I am trying....

Our beautiful trees and Papa's motorcycle. Love, Love, Love Fall!

Bellow is my only burning bush that burned.

I am trying to not let Sloan have the younger child syndrome. You know the one, no pictures of them, no videos, no baby book (I still haven't bought one for her- not for lack of trying though!) etc. I noticed that I have not taken a lot of pics of her lately. So I am trying to make more of an effort of just her. I mean, she is adorable and photogenic. It is just me being a slacker.

So here are some pictures of my baby girl, who just turned 3 months old! I can't believe she is getting so big. Still being wonderful, sleeping like a champ. I did have a rough day last Friday with both her and Gavin. One of those days that both kids were just out of whack and could not be consoled. I think I cracked open a bottle of wine about 2. It was THAT KIND OF DAY. We were supposed to go have dinner for Tony's birthday that night and Greg ended up leaving with Sloan as soon as we got there. She was crying that hard. Gavin and I stayed & partook in the fiesta and I drank a few margaritas (Marv & Mom drove us home). Good times!

I think we figured out she may be getting a tooth in. Not fun. She has been a drooling fool and not her perfect little self. Don't get me wrong, she is still sleeping wonderfully, it is the rest of the 12 hour day that she has some little "melt downs". It is definitely a new side. With Gavin we did not deal with this so early. Teeth, rolling over (she did a half roll today with the help of Daddy), hating the bouncy, hating the swing (since one week old); she has taken a liking to the saucer. I don't think Gavin was in it for another month. Great, next thing I know she will be getting boobies and starting her period. S#*T! Having a girl may very well put me and Greg into the loony bin.

Oh well, at least she is adorable! As is our pumpkins Gavin and I decorated! We had a blast and I am still trying to get glue glitter out of our clothes. We will actually carve them on Friday. Friday will be a big day for us, with a play date with a little girl in his class in the morning, heading to his school for trick or treating that afternoon in his costume and then carving that night. Busy Busy! Sunday will once again have us out on a hay ride trick or treating with our neighborhood friends. Look for pics of my handsome boy being Spiderman and my little Ladybug!

Please note, NOT ONE PIC OF GAVIN! It was hard, but alas, I am trying! I had to throw this pic of Elvis in, him licking his nose - gross, but funny. Just don't ask me about his gas today, DAMN NEAR KILLED US! Something seriously crawled up his bum and died. True story.

A Whole Lot of Stuff!

Ok, where to begin..... I love fall, I love October for 2 things, Halloween and my birthday! Oh, I guess three things- the leaves turning on the trees. One of the things I wanted for my birthday was to take a drive and see the aspens. So we bundled up Sloan, left Gavin with the Kunz's and headed out, here are some pics of that drive....

As you can tell, I took them all from inside the car, either through the window or out of the sun roof. Yes, that is how we do it!

We also did some celebrating for both my Mom and I at a bbq Mom and Marv hosted. Some pics of the kids, being kids. I love, love, love, the fact that they are all cracking each other up. Gavin loves his cousins so much and is so lucky to have them close by!

Last weekend we ventured out to Anderson Farm, always a good time (can you hear the sarcasm in my voice?). Sloan slept 2 out of 3 hours being there. Gavin had a great time, with the grandparents and his cousins. It was very crazy and crowded, but overall a fun day. Sloan looked adorable as my little ladybug.

Here are some randomness from our days at home. All of us on the floor playing together. I love the fact that Crash is not only protecting Sloan, but also the puzzle pieces (note his foot on it). Love these type of days.

I will snap some photos of our adorable pumpkins that we finally decorated on Sunday. Along with our gorgeous trees, they just finally turned this week! They look awesome, Gavin and I go out every day and look at them.

I know, I know

I have been slack about updating. It has been a fun, yet crazy few weeks. And to be honest, I really have forgotten to take any pictures the past few weeks and to update. I will try to do a lengthy post about my birthday month thus far, driving in the mountains to look at colors, roofers, dogs, my adorable kids, Pumpkin Farms, and much more.

My.....

Baby girl has now slept through the night 3 nights in a row! Today I was thinking I had to wake her up, BECAUSE IT WAS 8:00AM and we needed to feed her, get ready and take Gavin to school. And yes, I do say, MY BABY. I am the sleeper in this family, not Greg. She is definitely taking after me... I am a lucky Mommy.

Home Alone

That has been my weekend- Home Alone. But not really! Last night the kids and I headed over to my sister's house for movie night and that is the movie we watched. Gavin actually got some popcorn for the first time too. A big night indeed!

Sloan....my Little Miss. She slept through the night last night. And not just what some people consider sleeping all night- 6 hours. Nope, my girl slept 9 HOURS! She woke up at 6ish, ate, played for about 45 minutes and went back to sleep. She is conked out in front of me on the table while I write this. She is so darn cute, smiling, cooing, just overall being a peach. The first three pictures I took this morning- her smiling and Gavin with his memorabilia on...more of that to come.

Our weekend alone has been very well, out of the three nights, the kids have been with me 2 of those. Of course both those nights Gavin has ended up in bed with me. Nothing like getting kicked in the face or head butted at 3 in the morning! Such a joy. You would think with a king sized bed it wouldn't be bad. Alas, it is, it is like sleeping with an octopus that is wearing boots.

Gavin had a special treat yesterday with Grandma and Papa, they went to Thomas the Train. Very exciting for a 2 year old! I think overall he had a great day. Lucky boy.

I am ready for Greg to be home and I think so is Gavin. It is possible we get on each others nerves????

Crazy Week

I always have every intention of having a good/mellow week and it always ends up where I feel like I am running around with my head cut off! Which is just like this week, I actually started this blog on MONDAY! And am finally finishing it today- THURSDAY. So yes, once again, the week somehow just sailed by!

Two Sundays ago we had a sick little boy, why? Unsure. He had a fever, was lethargic and really didn't want to do anything. He actually fell asleep at breakfast and did not eat any of his Chocolate Chip Pancakes (before we knew how sick he was). The next morning he woke up and said he felt fine. Which was good, it was Grandparents Day at School. So off he went with Grammy, Grandma and Papa. There were 5 grandparents in his class that day and 3 belonged to Gavin- what a lucky boy! He had a great time and I think so did all the Grandparents!

But of course as soon as he got home he was clammy again and said he didn't feel good. He never had a fever again, but that night in his throes of thrashing around and moaning I tried to give him some medicine. It didn't go well. He puked all over me, himself and his bed. GROSS! First time I have been really thrown up on by him. He has spit up as a baby, but puke? Never. We both immediately took a shower and he crawled in bed with us. He didn't make it to school the next day. We actually never left the house!

By Wednesday he was back to normal, which was good. Daddy had taken he day off to hang out with him and Sloan while I went to the Spa! Yea for me! We then met my Mom, Marv, sister and her kids down at the Rockies game. It was fun, just a little overwhelming with an 8 week old and a 2 year old. I think I watched a total of 1 inning.

The rest of our week was pretty mellow and nice, our weekend was even better. On Saturday we met my Dad over at Carl's Farm for their fall festival and Gavin had a ball. (Once again I forgot the camera!) He rode ponies, a train, petted various animals and got to hang out with his cousins. Overall a great morning! We then headed over the Kunz's to help stack a little wood. Gavin got his very first sliver that we had to do surgery on, even though he was wearing gloves.

Sunday we had a leisurely morning and then decided to go to Heritage Square. Now I have lived in Colorado my whole life and I have been there now a total of 3 times. The first time for a wedding when I was like 22 and the past 2 times with Greg. I never knew there were rides and stuff and no, I have never ridden the Alpine Slide. What I have realized is how dated and yucky that place is. (Yep, I said it. Yucky. It definitely needs a huge revamp.) I wouldn 't allow Gavin to ride on anything. Greg did take him up the chair lift (which I was freaked out about!) and down the slide. Gavin of course loved it and talked all about the "big slide." And once again forgot the camera. I am not getting best Mom award this week!

Our week thus far has been good, Little Miss had her 2 month check up yesterday and all went great. Between the nurse and Doctor, we heard about 5 times how "perfect" she is. I hit her weight on the head with 11'8". She is growing like a weed and "perfectly proportioned". She of course had a 3 shots, but took them like a champ. All day she slept, except for the 30 minutes that she screamed while my Mom was at our house! Heck, she even slept better in the night than normal. I actually woke her up at 2:45 to make her eat, I think she would have slept through the night, but her Daddy was worried......

Speaking of her Daddy, he is leaving us starting today until Sunday for a golf trip with the guys. Of course my Mom is also out of town this weekend also. We will see how being a "single parent" is this weekend! Gavin is already saying that, "he is going too." My poor boy is such a Daddy's boy that it may prove to be a very "interesting" weekend. Wish me luck!

Late

I just liked this pic, Elvis looks like he belongs on the throne!


Of course I am almost a full week behind on blogging. I just can't keep up it feels like. So I am going to try and blog about last week and then do this week. Two separate ones. Lets see if I can do it in this span of an hour that I have (not gonna happen- it is now 10:10 pm, Thursday night and I am just finally finishing this blog!).



Gavin cruising around on his bike, with HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON! SAFETY FIRST!

Last Wednesday we had 2 of Greg's all time best friends over for dinner (friends of mine also) and their adorable little girl. Mia is 18 months and Gavin was truly smitten. They played all night long together and at the end of the night THEY...DID....THIS........




CUTEST THING EVER! In 30 years when they get married, these pictures will so be part of their wedding slide! They had so much fun and did not want to get out. Can't blame them! It is always fun taking a bath with someone else! Ha!

Friday was another busy day for us. It began with us going over to where my Dad (Grandpa) was working and Gavin helping him work! Might sound very boring, but 1. Gavin is a boy and 2. Gavin loves all trucks, tractors, etc. He absolutely loved driving around the Loader. How cool is that! Such a boy.





Sloan in the car snoozing while Gavin was driving around!

Our Friday afternoon was spent going to the BHS Homecoming parade. Not quite like the ones we used to have when I was there, but the kids loved it and got plenty of candy.

And once again, during the parade, this is what Sloan did. My little sleeper!

Ok, I am done, I just added this picture because I like it and it is breathtaking (thanks Jerry!). Alli, I got the pics of the kids up first! :)