RAWR! TRICK OR TREAT!

Here is Gavin in his lion costume all dressed up for trick or treating!  I couldn't believe how good he was being with it on....he usually screams until we take it off.  He is such a cute lion!  

RAWR!

I'm gonna lick you Daddy!

My first pumpkin!

Daddy teaching me how to claw and be fierce!

Pumpkin Pickin

We picked a great pumpkin this year!  lol  Isn't he a cutie!

Gavin laughing at Daddy

Here are two videos of Gavin laughing so hard at his daddy making faces at him.  Makes me laugh every time I see it.

Gavin's First Halloween Costume

Gavin is going to be a lion for Halloween this year.  We wanted him to be a lil monster but he screamed bloody murder when we tried the costume on him.  This lion costume is just a vest with a hood so he tolerated it more than a full body suit.  It looks soooo cute on him!  I'll post pics of him in it when Halloween rolls around.  Last year he was in the NICU for his first Halloween so we put him in a Halloween onsie.  Here are a couple of pics of him last year on Halloween...he was sooo tiny!

Here is the lion costume!  He looks sooo cute in it!

The onsie only came in a new born size so we tucked it around him and rolled up the sleeves to fit him.  You can see how big the leg holes were on him.  He was 3lbs 5oz in these pics.  He wasn't even eating from a bottle yet.  Awwww  memories!  I was so happy when we finally were able to bring him home!

My precious pumpkin!  Boy has he changed!  

Gavin Brushing His Teeth for the First Time

Here are some pics of Gavin brushing his teeth for the first time and of him all dressed up to go shopping.  We brushed his teeth first and was shocked that he let us...usually he doesn't like you messing with his mouth other than putting food or a spoon in it.  We gave him his toothbrush and he started brushing his teeth just like he had been doing it for years.  It was so cute.  Ben and I were cleaning up the bathroom and I grabbed his little bottle of toothpaste and Ben was like whats that?  I said its his bubblegum toothpaste and he said oooo I just used regular toothpaste on his brush.  I was wondering why he made some crazy faces when we first put it in his mouth.  lol  He has two teeth on top and two teeth on bottom and I think he is teething again.  

When we were going shopping the other day we put some of Gavin's new B-day clothes on him.  He looked soooo cute I had to take some pics.  His Nana and Papa gave him his shirt and is Momma gave him his pants, and his Aunt Jackie gave him his cute mickey mouse shoes.  This was the first time Gavin took off his hat...he usually keeps them on. 

He is loving all the toys he got from his b-day.  He plays with them all.  His room is a crazy mess now because of all his new toys.  We are gonna have to get him a toy chest soon.  Some of the new things Gavin has been doing lately are: Shaking his head no.....I'm not sure he understands what it means yet, putting both his arms up in the air when he does something good, he waves hi and bye, making humming noises while his mouth is closed usually when we are walking him around, grabbing/pulling our hair....ouchie, sticking his tongue out, making growling noises, he likes to open and close things like doors and books, gives kisses on command and spontaneously, loves blueberry pancakes, sausage, grits and eggs....he really doesn't say no to any foods, sliding off the couch feet first thank goodness, playing with and chasing the dogs, and turning off light switches.  He loves watching Mickey Mouse Club House and we bought him the Baby Can Read package which includes, flash cards, videos, and books going up to 5 levels.  He loves the flash cards and watches some of the videos.  The books aren't hard and they flip open to show pictures so he is a little rough on them right now.  He goes to the doctor for his one year check up on Oct. 25th.  Can't wait to show her Gavin waving hi and bye to her....she told us last time she wants to see him do it on his next visit.  

Here are the pics!  

 He is a pro!

 This is the one where he tasted the toothpaste!

I loved this little outfit on him....he has so many cute clothes now its fun to dress him up!

YUM YUM HAT!

Gavin's 1st Birthday!!!!!!

Gavin turned one years old today! I can't believe its already been a year already.  Time flew by and now our baby has grown into a one year old!  We had his birthday party at our house in the front yard.  I really enjoyed planning and making all the goodies for his birthday.  It was hard work getting  everything pulled together for it but in the end everything turned out great!  Family and friends showed up and we had a great time.  We had tons of food and I think we gave everyone a sugar high from all the sweets.  Gavin was great all day.  He loved playing with everyone, eating his smash cake and opening up his mountain of gifts.  He finally tuckered out after the gift unwrapping and took a nap in Lauren's lap.  After he woke he was ready for more!  Good times and good memories.  Thanks to everyone for coming and all Gavin's gifts!  Enjoy the pics!

 Here are some banana  cookies we dipped in chocolate.  YUM!

 Mountain of gifts.

 One  of the monkey center pieces.

 The other monkey table.

 Dessert table

 Here is Gavin's smash cake.....Took me forever to make the cake topper but it turned out cute!  It was worth all the time and bloody fingers!  lol

 This is the cupcake tower....Everyone liked the banana cupcakes with chocolate butter cream frosting and the chocolate cupcakes with whipped frosting and little chocolate monkeys on top.

 Jumpoline fun! Natalie loved it!

 Lauren and Gavin having fun in the jumpoline.

 Frozen chocolate bananas and chocolate monkey pops.

 Suzanne, Lee, and Natalie came to play!  

 Papa,  Aunt Jackie, Nana, Momma, and Aunt Judy all chatting it up and having a great time.

 Cousin Amy being silly!

 It took him a few to figure out what to do with his smash cake but his cousins helped him out.

 Party time!

 He was giving out messy cake kisses....was so cute!

 He was so sleepy and rubbed cake in his eyes...thats when we had to go hose him down before opening up his gifts.

 Natalie wasn't sure sure if she liked the cup cake or not.  hahaha  love it!

 Lauren and Jenna had more fun than Gavin with his smash cake.  lol  They got super messy with him!

 After eating all that sugar he kept sticking his tongue out....was so funny!

 You got a little cake on your face Gavin...right there!

 Momma giving Gavin some more sugars!  And then it was off to hose him down!

 Here are a few pics of Gavin unwrapping his gifts....he gladly let his cousin do all the work for him and then played with his new toys.

 We almost forgot the coconut dessert!  Everyone had to have some....it was yummy!  I made the G out of chocolate....spur of the moment kind of thing and it turned out cute!

 Aunt Judy trying on the gift box toys.  Was too funny!

 Gavin wasn't satisfied with just his smash cake...he had to have Lauren's cup cake as well!  Sugar High!

 Terri, Amy, Matt, Kim all hanging out.....AFTER PARTY!

 Sugar low.....lol  He crashed in Lauren's lap after all that cake and opening his gifts....Love this pic!

 Family pic!  Mommy, Gavin, and Daddy.

 Gavin was smiling and laughing at his Daddy.

Gavin and daddy snuggling up after a long day of partying.