Monday, September 6, 2010

Happy September!

Hey everyone! Was your summer all that you hoped it would be? It always seems to go faster than you want it to, doesn't it?! Has all of the busyness of the season started? It just seems like we find ourselves too busy all the time. I'm learning that, at some point, we need to say no to some things for our own well-being and that of our family's! Although working at it, we still feel so tired and overcommitted, but are striving toward simplifying!

Well, our sweet baby boy turned one! We can't believe it's been a year since he came into this world! What a wonderful year it's been! One of my best years, for sure! These days, Gavin is crawling all over the place and getting into all kinds of things. One day, he actually crawled into a cabinet and just sat in there and played. I cracked up when I found him, just as happy as he could be! He's not quite to the point of walking, but if you'll just give him a little support, he's able to walk pretty well and has a huge grin on his face! He talks quite a bit. We love to hear his sweet voice! The only words we know that he's saying for sure are mama or dad. Other times, it sure sounds like he says words, like "cheese, all done, etc..." Not positive, though. He's eating many more finger foods. We've pretty much stopped pureeing his foods. There's not a lot of food he doesn't like. I think avocados are the only thing he can't get down! If we put food on a spoon, he can put it in his mouth. He's not consistently sleeping through the night, but is more than ever, which Matt and I appreciate! It's so fun to watch him grow! Well, that's it for now.

Love you all!

Enjoy the pics! They're mostly of Gavin playing around the house, a family photo shoot we had done recently and his birthday!