Gavin's Birthday Party!

Gavin's Birthday party was so much FUN! Cars themed of course. We had 11 kids and 18 adults and a whole lotta cake! The kids played in the back yard in the sandbox, we had them play with silly string (which they loved of course) we had a parachute and played ring around the rosie and they LOVED that. I had a few craft activities for them to do, finger painting and a discovery water bottle where you fill a baby water bottle with lots of shiny little objects and hot glue the lid on. Ren and I made a Lightening McQueen birthday cake. We stated it Thursday and finished it Friday. I went threw 2 1/2 costco sized cake mix bags and about 6 lbs. of powdered sugar for the buttercream frosting. It was HUGE! But turned out pretty good for 2 amateur cake decorators.

Gavin's ACTUAL Birthday

Gavin turned 2 last Thursday and we had a great day with him! We planned a party for the upcoming Saturday so it was a low key kind of day. We Opened presents in bed first thing when he woke up, we went to Peterson's Donut corner and got him his pink sprinkle donut he loves so much, and him and I made sugar cookie together. I let him be in charge of picking which cookie cutter, and cutting them out. Then when it came time to frost them, I made blue, green, and orange frosting and he picked which cookies he wanted colored whatever color. That night we went to Chuck E Cheese for dinner and had Grama and Papa, Natalie and Uncle Doug, and our friends Gina and Doug come. I totally forgot my camera...dumb...but I got some pictures on my phone. I just dont know how to get them off my phone and on my computer. He loved all the games and of course the pizza. However, when Mr. Cheese actually came out to see the kids...he had a minor freak out. Chuck E Cheese is not a friendly looking mouse to a 2 year old. He actually looks quite scary. Anyway, he had a great day!

I love this boy!

So the other morning, trash day, Gavin heard the trucks outside and was just totally obsessed with going out to look at them. So after waiting for a while looking out the window we just moved a chair by the door for him to wait on his own. It was pretty funny. Also, how could I not just die laughing when we came to me this morning with both vacuum attachments going around the house vacuuming. He is totally my child!

Daddy with the Kids

It's so fun to just snuggle...and Ren is really good at it! He loves snuggling the kiddos. He calls Avery his little snuggle butt.

Avery Update

Man, I've been so blessed with such great kids! Avery is such a good baby. She is one month old today. She is stating to outgrow her newborn clothes. She has the tiniest little legs and body, but somehow they're filling in her clothes! She is such a strong little thing. We've been putting her on her tummy for tummy time and she already rolls onto her back. We even took her into the doctor and he had her on her tummy and she arched her back like crazy like she does, and she flipped. He said "Wow! 18 days old and this girl already cant be trusted!" She got some pretty bad baby acne this past week. It's kind of clearing up now, but just looks so itchy and irritated. She absolutely LOVES showering and bathing. Ren will normally just take her in the shower and she just melts. Her hair is starting to lighten up a bit, so we'll see if she goes blonde like Gavin! (Lets hope!) Enjoy the pictures!

Pictures of little Avery P and Gavin!

The Arrival of Avery Priscilla Livingston

Avery is almost two weeks old now... Time flies when you are nursing every 2-3 hours and chasing a 2 year old! Here is the birth story.

Sunday Aug. 28th I went to church in the morning, thinking I was gonna go to the doctor the next morning and BEG him to schedule an induction. I even planned out what I was gonna say to him. By Sunday evening at 6:00 we were eating dinner and I started getting contractions. I kept getting braxton hicks and then going on a long walk and they would stop as soon as I would get home from walking, so this time when I went for our walk they kept coming stronger and consistent and didn't stop when I got home. Ren's brother Tad was spending the night at our house, so he stayed with Gavin. Ren and I got to the hospital at 9:00 pm and I was dilated to a 4. By 11:00 pm I was dilated to a 6 and got my epidural. The epidural medication was a little too high, so about a half an hour into it I was having a hard time breathing and couldn't feel my chest. So the nurses and doctor came in and I got put on oxygen for a bit. They turned the epidural medication down, and once they did that everything was fine. By 1:00 am I was dilated to a 7 so Dr. Langford broke my water. We took a good nap, and by 5:00 am I was pushing. I pushed for a total of 18 minutes. This girl came out quick and easy! She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 inches long, born at 5:12 am August 29^th. She is such a good baby. She started nursing right away and has been a strong eater, great sleeper, and so sweet! Gavin just loves her to pieces, he loves touching her hair and toes and he gives her kisses on the head. He is such a sweet boy! More pictures coming soon. Enjoy!