Winter, already?

Yesterday and today we woke up to this.  It seems too soon, but it is awesome.

A Fall Saturday

Today we took advantage of the beautiful weather and went to visit Aztec Ruins.  Gavin had never been there before.  He loved it and is ready to explore more National Monuments.

After that we went further down the road to the Sutherland Farms.  We went through a corn maize and took a hay ride to the pumpkins, where Gavin picked the biggest one possible.

Bye, house

We are officially out of our home.  It is very sad.  We have had great memories and experiences there.  This is the only home Gavin has known.  We brought him home from the hospital here and have had 9 memorable birthdays.  This was our first home in New Mexico.  I keep telling myself our new home will be great too.  We will make great memories there too. 

I did love, love, love my kitchen.  
Gavin in his empty room. Boo Hoo.

Colors

Today we went to look at the colors in Colorado.  They were in between stages. Some trees still had their green leaves, while others were completely off.  It was a fun ride, although it was about 20 degrees cooler up there.

Gavin's 9th birthday.  I can't believe it.  Shane and I took him out to dinner and told him no one could come over because of schedules.  He was really bummed out.  When we got home he opened the door and the family yelled surprise.  He was really excited and had no clue.  We had cake and ice cream.  Thanks to everyone who came and yelled.


Gavin shares his birthday month with Granny.  She turned 90 this year and is still going!

A Sad Day

Since we are moving and cannot take our playset with us, we gave it to our neighbors.  It was a sad day because Gavin has been playing on it for 7 years. Our friends, the Foutz's, had donated it to us way back when. Now when I look out the window in the backyard there is something missing. Oh well.  On to bigger and better things, I guess.

School Time

School started this week for Gavin.  He was very excited.  I was sad that it seems so early to go back.  He has the same teacher from 1st grade that moved up so he was happy about that.  So far it has been great getting up, getting ready and walking to school.  Don't know when we'll start running around and I'll start yelling "it is 7:55 get in the car."  That happened many times last year. Well most of the time.
Dreaming about school.

Fair Time

Gavin and I went to the fair today.  It was an unlimited ride for one price night, but somehow I spent a lot of money.  We did have fun.  Gavin rode some rides that he wouldn't have last year so he is getting braver.

Gavin with his giant snowcone
On the dragon rollercoaster
                    Down the fun slide

Family visit

This past week we have had fun with my sister, nieces and dad coming to visit.  We first met up with them at my Aunt's house in Vernon, AZ to have some fun.  Then they followed us back home to relax, play and shop (the adults).  It was great to have them be able to come visit and see the four corners.  It is really sad that there are only 2 weeks left of summer vacation.

      Gavin mini four wheeling in Vernon

 Playing in the river at Berg Park

       Down time at home playing Wii
            We took a great horseback riding trip north of Durango that was amazing.

   

Beach and Zoo

Yesterday was another beach day at Newport and today we went to the Los Angles Zoo. It was quite hot today, but we survived by spraying each other with water bottles and finding shade when possible. It was cool to see all the animals. We stopped on our way home at our favorite burger joint, In N Out. Yay!

Huntington Beach

Today we went down to the beach and ate at Ruby's at the end of the pier. Then played on the beach for a few hours. It was nice weather and very fun to play in the water.

Cali visit

On Monday, we went to the Jurassic store with Aunt Melissa, Heather, Jenna, and Grandpa to check out the reptiles. Not my favorite place. Gavin was very brave and held a python, scorpion,a small turtle that grows to be huge, and a bearded dragon.




Monday night we took the kids to Medieval Times. It is a dinner and a show place. They serve you in a tournament seating area, serve food with no utensils, and put on a show with knights assigned to your section by colors. We had a blue knight. The kids loved it.