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But they were all old anyway…

Gavin has been sick lately…two colds in a row!  It’s gotten so bad that his upperlip and mouth are cracking, red, raw and obviously hurting.  If he let me put chapstick on him, it wouldn’t get so bad, but he absolutely refuses and wipes it off if I do.  Finally, the last few days I figured out how to get past this.  The only way I can put chapstick on Gavin is by kissing him!  So, I load up with chapstick and then kiss it onto him and he is fine with this and doesn’t wipe it off.  I’m amused and very relieved that I can help his poor skin now.

No, I’m not calling Chris old, I’m referring to my speed at putting new pictures up on this blog.

Lilah is crawling around at pretty high speeds now. One day a few weeks ago she was crawling backward. The next day she went forward a few paces and then fell. And then the next day she went all the way down our hallway. It was pretty amazing. I think maybe she was up all night going over the next day’s goals. She’s putting her arms out to be picked up now. Very sweet. She loves to look at pictures of Gavin on the computer screen.

Gavin has begun sleeping in his twin bed most of the time and is getting pretty good at petting the cat nicely again. He likes to point out the cat’s features…ears, toes, tail. He’s fascinated with belly buttons and doesn’t really know that there are other kinds of buttons. He still loves guacamole and cheese (goat). He likes to sing “Row Row Row Your Boat” and “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and he always notices the moon when we are outside and it’s visible.

Here are the boys cuddling with some “hand coloring” by me.

Chris and the babygirl at Red Butte celebrating Father’s Day.

Lilah looking over her shoulder. That takes alot of balancing skill, folks!

Now she’s working on getting up to standing. She gets on her knees and bounces up and down.

Gavin and Lilah playing together.

alright, folks. here’s attempt #2 and it should be browser- and plugin-independent. gavin’s first movie, take two.

Lilah is crawling a bit, often backwards or around in circles but sometimes forward too. She is very happy to be mobile. She says “bababa” and “ah bwa” and makes all sorts of crazy noises, especially when Gavin or her Daddy is doing something exciting. She’s almost able to sit herself up, but not quite there. However she can stay sitting for a long time now and she enjoys the new higher view of the world.

Gavin is talking more and more. Today I noticed him say at least four words I’d never heard before. He said “lion”, “sweatshirt”, “choose” and “clock”. His frequently used words are getting clearer by the day. When he is tired and trying to delay bedtime he now says ” want jui-cooki-chips-crackers-jui-cheese-juuuuiii???” in a very pleading sort of tone because he isn’t really hungry or thirsty at all and can’t decide what item off the menu to request. He also frequently has the sads now (he says “have sads” ) which is upsetting to hear often but so great that he is communicating about his feelings!

here is a picture of one of gavin’s favorite activities: making off with and playing on the swiveling chair. He wanted lilah to sit with him this time.

here is lilah sitting up all by herself and very excited to be in this photoshoot.

and here’s another of lilah with attitude.

to enjoy spaghetti!

are you watching closely?

you put it in your mouth like this…..

and then you will be happy….this happy!

Mmmmmmm.

(erin found a neat photoshop tutorial on creating bling text)
you can see a somewhat bigger version on my blog.

Gavin trying on Daddy’s hat

Gavin decides Daddy should wear the hat now

Some pictures of our Easter fun…

Hunting eggs…

Hey! I see ANOTHER EGG!

Lilah in her beautiful dress from Grandma & Grandpa R.

Smiling at Grandma M.

What do you do with a basket of eggs, anyway?

I have an egg too!

Lilah’s idea of what her dress is for

Bubbles with Grandma M.