Rowdy, rambunctious, trick-or-treating girls. Hey wait! Is that my good towel she's using???

Halloween 2009

Another candy fest has come and gone and now we get to suffer the ill effects til we decide to do something about it! Probably never. BamBam (Davin)was a hit. His best friend and cousin Sydnee was Pebbles. Dason was a mummy for school but was a ninja for trick-or-treating. Where's the picture? Who knows!?? Brooklyn was a zombie. Braden wore a kiss mask for about 10 minutes. No pictures of him either!

Balls, balls everywhere! Which one should I throw first?

Davin loves balls but especially footballs. Yes, he does throw left-handed.

Davin loves to help

Davin wanted to help Daddy push the lawn mower. This is what happened. His smiles were back within a few minutes and he NEVER seemed to notice his hand after that. Not even when they popped. I recognize that every picture is totally not focused on him but such is my life (crazy & unfocused occasionally).

Davin the tornado

Is there any doubt we love him?

We love our little guy!

First is Favorite!

Davin's First!

I can't believe my little baby turned one! Didn't I just have him the other day???? We had a Winnie the Pooh birthday for him only because my awesome friend Shauna and her sister Nicki could make a cute Pooh cake! If only I were that talented. I think they spent most the day on it. He loved eating cake and stuck his finger in the frosting as soon as it was put in front of him. He also had a great time opening presents. He loved pulling out the tissue paper and he is really enjoying his presents now. He will actually dig into the toy box.

Dason starts football!

Dason started another season with the EAGLES mighty might team. He is just finishing up his all week practices and is now going to 3 a week (thank goodness). He is doing very well this year. He is the team winner of King of the Board. This could have something to do with the fact that he is the biggest player on the team. He is so excited that he is finally the best at something. He was low on the totem pole for a very long time. He will be having games soon but we are pretty sure he won't be playing in them because he has to weigh 94 pounds with his equipment on and as of last practice he weighed 102. He is still working on it and he is eating VERY healthy right now. He hasn't had any sweets/soda/junk food for 3 weeks now.

Camping with the Turley Family!

24th of July Reunion Fun!

St. Johns Parade

As per tradition, we always have to hit the parade in St. Johns so Todd can catch up with all his friends. Usually Dason is satisified because he can get lots of candy. This year he got lots but he couldn't eat any because he is on his "football diet." He did get to be sprayed by the fire truck at the end and get totally drenched. Davin just wandered around eating whatever he could get his hands on.

Tractor ride with gramps!

We went up to Grandma and Grandpa's house for the 24th and Grandpa broke out the tractor. Once he got started, he gave rides for a long time.

Davin & Gramps

The family was busy and Davin was fussy and tired so Grandpa picked him up and they both fell asleep. Yes, Davin is sucking his thumb again.

Daser, Speed Racer, 3rd Placer

Davin sleeps!

A momentous occasion has occurred in the Gillespie household - Davin has finally slept through the night for the first time! If I hadn't slept through it, I wouldn't have believed it myself. HaHa.

Best friends

We play, we share, we love! Davin & Sydnee are already best of friends. We even share our thrush, over and over again. We can't get rid of the dang stuff!

CHOMPERS!!! The better to bite you with!

Davin's first two teeth were given to him on Christmas day. His top two have now worked their way in and one made it's appearance on February 20th with the other showing up shortly thereafter. He has a really strong bite. Don't let him stick your finger in his mouth. He is dangerous! Along with his teeth, he has also discovered his tongue.