Circus Fun

We had a great week of Circus fun. On Wednesday we went to a short parade at the Gateway Mall for the opening of the circus. Here is Gavin getting ready to watch with his friends Tate, Annie and Katelyn. You would never guess from this photo that he started crying in horror as soon as the parade started with a very loud high school marching band. We had to stand at the back while I held him and he would try and peak at the horses and elephants in the parade. I guess it was all too close for comfort. Luckily we had a lot of fun waiting for the parade, which only lasted about 3 minutes.

Here is Caleb giving Gavin a boost to get a look at the elephant in the preshow.

We did get one shot of a clown dropping his juggling stuff at the preshow.

After that there weren't too many photos, it was dark and a bit crowded, so we couldn't document it all. But all of the kids had a great time, and Gavin enjoyed it quite a bit. We were sad that there are no tigers or lions in the circus anymore. I guess it is just too scary.

Oh... Shoes

There is a bit of a shoe fetish at our house lately. We find such joy in trying on shoes, well atleast one of us does. You can just imagine the pride that we have in moments like these.

Turns out some "pitty" shoes are for boys and girls.

He actually walks around in heels better than some women that I know.

Cold fall Days

Well, in a few hours we went from 90 degree days in Salt Lake, to a couple of days in the 50s. I am sure it feels much colder than it really is, but let's hope that fall didn't just disappear without any nice crisp days. Of course, Caleb is staring longingly at the mountains waiting for the snow to pile up.

We are really just amazed at how moving into the warmer clothes makes Gavin look more and more like a little boy and no longer our baby. Here he is of course trying to jump off something outside... his favorite place to be.

As you can tell our lives pretty much center around Gavin. I guess until we teach him how to take photos of us, that is probably most of what it will be... or until the next kid comes along.

Good Times with Dad!

Dad and Gavin head out on a hike together. Obviously you can see the view was great, even if it was from the parking lot. Caleb was pretty tired after carrying giant Gavin in the backpack, so Gavin gets to drive home.

Welcome to Our New Site!

WELCOME to our New blogspot. We are hoping that this site will make it easier for us to post photos and tidbits about our life more often.

Gavin at 18 months.

What a big boy.

Gavin and Dad relaxing.

A Camping We Will Go

We had a great Labor Day camping trip with the Petersons. It got off to a rough start, since without a reservation, there seemed like little chance that we would ever find a spot to make dinner, much less get any sleep. Finally our luck came through and we convinced someone to give us there campsite, who had just purchased it to have a picnic.

Everyone looked great in the morning, especially Caleb.
Gavin was a big help cooking breakfast, and left there dirtier than ever before.

The Petersons and Gavin enjoying a campfire breakfast.

What a hiker!

We took a hike up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

Gavin hiked most of the way, but it was very slow since we had to

stop to throw rocks into the stream about a million times.

It was a beautiful day, and great to be outside.