Mommy's Monkey

So, I am playing outside with Talan...and Gavin wakes up from his nap so I run inside for literally 30 seconds to check on him. I am walking back outside and hear a "MOMMY!!!" so then I start running back outside. I had to go back in and get my camera because it was definitely a sight to see and I wanted Mark to see what his son had done!

Talan had pushed one of our patio chairs to the bbq island and got up on top of it where he proceeded to get ahold of the tomato seedling (that my mom grew from a seed and JUST gave me yesterday) and rip it apart! I walked out and he was holding the little seedling in his hands and he was so proud of himself!! He said "Momma...Mato!" and I said, "yeah it WAS a tomato!" Wow if this is what I have to look forward to I am in for it!! He is such a monkey! I am so glad that he hasn't figured out how to get out of his crib yet though! *KNOCK ON WOOD*

Up on top of the Island

"Cheese" (No he didn't wet his pants, that is water from the plant :))

He lost a shoe on the climb up

Look how proud he is!!!

"I fix it mommy"

"Mommy, Mato!"

So destructive!

Poor wee tomato seedling!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is me and Mark's 4 Year anniversary! I cannot believe it has been 4 years already. Where has the time gone? For those of you that don't know, we never had an actual wedding...we just had a ceremony with the two of us in Vegas. (So don't be mad that you weren't invited to our wedding!) Our parents didn't even know about it until after the fact, that is how secretive it was. And no...it wasn't a shotgun wedding! A lot of people may have been dissappointed that we didn't have a big wedding...but that's just how we roll! I tried to find some pictures of our wedding night. I know I have some somewhere...but I will post a picture from tonight instead!

My husband brought me home some beautiful roses, we both went and got pedicures (which neither of us have had in over 5 months, before Gavin was born) and went to the BEST dinner at Flemings!

Me and Mark in the backyard

Talan smelling mommy's flowers

Had to throw in a little Gavin action!

Happy 25th!

Happy 25th Birthday to my beautiful and talented sister, Carly. I happen to think she is the best sister ever...but I only have one sister so I don't have anything else to compare her too!! Anyways, she turned the big 2-5 today! I am so proud of her, not only will she be graduating from L.A. Film School next week, she just got an apprenticeship with Milk Studios in New York City!! She is leaving us but she is truly chasing her dreams. She is an amazing photographer and I know that she will go far and I am envious of her free spirit. I love you Carly! Now I am off to pick her up from the airport...she is getting back from photographing a wedding in Delaware! If anyone wants to check out more of her work, her website is www.carlykennelly.com.

Talan's First Haircut

Well it was definitely about time for us to take Talan in to get his first haircut. I had been dreading it for a long time. But his hair didn't seem to be growing anywhere but the back so he had one little curl that just kept getting longer and longer. It kind of looked like a rat tail! We also wanted to just clean up the sides so it wasn't so s

haggy. I was dreading it because I knew that he wouldn't look like a "baby" anymore, he would look like a big boy! It definitely look

s different, but he is still as cute as ever!

We took him to a cute little place in Canyon Crest called "Monkey Dooz". He absolutely loved sitting in the little jeep while the lady cut his hair.

Another First!

Gavin tried rice cereal for the first time last Wednesday. Here are a couple cute pictures of him. He kind of just spit it out but he seemed to like it! I also got a video of it! Talan had to have a little taste too!

4 Months Old!

Gavin had his 4 month birthday on Monday, August 17th. I can't believe how big he is getting already. I took him for his 4 month checkup yesterday and here are his stats:

Height: 27 3/4" (95th Percentile)

Weight: 17.8 lbs (90th Percentile)

Head: 75th Percentile

The doctor was amazed at how strong he was. He will not stay on his back. You lay him down and he immediately will flip over and prop himself up on his hands! I am thinking we are going to have an early crawler on our hands!

She also told us that we could start him on solids if we wanted, rice cereal. We have yet to have his try it, I am waiting for Mark to get home from work so that he can be here to witness his reaction too!

Another River Trip

Well, we were off to the river again this past weekend. This time we took our friends Angela and her son Chance, Carl, and our friends Justin and Tracy who have 2 little girls, Lainey and Marlie. We had such a good time...Here are some pictures of the trip.

Talan driving the boat with daddy.

Lainey and Talan

Hanging out on the back of the boat with daddy.

Angela taking Talan and Lainie on the tube! Talan's first tube ride!

He did so good! He even fell asleep at the end of the ride!

Little buddies, Talan and Chance hanging out on the beach.

Chillin and enjoying some snacks

Little ladies man!

This is what Gavin does best!

Sleepy head on the boat!

Another sleepy head!

Hahah...see a trend here...

and yes, one last sleeping picture of Gavin...this kid likes his sleep!

Little Bubs!