Taken on the iPhone, so forgive the quality. But just a quick shot to show how much Gavin LOVES WALL-E! His aunt and uncle, who haven’t seen the movie, have fallen asleep, his brother is leaning back, fighting the drowsies, there is a cute dog waiting to be played with on the couch, and Gavin LEANS IN to watch a movie he’s seen One hundred, thousand, million times! Now how do I get that kind of brand loyalty when it comes time to do the dishes?
Tammy came up with some great Christmas Cards this year. They all share the same style, but each is handmade and unique (like a snowflake, minus the handmade part). I think they turned out really cool so I’m going to show them off here. If you don’t get one in the mail it’s not personal, I’m just a little scrooge-esque when it comes to Christmas Cards and the faster I can be done with my part (the letter/address/stuffing) the better. So I’m a little overzealous when it comes to cutting the list. “Sure she’s your mom, but didn’t we just see her?”
Gavin is Tammy’s little shadow in anything that he thinks may lead to candy or the chance to destroy things. So cutting paper with fancy tools is right up his alley. Fortunately he was content to hold the hold punch up to his face instead of trying it out around the house.
It’s hard to see in the photo, but we managed to catch Lola in a rare moment of stillness on the couch. Moments after this shot was taken she proceeded to run up the stairs and devour half an ottoman. Gavin and Lola have a very complicated relationship. She loves him to death, and he only likes her when she isn’t bothering him. Of course, she shows love by bothering him, so interactions generally boil down to him throwing himself onto her and trying to bite her neck while she wags her tail with joy.
This was just the first set of cards Tammy put together this year. She also made incredibly cute Christmas cards for all of the Primary kids to give to their parents. She really has a good eye and natural talent for this kind of thing. I better be careful though, that scrap-booking stuff can get a little expensive.
What a lucky kid. Gavin got 2 birthday parties for his first birthday. One on the actual day and one on Sunday. This way Steven and Eb and Scott and Nicole could both take part in the fun.
We even got 2 smash cakes for Gavin. He didn’t really dig in too much, but he was definitely messier with the second. Something about the frosting just didn’t jive with him.
Owen "helping" Gavin play with his toy.
Not too sure what to think of the candle. But he did try to blow it out.
Silly Uncle Steven
We had a great time, and Gavin got some cool toys. His favorite is a dinosaur ball ramp thingy .
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