Happy 9 Month Birthday!

Gavin turns 9 months today. 9 months old, I cannot believe it! 9 months old going on the terrible twos! He is becoming very obstinate and vocal. A little more vocal than we like, especially when we are out to dinner. Which is very embarrassing for Greg and I! But oh well, I guess we are lucky that we have been able to take him out as much as we do. Maybe just take a break for a month!

Greg is on the western slope golfing with the guys, so we decided to have a slumber party! We spent yesterday and today with Grammy, Pyper, Jackson and Frankie. Grammy, Gavin and I were supposed to go to Boo at the Zoo yesterday, but after getting down there and not being able to turn into the zoo & seeing the line to get into the park. It was craziness! So we came back to our house, packed him in the stroller and walked to our local park and had a picnic there. Gavin decided to stand up on his own with no help from anything or anyone while we were there! He made it upright and stood there for a few seconds. I am still in a little shock.

We then spent the rest of the afternoon playing and decorating pumpkins with his cousins. The evening was spent sitting out by the fire, making s'mores and drinking hot cocoa. Well, ok, Grammy and I were drinking wine! We needed it! The slumber party we had went great, with the occasional hiccup. Like Frankie falling off the bed that she was not even supposed to be sleeping on, that girl is an escape artist! With 4 kids under the age of 4 1/2 in the house, I thought our sleep would not be great! What a surprise, they all slept till 7. We of course had to have a bubble bath this morning, Gavin wanted so badly to get into the tub with the kids- but just not big enough to handle his own yet!

Gavin then spent the early evening at Grandma and Papa's for some play and love time. I headed to the mall and did some retail therapy with Grammy! It was nice to get a little away time. When I picked him up, Grandma informed me that she saw his new "personality", or as I like to refer to it, his devil side! Not so cute now! Overall it was a wonderful weekend, filled with family and of course a lot of love. I think we are all very much wanting Greg to get home. Maybe now Crash will eat! Our sensitive dog.....