St. George

Early in May we traveled down to St. George to spend the weekend with my sister Lynsey, her husband Matt, and their two boys. We saw Brian Regan at Tuacahn. I had never appreciated him before – he always seemed overly goofy when I saw him on comedy central. But he really is funny. I laughed the ENTIRE time. It was like doing a million situps. I needed that.



It was fun to have my sister’s family with us and I’m learning what a funny thing it is to take a bunch of kids to a restaurant.

That weekend Gavin had his first swim…and loved it. He sat on the step of the baby pool and dove right in. Good thing we were sitting right there! I think he thought it was a giant bathtub.

It was fun to see him smile and have so much fun. We’ll be headed down to St. George again soon and I’m excited to take him again. While Brian and I played a game of shuffleboard, Gavin sat in his stroller and people watched for about a half hour – perfectly content. Sweet boy.

Eleven Months

What we do:

Pull, grab, climb, stand, cruise. This includes Gavin pulling himself up in the tub by the faucet. Stresses me out.

Visit Wilson, long stroller rides, get the mail, enjoy nice weather.

Crawl like crawling should look. Eat, nap, roll away during diaper changes, smile, lots of screaming, grind six teeth, sign occasionally, feed self with spoon sometimes, make messes constantly.
Unload cupboards, bang pans with a wisk, be loud generally.

Make mom and dad happy and proud. Just when we think we can’t love this guy anymore, we do. I do, however, recognize that we are in a new stage. He won’t hold still anymore – not hardly. I already miss that. I’ve had to chase a pooey bum on the run. I mean really, who’s in charge here?

I can hardly believe Gavin will be ONE in three weeks. This year has flown by...

Wicked Cool

Last week Brian and I were able to see Wicked at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake. We have had tickets twice before and were unable to go. Once we were moving and the other Brian had pneumonia. Luckily, Brian took pity on me and I flew myself to Denver a few years ago to see it with my friend Melanie. But Brian still has never been – until now.

It was absolutely AMAZING. It is the best show I’ve EVER seen – and I have appreciated many a musical… There is no time to look at the program to see who is playing what character or what song is coming next. Besides, we all know what song is coming next. And if you don’t, let me urge you to listen to the CD because you are seriously missing out. My attention was completely captivated. So wonderful. So funny. Beyond entertaining. Best $100 you’ll ever spend.