He's 3!

Gavin: 3 years old, potty trained since July, about to become a big brother, 

Favorite places: the zoo, the library, preschool, the park, and Kroger "where I get my own shopping cart"

Favorite foods: noodles, popcorn, candy,waffles, cheese, berries, apples, hot chocolate (even in the summer), bubbles, peanut butter

Dislikes: bedtime, the sound of the blender, when Daddy leaves, anything he can't do by himself

Activities he loves: whatever Daddy's doing, reading, talking to Baby Sister (inside Mommy), using his "superpowers" to turn the light off, doing puzzles

And now, many more photos of Gavin from the last 6 months than you ever needed (here's a link to the last post of way-too-many Gavin photos--at his half-birthday in May). 

enjoying autumn

With pregnancy sickness and sometimes-unbearable humidity, our first Ohio summer was not my favorite. But now that the weather is cooler, I'm loving being outside with Gavin enjoying the beautiful leaves and beautiful temperatures. Here are a few recent photos.

not our house -a gorgeous nearby one

We only have a few small trees, but luckily this one provided a nice pile of leaves for playing.

We've also enjoyed putting up a few autumn decorations. We love the scarecrow motif because it easily covers both October and November decorating needs. (And we're bucking the trend of putting up Christmas decorations after Halloween.)

Happy autumn!

Halloween 2013

 When I asked Gavin what he wanted to be, he stuck to this: "I want to be Dusty with wings and a propeller."
Hmmmm..... You can't buy such a thing. What's  a mom to do? I was forced to make the costume, and here's the result.

trying it on a few days ago

I also thought it necessary for Baby Girl to wear a costume, so I made hers too.

As we're leaving to trick-or-treat...

 We made it to about 8 houses, and Gavin was done. He did enjoy stealing his Dad's chair and handing out candy the rest of the evening. :)

Happy Halloween, everyone!