Ready for Fall

After the summer we've had, we couldn't be MORE ready for Fall! We got an amazing break from the 100 degree temps this weekend, and we took full advantage of hanging out outside. We even went to WalMart to get Gavin this car Ive been wanting him to have forever, so we could push him around the neighborhood. Silly me thought that we could just pull it out of the box and start playing. But Daddy knew better, and went to work on assembly. Good thing he has his trusty sidekick, Gavin, to help! 

"Dad...I think you need this piece"

"Okay wait, give that back bc that's not where it goes!" 

THANKS DADDY!

Sunday evening we went to a cookout at the Burnell's house. Jim Burnell is a pretty awesome cook, and he smoked some ribs, bologna, and pork tenderloin. Everyone else brought sides and desserts which were all pretty awesome! The Thedfords came with Miley, Halen and Keller, so Gavin had plenty of buddies to hang out with.

Halen and Gavin

Baby "Nun" Keller wrapped bc it got a little chilly

Dancing with Aunt Lyndsie

Why does she always get the good pics? 

Keller 5 months and Gavin 10 months

Pam and Cindy

Cindy and Justin

Monday we spent another day outside with Gavin. He loved all his new toys and couldn't get enough of the beautiful weather!

Sooner Football...FINALLY!

This weekend was the start of my FAVORITE time of year! I absolutely love football season, the start of Fall, the start of the holidays, I mean I could go on forever! But first and foremost, we had to get our first win under our belt! OU played Tulsa at home, and although the weather didn't give in and cool down until the next day, I was determined to get out there and tailgate! 

It was a great day, and a great win! 

Sister Pic

Liz, Me, Amy, and Kristi

Florida Fun - Pic Overload!!

Last week, we got to spend the entire week with the Fischer family in Navarre, FL. We love going to Florida, but we've never had a child to travel with until now! Eric and I were so worried about how Gavin would do on the plane rides and then all of the long car rides once we got to Florida, but he did so great.

Saturday morning, we got to the airport around 8:30, and had an hour or so til our plane took off. We let Gavin crawl around to wear himself out (despite my germa-phobe-ness). When we boarded the flight, the flight attendants were so nice and gave him a set of wings to commemorate his first flight! They even let him sit in the pilots seat when we were leaving. He slept through most of the first flight, and slept through the entire second flight. We were so happy and pleasantly surprised!

Once we got to Nana and Papa's house, we immediately stuck him in the pool with Uncle Ray and Aunt Jess so he could cool off and start his vacay. This bib says it all...

The next day we headed to "Another Broken Egg", which is our favorite restaurant in Destin. They have amazing breakfast. After breakfast, we went to the outlet mall to walk around for the afternoon.


Monday morning, bright and early, we got up to go fishing! I was worried about being nauseous or motion sick on the boat, but it ended up being okay. We caught bait, which was my favorite part! I just like to catch fish, I dont care if they are tiny or huge. :)

One of the best things about fishing in the ocean is that you have NO IDEA what is on the other end of your pole! It could be anything from a snapper, a shark, or even a BLOWFISH! J/k, I only hoped I could catch a blowfish, lol.

Jess fought a Mingo all the way to the boat, then just as she was about to pull it in, a huge barracuda came up and stole her whole fish! See the barracuda below
And whats left of her fish...
Our first day of fishing was very successful, we caught lots of mingos and some amberjacks, and a snapper or two. We couldn't keep the snapper though, bc they're not in season or something like that. Oh and we caught a huge Tuna that we also couldn't keep bc we didn't have a tag for it....boo! The next day we headed to the beach for the day, and played in the waves and sand.


That evening, we headed to dinner at the Grand Marlin restaurant. I love this family pic of all of us. It only took about 10 before we got one where Gavin would look at the camera.

Fishing day 2!!! Jess and I signed ourselves up for a second day of fishing, and we weren't disappointed. Everyone caught fish, including our captain (who was usually so busy baiting my hook bc im a wimp!) I got to fight with a snapper that was pretty massive, and Eric caught an almost 4 ft long amberjack that gave him quite a fight!

Captain Ray's "baby"

Gav and Papa playing

Swimming with Aunt Jess

Beach Day 2!! We went to the beach for one last day on Friday before we left. We had a great time, and love letting Gavin play with his sand toys


The next Saturday morning, we headed home. Gavin was, once again, a great baby for both flights. Slept through most of the first flight, and then played the entire second flight. We were ready for a meltdown at any moment, but we just fed him lots of puffs for the last 10 minutes instead! He was such a great baby.

We don't get to see Ray and Jess near enough, which really sucks. But we definitely make the most of our time together. It was such a great trip to get our whole family together, and we had some pretty awesome hosts! Thanks Nana and Papa for all you did for us and Gavin. He was definitely way too spoiled! :)

Impromptu First Haircut

I had to give in...I thought I could make it, but this kid's hair has grown at an exponential rate lately. Especially around his ears! Gavin and I went into see Lindsey on Friday morning, and she got rid of the ducktail, the crazy overgrown sideburns, and made Gavin look like a little handsome clean-cut gentleman!

I was worried about how he would feel about those scissors being near him, and he was definitely watching Lindsey with the eagle eye!

BEFORE

Grandma came to take Gavin with her while I got my hair cut, so she got to see the finished product!

No smiles today, but I think he was thanking me in his own way!

Don't worry, I saved some hair, and it's going in the baby book! :)