Typical Moore Family evening

Every evening when Daddy gets home from work, Gavin greets him in the driveway. Gavin looks and calls "Dada" EVERY time a car drives down the street....very patiently waiting for him to get home.

Once Dad gets home, Gavin sprints to his door and jumps in his arms. Then Gavin shows Dad either the lawn mower (because he wants to cut the grass), the cat litter box (because he wants to change it) or the skateboard. Dad tells Gavin he needs to go in and change out of his work clothes, and Gavin goes right along side him. After Dad changes, Gavin tries to talk Dad into one of those things, and the skateboard usually wins. (Because we do not need to mow the lawn or change the littler box EVERY SINGLE DAY!)

Gavin tells Dad to ride the skateboard first, and watches him ride down the sidewalk. Gavin gets so excited that he bends down and puts his hands between his knees....like he can't contain his excitement. Then Gavin takes his ride. First he rides it standing up, and then he lays on top of it for a ride. Over and over.

Gavin and Dad play outside while I go in and finish cooking dinner....and then I call them in to eat. We sit down and have a nice dinner (as nice as possible with a monkey at the table). Gavin sits at the table with us now, and not in the highchair:) After dinner, I mention dessert, and Gavin RUNS back to the table to sit down...LOVES his sweets:)

Gavin and Dad go back outside, usually in the back yard, and play in the sand. Or play in the hose. Or run around the yard and play tag. I do the dishes while I listen to them laugh....Hearing them have so much fun together is probably one of my favorite parts of the day.

After I straighten things up, I join them outside. We usually go for a walk around the block, to the park, or to the school nearby. Gavin still has an unbelievable amount of energy at this time, and needs more time outside. This boy is in his glory when he is outside.

Once we are home it is bath time. Most of the time Dad gives a bath. Sometimes Gavin only prefers me, so there is no choice...just depends on the mood. After bath, we do "Meedd" (Medicine) on Gavin's arms and stomach. It is not really medicine, just lotion. Then he runs around naked, and we tackle him down to brush his teeth. He is better with brushing his teeth now...he does not fight it, and actually likes it. The trick is we tell him we are looking for and brushing off all the food he ate during the day. "LOOK, I see some yogurt! Oh and some cheese! And WOW some chicken too!" We sound nuts, but that's OK because he likes it and it works:) Right after we are done brushing he SPRINTS back to his room to get his paci and blankie. He knows its time to settle down for bed:)

Lastly its time to get jammies on and read stories. Gavin brings a book to Dad and reads it, and then a book to me to read. We do this for about 20 minutes and then at 8pm its time for bed! Gavin says night-night to Dad and then jumps in my arms with his paci and blankie. We walk back to his room, say night-night to the stars on his ceiling, and I lay him in bed. He rolls over and snuggles into his pillow. I close the door, and we do not see monkey until 6am when he wakes up. Perfect evening:)