Pictures by a Pro

Gavin is turning 5 next week and I wanted to have some professional pictures taken. they came out great despite Gavin and I both being a tad grumpy! Kassidy Baker was our photographer and you can check out her work at kbakerphotography.blogspot.com.

Enjoy!

Randoms from the last few months

Well again it's been a little while since I updated so here I go!
Gavin: he is still loving karate and is growing a lot lately. As attested to by the amount of food he is eating and how much he is sleeping (almost as much as me!)

Erin: I graduated with my master's from Gonzaga and had a great weekend with mom up in Spokane. I'm currently looking for a job that will allow Gav and I to move out and start a new journey together. So far it's frustrating but I'm doing my best to keep a positive outlook and keep plugging along.

Pictures: here are some pictures from the last little while, in no particular order.

Getting his yellow belt!

Mom hates this pic but I really like it and it's my blog! :)

'Nough said!

Candid of me reading my graduation instructions. 

I did it!

Me and mom. 

Bubba came to visit!

Yep, this is us! 

Cute little bugs :) (the extra kids are those of the guy I'm dating)

Crafts!

Mary was awesome and let Gav do some face painting. 

Me!

Me and Ryan. He's on his way to Iraq, again. 

Giving

Gavin and I went through all of his toys and books this week. He was so generous in giving away what he has to kids who don't have all that we do. It was great to see, I'm so proud of him. Then we took his books over to the The Doctor's Volunteer Clinic here in town because they were in need of books for the kids who go there. Unfortunately I forgot to check the schedule and they were closed when we got there but the receptionist was there. She let Gavin give her the books and did a great job of making him see that he was helping. He wants to bring toys with him next time :)

It's only been 4 months . . . oops

So it's been 4 months and I haven't taken time to update this here blog. Well here goes with some recent events. 

Gavin's aunts (2 of his dad's sisters) were in town and got a hold of me. Jessica (14) is playing softball this year and they started the season here in St. George. It was so fun to see everyone. Here are some pics: 

Gavin and his cousin Calvin. They had never met until Friday!

Calvin, Gavin and Aunt Jeannie in the background. 

Cute cousins playing under the bleachers so they could see the DC screens. 

They played so well together, it was great. 

Star Wars heroes!

My cute lil man.

Cousin Jessica playing softball. Can't believe she's a teenager already!

It was really cool to see Gavin's aunts and cousins. It's been 5 years!