Feeding Ducks

The weather is starting to cool off, and we have spent many days feeding the ducks. Gavin loves to go on walks and feed the ducks. It's about two miles round trip so it gives us some exercise too. Now if I can just remember to buy cheap bread at the store we would be in business. These ducks are costing me 5 dollars a week!!!However this trip instead of feeding the ducks we spent most of the time trying to keep Gavin out of the "wimming pool" as he calls it. After he tried to blow bubbles in the nasty lake water I knew it was time to go. He cried all the way home saying "bye bye ducks" "wimming pool." Poor kid. He loves the water.

I don't need your help mom!!!

Yea Right!!!!

Tommye comes to Texas

Everyone at the circus


This is what happens when you go swimming with Nana

Mr. Independent


Feeding the giraffe at the zoo







My niece Tommye-Lynn came to Texas to play for a week. It was so much fun seeing her and she was such a big helper with Gavin. We played non stop. Six flags, swimming, chuck e cheese, zoo, circus, Mc Donald's and school shopping. We didn't stop. It was a blast. I'm tired just looking at these pictures. :) We love you Tommye-lynn and can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving.

Finishing summer/ Boise

All the miller grandkids






Well, I never finished documenting our vacation. On our way home from phoenix we got a phone called letting us know that Shawns gma would be passing away soon. We really felt like we needed to be there, so we changed our GPS to boise, idaho instead of oklahoma city. It took us 22 hours but we were so glad to be there. It was a really hard week for us, and Shawn was such a support to his dad. We spent as much time as possible at the hospital with Grandma Miller before she passed. We know that she is in a better place, but will be miss by all. While we were there it was really nice to see the rest of Shawns family. The cousins loved playing together. We also got to see Darrin, Annie, Tommye and Brylee. It was a wonderful surprise. Darrin was working there, but Annie and the girls came up from pocatello. Although we didin't plan on going there this summer, it was so nice to spend some time with loved ones.

What's that

What's that/this is Gavin's favorite phrase right now. He points to everything and asks "Whats that/this." Sometimes it's "that" and other times it's "this." It cracks me up. I can not believe how much he is talking. I never thought I would be having a conversation with an 18 month old, but here is how one went today.

Gavin: Where Dada?
Me:Where's Dada?
Gavin (with his hands in the air): I don't know.

I just started laughing. Where does he get this? I feel like I need to record all the words he is saying. I feel like my baby is turning into a little boy and there is nothing I can do about it. How did this happen so fast.?I feel like it was just yesterday he was born, and now we are talking about the best time to add another one to the family. Time is moving way too fast. I want it to slow down. Well in some parts anyways. Shawn can go ahead and finish law school, and we can start making money instead of borrowing it :), but other than that time can stand still. I love where we are as a little family. Although law school is hard, we see Shawn way more now than we will when he begins working. He was home with us all day everyday this summer. That will never happen again. I just can't believe all the changes that are upon us. We are both ready to be out of the "school" years, but I know we will look back at this time as some of the best memories. Shawn started school on Monday and I can't get these thoughts out of my head. I know change is good and exciting but I'm a little nervous. Gavin's personality is really starting to shine. He has started folding his arms for prayers, flapping his arms (wings) when he wants his dada to throw him in the air, leading the music with his arm, and pretending to cry with his hands over his face. He is my busy little bee!!! We are loving every minute of it (well almost every minute). I do find myself taking a couple of deep breathes when I find him on top of the table playing with the water he just spilt. I wouldn't change it for the world though. We'll keep him. Here are some of the words that he is saying. I'm a bad mom and didn't write them down in order, but at least I'm documenting it before he is talking it full sentences!

dada, mama, mom(yes he calls me "mom" sometimes), papa, nana, brylee(neice), Brooke(neice), gran-mamama (grandmother), hi, hello, who's this, whats that/this, lets go, I don't know, drink, doggier, eat, bite, keys, spoon, shoes, car, truck, ball, baby, where u going, swimming pool, bear, horse, no, yes, duck, uh-oh, Oh no, ewww, stinky, touch, light, please, weee, bye-bye, sky, park, one, two, three, why, what, meow (kitty kitty), diaper, walk, down, oh pretty, school, book, stop, bath time, mine, boo.

Well that's all I can think of for now.

Phoenix

We took all the kids to Bass pro shop. They were in Hog Heaven with all the stuffed animals and fish.

A face to die for. Don't u just want to pintch his cheeks?

Cousin bath time

My Mother in law, Dea, Brookley, Tanya, Gavin, and Steph
at the pool.

Mason, Savannah, Ethan, Brookley, Gavin, and Sawyer

It was really hot there. Poor prego steph.

Sooo tired

From Ruidoso we headed to Phoenix to spent a week with some of Shawns family. We had a blast. It was so fun to see our nieces and nephews. Gavin loved playing with them. We played from sun up to sun down.

Ruidoso

My dad took Gavin on a walk each morning so we could sleep in. Gavin loved it.

We walked everyday. Atlest 3 miles.

Everytime my parents left they took Gavin "Bye Bye." It was so nice

It got pretty hot up in the moutains so we got Gavin a baby pool to play in. I used it too.

We have had some pretty busy weeks. We haven't been home now in 4 weeks. Things have been crazy!!! So I have some catching up to do. We left oklahoma on July 11th to spend a few days in Ruidoso New Mexico. We had such a fun time. It was so relaxing!!! All I wanted to do is swim, walk, and work on my tan. We did just that. My parent came too. We had a great time, and really enjoyed the deer by the house.