My 1st Ballgame

Monday we were able to take Lexi and Gavin to an Indians game and we had a blast! We were given tickets to the Mayor's box so we invited friends and family to join us. Gavin was so good and with Nana and Pappy there Lexi, of course, had a blast! We had so much fun I think I might even be able to talk Ryan into going to another game! :)

What do you think...a little too big?? A few friends and family

What a Weekend

Last weekend we went to Chicago to visit Ryan's Dad and we had a great time!! We were able to visit the Zoo which was absolutely beautiful! We also went to the Chicago Art Institue Museum where we were able to see some beautiful pieces of art! Ryan was in heaven!! It was amazing seeing paintings that I had only heard of or seen in books.
On Saturday nights, fireworks are set off over Navy Pier and we were fortunate enough to be able to see them from David's apartment. It was so fun! Lexi had a blast hanging out with her grandparents! Now she is off to Mitchell for a week with Nana and Pappy. How good can one girl's life get?

Lexi, Grandma Donna and Grandpa David
Lexi pretending to be a Gorilla

Lexi and Grandma Donna on the Carousel

Lexi and Grandpa David

Gavin TOTALLY loves Lexi!

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

I finally broke down and gave Gavin his first "tub" bath this week thinking he might like it better than the old sponge bath at the sink...

...Nope! He just doesn't like to be wet and cold. Can't say I blame him. But for now, we will do sink baths to save Mommy's back. We will try again in a few weeks.

Gavin's Blessing

Gavin Michael was blessed July 5th, 2009 by his Daddy. It was such a special day and we are so happy to have him in our family! Here are some sweet pics of that special day!

Sister Amanda and her son Jason; Lexi me and Gavin; Sister Ashley and her son Sam and daughter Lily


Nana and Pappy with Gavin

Our fam with Helmont, Jeanette, and Julianna our great friends!!

The whole gang!

Fourth of July

This Fourth of July was the first we had spent together as a family because since we have been married Ryan has always worked that night. Well, this year was a big one. We both had the night off, we had bought tickets for Symphony on the Prairie, we had a picnic made...and we woke up to thunderstorms!! It rained the whole day. Needless to say, we did not make it to the Symphony. We had a wonderful day in the rain and finally about 9pm, Ryan and Lexi decided to shoot fireworks off in the rain. But before the sun went down we managed to get these pics on the front porch shielded from the rain! Altogether, it was a fun and rainy fourth of july and we enjoyed every second of it!

Lexi and Gavin

Make a funny face!

Daddy, Lexi and Gavin

Mommy, Lexi and Gavin

Mommy and Lexi making a Gavin face. (And of course, Gavin does not make it)

The Cousins

While my sister was in from Denver last month, we were able to get all the kids in for a photo shoot. They did considerably well and we got some great pics! What a bunch of cuties!!

If I've Told You Once ...

I've Told You a Thousand Times.

Don't shoot projectile explosives off of glass tables, especially when they are upside down.

This is a gem from last year, photos from this year to come.