Davis Family Reunion 2009

Blake with cousin Wyatt

Gavin and Wyatt (they are 2 weeks apart)

Donnie, Stephen, and Sean

Brody

We went to Oklahoma City for Sean's family reunion. We had a great time seeing everyone and spending time with family. The only bad thing was that it was 111 degrees on the Saturday we were there. We ended up at Incredible Pizza Company for lunch and then let the kids play in the game room for a while since it was air conditioned. The little kids had a great time playing together and we had a fun time just getting away.

I'm Rich!

While I was doing the laundry this week, I was switching over Brody's clothes from the washer to the dryer and one of his pairs of shorts made a huge "clunk" when it hit the dryer door. My first thought was, "great - he put rocks in his pocket!" but no, I found money. First let me say that because I do the laundry, anything that gets left in pockets is Finders Keepers. So, I started digging money out of his pocket hoping to find the big stuff, but all that was in there was pennies....32 of them. Good grief! I'm surprised he could keep his pants up! Cute kid - I guess he thinks things around him are Finders Keepers too!

P.S. My dad was babysitting the night he did that, so they actually belong to my mom who was collecting them to give to the primary for a project they're working on. :)

"Clever" Little Boy

I like to have the living room clean before I go to bed so that I can start fresh the next day. So I distinctly remember cleaning up Gavin's toys and putting them away in the bucket last night. I was a little confused when I found the basket upside down and the toys everywhere.

Let me preface the following conversation. We installed the magnetic child lock system on our entertainment center to keep the little ones out. Brody is a big fan of getting all the DVD cases out and spreading them all over the living room and then leaving. He also takes the covers out and rips them up. Sean also doesn't want anyone touching his game system. So the magnetic key gets put up high where only Sean and I can reach it. We also call it "the special key". So here's the conversation:

Me: Blake, did you dump out all of Gavin's toys?

Blake: Yes mom, I needed the special key.

Me: Are you allowed to get the special key?

Blake: No, but I didn't want to wake you up.

Ok, good grief. I got up at 7:45. Is there really any reason for him to be up that early? And can you see that he used the bucket to climb up to get the key? It's a wonder that he didn't get hurt trying to do that. And I'm SO not good at punishing for stuff like that. What a start to the day!

New Do's

The boys got their haircut from Joe, our barber, today and I asked him if he could do "faux hawks" on them, but leave it long enough to comb over for church. I think he did a good job. Brody's didn't last very long, but was cute while it lasted.

Innocence

You wonder what they're thinking. What a sweet age! Gavin has learned to sit up this past week. The sad thing is that means he's getting older. The good thing is that he's getting a little easier. I did his hair in what Jared calls a "faux-hawk". It can't be a real mohawk because I didn't shave the sides of his head. I decided that since I don't have a girl, this is the closest I can do to fix hair. :-)

Blake's Pre-K Graduation

I thought I would cry more than I did. And I actually did really well until one of the mom's got up with flowers for the teachers and started bawling and I lost it. The night was really sweet and the kids did such a great job. I've loved this school for Blake this year. He's learned so much and has had such a great time. I love his teachers - they're awesome ladies!
This is with Ms. Kaci. She was his teacher until she moved at Spring Break. They came back for graduation because her daughter was also in the class.

This is Ms. Teresa who took Kaci's place.

They were singing the days of the week song. It goes to the tune of "The Adam's Family". Really cute!

This is the hippo song. I couldn't understand any of the words, but they looked cute!

This is Blake's best friend, Brett. No, Brett's not a giant, Blake's just the shortest one in the class.We mediumly got the kids to pose for a picture although none of them really wanted to. Congratulations, Blake! We're so proud of all you've done this year! While there's part of me that is sad that you're going to start Kindergarten next year, I know that you are ready for that next step in your life. I hope that your little brothers can follow your example and do as well as you have. We love you buddy!

My Latest Project

I've been trying out some of my photoshop skills by altering some of our family shots. I saw it on another girl's blog and they look so awesome. This is one I made tonight, although Sean isn't a huge fan of how it turned out. I wish Gavin wasn't so washed out, but I was tired of starting over just to fix it. I think it's super cute, but I guess that's just in the eye of the creator!