Gavin's 6th Birthday Party

What was your favorite part of your birthday party? 

G- The magic show. Then Jennifer & Sarah coming to see me. Then the cupcakes. Then my friends. Then the stomp rocket. Then playing soccer. 

What was your favorite present?

G- My K'nex. Then my cookie press. Then my magic kits and circus toys. Then my remote car. Then my silly face stickers. 

What did you wish for when you blew out your candles?

G- I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT! Silly! Not telling!

What do you wish for when you are six? What do you want to do this year?

G- Well, how about go to Dollywood water park! And of course go TO MAUI!

Benihana Birthday Dinner!

4th year in a row, this was Gavin's choice! He LOVES to come here on his special day!!! Loves to watch the chef cook, and loves to eat the food. Happy Birthday Gavin!

{Gavin 72 Months}

Dear Gava,

SIX! MY BABY IS SIX!!!! I keep saying this over and over. You are SIX! When I tell you all the stories about when you were born you ask me if I still wish you were a baby. Its such a hard question for me because of course I love watching you grow up, but MAN I miss my baby! Not to worry though, as I tell you that you will ALWAYS be my baby. 

You are excited to start Kinder next week, and you are looking forward to meeting your new class and teacher. You have such a great attitude, and we are so thankful for that. Change is easy for you, and you adapt so quickly. So your daddy's son! 

You are in a 6/7T clothes, size 1 shoe and still wear diapers when you sleep. They are dry more and more these days, so we think soon you wont need them. We have never really worried much because just with all things, you will outgrow this phase when you are ready!

You are so social. Talk with everyone and boy are you honest. You speak the truth and sometimes we need to have some talks about using a bit of a filter;) You say it like it is and that's a good quality!

You are funny, oh so funny. You don't even mean to be, but you sure are a comedian. You make people laugh and always smile. 

You continue to sleep and eat well, and as of today, my six year old still naps! You enjoy your naps, as much as daddy enjoys them on weekends! Maybe you will be a forever napper!

We love you SO much Gava!

Momma

{Austin 42 Months}

Dear Austin,

Where is the time going? Three and a half!!! You are three and a half going on 6! You sure can keep up with Gavin and must do anything and everything he is doing. You look up to your brother so much, its so sweet to see. 

That's not to say you two don't fight! As much as you can keep up with him, you can fight as strong as him!!! You two love each other and fight with each other...we guess its just what we get with brothers!

You chat all day long. Sing all day long. Rhyme all day long. You are SO CUTE. I tell you "You are SO CUTE" all the time. You really are! You love to kiss me, tell jokes, dance, and be a comedian. You LOVE to make others laugh. Ugh, you are SO CUTE. 

You loved spending the week with your cousins. You had a blast. This is the first trip that you were not completely glued to my hip while traveling, and it was really nice. You just fit right in with the big kids, and you and Noah loved to tell jokes together. We really cherish all the time we got to spend with our Cincy family...it means so much to all of us. 

You are sleeping great, eating great, and as active as ever. Size 4T clothes, 11 shoes and still diapered when you sleep. You are swimming a LOT more these days, still with your floaty, but maybe not for much longer. 

LOVE you AUSTIE!

Momma

Happy 6th Birthday Gavin...Cincinnati style!

Grandma's annual Christmas card!

Tonight we got the kids in the matching clothes and took photos! This is always a hard task, but thanks to Aunt Erica's booty shakin, everyone was hysterically laughing! 

I need to take a moment to thank Erica and Scott for having us stay for the week. We always have so much fun with you, and are so thankful the kids can all play nonstop. Thank you for having us. Thank you to Grandma and Grandpa for the fun party at the land, dinners, and pool day. We had so much fun, and the boys are STILL talking about how fun the land was. Thank you!

Back to the land!

Gavin was begging to go back to the land on our last day here. We had a ton of fun again, and Great Uncle Darryl joined us again. The boys asked him to make a fire with them and of course he did....they love him so much! They went on more 4Wheeler rides and this time Uncle Pat took them for rides in the kayak!