We had a great little celebration with our fancy pink sodas, heart-shaped pizza, and pink desserts. The pizzas all turned out fabulous, and about half way through dinner Gavin said, "If we eat all of this, we will get so fat that people will think we are pregnant." :-) At least he didn't say, people will just think that we are fat.
At my last appointment with my doctor, I took the boys along because I knew it would be a short appointment. Gavin is totally in to learning about the baby and wanted to hear the heartbeat. Since Gavin was going it didn't make sense to set up a playdate for Henry, so he had to come along too. They were great. Talking to the nurse and just having a good time. Gavin was, of course thrilled to hear the heartbeat, and was showing all his charm as he talked about the baby. Henry just hung out and mentioned that he was hungry a few times. When the doctor left and I sat down on the chairs where the boys were sitting to get their coats on, Henry just looked and me and said, "Well Mom, you didn't get a baby." Not sure how easily we will be convincing him to come to the boring ol' appointments again, when we won't actually be leaving with a baby for a while.
Don't know what I was thinking, but they sure are cute in them.
Gavin made us set up various poses for him in the hat.
(17 weeks down, just a lot more to go... And the most flattering pictures are taken by someone who is 4' tall.)
Gavin enjoyed it a lot, and actually did pretty well. Even though their is no incline, it was a good spot to warm up, and get a feel for things the first time.
And being able to laugh a bit when you fall down is a benefit too.
Henry also tried out the skis, but mostly with the help of his Dad. It was quite entertaining to watch Caleb running around the yard pulling Henry through the snow.
Gotta love matching your cool older cousin.
Just a little sleepy still, but loving what Santa brought.
Gavin didn't ask for much from Santa and his wishes were fulfilled. He now feels like all of older cousins with a decent bakugan collection...
... and some much desired Star Wars Legos that Dad helped him build. Gavin's hands were literally shaking with excitement as he was putting these together.
Mom and Dad were able to come through with some cool stuff too. What a great morning.
We went to the Larson's house and had some great times. Here are a few of the people we saw there. Sibling rivalry kicks in when anyone wants to sit on Nana's lap alone.
Morgan- What a handsome dude.
Gav had tons of fun playing with all the extra toys that 4 kids have at their house.
Henry was a huge fan of the dog, Brownie, and sometimes had to be restrained as he showed Brownie so much love. He woke up about 5:30 a couple of mornings crying that he needed to go, "Lay by Bownie." Brownie was great at enduring all of this adoration.
We also got to spend some time out biking around the driveway and just chatting in the sun.
Henry was willing to steal a scooter or bike from anyone that left it unattended.
Christmas Lights are one of my favorite things about the season. Last week we made our annual trip with these great folks to Temple Square. It was chilly, but not frostbite weather, and we had a great time.
The parents of these cute girls, and also Aunt Rachel and Uncle Brennan came along as well.
Our budding photographer even took some shots for us, you can probably tell by the height of the camera who it was.
I am so lucky to get to spend my life with these three handsome men.
The boys were a great help, and had tons of fun with all of it. We all probably ate a few too many cookies, as well.
After Gavin and Henry had eaten 3 or 4 each, Caleb and I were eating our second cookie and Gavin said, "Dad, you and Mom are going to get a tummy ache if you keep eating cookies." Good thing someone is watching out for us.