Happy Father's Day

We spent the afternoon at my dad's house for Father's Day. They have been doing a lot of construction in the backyard and Torin got to take a ride. He had a great time! What an awesome Papa!!
Happy Father's Day!

And I Thought This Was A Good Use Of My Time

When I was in Texas in April, the bluebonnets were just beginning to bloom and it was a sight to see. They were so beautiful! Christine and I thought it was a great opportunity to get some cute pictures of our kids. We went to a field across from Christine's neighborhood and made an attempt at the quintessential Texas Bluebonnet Picture...
Here is what I got:







DA DA DAAAAAAAAA.......







Enough suspense for ya?









For the life of me, I could not get either of the boys to look at me. The flowers and the bees were just WAY too fascinating! I took only a couple more lousy shots and then gave up. Oh well. They are kinda funny though.

Now I know why my dad got so frustrated trying to take pictures of us as kids....

In A Pickle

I'm sitting here with the kids as they eat lunch and I can't help but laugh. Torin is making his cucumber slices dance and then stuffs them in his mouth.

He looks like a chipmunk.

Love him!

Put One Foot In Front Of The Other...

And soon you'll be walking 'cross the floor
Put one foot in front of the other
And soon you'll be walking out the door

Gavin is a pro at crawling but he just hasn't quite decided that walking is worth the trouble. He takes a few steps every now and then but he definitely in no rush to change his mode of transportation. I did get a video of some of his first steps...


Bonus points if you know where the opening song is from!

"Mommy...what are you doing?"

Torin has turned 3! Where does the time go? I mean, really! He just just born!

Because I was so lame with Gavin's birthday cake I knew I had to do something for Torin. The question was "what"? He has gotten really into trains so I thought I would try to replicate one. I didn't have any special pans or directions-just a picture. So...please don't judge me too harshly. :) I thought it came out pretty well.
Now Torin always calls the wheels on his toy train "cookies". I keep telling him that they are not cookies but, in fact, wheels. Nonetheless, they are forever cookies to him. It is so funny.

He really is 3!
Can I eat it yet? No, Torin. Blow out the candle first.
Here it goes!
Torin is the best. He is so funny. Everyday he talks more and more and lets his personality out. He has really come into being a big brother. He is a happy kid and incredibly resilient. I love him so much and can't believe he wasn't always a part of my life.

I knew I was forgeting something...

That's right....I said I would start posting again....


OK. So here it is....


Gavin turns 1!!!!!!

And, yes, I know that I am super lame for getting him a store bought cake. In my defense, we had just come back from spending two weeks in Texas and I wasn't really prepared. It's still cute though, right?
Gavin found the candle to be the best part of the cake.
Gavin got one of those annoying toys that always plays music. Always. What was I thinking?
But the kids seem to really enjoy it.

I don't care what all the other mothers say out there...Gavin is and will always be the cutest boy there ever was. With Torin as a close second. I love my Gavin!