Gavin the ladies man, Easter, and my "so vain" son!

To start off last Friday I had the pleasure of watching the Patterson girls because, baby Kingston finally arrived. I really do love having them over, Gavin loves them and gets to have playmates all day. We spent most of the morning outside playing on the slip n’ slide and the inflatable water slide. I went to make them a snack and came out to find they all had made little beds out of my chairs. It was so cute; they wanted me to put the snacks in the center and just sat there enjoying the outside. Okay now I need to explain why Kendra and Gavin are the only ones who are in there gender appropriate swimsuit. Bethany didn’t have Kaili and Kennedy’s swim wear out for the summer yet, so they wanted to wear Gavin’s old swimsuit. It was so cute!
That afternoon they all decided to make a store/office in my office bathroom. I cleaning and didn’t realize what they were doing until I heard a bunch of noises in the bathroom. I went in to find three chairs in the shower and Kendra on the toilet with the table in front of her eating a play dough sandwich. Again very funny, I am so amazed with the imaginations of children. When they had to leave Gavin was devastated and wanted them to come over that night. Oh and a little side note I was listening in to Gavin and Kennedy’s conversation which went something like this.
Kennedy: “I have a boyfriend that I am going to marry”
Gavin: “Who?”
Kennedy: “Tory is my husband I am going to marry him,”
Gavin: “I can’t marry him, I don’t’ have a boyfriend, Tory can’t be my boyfriend he is my dad.”
I chime in with you can’t marry him, I am married to him.
Kennedy: “I am going to marry him.”
I really love to hear kids talk it is very entertaining.
Now on to Easter I forgot to take my camera to the Saba’s Easter so I only have pictures of Gavin waking up and finding his Easter basket. He loved it and wanted to color right away. Later that day Troy and I went to my Uncle Kent’s house for Easter. They have a gorgeous house and quite large, which was helpful because almost everyone in the Saba family comes to Easter. (That’s a lot of people) Easter started at 1pm and I didn’t pick Gavin until 4 so I thought he would miss the Easter egg hunt. Well, lucky for me we didn’t start eating dinner until 3 so he was able to participate in the hunt. Gavin is now almost 4 and I still thought he might need some help looking for eggs. All my thought quickly vanished when I saw him find all those eggs. I think he found the most eggs out of anyone. I had to tell him to let other kids get some. He seriously is a good “hunter?” I guess that is what I would call him in this situation.
Early that day when we pick him up to bring him back so that every one could see him, they were thrilled. The Saba’s do not get to see him much because I have him every other holiday and that always seems to land on the Saba’s holiday. Anyways my grandparents where so excited and my grandpa Roger asked Gavin if he wanted a dollar. Of course Gavin said yes, and my grandpa pulled out a buck and gave it to him. While Gavin was inspecting the dollar he noticed the pyramid and the back of the dollar bill which he said “Grandpa great look the temple.” It really was so cute!

I also wanted to share these cute pictures of Gavin. This morning I gave him a bath in my tub. I like to clean my bedroom while he is taking shower or bath. Well this morning I went to get him out and I found him starting at his butt in the mirror. Either my son is a comedian or very vain. I think he is a mixture of both. I thought it was cute so I wanted to post pictures from it. I also taught him to plug his nose and hold his breath so that he could go under water. SIDE NOTE: I am now obsessed with two new shows, one of which has gone off the air but you can still rent the seasons. The other one just wrapped its first season. They are………. Arrested Development and Lipstick Jungle, I love them!

Weekend with the Halladay's

This past weekend Kristen and I went to Lynn and Jake’s house in California. We left on Friday and came home Tuesday, you would think that it was enough time but I could have stayed there for another week. I do however have a child and a husband to get home to, so that would have been impossible. If I’m making whishes I would like to move there with my family and downsize the population so that traffic wouldn’t be so bad. That will never happen but I can dream. Anyway, on Saturday we walked down to a little pizza place and met up with some of Lynn and Jake’s friends. Then we walked around to this shopping center and did what we all had been saving up to do, shop! All the while my adorable little niece Annabelle chilled in her stroller. She really is such a great baby.
Later that night after all the shopping had exhausted us Kristen and I drove around to find a fruit smoothie. (A little side note, for some reason I was so sick this past weekend and couldn’t find anything to soothe my stomach, so a fruit smoothie sounded great). While out on our adventure we came across this AMAZING store call Whole Foods Market. I am almost positive that there is one here or at least I hope there will be. I can’t even describe to you how awesome this “grocery” store is. I can’t even really call it that because there was a smoothie bar, tea bar, sushi bar, sandwich bar, and a variety of other foods. Plus that most indulgent selection of dessert you could ask for. Well to make a long story short we bought some dinner and Pirate Booty and headed back to Lynn’s. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Pirate Booty you should get some it's great and healthy.
On Sunday being the wonderful people that they are, Lynn and Jake went to church while Kristen and I were sinners and went shopping and to the beach. By the way I really did have every intention on going to church with Lynn and Jake but I was so tired from the night before my body wouldn’t allow me. When Kristen and I got back from our little detour we all went to LA to drive around and to see if we could spot any celebrities. Again Annabelle came with us and she just drove around celebrity watching, I know she loved it too. We didn’t find any celebrities but we did buy a star’s map and drove around to look at their homes. Being the private people they are all there homes had huge gates that blocked your view of the house. But for those of you who are interested here are the gates of…….
David and Victoria Beckham
The Playboy Mansion
The Late Aaron Spelling
The old house of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

Star stalking was so much fun, not because I would wonder what they are doing, or because you could see their gates; but because we where all laughing and breathing in the fresh air ;).
On Monday we shopped in the Morning and then Lynn, Annabelle, Kristen and I all lounged out by the pool in the afternoon. That night Jake came with us and we all ate at Ruby’s on the pier. It has great views! I have always herd people talking about his place and how it is so great to eat at, so I was glad that I was able to do that. Then we went home and put precious baby Annabelle to sleep and stayed up talking and laughing. We also renamed our snack friend “butt pirate booty”; you kind of had to be there to find it as funny as we did.
Tuesday morning we all got up and met up with Tricia and her kids at this great little breakfast place. Then Kristen and I drove home but not without stopping by the outlets first. It really was a great trip, and I can’t wait until we can all hang out again. Now, for the part where I get to brag about Annabelle, she really is one of the cutest little babies EVER. I know that she misses me! She is so relaxed and I love the way she smells, most all babies smell good but Annabelle smells so sweet I just want to eat her. I am so glad that I was able to go and see her. I am so excited that Gavin has another playmate. (Well, she can’t play with him yet, but soon) He kept asking me if he could go to Calibornia (his word) and see baby Annabelle. Thank you Lynn and Jake for letting us stay with you and thank you Annabelle for being so cute that I can hardly stand it. Oh and while I am on my list of thank you’s, thanks Kristen for being a fun road tripper and for getting us home in record time. Love you girls!!!

This is for my sister who hates me for not blogging enough!!!

Okay to start off it was Weston’s birthday on the 25th of February and we had a great birthday party for him at the park across from my parents house. Chari rented a bouncer and we had pizza and a cookie cake. Everyone had a blast and the kids loved the bouncer. I bought Weston a bubble machine because he loved bubbles. I have a problem with immediate gratification and wanted to see how Weston liked my gift right away. (It is a problem I have suffered with my whole life, oh well!) Well Weston loved it along with the rest of the kids. It actually was a mesmerizing gift, I sat there and watched the bubbles within bubbles machine way to long. I had a momentary lapse into my childhood, getting so excited when three bubbles would be contained within one huge one. It was pretty neat (I wasn’t the only adult watching it).
Well I can’t believe how much Weston has grown. It seems like just yesterday when I would be getting ready in my bedroom and trying to entertain him at the same time. Or when I would have him sleep with me in the morning and watch Friends with him. He was the cutest baby ever, and yes he was more attractive as a newborn then Gavin was. Gavin is adorable now but not all newborns are cute, despite what people tell you. Oh and I must also say my best friend Lynn’s baby Annabelle was another very cute newborn. Anyways, I am so honored to say I am the aunt of and amazing nephew. I love him so much and am so glad that he and my son are so close. I LOVE YOU WESTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay now on to yesterday, I know that it is March but we live in Arizona and I laid out all yesterday while Gavin played in the water. It was so nice I really love that I can start on my tan early before I go to California this weekend. Gavin is obsessed with being outside so I thought what a good time to tame my white skin. Well it worked (a little) for me but, Gavin can get tan in two seconds. I do love to see children have tan lines, it is so cute. Here are some pictures of Gavin being Gavin!

Sunday Funday!!!!!

Grandparent time!!!!

Every Sunday my family usually gets together at my parents house to hang out and have a big family dinner. Well Last Sunday I decided to have everyone come to my house so that I didn’t have to drive in to town. Troy cooked on the BBQ and everyone brought a side dish, the food was great! We ate outside while Gavin and Weston played in the backyard. I love watching the kids enjoy themselves so much and I also love that it was still nice enough to eat outside. After dinner we played games and had dessert by the fire. It was a really enjoyable time. I am really lucky to have such a great family!

Gavin playing baseball with grandpa I think he was really in to it?! Weston playing soccer, he was great at it!!

My husband grilling up a storm, what a tropper!!!!!!

Guess who cleaned up the mess?

EVENTS!!!!!!!!!!

This past week was very eventful. On Tuesday, I went to a vigil at the state capitol for a bill that mandates insurance companies extend coverage for behavioral therapy for children with Autism. It was very moving, and gave people a better understanding about how expensive this burden is for parents. I hope it is made known that Autism is treatable. That is why it is extremely important for this bill to pass. I am so grateful to my mother in law and sister in law who came out to support the bill. I want to thank all of you who signed the petition or who called your district office in support of the bill. My beautiful, delightful, intelligent, and spirited nephew Weston thanks you as well.
Now for the other events… On Wednesday I had my vendor party-- which went okay. I enjoyed being able to shop from the comfort of my mother's living room. I had fun, and I hope those of you who came enjoyed yourselves as well. Although it was fun, I will not be throwing a party for some time (They are a ton of work to organize). I'll still go to them, I just don’t want to have them :).

Okay now on to event three; London’s run. On Wednesday my husband decided he wanted to run a ½ marathon with Tricia and Jared. By the way, Tricia and Jared decided to run the ½ marathon a while back, so the fact that Troy decided on Wednesday is a bit comical. So I signed him up, and on Saturday he ran 13 miles. He made it in 3 hours 17 minutes, which is not too bad for not training and deciding three days earlier. I have to say I am so proud of him. I told him I would join him next year in the run after I train and look better in my gym clothes. Jared and Tricia did very well, in fact I am so impressed with Jared, he did awesome! I am also very proud of Tricia as well. She ran the whole way and looked good the entire time. Kristen and I had a great time driving from mile marker to mile marker cheering them on. - Being a supporter sure was exhausting!! After the race we went to Logan’s Roadhouse so the runners could eat all the calories they burned off. The funniest thing was when the waiter seated us we had to warn him that the racers might smell and not to think these people dressed like this for fun. It was hilarious to see them walking around like they were dying, which they were. I can’t wait until next time when I am able to run myself to death! Awesome day and an awesome run!!!


It was so exciting to see them win!!!!! Troy before the race!! The prepared runners and one crazy guy! The supports and a good lookin' runner
Jared running his heart out!

Troy at the 5 mile marker Tricia running her heart out at the 10 mile marker

The Aftermath