Little Chef

Gavin and I made brownies together earlier this week.

He loved helping me pour ingredients in and stirring.

Of course he had to taste test it. My daddy has gone back to school. He got a job at Floyd's Mortuary and loves what he does. He's going back to school to get his degree in Mortuary Science so that he can actually be a licensed mortician. He's got a heavy load right now - taking 4 classes!

I'm so proud of him. I know he'll do well.

And, I've been reading Stephanie Dale's blog about bike riding. Mom went riding with Jackie a couple weeks ago and loved it. So...we (Me, mom, and Katie) are going to venture out and try it. I've had a bike for several years, but haven't ridden it much. (I think I need to practice riding it before we go to see if I remember how!) Jason went out and bought me a helmet last night. I'm not too sure about it...I look a little dorky. What do you think?

Have a good weekend!

3 Year Old Well Check

Gavin went for his 3-year-old well check. I was told that he wouldn't get any vaccinations this time around. And Gavin even asked me if he would get some. I told him no. Big mistake. When we got there, they said they would prick his finger for his hemoglobin and cholesterol. And he would also get the new booster for bacterial meningitis. That meant 2 needles that I wasn't counting on. I had to pray. My child was going to think I lied to him. Anyway, he weighed 30 pounds...FINALLY! He's in the 50th percentile. (He has weighed 25 pounds forever.) And his height was in the 25th percentile. Even though he's grown a lot this summer, he's still small for his age. But she said it's ok because his growth is steady and consistent. This was just before the nurse came in to stick his finger and give him the shot. Poor thing had no clue what was about to happen. He did really well with the finger stick. He just looked at the nurse and said, "Ow, you hurt me." And then we sat there and watched the blood fill up the tube. He didn't cry on that one. But he SCREAMED when she gave him the shot. It broke my heart. After she was done, Gavin looked at me snubbing and said, "You said I wouldn't get shot today." I almost cried.

BUT rejoice! There's nothing a popscicle from Nana's house can't fix! We had to make a special trip to her house to get a green one. And all of a sudden...everything is better.

5:27 pm

At 5:27pm, my little buddy will officially be 3 years old. I was looking through baby pictures today and cried like a baby myself. It's so hard to believe that he was so small. That time went by so fast.

His BIRTHday

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old today!

Happy birthday, Ray

My baby brother is getting old. He turned 24 this past week. He requested his usual birthday meal....homestyle: chicken and dumplings, dressing, cornbread, mac & cheese, fried okra, and ice cream sundaes for dessert. (My mama is such a good cook.)

Happy birthday "little" brother.

My all-time favorite boys in the world...

Gavin's Birthday Party

We celebrated Gavin's 3rd birthday tonight at the park in Duncan. All of our family and close friends were able to come and spend time with us. Here a just a few pictures of my buddy's party.

(Sorry Kelly and Carly. I know you're not going ot like this one.)

Happy early birthday to my wild and crazy boy.

The Lunchbox

Mom said I need to update my blog...ok. So, I got a job teaching science thru the Upstate Homeschool Co-op on Mondays at Taylors First Baptist. They provide a nursery for teachers' kids, so Gavin gets to go with me. He's never stayed with anyone other than family, so I'm a little worried about how he'll do staying with people he doesn't know. I've been making a big deal out of "going to a new school with mommy". We bought him a small backpack (to put extra clothes in) and a lunchbox since he'll be eating there. We went to Target and let him pick out the lunchbox. It was quite amusing. First he picked out Shrek. I said no. I don't like Shrek. Then he picked out Scooby Doo. Now, I like Scooby Doo, but look at this lunchbox... ...it looks like a girl's lunchbox! It has flowers on it! I said no to that one too. Jason was giving me a hard time because he said, "What's the point of letting him choose if you say no to everything he picks out?" Yes..., but I couldn't believe Jason was going let his son carry a lunchbox with flowers on it...as manly-macho as he is! So we pulled down the ones that Gavin could choose from...a guided choice sounds fair. (Yes, my child is laying on the floor in the middle of the aisle. He was deep in thought.)

And then we narrowed them down to 2...

Spiderman and Toy Story.

He chose Spiderman.

~even though he knows nothing about Spiderman, and knows everything about Toy Story~

And just a little random thing...This is a squirrel that was in the ditch across from our driveway. I had to take his picture. He was munching on a cigarette butt. If you look closely, you can see it in his hands.

Delicious.