Easter 2008

Well....Thursday we found out that Gavin had pneumonia, but he has since been doing much better. Luckily we were still able to go to Easter at my sister's house. There were 8-9 kids all under the age of 7 running around the house. Gavin didn't know what to do with so many kids, but had a marvelous time. We played on their new swing set and had an Eater egg hunt. It was pretty chilly, so we didn't spend much time outside.

Play with Grandparents this weekend.

Gavin had an exciting day with grandparents this weekend. The morning was with Allen's parents (Mama/Papa). He had a marvelous time with a balloon and his cousin Jackson.


We then went to my parents (Grammie/Grampie) and he played with Toby, their dog. He though running around while Toby tried to get the tennis ball was a very exciting game.


I just liked how happy he looks just playing with his show. His eye color is gorgeous!! He's going to be a heart breaker.

Enjoying the nice weather

We were able to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather on Sunday and went to the park. Gavin wasn't a fan of the swing which is surprising for as much as he enjoys rough housing. He did, however, thoroughly enjoy going down the slide and throwing dirt.

When we got home a bath was very necessary and I couldn't resist a few pictures of bathtime including peek-a-boo with Daddy.

Gavin's 1st Birthday Party

Gavin's birthday party finally happened!! He had a wonderful time wripping the paper and playing with this cousin, Jackson.

As you can see, there was no hesitation with the cake and he quickly dug in. He was such a good little boy and barely made a mess on the floor at all. His hands were a different story, however. He also said his first word this week which was the sign for "more". We think he's starting to get the sign for "dog" as well.

Postponed B-day party :(

Well.....Gavin was supposed to have his first birthday party today and we were all very excited (not that he knew it). Instead, the poor little guy got sick and we had to delay everything. We were disappointed, but hopefully he'll be feeling well soon. It is definitely not the sickest he's ever been so that's good.

We're pretty excited he made it this long without getting sick at the new daycare full of new germs. Here are some pictures from Brody and Eli's (cousins) 2nd birthday party from a couple of weeks ago though.

Mid January update

Wearing his "lil' stinker" shirt Grammie (my mother) bought him for Christmas. Very appropriate.
Pretending to talk on the phone. He basically puts just about anything up to his ear and waits for us to say, "hello". He thinks it's pretty funny.
Wrestling with his bear (which is bigger than him). It's really cute.


Everything is going really well here. Just this past weekend Gavin really started walking (not just taking steps). It's pretty exciting and he is really proud of himself. We also started a new daycare yesterday because St.Vincent (where I work) just opened up a brand new center. It will be a little tough to get used, but we're very happy with it. It is just a block away from where I work, is cheaper, brand new, and has a sick room (staffed by a nurse) just in case we can't pick him up w/in the hour that is necessary or can't take the day off work.

They said he did really well on his first two days and has come home exhausted so it must be good.

Well.....to keep up with the Jone's I guess we've got to get a blog. Allen set this up this summer, but we never really updated it since we were sending out monthly pictures. Anyway, we'll be better from now on. Most of you have seen the X-mas pictures, but I wanted to at least post a few here.

Gavin had a wonderful time at Christmas. We spent Christmas even with Allen's parents, Christmas morning with my parents, and Christmas night with Allen's grandparents. He thoroughly enjoyed ripping the paper (of course he's had lots of practice helping with the mail).

By Christmas night though he had a cough and by the next day he had a fever and we had to miss Christmas with my father's extended family. Unfortunately that ended up being his 2nd big illness and he was miserable for the next full week. Luckily he is better now and back to his perky self.