a fun ride!


Scary picture I know! Fun motorcycle ride with Gavin.

Then Gavin decided to have a choo choo train. He put all his stuffed animals in one basket and was prepared to sleep in another. Then he asked if Carl wanted a ride...What a good daddy to get crunched up in a laundry basket aka train for his little boy. We have had so much fun with
Gav lately and look forward to what his imagination brings us next. Wish us luck!

We have had some pretty fun times the past few weeks. It was so great to get together with my family and spend time with them. We also had a great 4th of July.

Random pic of Gav and Mater. He thought he was the coolest thing ever and it sure made him interested in seeing the new Cars movie. We had a Mommy and Gavin date to the movie which we both loved. I really enjoy spending time with my little man!

Nothing beats Salina during the 4th of July! Gavin, Kamryn, and I spent the day with my parents and Hillary and had an amazing time. I got to spend more time with Gav playing games and winning prizes while my mom kept Kamryn in from the heat. I love the 4th of July and I love the Salina celebrations. I am so proud to be an American. Gavin had to get a firework on his face and we couldn't wash it off for a few days after, but he sure loved it!

And of course, we had to play the dime toss game to win a fish. When Gavin didn't make any in the cups I figured we were done, but they were handing out goldfish to everyone. Now we have 2 goldfish which we lovingly call Nemo and Dori and we can't get enough of them. I'll pay .28 for a goldfish any day if it will allow me to see Gavin's eyes light up. He loves them and I love making him happy. It is great to be a Mom!!

Kamryn is 2 months old and I can't believe it! She weighed in at 9 lbs. 8 oz. and was 22 1/4 inches long. She has had colic but thanks to a new formula she is doing so much better and is a lot happier. We love to see her smile and interact with us. Gavin is usually the one who makes her smile the best and there is something about his voice that has her looking around to try and spot her big brother. They are so cute and we love having them in our family!

She has her hand up to signify how prim and proper she is. Quite the little lady!

This is Andrea. She was Gavin's nursery teacher and he absolutely adored her. She was the reason he loved going to nursery. He prays for her at night and he is constantly asking, "Where is my Andrea?" Well, last week we found out that she is moving to Washington state for the rest of the summer and we are all heart broken! She is so good with Gavin and will be greatly missed in nursery. It makes me feel good to know that there are good people in the nursery and it was sweet to see her make such a big fuss over Gav. Good luck Andrea, you were Gavin's first real love:)

Gav started swimming lessons this week and loves it! He went down the slide and loves to do his Spider Man Arms...and mom enjoys the 1/2 hour of basking in the nice sunshine!
It's a win-win situation!

Gav and teacher Jenny Dinkel

I couldn't resist this face. A little sweet mixed with a little mischievous, we have our hands full with this little girl!

Daddy's Big Helper

Lately Gavin has been trying to do everything Daddy does and wonders where he is and what he is doing constantly. Some days it drives me crazy when he asks, "Where is my Daddy?" and I answer him at least 5-10 times in the space of 5 minutes, but it really is cute that he loves his Dad. They are buddies and I think Carl really enjoys teaching Gav the tricks of the trade.

Gavin was a little nervous at first in the bobcat, Carl was a crazy driver and I thought Gavin would be screaming with terror. But after a few times around the yard Gavin didn't want to get out. I asked him if he wanted to come in and he said, "Sorry mom I'm already in it." Like father like son, these two are peas in a pod!