In our bedroom we have an alcove designed to hold a TV, and under it we have another one that I have yet to figure out why it is there. Gavin has figured it out though! He loves this spot. Anytime we are in my room he crawls up into this little hole. After the bath last night he made his way over there and I had to get a picture of it. What a cutie!! 
I bribed this boy with everthing under the sun if he would go poo in the potty! Unlike every other child nothing worked. He finally gave in and on Friday (a week later) he was rewarded with a trip to the candy store with Dad. This is what he came home with! 
A couple months ago I noticed that Kailtin had cut her permanent front tooth behind her baby tooth that had not fallen out yet. We went to the dentist and they told us that the baby tooth showed no signs of falling out ever!! She was having work done on one of her back teeth, so while her mouth was numb they pulled it out. She was excited to have finally lost a tooth. Last night she said, "I'm so lucky that I'm the first one in the family that gets to be visited by the tooth fairy!"
Even though she technically didn't lose a tooth, the tooth fairy still came and left her one dollar. She can't wait to go to Target after school to get a Mad Libs book. Her best friend Zoe came over last Friday with one and she has talked non-stop about it! (I had to refresh my own memory on what a verb, adjective, pro-noun, etc. were to even play it) =)
I felt so bad for her after we left the dentist yesterday. Her whole side was pretty swollen and numb. You can't tell that well, but she could hardly give me a smile. Poor thing, it's still swollen today. Her second permanent tooth is already growing behind the baby one, but that one should fall out by itself. She has been cursed with my slow to fall out teeth. I didn't lose my two front teeth till 4th grade!! Crazy, I know.
Thank you Michelle for the wonderful pics...if you want Michelle to take your pics check out www.michelletandyphotography.com.
I love this pic of Kaitlin!
Stepbrothers Pose
We are back from a week long Christmas Vacation to Shaver Lake. Last year as a whole family we decided to rent a cabin for the week of Christmas 2008. A year later the time finally arrived. What a great time we had. We spent days in the snow and nights playing games and just hanging out and enjoying each others company. I'm pretty sure I gained some pounds from all of the great food and yummy snacks that we all consumed. All of the cousins had a great time together playing the Wii, listening to storytime with Nana, searching for Santa with I Spy Santa, decorating cookies, making paper chains and popcorn strings for the tree, and just being together.
Papa and Jayden taking a nap...I love this picture
Jayden's birth is also special, because it is shared with his Papa. Happy Birthday Mike..you are such a wonderful man. You are an amazing husband, father, father-in-law, and Papa. As a wife to your son and a mother to your grandson, I will be happy if they become half the man you are! Happy Birthday...We love you!!
Three years ago today I was in the hospital holding my new little angel boy Logan! It was definitely a surprise to me that I was holding a boy, because I was more than 100% sure that the baby was going to be a girl! (Jared and I choose not to find out what the baby was, because we already had a girl and a boy!) Boy, was my mothers instinct wrong!! =) Fast forward three years, and I couldn't be happier that Logan joined our family. Logan is such a funny little guy. He's a little (ok, ALOT) mischievous and is always getting into something. But, it's hard to be mad at him because his sweet little face justs melts my heart. This last year has been so fun to see his personality develop! He has become quite the chatterbox!
I'm so grateful that I was choosen to be Logan's mother. He truly is a blessing to our family! We love you Logan, Happy Birthday!!!
