Gavin's 1st Birthday Party

Gavin got some great presents for his birthday.
He got some books from G&G Mullins, Bethany Erkkila, and Mason North
He also got some stylin' clothes from G&G Mullins and Aunt Elizabeth

This is Bethany, one of Gavin's friends
He got a photo album from Mason
And a slinky from Mason
Next to me is Mason, holding the bottle. This is the only picture we have of him.
I made some Lego Block cakes for Gavin's birthday cake.


We were singing to Gavin and I don't think he knew what to think of all the attention.
But, he loved his cake.






At some point Gavin was acting bothered by something and when we looked under the table, we saw that Bethany was finding his crumbs.

After all that cake, he had to have a bath. He had frosting all over.



I think that Gavin had a great birthday. Thanks to all for your gifts and birthday wishes!

Gavin's biggest fear: Grass...but we are working on it

After his bath, Gavin sits in the sink and plays while his skin air dries.


Gavin likes to sit on my lap while I am on the computer. He usually wants to touch the mouse and the keyboard.

Gavin says "Ooooh" a lot now, especially when you turn a lamp on. It is pretty cute.




Gavin loves climbing on the stairs by our door.

Melissa came down from Idaho to celebrate her birthday with us. I made her a cheesecake in honor of the big day.



We went to Cherisse's Piano recital. Gavin had a hard time being quiet and he only wanted to clap after everybody else finished clapping. Cherisse did an awesome job and we had a wonderful time with her--thanks for inviting us!

Some Fun with Gavin

Gavin loves to swing. This is the first time we went to try the swings at the park.
We went to the park again a few months later when the weather warmed up.




We went to the Red Butte Gardens for Arbor Day. It was beautiful and Gavin enjoyed being outside.




For Mom's Group we went swimming at a pool that has a lazy river, water slide, whirl pool and a lot of water spraying toys. It was really fun!

Easter

The Easter Bunny brought Gavin a new cup, a couple of puzzles and some candy for Mom and Dad! Yea!!
We got Gavin a new Easter church outfit, too.
Me and Cherisse dying Easter eggs.
One of my eggs
I wanted Ben to smile, so naturally he wouldn't.

He smiled but then right before I took the picture, he tried to go grumpy again.
This is what Gavin was doing while we were dying eggs.


Gavin was playing with his basket and he got one of the eggs full of Reese's Pieces open. So, he had a couple. You can see the orange on his shirt.
Ben's egg
Ben's second egg
Cherisse's egg
Cherisse's second egg
My broken egg. One egg broke during boiling, so naturally I had to have it. I tried to glue it back together with stickers.
My second egg
Ben and Cherisse rolling their eggs. Apparently I boiled them really well because they didn't break until we started throwing them as high up in the air as we could.

At Annalee's (my cousin) baptism Gavin had fun playing on the piano.