We are off......to FLORIDA!

In just a short 13 hours we will be on a plane to Florida! We are off to visit my Grandpa and Liz in sunny (hopefully) Naples, Florida. It will be the first time they get to meet Gavin. We have skyped a bunch over the past 15 months, but now Gavin gets to meet them.

We don't know what the plans are, but I am sure it will be great fun. I know, for sure, that I can't wait to take Gavin to the beach! I think he'll love it! Heck, I'll love it...after all this dreary weather here. I promise to take a lot of pictures and let everyone know how it goes when we get back. Wish us luck on the plane ride!

Happy Easter!

What a great weekend! Well, Gavin was a bit of a challenge on Saturday, but he made up for it by being awesome on Sunday! :)

Saturday we had Easter dinner at my house and I cooked the whole dinner. I know, I know everyone is shocked....but it's true. Now, the last time I had a holiday dinner at my house I had a mini panic attack (for real...chest pains and all!). But, I have decided Easter dinner is easy compared to Thanksgiving dinner (the holiday I had the above mentioned panic attack). We had ham, cheesy potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, carrots, buns, and a couple of very yummy deserts made by my future SIL. Mmmmm...it was all very good. Gavin of course, decided that he didn't want to eat at all! He did have fun playing with his Uncle Josh and Auntie Lindsay before dinner. Then, he hung out with his Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Evan after dinner. It was a good day. Here are a few pics:

Grandpa and Gavin reading

 Uncle Evan and Gavin...and yes it's really Evan! LOL

 Auntie Lindsay and Gavin

 Uncle Josh and Gavin....my fav pic of the day! :)

Then, Sunday it was off to my in-laws for dinner. It was a lot of fun. Gavin spent most of the time outside with Pepa and he loved it! He played with a truck, rode his bike, and played with bubbles. Here are a few pics....

Riding the new bike Grandma Julie got him for Xmas

 Pushing his truck around...not with his eyes closed..I promise

 Hanging out with Pepa

 Big smiles...he loves to be outside!

And that sums up our weekend. Hopefully, next year we'll do an egg hunt. Hope everyone had a great Easter.

Two weeks and off we go...........

............to Florida!!!! YAY! Exactly 2 weeks from today we will be in warm, sunny Florida and I can't wait. We are going to visit my Grandpa and Liz in Naples. It will be the first time they get to see Gavin in person; though we have been skyping since Gavin was born. And the even more exciting part is that it will just be us and them. :) Usuallly we share them with the whole family, but it's just us this time and I'm excited for that.

Now for the scary part, flying with a toddler!!! I know, I know....you are all thinking I have lost my mind (at least that's what Chris thinks). I am trying to not freak out about how I will get my crazy, all over the place toddler to sit still on a 2 hour flight. Any tips?? Leave me a comment; it will be greatly appreciated.

At least we got a little taste of the awesome weather we hope to have in FL. This past weekend was gorgeous and we took full advantage! On Saturday, we had Josh (my brother) and Lindsay (his fiance) over for the day. Lindsay and I went dress shopping!! Yay...it was so fun and she is going to look beautiful in whatever she chooses. Then, we came back and grilled out. Mmmm...ribs on a stick! Yum. Uncle Josh and Auntie Lindsay kept Gavin well distracted outside while we prepared dinner.

Then, on Sunday we went to the zoo with a good friend of mine and her son. I don't have any pics, but we had a great time! It was a beautiful day and I'm glad we took advantage of it. Then the beginning of the week was much of them same...he played outside at daycare and we tried to get outside when I got home from work. I think  it's going to be a great spring/summer when the warm weather finally decides to stick around Wisconsin. I can't wait to do all kinds of fun things with Gavin and I don't even love to be outside. The look he gets on his face when we go outside in the mornings when the breeze hits his face is priceless. One day I'll have to catch it on camera.


I'll leave you with this one instead...SO BIG! LOL!