Christmas 2011

Oh Christmas...it was eventful this year. I got the flu with a nasty cold a few days before Christmas, and so of course the kids got it ON Christmas. Avery got an ear ache with a nasty cold and Gavin was throwing up every half hour on Christmas Eve night. Nevertheless...it was fun with their cousins here!

Family Christmas Pictures

Ok all of you who got our Christmas card, these pictures will look familiar. We took these pictures in some friends of ours back yard, and o-m-g...their yard is so beautiful! We saw Colin and Ashley (since it was his parents house) and got some good shots with their little girl Jayne too. Gavin just loves Jayne. Really...Gavin loves lots of little girls way older than him! Anyway, they have a very large Koi pond and Gavin had a fun time feeding the fish with Beth and Jayne. Enjoy the photos!

Is there a Librarian in our future?

I dont think AP needs +2.50 readers yet...but doesnt she make them look good!

A day in the rain!

I really like this picture of David with Gavin. Ren and David took Gavin down to Mission Bay a few weeks ago for the Catamarans races while I did my Super Saturday. It was totally raining and cold, but Gavin still had a good time.

Kids in their costumes

So despite all 4 of us having a cold this Halloween, that didn't stop us from taking some pictures! I had to bribe Gavin with Smarties to take pictures so you may see some candy in his mouth! Avery, our little bumblebee was really cooperative. We didn't take Gavin out trick or treating cause he and Avery were both sick, but we opened the top half of our door and he stood on his chair and just waited for all the trick or treaters to come. They would come and he would say "trick or Treat" to them, I'd give the candy out and he would yell "BYE!!!" He would stand there waiting saying "more people, momma...more people?" So even though we didn't go out, he still had fun.

Trunk or Treat

Every year our church does a trick or treating activity called Trunk or Treat where all the kids go in a big loop of all the cars trunks in the parking lot and get candy. Gavin got this down pretty quick this year! I think he made 3 loops and totally scored a bunch of candy. He would go up to the cars and as he is saying "trick or treat" he is putting his hand in their candy bowl and grabbing a ton of candy! He was batman this year and Avery was a bumblebee...except I didnt get a picture of her in her costume and she was really cute! I will have to put her in it again and snap a quick shot. Too cute not to!

Pumpkin Carving

We carved our pumpkins over at our friends Doug and Gina's house this year. Gavin and Ren carved theirs together, G didnt really like the goop in the middle of the pumpkin but liked the rest! Ren carved a Mini Cooper with flames, I did Jack Skellington, and G just free handed his! Avery's was too tiny to carve so she just got a hand drawn A.