Grandpa Wayne comes to visit! Feb'09

We had so much fun together...We went to FREE breakfast at Denny's..yum!

Played in Central Park (Houston, that is)

rode a train

and visited the Museum of Natural Science

He's 2!!!! 01/17/09

Gavin's 1st Birthday

Gavin's 2nd Birthday

We got him "Planet Heroes" action figures, this is his Turbo Shuttle

I made yummy cupcakes to share with his friends at playgroup

And we took a special trip to McDonald's for Ice Cream Cones.

Wheat Grinders 1/4/09

There are 2 in this picture... the actual device... and ME! Dale started grinding our wheat every Sunday and making bread, pizza dough and such with it.

Scripture Specs

Gavin was so good to "cheese" for this picture, I had to reward him with posting it. What an Awesome nursery we have! He takes things home with him every week.

NASA Space Center, 1/1/09

Dale on the flight simulator. The computer said he did an amazing job! I thought it just told everyone that...until I tried.

Our tram tour took us to this building where the retired and current mission control is located, and this hanger sized "room" were Astronauts do real trainging for space. This is the shuttle simulator.

Inside this building (as demonstrating by the picture seen here on the outside), is the ACTUAL Saturn V (5) rocket! Reasembled for our viewing pleasure, pieces that had exited our atmosphere, and the triangle shaped capsule that plopped into the ocean.

Fuzzy picture at end of Saturn V, but look at the size of that exhaust pipe! Its Texas sized (or Alaskan sized, as Dale likes to put it. ; )

A map of the Lunar Landing Sites, and gold stars with points of interest on the moon's surface, for future explorations.

Here's us, so close to a lunar vehicle that was once actually on the moon!

Gavin now plans on being an Aeronautic Engineer (as you see him demonstrating here how to repair a component in the fuselage with a cell phone charger and mitten as a work glove). His favorite words are Astronaut, rocket ship, space shuttle & fly to the moon. Daily I hear this question "Mommy, where Aeronaut? In space shuttle? He fly to a moooon!"

Gavin's first set-o-wheels

We took Gavin's Roadmaster tricycle he got from Santa for Christmas to the park to test it out. According to him, it works quite similar to the Flinstone's car, propelled by twinkle toes. Pedals are for decoration purposes only, apparently.

Galveston...after (Dec'08)

Dale's parents came the week after Christmas. On Monday we decided to go hang out on the island, walk the beach, see what it looked like after Ike from September. Thankfully my beautiful row of Victorian masterpiece homes are still intact near East Beach. Couldn't say the same about some restaurants on the coast. We enjoyed our leisurely walk, despite the construction vehicles moving sand away from the sea wall, though this was Gavin's HIGHLIGHT. What a boy he is. ; )

Dale's "spare time" quilt

Dale made this "t.v. quilt" for his parents for Christmas in his first few days of Christmas Break from school. (I tied it when he was finished.) We were all very impressed. He was glad it turned out well too, because he never plans on making a quilt again. All the hard work put new meaning to "made with love". Notice the pattern the spells BERG.

Snow Day in Houston (12/10/08)

Tortoise Love (Dec'08)

Our leopard tortoises, Shadrach & Meshach, get a lot of attention from Gavin. This day I walked into the living room and found that he had picked up Shadrach all by himself! (I'm convinced it's Shadrach's scheme to escape his box.) This was a "let's take a picture" moment over a scolding. They are his puppies and Gavin loves to show them love.

How to care for Baby:

Place the Baby

Wrap the Baby

Kiss the Baby

Love the Baby

Repeat

Meet the Rubbles!

Barney, Betty & Bam Bam (- the weapon). We thought we'd jump back on the theme train again this Halloween. Dale made his and Gavin's outfit, and my bow (he was convinced it would make me a believable Betty). I made my dress and now have officially sewn in a zipper all by my self! Yea me! Gavin was an earth friendly trick-or-treater, since I left his basket home. He even won a prize at the bean bag toss, what an arm. Such fun.

Playtime at the Grocery Store

This is the best thing to ever be stuck to a shopping cart! Amazing! I found a Kroger with one, and now its our favorite place. Shopping trips are so much more pleasant, and faster, including the 5 min. I'm willing to put in sometimes to track this sucker down. Its our FREE kiddie ride, no quarters necessary. Thank you Kroger!

Law Review (Oct 08)

Yea Dale! He was accepted into Law Review (the Law School's legal journal) and I got to go to his induction ceremony downtown at the US District Courthouse. He's an amazing legal writer and, though Dale likes to be very modest, he was told that his paper for entry was one of the highest scoring they've ever seen. He always makes me proud of him.

Gavin's Puddle Adventures (oct 08)

He just can't help himself, can't resist, he just simply must get right in that water. Thought I'd at least capture it. One day I'll wish he's still small enough to scoot through puddles on his car. I have so much fun with my little blond boy.