The Halloween that .....well......wasn't.

Last night was the Ward's Trunk-or-Treat and I was so excited for it! I asked for the weekend off months ago because I didn't want to miss out on Halloween like I had to last year. So this year we found the cutest costume in the world for Gavin! He is obsessed with elephants and what did Target have.....an elephant costume!!! As pictured below.........



I got Gavin to try it on once and he looked so so so adorable in it. So as Halloween was approaching I was getting more and more excited!!!! The day finally arrives and we run all our erronds and get home and what happens...... Gavin throws the biggest fit I have EVER seen from him. He was screaming and uncontrollable and unconsolable! I didn't know what was wrong or what to do. After over an hour he finally stopped crying and laid down with me on the couch and took a nap. We woke up 15 mins before the trunk-or-treat was suppose to start and so we start getting ready and its time to put on costumes. Did Gavin want to wear his costume? The cutest costume in the entire world? Did he want to go trunk-or-treating? Nope! So after trying everything we could think of to get him to wear it who do you think won? See below picture.......












Gavin was a basketball player. Not on purpose either. That just happened to be the outfit he was wearing that day. Was I mad? Oh you bet I was. So we ended up going to the trunk or treat and did Gav have fun? Nope. He was whining and didn't want to go trunk or treating. He just wanted to be held the whole time and was on the verge of yet another fit the entire time. So we made it almost 2 hours before we gave up and went home. When we got home I found the receipt for Gavin costume and went straight to Target and returned it! In return I got a movie and treat.




We watched Casper and had some treats and then Gavin went to bed!!! And Eric and I stayed up half the night laughing, eating Gavin's candy, and watching How I Met Your Mother. So was the night a total failure?

I think it turned out okay in the end! Happy Halloween everyone!

My Almost 2 Year Project!

So when we first moved to AZ in Nov 08, Eric's Aunt Marianne was piecing together a stocking for one of her grandkids and I loved it so I decided I would make one for Gavin. I got online found on that I like and bought it. About a week later it came in the mail and I got started! It was so fun to be sewing again. I hadn't done any needle work in a while. At first it was a little rough but I got the hang of it and learned all the stitches fairly quickly ( with the help of Eric's Aunt!). As time passed Gavin was getting bigger and wouldn't let me sew so soon enough the times that I worked on it were few and far between. So here we are coming on on the 3d Christmas since I started and so I made a goal that I would finish it by Halloween. And although I'm not quite there, the front is finally done. All that is left is stitching the back piece on and attaching the tag that you hang it with and doing Gavin's name (I haven't figured out how I want to do that part yet)! But I think it turned out awesome and I am very proud of it. Now that is done I want to start another!!

This is what Gavin looked like when I started!
Nov 08

This is what Gavin looks like now that I'm almost done!
Oct 2010

Almost finished stocking!

Gavin's stocking!

Bounce Jungle Fun!

On Wed Gavin and I went with some friends from the ward to a local place called the Bounce Jungle. This is the second time we have gone and Gav loves it! The first time we went he was a little scared but not this time! And it was super crowded which in Gavin's case is always dangerous. He tends to get "beat up" at places likes this. Luckily we had no incidences where I had to yell at any other kids! That is a first! It was so fun to see Gavin try new things. Last time he needed help going up the ladder's for the slides and had to have me by him all the time. This time he just went for it and had a blast! I wish I had gotten more pictures of him playing.

Gavin's Second Birthday!

Ok, so I'm a little behind. Time to catch up! On September 25 we had Gavin's second birthday party! It was so fun and we had such a good time. Eric's Aunt Marianne came, did his cousin Andrea with her husband Jon and their son, Nathan, and Eric's cousin's wife Leslie and her two little girls, Kaitlyn, and Savannah. The kids just played and played in water at the splash pad and on the playground. Then we had pizza and then cake and opened presents! It was a little hot that day so thank goodness for the splash pad and Circle K just down the street. Gavin was so cute and just loved every minute.

Here is Gavin with his Lightning McQueen cake getting ready to blow out the candle.

Lightning McQueen Cake

Eric and Gav opening presents

More presents

Opening up his Mac truck! I looked at tons of Targets and finally found one at Walmart! He love's it!

Mac!

As far as what Gavin is up to lately...... He loves to do puzzles! It is his favorite thing to do and can usually master a new puzzle in a day or two! I honestly think he has a photographic memory. He is doing puzzle's that say 3+ with 24 pieces and he does them all by himself. It amazes Eric and I. He also loves books and loves for you to read them to him but will also sit and "read" them to himself. It is so cute to hear him jibber-jabber and turn the pages. He loves playing with Car's cars. He has quite the collection and knows them all by name! His favorite show to watch is Mickey Mouse clubhouse and loves everything Mickey mouse! He loves to go to the Disney store at the mall. His favorite movie at the moment is Jungle Book. He loves the elephants. He is going to be an elephant for Halloween. He loves to talk and is starting to put words together into sentences. He loves calling mommy and daddy "hunny"! I think it's funny, Eric does not. HEHEHE. He is such a sweet boy and loves to give hugs and kisses. He is such a blessing in our lives! I love watching him grow and learn new things everyday!